A visit to the Clifton 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 Clifton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Clifton Cemetery:
43.8775, -90.3374
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Clifton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Clifton Cemetery is located in Monroe County<2>.
The county seat for Monroe County is located in Sparta. Sparta lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Clifton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Clifton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Clifton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Clifton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fountain Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ranney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Ranney Cemetery is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranney Cemetery
- Sorenson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Sorenson Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorenson Cemetery
- Dorset Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Dorset Ridge Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset Ridge Cemetery
- West Lemonweir Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Douglas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Camp Douglas Cemetery is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Douglas Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Oakdale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Cemetery
- Zindorf Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Zindorf Cemetery is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zindorf Cemetery
- Pleasant Acres Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Brewster Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Brewster Cemetery is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brewster Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of New Lisbon.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87629 <5>
- Lone Rock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Lone Rock Cemetery is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Rock Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Dorset Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Dorset Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset Cemetery
- East Lemonweir Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Stephens Cemetery is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephens Cemetery
- Fowler - Sherman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Worden - Burroughs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Plymouth Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Plymouth Cemetery is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
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 Clifton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Clifton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Clifton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Clifton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Hustler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hustler is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Camp Douglas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Camp Douglas is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Douglas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 625 people
- Kendall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kendall is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Oakdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oakdale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 290 people
- New Lisbon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- New Lisbon is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lisbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,547 people
- Elroy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Elroy is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
- Wilton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wilton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Wyeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wyeville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Shennington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Shennington is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennington
- Tomah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tomah is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,363 people
- Trippville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Trippville is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trippville
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Valley Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Valley Junction is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Mount Tabor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Tabor is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor
- Union Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Union Center is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Mauston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mauston is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,358 people
- Norwalk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Norwalk is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- Tunnel City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tunnel City is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel City
- Oil City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oil City is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Hillsboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hillsboro is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,387 people
- Ontario
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ontario is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
- Population from the 2020 Census: 561 people
- Wonewoc
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wonewoc is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonewoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
- Necedah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Necedah is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necedah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 923 people
- Lemonweir
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lemonweir is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemonweir
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 Clifton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Monroe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Clifton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Elroy
- Elroy lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Clifton Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elroy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
- Hillsboro
- Mauston
- Necedah
- New Lisbon
- Norwalk
- Ontario
- Tomah
- Valley Junction
- Wonewoc
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Clifton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Monroe 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 Clifton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1563188 (Clifton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1563188 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: Monroe
- Est. Elev: 292 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Camp Douglas
- Location given for Clifton Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.8774678 Lon: -90.3373527
- 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 Monroe, 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- Clifton 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. |