A visit to the Old Settlers 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 Old Settlers Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Settlers Cemetery:
45.5997, -92.7694
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Settlers Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Settlers Cemetery is located in Polk County<2>.
The county seat for Polk County is located in Balsam Lake. Balsam Lake lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Old Settlers Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Settlers Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Old Settlers Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Settlers Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sunrise Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sunrise Cemetery is located in Chisago County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Cemetery
- Logging Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Almelund Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Almelund Cemetery is located in Chisago County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almelund Cemetery
- Heinrich Pioneer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Home Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The New Home Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Burnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Gee Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Gee Family Cemetery is located in Chisago County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gee Family Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Chisago County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Kost Evangelical Free Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- St. Olaf Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Olaf Cemetery is located in Burnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Olaf Cemetery
- Old Harris Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Old Harris Cemetery is located in Chisago County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Harris Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Mission Covenant Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Chisago County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Green Acres Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Green Acres Cemetery is located in Chisago County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres Cemetery
- Haustrup Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Haustrup Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haustrup Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Chisago County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Wood River Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Wood River Cemetery is located in Burnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood River Cemetery
- Covenant Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Covenant Cemetery is located in Chisago County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covenant Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Chisago County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- McAskill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The McAskill Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAskill Cemetery
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Centuria.
- The St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. John Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88966 <5>
- Granum Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Granum Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granum Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Settlers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Settlers Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Almelund
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Randall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Randall is located in Burnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Atlas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Atlas is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- North Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rush City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grantsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Grantsburg is located in Burnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
- Taylors Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Milltown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Milltown is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 875 people
- Center City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Shafer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Saint Croix Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Croix Falls is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Croix Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
- Centuria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Centuria is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centuria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 905 people
- Luck
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Luck is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luck
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,051 people
- Lindstrom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Frederic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Frederic is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people
- Alpha
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alpha is located in Burnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Chisago City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Franconia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Franconia is located in Chisago County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franconia
- Stacy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stacy is located in Chisago County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,525 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stacy <6>
- Dresser
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dresser is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
- Balsam Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Balsam Lake is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 978 people
- Pine City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Weber
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Weber is located in Isanti County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber
- Osceola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Osceola is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
- Minnesota Boys Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Minnesota Boys Town is located in Isanti County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota Boys Town
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 Old Settlers Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Polk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Settlers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Balsam Lake
- Center City
- Centuria
- Chisago City
- Frederic
- Grantsburg
- Lindstrom
- Luck
- Luck lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the East (E) of the Old Settlers Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Luck.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luck
- Milltown
- North Branch
- Pine City
- Rush City
- Saint Croix Falls
- Taylors Falls
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 Old Settlers Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Polk 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 Old Settlers Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1831834 (Old Settlers Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1831834 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: Polk
- Est. Elev: 253 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sunrise
- Location given for Old Settlers Cemetery:
- Lat: 45.5996806 Lon: -92.7693779
- 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 Polk, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Old Settlers 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. |