A visit to the Matsen 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 Matsen Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Matsen Cemetery:
43.2430, -89.4026
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Matsen Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on the Matsen Cemetery.
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)
- Vienna Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Vienna Cemetery is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Cemetery
- St. John's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The St. John's Cemetery is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
- The St. John's Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. John the Baptist 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)
- The Arlington Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Presbyterian Cemetery
- The Arlington Presbyterian Cemetery has also been known as:
- Caldwell Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2275736 <5>
- Arlington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Arlington Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Cemetery
- Moravian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Moravian Cemetery is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravian Cemetery
- Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Evangelical Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Evangelical Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Kingsley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Kingsley Cemetery is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley Cemetery
- North Windsor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Spring Prairie - Hauge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Spring Prairie - Hauge Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Prairie - Hauge Cemetery
- The Spring Prairie - Hauge Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hauge Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2267328 <5>
- Greenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Bartholomew Pioneer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kohlman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Kohlman Cemetery is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohlman Cemetery
- Hoepker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Hoepker Cemetery is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoepker Cemetery
- Spring Prairie Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Spring Prairie Lutheran Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Prairie Lutheran Cemetery
- The Spring Prairie Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Spring Prairie Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2133271 <5>
- Leeds Center Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Leeds Center Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Center Cemetery
- The Leeds Center Cemetery has also been known as:
- Leeds Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88322 <5>
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 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)
- DeForest is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeForest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,915 people
- Windsor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Windsor is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Morrisonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Morrisonville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
- Waunakee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Waunakee is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waunakee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,188 people
- Dane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dane is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
- Arlington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Arlington is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
- Mendota
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mendota is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
- North Leeds
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Leeds is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
- Lodi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lodi is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
- Darwin ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Darwin is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Keyeser
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Keyeser is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyeser
- Ashton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ashton is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ashton Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ashton Corners is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton Corners
- Maple Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Maple Bluff is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,307 people
- Burke
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burke is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Sun Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sun Prairie is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Prairie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,119 people
- North Bristol
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- North Bristol is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bristol
- Poynette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Poynette is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poynette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,508 people
- Martinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Martinsville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Pheasant Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pheasant Branch is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Branch
- Middleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Middleton is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,195 people
- Shorewood Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Shorewood Hills is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorewood Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,999 people
- Madison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Madison is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263,094 people
- Harmony Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony Grove is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
- Okee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Okee is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okee
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.
- DeForest
- Lodi
- Lodi lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Matsen Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lodi.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Madison
- Middleton
- Morrisonville
- Poynette
- Sun Prairie
- Waunakee
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Matsen Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Dane 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 Matsen Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1569124 (Matsen Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1569124 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: Dane
- Est. Elev: 301 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Waunakee
- Location given for Matsen Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.2430471 Lon: -89.4026179
- 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 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Matsen 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. |