A visit to the Madison Settlement Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Madison Settlement Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Madison Settlement Cemetery:
43.2608, -91.9235
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Madison Settlement Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Madison Settlement Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County<2>.
The county seat for Winneshiek County is located in Decorah. Decorah lies just to the east northeast of the Madison Settlement Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Madison Settlement Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Madison Settlement Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Madison Settlement Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lincoln Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
- Kruse Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Kruse Farm Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kruse Farm Cemetery
- McIntosh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The McIntosh Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Cemetery
- East Madison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The East Madison Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madison Cemetery
- Madison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Madison Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Cemetery
- Haug Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Haug Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haug Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Haug Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Spillville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95010 <5>
- St. Wenceslaus of Spillville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Union Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Union Prairie Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Prairie Cemetery
- Ridgeway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ridgeway Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway Cemetery
- The Ridgeway Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ridgeway Community Cemetery
- United Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The United Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United Cemetery
- St. Clement Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. Clement Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Clement Cemetery
- Springfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Springfield Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- German Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- South Kratz Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The South Kratz Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Kratz Cemetery
- Ladwig Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Ladwig Farm Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladwig Farm Cemetery
- Bohemian National Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Calmar Community Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Aloysius Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Aloysius Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Aloysius Cemetery
- Orleans Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Orleans Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- St. Benedict Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Benedict Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Benedict Cemetery
- Phelps Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Madison Settlement Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Madison Settlement Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Spillville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ridgeway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Calmar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Decorah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Atkinson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Protivin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bluffton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bluffton is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Festina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ossian
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson Junction is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Cresco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon Springs is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Springs
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Navan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Navan is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navan
- Saint Lucas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Saint Lucas is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lucas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Kendallville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kendallville is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendallville
- Burr Oak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Waucoma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Castalia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Castalia is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Frankville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Frankville is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
- Jerico
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jerico is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerico
- Lawler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Douglass
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Douglass is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass
- Highlandville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Highlandville is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlandville
- Hesper
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hesper is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Madison Settlement Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Winneshiek County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Madison Settlement Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Calmar
- Calmar lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Madison Settlement Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Calmar.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calmar
- Canton
- Cresco
- Decorah
- Lawler
- Ossian
- Ridgeway
- Waucoma
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Madison Settlement Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Winneshiek County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Madison Settlement Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #458730 (Madison Settlement Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #458730 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Winneshiek
- Est. Elev: 357 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ridgeway
- Location given for Madison Settlement Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.2608043 Lon: -91.923494
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Winneshiek, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Madison Settlement Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
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