A visit to the Island 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 Island Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Island Cemetery:
43.1725, -88.9209
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Island Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Island Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Jefferson. Jefferson lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Island Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Island Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Island Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Island Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Moravian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Moravian Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravian Cemetery
- Washington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Washington Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Cemetery
- South Road Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The South Road Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Road Cemetery
- Neville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Neville Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neville Cemetery
- Newville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Newville Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville Cemetery
- Rock Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- South York Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The South York Cemetery is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South York Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Medina Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Aztalan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Aztalan Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aztalan Cemetery
- Austin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Austin Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Church Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Church Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill Cemetery
- The Reformed Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Elba Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Elba Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba Cemetery
- East York Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The East York Cemetery is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East York Cemetery
- York Center Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The York Center Cemetery is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Center Cemetery
- Richwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Richwood Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood Cemetery
- Deansville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Deansville Cemetery is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deansville Cemetery
- St. Bernard Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The St. Bernard Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bernard Cemetery
- St. Henry Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The St. Henry Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Henry Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Island Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Island Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Waterloo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Waterloo is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,322 people
- Lake Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lake Mills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,014 people
- Milford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Milford is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Grellton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Grellton is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grellton
- Marshall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Marshall is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,016 people
- Johnson Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,065 people
- Watertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Watertown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,370 people
- Reeseville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Reeseville is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeseville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 673 people
- Pierceville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pierceville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Deerfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Deerfield is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,540 people
- Lake Ripley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lake Ripley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ripley
- Astico
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Astico is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astico
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cambridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cambridge is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,538 people
- Jefferson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,037 people
- Columbus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Columbus is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,117 people
- Lowell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lowell is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Clyman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clyman is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- East Bristol
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- East Bristol is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bristol
- Rockdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rockdale is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Farmington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Farmington is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Cottage Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cottage Grove is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,158 people
- Helenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Helenville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helenville
- Sun Prairie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sun Prairie is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Prairie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,119 people
- Fall River
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fall River is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,757 people
- Ixonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ixonia is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ixonia
- North Bristol
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Bristol is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bristol
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 Island Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Island Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cambridge
- Columbus
- Deerfield
- Fall River
- Jefferson
- Lake Mills
- Sun Prairie
- Waterloo
- Watertown
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Island Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Jefferson 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 Island Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1567006 (Island Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1567006 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: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 257 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Waterloo
- Location given for Island Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.1724968 Lon: -88.9209405
- 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 Jefferson, 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 from Point A (ie- Island 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. |