A visit to the Arlington 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 Arlington Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Arlington Cemetery:
43.3261, -89.4229
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Arlington Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Arlington Cemetery is located in Columbia County<2>.
The county seat for Columbia County is located in Portage. Portage lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the north of the Arlington Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Arlington Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Arlington Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Arlington Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Arlington Evangelical Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Evangelical Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Evangelical Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evangelical Cemetery
- Arlington Prairie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Klaila Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Klaila Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klaila Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Bartholomew Pioneer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- County Line Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- Onehundred Mile Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Matsen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Matsen Cemetery is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matsen Cemetery
- Leeds Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Leeds Center Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Center Cemetery
- The Leeds Center Cemetery has also been known as:
- Leeds Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88322 <5>
- Lowville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Schofield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hastie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dekorra Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Dekorra Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dekorra Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
- The Dekorra Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dekorra Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2201923 <5>
- Vienna Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Vienna Cemetery is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Cemetery
- Inch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 Arlington Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Arlington Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Arlington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Arlington is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
- Morrisonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Morrisonville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
- North Leeds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- North Leeds is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
- Poynette
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Poynette is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poynette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,508 people
- Lodi
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lodi is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
- Dane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dane is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
- DeForest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- DeForest is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeForest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,915 people
- Harmony Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony Grove is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
- Windsor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Windsor is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Keyeser
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Keyeser is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyeser
- Lake Wisconsin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Wisconsin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wisconsin
- Okee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Okee is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okee
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Waunakee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Waunakee is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waunakee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,188 people
- Merrimac
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Merrimac is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- North Bristol
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- North Bristol is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bristol
- Durwards Glen ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Durwards Glen is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durwards Glen
- Mendota
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mendota is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
- Rio
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rio is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- Moon Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Moon Valley is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Valley
- Martinsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Martinsville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Ashton Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ashton Corners is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton Corners
- Sun Prairie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sun Prairie is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Prairie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,119 people
- Otsego
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Otsego is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otsego
- Wyocena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wyocena is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyocena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
- Former names for Wyocena:
- Duck Creek
- Wiocena
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 Arlington Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Columbia County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Arlington Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- DeForest
- Lodi
- Morrisonville
- Poynette
- Rio
- Rio lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Arlington Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Rio.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Sun Prairie
- Waunakee
- Wyocena
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Arlington Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Columbia 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 Arlington Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1560941 (Arlington Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1560941 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: Columbia
- Est. Elev: 330 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Arlington
- Location given for Arlington Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.3260999 Lon: -89.4228964
- 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 Columbia, 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- Arlington 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. |