A visit to the Mechanic Ridge 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 Mechanic Ridge Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mechanic Ridge Cemetery:
45.0075, -89.5379
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mechanic Ridge Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mechanic Ridge Cemetery is located in Marathon County<2>.
The county seat for Marathon County is located in Wausau. Wausau lies just to the west southwest of the Mechanic Ridge Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Mechanic Ridge Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mechanic Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Chiber Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Chiber Cemetery is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiber Cemetery
- Zions Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Zions Cemetery is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zions Cemetery
- Hebrew Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Forestville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Forestville Cemetery is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Town Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Town Cemetery is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Calvary Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Jehn Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Jehn Cemetery is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jehn Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- Big Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Big Hill Cemetery is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Hill Cemetery
- Rib View Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Rib View Cemetery is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib View Cemetery
- Gate of Heaven Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Springbrook Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Springbrook Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mechanic Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mechanic Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Nutterville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Nutterville is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutterville
- Sunset
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sunset is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Wausau
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wausau is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,511 people
- Brokaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Brokaw is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokaw
- Estimated population in 2018: 245 people
- Schofield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Schofield is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schofield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,153 people
- Glandon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glandon is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glandon
- Weston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Weston is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,165 people
- Rib Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rib Mountain is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Mountain
- Rothschild
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rothschild is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothschild
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,256 people
- Ringle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ringle is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringle
- Taegesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Taegesville is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taegesville
- Kronenwetter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kronenwetter is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kronenwetter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,143 people
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Evergreen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Hatley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hatley is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Naugart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Naugart is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naugart
- Merrill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Merrill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,990 people
- Marathon City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Marathon City is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,516 people
- Dutch Corners ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dutch Corners is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Corners
- Pike Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pike Lake is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Lake
- Emmerich
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Emmerich is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerich
- Mosinee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mosinee is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosinee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,195 people
- Norrie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Norrie is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrie
- Birnamwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Birnamwood is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birnamwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 772 people
- Aniwa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Aniwa is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aniwa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 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 Mechanic Ridge Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marathon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mechanic Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Birnamwood
- Merrill
- Mosinee
- Wausau
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 Mechanic Ridge Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Marathon 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 Mechanic Ridge Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1569304 (Mechanic Ridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1569304 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: Marathon
- Est. Elev: 422 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Nutterville
- Location given for Mechanic Ridge Cemetery:
- Lat: 45.0074683 Lon: -89.5378981
- 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 Marathon, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mechanic Ridge 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. |