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A visit to the Mercer 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 Mercer Cemetery ...

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

46.1574, -90.0541

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

The Mercer Cemetery is located in Iron County<2>.

The county seat for Iron County is located in Hurley. Hurley lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Mercer Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Mercer Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 27 miles [43.5 km] of the Mercer Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mercer Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Winchester Memorial Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Presque Isle Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Presque Isle Cemetery is located in Vilas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presque Isle Cemetery
  • Pines Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • The Pines Cemetery is located in Vilas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pines Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Gogebic County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Ironwood (MI).
    • The Riverside Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Ironwood Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1499 <5>
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Ashland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Gogebic County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Cemetery
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Gogebic County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
    • The Hillcrest Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bessemer Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #713 <5>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • St. Cecelia Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Cecelia Cemetery is located in Ashland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Cecelia Cemetery
    • Marenisco Twp. Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • The Marenisco Twp. Cemetery is located in Gogebic County (MI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marenisco Twp. Cemetery
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Ashland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • Nola Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • The Nola Cemetery is located in Price County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nola Cemetery
    • Forest Home Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • The Forest Home Cemetery is located in Price County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Woodruff.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2145393 <5>
    • St. Patricks Catholic Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Patricks Catholic Cemetery is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Catholic Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Patricks Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Woodruff.
      • The St. Patricks Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Patricks Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2236117 <5>
    • Forest Garden Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • The Forest Garden Cemetery is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Garden Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Mercer Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mercer Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Manitowish
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Manitowish is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitowish
  • Manitowish Waters
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Manitowish Waters is located in Vilas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitowish Waters
  • Katinka Village
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Katinka Village is located in Vilas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katinka Village
  • Lac du Flambeau
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lac du Flambeau is located in Vilas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lac du Flambeau
  • Hartley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Hartley is located in Gogebic County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
    • Hartley has also been known as:
    • Hartleys
  • Gile
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Gile is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gile
  • Montreal
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Montreal is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montreal
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
  • Ironwood
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Ironwood is located in Gogebic County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,814 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ironwood <6>
  • Hurley
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Hurley is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
  • Yale
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Yale is located in Gogebic County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
  • Ramsay
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Ramsay is located in Gogebic County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsay
  • Marenisco
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Wakefield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Bessemer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Bessemer is located in Gogebic County (MI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bessemer <6>
    • Butternut
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Butternut is located in Ashland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
    • Hillcrest
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Hillcrest is located in Gogebic County (MI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
    • Park Falls
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Park Falls is located in Price County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Falls
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,192 people
    • Woodruff
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodruff is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
    • North Ironwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • North Ironwood is located in Gogebic County (MI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ironwood
    • Thomaston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Thomaston is located in Gogebic County (MI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston
    • Glidden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Glidden is located in Ashland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidden
    • Fifield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Fifield is located in Price County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifield
    • Sayner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Sayner is located in Vilas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayner
    • Connorville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Connorville is located in Gogebic County (MI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connorville

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 Mercer Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Iron County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mercer Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Mercer Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Wisconsin:
  • Pages specific to Iron 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 Mercer Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1569358  (Mercer Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1569358 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: Iron
      • Est. Elev: 492 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Mercer
      • Location given for Mercer Cemetery:
      • Lat: 46.1574487     Lon: -90.054053
      • 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 Iron, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mercer 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.