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A visit to the Holton 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 Holton Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Holton Cemetery:

44.9605, -90.2801

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Holton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Holton Cemetery is located in Marathon County<2>.

The county seat for Marathon County is located in Wausau. Wausau lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<3> to the east of the Holton Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Holton Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Holton Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Holton Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Abbotsford Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Abbotsford Public Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • North Memorial Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Colby Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Colby Cemetery is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby Cemetery
  • Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Pilgrim Rest Cemetery is located in Marathon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Marathon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
  • St. Thomas Catholic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The St. Thomas Catholic Cemetery is located in Marathon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Thomas Catholic Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Milan.
    • The St. Thomas Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Thomas Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89215 <5>
  • Zion Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
  • Stetsonville Public Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Pine Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
  • Curtiss Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Curtiss Cemetery is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtiss Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
      • The St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Green Grove Cemetery
      • St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2215127 <5>
    • Brighton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Brighton Cemetery is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton Cemetery
    • St. John The Baptist Catholic Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
    • Little Black Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Little Black Cemetery is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Black Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
    • St. Lukes Lutheran Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Lukes Lutheran Cemetery is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Lutheran Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Lukes Lutheran Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Riplinger.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2307671 <5>
    • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Trinity Lutheran Cemetery is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
      • The Trinity Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
      • New Lutheran Cemetery
      • Old Lutheran Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2417924 <5>

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 Holton Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Holton Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Abbotsford
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Abbotsford is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbotsford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,225 people
  • Colby
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Colby is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,941 people
  • Dorchester
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Dorchester is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
  • Milan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Milan is located in Marathon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
  • Unity
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Unity is located in Marathon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
  • Corinth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Corinth is located in Marathon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
  • Curtiss
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Curtiss is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtiss
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
  • Stetsonville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Stetsonville is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetsonville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
  • Atwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Atwood is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
  • Riplinger
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Riplinger is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riplinger
  • Athens
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Athens is located in Marathon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,079 people
  • Medford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Medford is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,267 people
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Wien
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Wien is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wien
    • Owen
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Owen is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
    • Spencer
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Spencer is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,865 people
    • Stratford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Stratford is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
    • Fenwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Fenwood is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Poniatowski
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Poniatowski is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poniatowski
    • Edgar
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Edgar is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,434 people
    • Withee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Withee is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
    • McMillan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • McMillan is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan

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 Holton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marathon County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Holton Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Holton 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 Holton Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1566572  (Holton Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1566572 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: 434 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Abbotsford
      • Location given for Holton Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.9605226     Lon: -90.2801359
      • 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Holton 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.