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A visit to the Matsen Cemetery ...


The location of the Matsen Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Matsen Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   43.2430°   (43° 14' 34")

Lon:   -89.4026°   (-89° 24' 9")

The Matsen Cemetery is located in Dane County<2>.

The county seat for Dane County is located in Madison. Madison lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south of the Matsen Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Matsen Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Wisconsin:
  • Pages specific to Dane County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Matsen Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Matsen Cemetery.

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

    • DeForest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeForest
      • DeForest is located in Dane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,915 people
    • Windsor
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
      • Windsor is located in Dane County
    • Morrisonville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
      • Morrisonville is located in Dane County
    • Waunakee
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waunakee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waunakee
      • Waunakee is located in Dane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,188 people
    • Dane
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dane
      • Dane is located in Dane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
    • Arlington
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
      • Arlington is located in Columbia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
    • Mendota
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mendota have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
      • Mendota is located in Dane County
    • North Leeds
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Leeds have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
      • North Leeds is located in Columbia County
    • Lodi
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
      • Lodi is located in Columbia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
    • Darwin ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darwin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
      • Darwin is located in Dane County
    • Keyeser
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keyeser have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyeser
      • Keyeser is located in Columbia County
    • Ashton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
      • Ashton is located in Dane County
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Ashton Corners
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton Corners
        • Ashton Corners is located in Dane County
      • Maple Bluff
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Bluff
        • Maple Bluff is located in Dane County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,307 people
      • Burke
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
        • Burke is located in Dane County
      • Sun Prairie
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Prairie
        • Sun Prairie is located in Dane County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,119 people
      • North Bristol
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bristol
        • North Bristol is located in Dane County
      • Martinsville
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
        • Martinsville is located in Dane County
      • Poynette
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poynette have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poynette
        • Poynette is located in Columbia County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,508 people
      • Middleton
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
        • Middleton is located in Dane County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,195 people
      • Shorewood Hills
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shorewood Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorewood Hills
        • Shorewood Hills is located in Dane County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,999 people
      • Madison
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
        • Madison is located in Dane County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 263,094 people
      • Harmony Grove
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
        • Harmony Grove is located in Columbia County
      • Okee
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okee
        • Okee is located in Columbia County
      • Pilgrim Village
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilgrim Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Village
        • Pilgrim Village is located in Dane County
      • Lake Wisconsin
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Wisconsin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wisconsin
        • Lake Wisconsin is located in Columbia County

    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 Matsen Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dane County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Matsen Cemetery.<4>

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

    • Onehundred Mile Grove Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Onehundred Mile Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Onehundred Mile Grove Cemetery is located in Dane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Onehundred Mile Grove Cemetery
    • Vienna Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vienna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Vienna Cemetery is located in Dane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vienna Cemetery
    • St. John's Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. John's Cemetery is located in Dane County
      • The St. John's Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. John the Baptist Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1973354 <5>
    • Windsor Congregational Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Arlington Presbyterian Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Arlington Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arlington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Arlington Cemetery is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arlington Cemetery
    • Moravian Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moravian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Moravian Cemetery is located in Dane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moravian Cemetery
    • Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Evangelical Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evangelical Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Evangelical Cemetery is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evangelical Cemetery
    • Arlington Evangelical Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Arlington Prairie Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • County Line Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Line Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The County Line Cemetery is located in Dane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Line Cemetery
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Kingsley Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kingsley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Kingsley Cemetery is located in Dane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kingsley Cemetery
      • North Windsor Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Windsor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The North Windsor Cemetery is located in Dane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Windsor Cemetery
      • Spring Prairie - Hauge Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Greenwood Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • St. Patricks Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Columbia County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
      • Bartholomew Pioneer Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Bartholomew Pioneer Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • The Bartholomew Pioneer Cemetery is located in Columbia County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bartholomew Pioneer Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2564411 <5>
      • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Kohlman Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kohlman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Kohlman Cemetery is located in Dane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kohlman Cemetery
      • Hoepker Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hoepker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hoepker Cemetery is located in Dane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoepker Cemetery
      • Spring Prairie Lutheran Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Leeds Center Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Matsen Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1569124  (Matsen Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1569124 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Waunakee
      • County: Dane         Elev: 301
      • Location given for GNIS #1569124 (Matsen Cemetery)

    The official website for Dane County: www.co.dane.wi.us/

    The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/

    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 Dane, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Matsen Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2430, Longitude: -89.4026       In this case, the coordinates for the Matsen Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <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.
    <6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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