A visit to the Saint Jacobs 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 St. Jacobs Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Jacobs Cemetery:
43.8266, -90.6274
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Jacobs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Jacobs Cemetery is located in Monroe County<2>.
The county seat for Monroe County is located in Sparta. Sparta lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northwest of the St. Jacobs Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Jacobs Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the St. Jacobs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Jacobs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pilgrims Home Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wanderers Rest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Summit Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Summit Ridge Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Ridge Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Aney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Aney Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aney Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Noth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Noth Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noth Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- County Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The County Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Cemetery
- Home Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Home Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Cemetery
- Hilltop Rest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hilltop Rest Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop Rest Cemetery
- Worden - Burroughs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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- Mound Prairie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Gordon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Gordon Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Cemetery
- Calvin Day Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Calvin Day Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin Day Cemetery
- Dorset Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Dorset Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset Cemetery
- Farmers Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Farmers Valley Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Valley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Farmers Valley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Sparta.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87924 <5>
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Pine Hollow Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Pine Hollow Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hollow Cemetery
- St. Matthew Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Matthew Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthew Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Jacobs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Jacobs Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Norwalk
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Norwalk is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- Oil City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oil City is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Wilton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wilton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Melvina
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Melvina is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Ontario
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ontario is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
- Population from the 2020 Census: 561 people
- Cashton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cashton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,111 people
- Newry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Newry is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newry
- Mount Tabor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Tabor is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor
- Tomah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tomah is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,363 people
- Tunnel City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Tunnel City is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel City
- Angelo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Angelo is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelo
- Sparta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sparta is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,800 people
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Trippville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Trippville is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trippville
- Kendall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Kendall is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Clifton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Clifton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Oakdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oakdale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 290 people
- Rockland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rockland is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Middle Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Middle Ridge is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ridge
- Westby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westby is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,254 people
- White City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- White City is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- La Farge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- La Farge is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Farge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 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 St. Jacobs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Monroe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Jacobs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cashton
- Elroy
- Elroy lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the St. Jacobs Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elroy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
- Hillsboro
- La Farge
- Norwalk
- Ontario
- Sparta
- Tomah
- Tomah lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the St. Jacobs Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tomah.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomah
- Valley Junction
- Westby
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 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 St. Jacobs Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Monroe 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 St. Jacobs Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1846271 (Saint Jacobs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1846271 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: Monroe
- Est. Elev: 360 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Saint Marys
- Location given for Saint Jacobs Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.826635 Lon: -90.6273543
- 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 Monroe, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- St. Jacobs 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. |