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:
42.6350, -88.6448
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 Walworth County<2>.
The county seat for Walworth County is located in Elkhorn. Elkhorn lies just to the east northeast 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 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Old Settlers Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Settlers Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hollister Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hollister Cemetery is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister Cemetery
- Darien Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Delavan Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The East Delavan Union Cemetery is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Delavan Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the East Delavan Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Williams Bay.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #998453 <5>
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Sugar Creek Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dunbar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Dunbar Cemetery is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar Cemetery
- Hazel Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hazel Ridge Cemetery is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Ridge Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Olivet Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Elkhorn.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88489 <5>
- Fairfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Fairfield Cemetery is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Cemetery
- Brick Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Brick Church Cemetery is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Church Cemetery
- Richmond Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Richmond Cemetery is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Cemetery
- North Sharon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The North Sharon Cemetery is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sharon Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Walworth Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Millard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Millard Cemetery is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard Cemetery
- Lyons Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Lyons Cemetery is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Cemetery
- Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Heart Prairie Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bradford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Bradford Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Cemetery
- Mt. Phillips Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The South Grove Cemetery is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Grove Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Cobblestone Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Cobblestone Cemetery is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblestone Cemetery
- Potters Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Potters Cemetery is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Cemetery
- Heart Prairie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Heart Prairie Cemetery is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heart Prairie Cemetery
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 Old Settlers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Settlers Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Delavan
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Delavan is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,240 people
- Darien
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Darien is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,591 people
- Delavan Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Delavan Lake is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan Lake
- Elkhorn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Elkhorn is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,020 people
- Williams Bay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Williams Bay is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,657 people
- Allens Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Allens Grove is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Grove
- Walworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Walworth is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,827 people
- Fontana-on-Geneva Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fontana-on-Geneva Lake is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana-on-Geneva Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,743 people
- Lake Como
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lake Como is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como
- Richmond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Lake Como Beach ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lake Como Beach is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como Beach
- Como
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Como is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Heart Prairie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Heart Prairie is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heart Prairie
- Big Foot Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Big Foot Prairie is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Foot Prairie
- Big Foot Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Big Foot Prairie is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Foot Prairie
- Johnstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Johnstown is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Sharon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sharon is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
- Bowers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bowers is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Lauderdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lauderdale is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauderdale
- Johnstown Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Johnstown Center is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown Center
- Zenda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zenda is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenda
- Lake Geneva
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lake Geneva is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Geneva
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,096 people
- Springfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Springfield is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- La Grange
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- La Grange is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
- Avalon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Avalon is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
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. The following communities are located in Walworth County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Settlers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Darien
- Delavan
- Elkhorn
- Lake Geneva
- Sharon
- Sharon lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Old Settlers Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sharon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Williams Bay
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 Old Settlers Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Walworth 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 #1851309 (Old Settlers Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1851309 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: Walworth
- Est. Elev: 284 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Delavan
- Location given for Old Settlers Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.6350146 Lon: -88.644825
- 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 Walworth, 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 things 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. |