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A visit to the Brighton 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 Brighton Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brighton Cemetery:

44.8436, -90.3004

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Brighton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Brighton Cemetery is located in Marathon County<2>.

The county seat for Marathon County is located in Wausau. Wausau lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Brighton Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Brighton Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Brighton Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brighton Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Trinity Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
  • Colby Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Colby Cemetery is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • West Spencer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The West Spencer Cemetery is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Spencer Cemetery
  • Abbotsford Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Abbotsford Public Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
    • The St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Green Grove Cemetery
    • St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2215127 <5>
  • Beaver Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Beaver Cemetery is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Cemetery
  • Coles Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Coles Cemetery is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Cemetery
  • St. Lukes Lutheran Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The St. Lukes Lutheran Cemetery is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Lutheran Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Lukes Lutheran Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Riplinger.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2307671 <5>
  • Holton Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Holton Cemetery is located in Marathon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton Cemetery
  • Salem Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Curtiss Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Curtiss Cemetery is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtiss Cemetery
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Eau Pleine Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Eau Pleine Cemetery is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Pleine Cemetery
    • Zion Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
    • Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Pilgrim Rest Cemetery is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
    • North Memorial Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Pine Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
    • St. Anthony Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Anthony Cemetery is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthony Cemetery
    • Veefkind Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Veefkind Cemetery is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veefkind Cemetery
    • Zion Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
    • Bethlehem Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
    • St. Thomas Catholic Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Thomas Catholic Cemetery is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Catholic Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Thomas Catholic Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Milan.
      • The St. Thomas Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Thomas Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89215 <5>

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Brighton Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brighton Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Unity
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Unity is located in Marathon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
  • Colby
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Colby is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,941 people
  • Riplinger
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Riplinger is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riplinger
  • Spencer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Spencer is located in Marathon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,865 people
  • Abbotsford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Abbotsford is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbotsford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,225 people
  • McMillan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • McMillan is located in Marathon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan
  • Atwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Atwood is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
  • Curtiss
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Curtiss is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtiss
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
  • Spokeville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Spokeville is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spokeville
  • Veefkind
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Veefkind is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veefkind
  • Stratford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Stratford is located in Marathon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
  • Milan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Milan is located in Marathon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Dorchester
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Dorchester is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
    • Loyal
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Loyal is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyal
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
    • Marshfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Marshfield is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,414 people
    • Corinth
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Corinth is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
    • Fenwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Fenwood is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Wien
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Wien is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wien
    • Owen
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Owen is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
    • Greenwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Greenwood is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 995 people
    • Chili
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Chili is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
    • Bakerville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Bakerville is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
    • Rozellville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Rozellville is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozellville
    • Hewitt
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Hewitt is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
    • Stetsonville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Stetsonville is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetsonville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
    • Withee
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Withee is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 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 Brighton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marathon County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brighton Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Brighton Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Wisconsin:
  • Pages specific to Marathon 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 Brighton Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1562207  (Brighton Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1562207 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: Marathon
      • Est. Elev: 410 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Spencer North
      • Location given for Brighton Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.8435765     Lon: -90.3004129
      • 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 Marathon, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Brighton 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.