A visit to the Afton 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 Afton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Afton Cemetery:
42.6203, -89.0843
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Afton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Afton Cemetery is located in Rock County<2>.
The county seat for Rock County is located in Janesville. Janesville lies just to the northeast of the Afton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Afton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Afton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Afton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Baldwin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Baldwin Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Cemetery
- Plymouth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Plymouth Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth Cemetery
- Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Grove Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Cemetery
- Turtle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Turtle Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Newark Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Newark Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Cemetery
- Mt. Thabor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Thabor Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Thabor Cemetery
- Tabor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Tabor Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor Cemetery
- Milton Lawn Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Oakwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Eastlawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Eastlawn Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastlawn Cemetery
- The Eastlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Lawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87813 <5>
- Floral Lawns Memorial Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Clinton Corners Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- South Porter Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rockton Twp. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Rockton Twp. Cemetery is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton Twp. Cemetery
- Pinnacle Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Pinnacle Hill Cemetery is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacle Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Afton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Afton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hanover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hanover is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Garden Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Garden Village is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Janesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Janesville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,664 people
- Footville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Footville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
- Beloit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Beloit is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beloit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,637 people
- Shopiere
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shopiere is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shopiere
- Tiffany
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tiffany is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany
- Orfordville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Orfordville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orfordville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
- Newark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Newark is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- South Beloit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Emerald Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Emerald Grove is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Grove
- Rockton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Clinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Clinton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,119 people
- Avalon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Avalon is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Indianford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Indianford is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianford
- Milton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Milton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,643 people
- Milton Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Milton Junction is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Junction
- Magnolia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Avon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Avon is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Shirland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Johnstown Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Johnstown Center is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown Center
- Fulton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fulton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Roscoe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Roscoe is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,406 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscoe <6>
- Edgerton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Edgerton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,595 people
- Brodhead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Brodhead is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodhead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
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 Afton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rock County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Afton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beloit
- Brodhead
- Clinton
- Edgerton
- Footville
- Janesville
- Milton Junction
- Milton
- Orfordville
- Rockton
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 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 Afton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Rock 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 Afton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1560709 (Afton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1560709 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: Rock
- Est. Elev: 244 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Beloit
- Location given for Afton Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.6202893 Lon: -89.0842785
- 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 Wisconsin's counties, including Rock, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Afton 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |