A visit to the McDonald Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the McDonald Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The McDonald Cemetery (FG ID #88422).
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 McDonald Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McDonald Cemetery:
43.4532, -89.5171
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McDonald Cemetery has been estimated.<2> - use with caution.
The McDonald Cemetery is located in Columbia County<3>.
The county seat for Columbia County is located in Portage. Portage lies just to the north northeast of the McDonald Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McDonald Cemetery.
Name Variations for McDonald Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
McDonald Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4> of the McDonald Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McDonald Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rubin - Guenther Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ginter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Ginter Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginter Cemetery
- Dekorra Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Welsh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Welsh Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh Cemetery
- Welsh Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Camillus Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Evangelical Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hastie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Caledonia German Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Dekorra Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Inch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tucker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Kerth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Kerth Cemetery is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerth Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Schofield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pacific Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Lake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the McDonald Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McDonald Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Durwards Glen ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Harmony Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lake Wisconsin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Wisconsin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wisconsin
- Portage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Merrimac
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Merrimac is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Okee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Poynette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Moon Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lodi
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Arlington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wyocena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Baraboo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- North Leeds
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pardeeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pardeeville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardeeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,053 people
- West Baraboo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- West Baraboo is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baraboo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
- Rio
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rio is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- Dane
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dane is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
- Morrisonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie du Sac village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sauk City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sauk City is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauk City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,498 people
- DeForest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
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 McDonald Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Columbia County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McDonald Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Baraboo
- DeForest
- Lodi
- Morrisonville
- North Freedom
- Pardeeville
- Portage
- Poynette
- Prairie du Sac village
- Rio
- Rio lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<4> to the East (E) of the McDonald Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Rio.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Sauk City
- Wyocena
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 McDonald Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Columbia 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 McDonald Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #88422
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1569201 (McDonald Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1569201 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: Columbia
- Est. Elev: 247 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Durwards Glen
- Location given for McDonald Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.4530396 Lon: -89.5167874
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Columbia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | 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- McDonald Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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. |