A visit to the Iola 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 Iola Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Iola Cemetery:
44.4997, -89.1237
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Iola Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Iola Cemetery is located in Waupaca County<2>.
The county seat for Waupaca County is located in Waupaca. Waupaca lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Iola Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Iola Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Iola Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Iola Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Scandinavia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Scandinavia Cemetery is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandinavia Cemetery
- Hitterdahl Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hitterdahl Cemetery is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitterdahl Cemetery
- Ogdensburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ogdensburg Cemetery is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdensburg Cemetery
- The Ogdensburg Cemetery has also been known as:
- Park Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88638 <5>
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Farmington Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Northland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Northland Cemetery is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northland Cemetery
- Amherst Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Amherst Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Cemetery
- Lower Amherst Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nelsonville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Nelsonville Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville Cemetery
- Bickel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Bickel Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickel Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Big Falls Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Big Falls Cemetery is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Falls Cemetery
- Barton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lakeside Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Cemetery
- St. Mary Magdalene Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Baldwins Mill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Little Wolf Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Little Wolf Cemetery is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Wolf Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Central Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Central Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Central Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in King.
- The Central Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #219112 <5>
- Waupaca County Poor Farm Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 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 Iola Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Iola Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Iola
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Iola is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
- Scandinavia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Scandinavia is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandinavia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Ogdensburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ogdensburg is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdensburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Amherst
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Amherst is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,082 people
- Sheridan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sheridan is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Amherst Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Amherst Junction is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
- Cobb Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cobb Town is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Town
- Big Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Big Falls is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Garfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Garfield is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Nelsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Nelsonville is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Waupaca
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Waupaca is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waupaca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,857 people
- Manawa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Manawa is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manawa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lake Emily ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lake Emily is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Emily
- King
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- King is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Baldwins Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwins Mill is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwins Mill
- Granite City ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Granite City is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite City
- Alban
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alban is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alban
- Little Wolf ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Little Wolf is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Wolf
- Rosholt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rosholt is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosholt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Rural
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rural is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Custer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Custer is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Weyauwega
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Weyauwega is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyauwega
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,745 people
- Ostrander
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ostrander is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrander
- Split Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Split Rock is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Rock
- Polonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Polonia is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polonia
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 Iola Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Waupaca County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Iola Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Amherst
- Iola
- Manawa
- Rosholt
- Waupaca
- Weyauwega
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 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 Iola Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Waupaca 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 Iola Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1850475 (Iola Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1850475 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: Waupaca
- Est. Elev: 312 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ogdensburg
- Location given for Iola Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.4997007 Lon: -89.1237219
- 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 Waupaca, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Iola 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. |