A visit to the McCombs 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 McCombs Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McCombs Cemetery:
44.8722, -91.5835
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McCombs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McCombs Cemetery is located in Chippewa County<2>.
The county seat for Chippewa County is located in Chippewa Falls. Chippewa Falls lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the McCombs Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McCombs Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the McCombs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McCombs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Lakeview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Eau Claire.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87946 <5>
- Rumery Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Rumery Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumery Cemetery
- Waneka Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Waneka Cemetery is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waneka Cemetery
- Spring Brook Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Peterson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Peterson Cemetery is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson Cemetery
- Brunswick Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Brunswick Cemetery is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick Cemetery
- Prairie View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Prairie View Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View Cemetery
- Iron Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Iron Creek Cemetery is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Creek Cemetery
- Falls City Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Falls City Cemetery is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Calvary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Lower Running Valley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Cemetery
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
- Hope Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Hope Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the McCombs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McCombs Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Shawtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shawtown is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
- Eau Claire
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Eau Claire is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Claire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,087 people
- Elk Mound
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Elk Mound is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
- Albertville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Albertville is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albertville
- Lufkin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lufkin is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lufkin
- Altoona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Altoona is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,062 people
- Seymour
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Seymour is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Lake Hallie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lake Hallie is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hallie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,779 people
- Irvine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Irvine is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine
- Falls City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Falls City is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
- Chippewa Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chippewa Falls is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,407 people
- Rock Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Falls is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Falls
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Colfax
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Colfax is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
- Meridean
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Meridean is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridean
- Lake Wissota
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lake Wissota is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wissota
- Tainter Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tainter Lake is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tainter Lake
- Fall Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fall Creek is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
- Eagleton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eagleton is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton
- Bloomer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bloomer is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,508 people
- Menomonie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Menomonie is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,599 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 McCombs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chippewa County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McCombs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Altoona
- Bloomer
- Cadott
- Chippewa Falls
- Colfax
- Eau Claire
- Eleva
- Eleva lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the McCombs Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Eleva.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleva
- Fall Creek
- Menomonie
- Mondovi
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 professional and volunteer 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 McCombs Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Chippewa 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 McCombs Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1569182 (McCombs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1569182 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: Chippewa
- Est. Elev: 285 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Eau Claire West
- Location given for McCombs Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.8721828 Lon: -91.5834975
- 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 Chippewa, 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 from Point A (ie- McCombs 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. |