A visit to the Gordon 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 Gordon Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gordon Cemetery:
43.7325, -90.5426
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gordon Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gordon Cemetery is located in Monroe County<2>.
The county seat for Monroe County is located in Sparta. Sparta lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the northwest of the Gordon Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Gordon Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Gordon Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gordon Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Billings Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Calvin Day Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Calvin Day Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin Day Cemetery
- Hilltop Rest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hilltop Rest Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop Rest Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Matthew Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Matthew Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthew Cemetery
- Revels Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Revels Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revels Cemetery
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Wanderers Rest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Home Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Home Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Forest - Burr Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Forest - Burr Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest - Burr Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest - Burr Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the west of Hillsboro.
- The Forest - Burr Cemetery has also been known as:
- Barton's Corners / Forest Cemetery
- Burr - Salem Cemetery
- Forest Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87964 <5>
- St. Jacobs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Jacobs Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Jacobs Cemetery
- Bad Axe Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Bad Axe Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bad Axe Cemetery
- Jug Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Jug Creek Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jug Creek Cemetery
- Dorset Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Dorset Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset Cemetery
- Pilgrims Home Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Catholic Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
- White City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The White City Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City Cemetery
- Bohemian Brotherhood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gordon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gordon Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ontario
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ontario is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
- Population from the 2020 Census: 561 people
- Oil City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oil City is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Mount Tabor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Tabor is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor
- Wilton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wilton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Trippville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Trippville is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trippville
- Norwalk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Norwalk is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- White City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- White City is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Kendall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kendall is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- La Farge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- La Farge is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Farge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Hillsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsboro is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,387 people
- Cashton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cashton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,111 people
- Melvina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Melvina is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Elroy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Elroy is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
- Clifton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Newry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Newry is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newry
- Yuba
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Yuba is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Union Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Union Center is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Westby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Westby is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,254 people
- Viola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Viola is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 665 people
- Bloom City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bloom City is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom City
- Wonewoc
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wonewoc is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonewoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
- Hustler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hustler is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Liberty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Oakdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oakdale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 290 people
- Tomah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Tomah is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,363 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 Gordon 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 Gordon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cashton
- Elroy
- Hillsboro
- La Farge
- Norwalk
- Ontario
- Tomah
- Viola
- Viola lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Gordon Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Viola.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Westby
- Wonewoc
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Gordon 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 Gordon Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1565675 (Gordon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1565675 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: 406 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ontario
- Location given for Gordon Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.7324702 Lon: -90.542631
- 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Gordon 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. |