A visit to the Colwell 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 Colwell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Colwell Cemetery:
44.2838, -91.0346
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Colwell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Colwell Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Black River Falls. Black River Falls lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of the Colwell Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Colwell 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 Colwell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Colwell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Morken Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Morken Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morken Cemetery
- Sherwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sherwood Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Cemetery
- Pine Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pine Creek Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek Cemetery
- Curran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Curran Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curran Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Olson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Olson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olson Cemetery
- Stiehl Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Stiehl Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiehl Cemetery
- Trump Coulee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Trump Coulee Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trump Coulee Cemetery
- Sechlerville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Sechlerville Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sechlerville Cemetery
- Trinity Rest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Trinity Rest Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Rest Cemetery
- Curran Coulee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- County Farm Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The County Farm Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Farm Cemetery
- Faith Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Faith Lutheran Cemetery is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith Lutheran Cemetery
- The Faith Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Faith Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2262850 <5>
- Olson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Olson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olson Cemetery
- Big Slough Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Big Slough Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Slough Cemetery
- Rest Haven Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Rest Haven Cemetery is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven Cemetery
- Corness Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Corness Cemetery is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corness Cemetery
- Irving Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Irving Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pole Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Pole Grove Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pole Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Colwell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Colwell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Taylor
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Sechlerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sechlerville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sechlerville
- Hixton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hixton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- Black River Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Black River Falls is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black River Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,454 people
- Blair
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Blair is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,330 people
- Melrose
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Melrose is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
- York
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- York is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Alma Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alma Center is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 491 people
- Ettrick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ettrick is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ettrick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- North Bend
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- North Bend is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend
- Pigeon Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pigeon Falls is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Coral City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Coral City is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral City
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Whitehall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Whitehall is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,565 people
- Merrillan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Merrillan is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Frenchville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Frenchville is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchville
- Levis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Levis is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levis
- Hatfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hatfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Mindoro
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mindoro is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindoro
- Humbird
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Humbird is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humbird
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 Colwell Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Colwell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alma Center
- Black River Falls
- Galesville
- Humbird
- Independence
- Melrose
- Merrillan
- Taylor
- Whitehall
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 helpful 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 Colwell Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Colwell Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1563291 (Colwell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1563291 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 296 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Taylor
- Location given for Colwell Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.2838491 Lon: -91.0345923
- 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 Jackson, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Colwell 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. |