A visit to the Decorah 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 Decorah Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Decorah Cemetery:
44.3497, -90.7613
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Decorah Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Decorah Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Black River Falls. Black River Falls lies just to the southwest of the Decorah Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Decorah Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Decorah Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Decorah Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Komensky Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Komensky Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Komensky Cemetery
- Hatfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hatfield Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- County Farm Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The County Farm Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Farm Cemetery
- Olson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Olson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olson Cemetery
- Indian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Indian Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cemetery
- East Lawn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The East Lawn Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lawn Cemetery
- St. Mary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Cemetery
- Stanford Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Stanford Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford Cemetery
- Dells Dam Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Dells Dam Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dells Dam Cemetery
- Houghtonburg Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Houghtonburg Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghtonburg Cemetery
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- Pole Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Pole Grove Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pole Grove Cemetery
- Pine Creek Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Pine Creek Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek Cemetery
- Stiehl Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Stiehl Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiehl Cemetery
- Trinity Rest Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Trinity Rest Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Rest Cemetery
- St. Columkille Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Brookside Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Brookside Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Cemetery
- Levis Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Levis Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levis Cemetery
- Columbia Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Columbia Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Decorah Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Decorah Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hatfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hatfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Black River Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Merrillan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Merrillan is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Lynxville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lynxville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
- Alma Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alma Center is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 491 people
- Millston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Millston is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Hixton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hixton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- Humbird
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Humbird is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humbird
- Pray
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pray
- Sechlerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sechlerville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sechlerville
- Lapham Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lapham Junction is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapham Junction
- Neillsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Neillsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neillsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,375 people
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Taylor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Taylor is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Melrose
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Melrose is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
- Warrens
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Warrens is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Fairchild
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fairchild is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairchild
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- York
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- York is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- City Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- City Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Point
- Globe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Globe is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Levis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Levis is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levis
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 Decorah 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 Decorah Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alma Center
- Black River Falls
- Fairchild
- Granton
- Humbird
- Melrose
- Merrillan
- Neillsville
- Taylor
- Warrens
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Decorah 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 Decorah Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1563800 (Decorah Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1563800 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: 264 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Black River Falls
- Location given for Decorah Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.3496839 Lon: -90.761252
- 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' (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- Decorah 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. |