A visit to the Leon 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 Leon Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Leon Cemetery:
43.8916, -90.8290
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Leon Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Leon Cemetery is located in Monroe County<2>.
The county seat for Monroe County is located in Sparta. Sparta lies just to the north northeast of the Leon Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Leon Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Leon Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Leon Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Welsh Calvanistic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Welsh Congregational Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Farmers Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Farmers Valley Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Valley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Farmers Valley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Sparta.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87924 <5>
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Rockland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Rockland Cemetery is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rockland Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Rockland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109460 <5>
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Angelo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Angelo Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelo Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Burns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Burns Cemetery is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Summit Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Summit Ridge Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Ridge Cemetery
- Mound Prairie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- County Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The County Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Cemetery
- Lafayette Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Lafayette Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Cemetery
- Moen Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Moen Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moen Cemetery
- Rest Haven Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Rest Haven Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Pine Hollow Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Pine Hollow Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hollow Cemetery
- St. Jacobs Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Jacobs Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Jacobs Cemetery
- Catholic Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Catholic Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
- Pilgrims Home Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Aney Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Aney Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aney Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Leon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Leon Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sparta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sparta is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,800 people
- Rockland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rockland is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Angelo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Angelo is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelo
- Melvina
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Melvina is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Middle Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Ridge is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ridge
- Bangor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bangor is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,442 people
- Cashton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cashton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,111 people
- Norwalk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Norwalk is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- Saint Joseph
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Joseph is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Newry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Newry is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newry
- West Salem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- West Salem is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,013 people
- Barre Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Barre Mills is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre Mills
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Coon Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coon Valley is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Oil City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oil City is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Wilton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wilton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Tunnel City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tunnel City is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel City
- Westby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Westby is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,254 people
- Ontario
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ontario is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
- Population from the 2020 Census: 561 people
- Mindoro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mindoro is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindoro
- Tomah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tomah is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,363 people
- Shelby
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Shelby is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Melrose
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Melrose is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
- North Bend
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- North Bend is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend
- Onalaska
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Onalaska is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onalaska
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,108 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 Leon 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 Leon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cashton
- Melrose
- Norwalk
- Onalaska
- Ontario
- Sparta
- Tomah
- West Salem
- Westby
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 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 Leon 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 Leon Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1846238 (Leon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1846238 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: 244 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sparta
- Location given for Leon Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.8916337 Lon: -90.8290222
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Leon 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. |