A visit to the Newark 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 Newark Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Newark 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 Newark Cemetery
Lat: 42.5408° (42° 32' 26")
Lon: -89.1740° (-89° 10' 26")
The Newark Cemetery is located in Rock County<2>.
The county seat for Rock County is located in Janesville. Janesville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northeast of the Newark Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Newark Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Newark Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Plymouth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plymouth Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plymouth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Plymouth Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Shirland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shirland Cemetery
- The Shirland Cemetery is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Baldwin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baldwin Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baldwin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Baldwin Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Rockton Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rockton Twp. Cemetery
- The Rockton Twp. Cemetery is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Afton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Afton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Afton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Afton Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Northrup Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Northrup Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Northrup Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Northrup Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Avon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Avon Cemetery
- The Avon Cemetery is located in Rock County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Avon Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Avon.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1964229 <5>
- Hanford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hanford Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hanford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hanford Cemetery is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Harrison Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrison Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harrison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Phillips Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phillips Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phillips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Floral Lawns Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Oakwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Mt. Thabor Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Thabor Cemetery
- The Mt. Thabor Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Tabor Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tabor Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tabor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Tabor Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Grove Cemetery is located in Rock County
- West Luther Valley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Luther Valley Cemetery
- The West Luther Valley Cemetery is located in Rock County
- The West Luther Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethany Lutheran Cemetery
- Laona Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laona Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laona Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Laona Cemetery is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Eastlawn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eastlawn Cemetery
- The Eastlawn Cemetery is located in Rock County
- The Eastlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Lawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87813 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Newark Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Newark Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Newark
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newark. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Newark is located in Rock County
- Shirland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shirland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirland
- Shirland is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shirland <7>
- Hanover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Hanover is located in Rock County
- Rockton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beloit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beloit
- Beloit is located in Rock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,637 people
- Garden Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Garden Village is located in Rock County
- Orfordville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orfordville
- Orfordville is located in Rock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
- South Beloit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Beloit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Beloit
- South Beloit is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,540 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Beloit <7>
- Avon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Avon is located in Rock County
- Footville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
- Footville is located in Rock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
- Durand
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
- Durand is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,387 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durand <7>
- Brodhead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brodhead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodhead
- Brodhead is located in Green County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lake Summerset
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Summerset have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Summerset
- Lake Summerset is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Roscoe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roscoe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
- Roscoe is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,406 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscoe <7>
- Shopiere
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shopiere
- Shopiere is located in Rock County
- Tiffany
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tiffany. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany
- Tiffany is located in Rock County
- Janesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
- Janesville is located in Rock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,664 people
- Wempletown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wempletown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wempletown
- Wempletown is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Magnolia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Magnolia is located in Rock County
- Davis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Davis is located in Stephenson County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 616 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davis <7>
- Sturbridge Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sturbridge Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturbridge Village
- Sturbridge Village is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Machesney Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Machesney Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machesney Park
- Machesney Park is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,678 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Machesney Park <7>
- Clinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Clinton is located in Rock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,119 people
- Loves Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loves Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Park
- Loves Park is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,382 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loves Park <7>
- Avalon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Avalon is located in Rock County
- Emerald Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Grove
- Emerald Grove is located in Rock County
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 Newark Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rock County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Newark Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beloit
- Brodhead
- Clinton
- Davis
- Davis lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Newark Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Davis.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Durand
- Footville
- Janesville
- Loves Park
- Orfordville
- Rockton
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 professional and volunteer 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 Newark Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Rock County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
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 Newark Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1570240 (Newark Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1570240 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: Newark
- County: Rock Elev: 269
- Location given for GNIS #1570240 (Newark Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Rock County: www.co.rock.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 Rock, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Newark Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5408, Longitude: -89.1740 In this case, the coordinates for the Newark 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. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |