A visit to the Roxbury 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 Roxbury Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Roxbury Cemetery:
43.2278, -89.5821
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Roxbury Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Roxbury Cemetery is located in Dane County<2>.
The county seat for Dane County is located in Madison. Madison lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southeast of the Roxbury Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Roxbury 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 Roxbury Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Roxbury Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Kohlman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Kohlman Cemetery is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohlman Cemetery
- St. Norbert's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kingsley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Kingsley Cemetery is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley Cemetery
- County Line Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- Sunning Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vienna Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Vienna Cemetery is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Garden Bluff Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dunlap Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Dunlap Cemetery is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap Cemetery
- St. John's Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The St. John's Cemetery is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
- The St. John's Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. John the Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1973354 <5>
- Onehundred Mile Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Bartholomew Pioneer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie du Sac Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- St. Aloysius Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sauk City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Sauk City Cemetery is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauk City Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Evergreen Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Arlington Prairie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks 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 Roxbury Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Roxbury Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Martinsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Martinsville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Marxville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marxville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marxville
- Dane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dane is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
- Ashton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ashton is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Ashton Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ashton Corners is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton Corners
- Lodi
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lodi is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
- Waunakee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Waunakee is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waunakee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,188 people
- Sauk City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sauk City is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauk City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,498 people
- Cross Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cross Plains is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,280 people
- Okee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Okee is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okee
- Prairie du Sac village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie du Sac village is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Sac village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,426 people
- Middleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Middleton is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,195 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pheasant Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pheasant Branch is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Branch
- Black Earth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Black Earth is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Earth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,422 people
- Merrimac
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Merrimac is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Moon Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Moon Valley is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Valley
- Harmony Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Harmony Grove is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
- Lake Wisconsin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lake Wisconsin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wisconsin
- Mazomanie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mazomanie is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazomanie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,715 people
- Mendota
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mendota is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
- Morrisonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Morrisonville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
- Shorewood Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shorewood Hills is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorewood Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,999 people
- Windsor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Windsor is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- DeForest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- DeForest is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeForest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,915 people
- Arlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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 Roxbury 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 Roxbury Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Black Earth
- DeForest
- Lodi
- Lodi lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Roxbury Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lodi.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Mazomanie
- Middleton
- Morrisonville
- Prairie du Sac village
- Sauk City
- Waunakee
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Roxbury 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 Roxbury Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1572694 (Roxbury Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1572694 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: 349 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Springfield Corners
- Location given for Roxbury Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.2277693 Lon: -89.5820653
- 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Roxbury 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. |