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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. 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 McCombs Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McCombs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   44.8722°   (44° 52' 19")

Lon:   -91.5835°   (-91° 35' 0")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Dunn County
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Dunn County
  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hill Cemetery
    • The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Eau Claire County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rumery Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rumery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rumery Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
  • Waneka Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waneka Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waneka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Waneka Cemetery is located in Dunn County
  • Spring Brook Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Brook Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Brook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Spring Brook Cemetery is located in Dunn County
  • Peterson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peterson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peterson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Peterson Cemetery is located in Dunn County
  • Brunswick Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brunswick Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brunswick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brunswick Cemetery is located in Eau Claire County
  • Prairie View Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Prairie View Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
  • Iron Creek Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Iron Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Iron Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Iron Creek Cemetery is located in Dunn County
  • Falls City Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Falls City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Falls City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Falls City Cemetery is located in Dunn County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Eau Claire County
    • Lower Running Valley Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lower Running Valley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lower Running Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lower Running Valley Cemetery is located in Dunn County
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Dunn County
    • St. John Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. John Cemetery is located in Dunn County
    • Sand Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sand Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Dunn County
    • Forest Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
    • Hope Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hope Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hope Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Chippewa County

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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shawtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
    • Shawtown is located in Eau Claire County
  • Eau Claire
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Claire
    • Eau Claire is located in Eau Claire County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,087 people
  • Elk Mound
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mound
    • Elk Mound is located in Dunn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
  • Albertville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albertville
    • Albertville is located in Chippewa County
  • Lufkin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lufkin
    • Lufkin is located in Eau Claire County
  • Altoona
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altoona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
    • Altoona is located in Eau Claire County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,062 people
  • Seymour
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seymour have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
    • Seymour is located in Eau Claire County
  • Lake Hallie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Hallie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hallie
    • Lake Hallie is located in Chippewa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,779 people
  • Irvine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Irvine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine
    • Irvine is located in Chippewa County
  • Falls City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
    • Falls City is located in Dunn County
  • Chippewa Falls
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Falls
    • Chippewa Falls is located in Chippewa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,407 people
  • Rock Falls
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rock Falls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Falls
    • Rock Falls is located in Dunn County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Colfax
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colfax have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
      • Colfax is located in Dunn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
    • Meridean
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridean
      • Meridean is located in Dunn County
    • Lake Wissota
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Wissota have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wissota
      • Lake Wissota is located in Chippewa County
    • Tainter Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tainter Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tainter Lake
      • Tainter Lake is located in Dunn County
    • Fall Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fall Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
      • Fall Creek is located in Eau Claire County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
    • Eagleton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton
      • Eagleton is located in Chippewa County
    • Bloomer
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
      • Bloomer is located in Chippewa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,508 people
    • Menomonie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menomonie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonie
      • Menomonie is located in Dunn County
      • 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.

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 McCombs Cemetery:

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: GNIS record #1569182 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: Eau Claire West
    • County: Chippewa         Elev: 285
    • Location given for GNIS #1569182 (McCombs Cemetery)

The official website for Chippewa County: www.co.chippewa.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 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 '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the McCombs Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8722, Longitude: -91.5835       In this case, the coordinates for the McCombs 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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