A visit to the Gate of Heaven 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 Gate of Heaven Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gate of Heaven Cemetery:
44.8539, -89.6415
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gate of Heaven Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gate of Heaven Cemetery is located in Marathon County<2>.
The county seat for Marathon County is located in Wausau. Wausau lies just to the north of the Gate of Heaven Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> of the Gate of Heaven Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gate of Heaven Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mosinee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Hebrew Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Cemetery
- St. Francis Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Matthews Cemetery is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthews Cemetery
- Knowlton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Knowlton Cemetery is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlton Cemetery
- St. Francis Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cemetery
- Peacefull Rest Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Our Saviors Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Our Saviors Cemetery is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Saviors Cemetery
- Mechanic Ridge Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rib View Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Rib View Cemetery is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib View Cemetery
- Forestville Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Forestville Cemetery is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville Cemetery
- Town Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The Town Cemetery is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Cemetery
- Big Hill Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Big Hill Cemetery is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Hill Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Emanuel Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Emanuel Cemetery is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gate of Heaven Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Evergreen
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Evergreen is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Kronenwetter
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Kronenwetter is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kronenwetter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,143 people
- Rothschild
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rothschild is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothschild
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,256 people
- Rib Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rib Mountain is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Mountain
- Schofield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Schofield is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schofield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,153 people
- Mosinee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mosinee is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosinee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,195 people
- Weston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Weston is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,165 people
- Wausau
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wausau is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,511 people
- Moon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Moon is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon
- Ringle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ringle is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringle
- Ashley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ashley is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
- Nutterville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nutterville is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutterville
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Marathon City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marathon City is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,516 people
- Brokaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Brokaw is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokaw
- Estimated population in 2018: 245 people
- Sunset
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Taegesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Taegesville is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taegesville
- Pike Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pike Lake is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Lake
- Hatley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hatley is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Rib Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rib Falls is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Falls
- Naugart
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Naugart is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naugart
- Edgar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Edgar is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,434 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 Gate of Heaven Cemetery. The following communities are located in Marathon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Edgar
- Edgar lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Edgar.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
- Mosinee
- Wausau
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 professional and volunteer 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 Gate of Heaven 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 Gate of Heaven Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1844130 (Gate of Heaven Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1844130 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: 359 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mosinee
- Location given for Gate of Heaven Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.8538572 Lon: -89.6415109
- 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gate of Heaven 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. |