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A visit to the Mud Lake 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 Mud Lake Cemetery ...

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

45.3108, -91.3463

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

The Mud Lake Cemetery is located in Rusk County<2>.

The county seat for Rusk County is located in Ladysmith. Ladysmith lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the northeast of the Mud Lake Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Mud Lake Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Mud Lake Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Island Lake Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Island Lake Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Lake Cemetery
  • St. Francis Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cemetery
  • Weyerhauser Protestant Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Twin Lakes Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Twin Lakes Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Cemetery
  • Tillinghast Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Tillinghast Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillinghast Cemetery
  • Apollonia Catholic Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Apollonia Protestant Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Polish Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Polish Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polish Cemetery
  • Rufledt Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Assumption Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Assumption Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption Cemetery
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Barron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Duncan Creek Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bruce Protestant Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • New Auburn Seventh Day Baptist Church Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Cleveland Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The Cleveland Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Cemetery
    • Blue Hills Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The Blue Hills Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hills Cemetery
    • New Auburn Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The New Auburn Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Auburn Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the New Auburn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of New Auburn.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88532 <5>
    • Marquardt Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Marquardt Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquardt Cemetery
    • St. Catherine Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The St. Catherine Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Catherine Cemetery
    • Holcombe Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Mud Lake Cemetery.

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

  • Weyerhaeuser
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Weyerhaeuser is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyerhaeuser
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
  • Apollonia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Apollonia is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apollonia
  • Bruce
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Bruce is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
  • New Auburn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • New Auburn is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Auburn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
  • Port Arthur
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Port Arthur is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Arthur
  • Strickland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Strickland is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickland
  • Cornell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Cornell is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
  • Chetek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Chetek is located in Barron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chetek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,094 people
  • Estella
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Estella is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estella
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
  • Conrath
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Conrath is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conrath
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
  • Ladysmith
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Ladysmith is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladysmith
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,054 people
  • Bloomer
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bloomer is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,508 people
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Eagleton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Eagleton is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton
    • Sheldon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Sheldon is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
    • Drywood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Drywood is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drywood
    • Tony
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Tony is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tony
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • Cameron
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Cameron is located in Barron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,798 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 Mud Lake Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rusk County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mud Lake 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 helpful 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 Mud Lake Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Wisconsin:
  • Pages specific to Rusk 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 Mud Lake Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1570001  (Mud Lake Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1570001 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: Rusk
      • Est. Elev: 333 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Fireside Lakes
      • Location given for Mud Lake Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.3107967     Lon: -91.346266
      • 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 Rusk, 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- Mud Lake 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.