A visit to the North York 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 North York Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the North York Cemetery:
43.2680, -89.0776
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the North York Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The North York Cemetery is located in Dane County<2>.
The county seat for Dane County is located in Madison. Madison lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the southwest of the North York Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the North York Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the North York Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from North York Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Oak Lawn Cemetery is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn Cemetery
- East York Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The East York Cemetery is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East York Cemetery
- York Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The York Center Cemetery is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Center Cemetery
- Bristol Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bristol Cemetery is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Cemetery
- South York Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The South York Cemetery is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South York Cemetery
- Elba Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Elba Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba Cemetery
- Deansville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Deansville Cemetery is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deansville Cemetery
- Washington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Washington Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Cemetery
- Austin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Austin Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Columbus.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1970130 <5>
- St. Jeromes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hampden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Medina Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Okeag Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Okeag Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okeag Cemetery
- Spring Prairie - Hauge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Spring Prairie - Hauge Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Prairie - Hauge Cemetery
- The Spring Prairie - Hauge Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hauge Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2267328 <5>
- Moravian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Moravian Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravian Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Fall River Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the North York Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from North York Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- East Bristol
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- East Bristol is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bristol
- Columbus
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Columbus is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,117 people
- Marshall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Marshall is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,016 people
- North Bristol
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- North Bristol is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bristol
- Waterloo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Waterloo is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,322 people
- Astico
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Astico is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astico
- Fall River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fall River is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,757 people
- Sun Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sun Prairie is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Prairie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,119 people
- Pierceville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pierceville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Keyeser
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Keyeser is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyeser
- Otsego
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Otsego is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otsego
- Doylestown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Doylestown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Reeseville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Reeseville is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeseville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 673 people
- Englewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Englewood is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
- Windsor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Windsor is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Burke
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Burke is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Cottage Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cottage Grove is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,158 people
- Lowell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lowell is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- North Leeds
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- North Leeds is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
- DeForest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- DeForest is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeForest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,915 people
- Deerfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Deerfield is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,540 people
- Rio
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rio is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- Morrisonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Morrisonville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
- Lake Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Mills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,014 people
- Arlington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Arlington is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 818 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 North York Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dane County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The North York Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Columbus
- Deerfield
- DeForest
- Fall River
- Lake Mills
- Morrisonville
- Rio
- Rio lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the North York Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Rio.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Sun Prairie
- Waterloo
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 North York Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Dane 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 North York Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1570522 (North York Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1570522 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: Dane
- Est. Elev: 290 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Columbus
- Location given for North York Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.2680477 Lon: -89.0776106
- 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 Dane, 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- North York 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. |