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A visit to the Saint Joseph Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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. Joseph Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Joseph Cemetery

Lat:   43.4414°   (43° 26' 29")

Lon:   -89.2359°   (-89° 14' 9")

The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Columbia County<2>.

The county seat for Columbia County is located in Portage. Portage lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west northwest of the St. Joseph 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 St. Joseph Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Joseph Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Bonnet Prairie Lutheran Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bonnet Prairie Lutheran Cemetery
    • The Bonnet Prairie Lutheran Cemetery is located in Columbia County
    • The Bonnet Prairie Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bonnet Prairie Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87618 <5>
  • Rocky Run Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rocky Run Catholic Cemetery
    • The Rocky Run Catholic Cemetery is located in Columbia County
    • The Rocky Run Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Rocky Run Cemetery
    • St. Augustines Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88846 <5>
  • Rocky Run Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rocky Run Cemetery
    • The Rocky Run Cemetery is located in Columbia County
    • The Rocky Run Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Rocky Run Protestant Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88845 <5>
  • Otsego Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Otsego Cemetery
    • The Otsego Cemetery is located in Columbia County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Otsego Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Otsego.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1028628 <5>
  • Doylestown Village Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • St. Patricks Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
    • The St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery is located in Columbia County
    • The St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. John's Evanglical Lutheran Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1967694 <5>
  • Wyocena Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lowville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pardeeville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Fountain Prairie Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fountain Prairie Cemetery
    • The Fountain Prairie Cemetery is located in Columbia County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fountain Prairie Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Englewood.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87970 <5>
  • St. Stephen's Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stephen's Cemetery
    • The St. Stephen's Cemetery is located in Columbia County
    • The St. Stephen's Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Stephen Cemetery
    • St. Stephen's Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2129745 <5>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Marcellon Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Inch Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Schofield Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Leeds Center Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leeds Center Cemetery
      • The Leeds Center Cemetery is located in Columbia County
      • The Leeds Center Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Leeds Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88322 <5>
    • Hampden Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Cambria Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Joseph Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Joseph Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Rio
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rio have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
    • Rio is located in Columbia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
  • Otsego
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otsego
    • Otsego is located in Columbia County
  • Doylestown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
    • Doylestown is located in Columbia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
  • Wyocena
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyocena
    • Wyocena is located in Columbia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
    • Former names for Wyocena:
    • Duck Creek
    • Wiocena
  • Pardeeville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pardeeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardeeville
    • Pardeeville is located in Columbia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,053 people
  • North Leeds
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Leeds. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
    • North Leeds is located in Columbia County
  • Englewood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
    • Englewood is located in Columbia County
  • Poynette
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poynette
    • Poynette is located in Columbia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,508 people
  • Cambria
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
    • Cambria is located in Columbia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 748 people
  • Arlington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
    • Arlington is located in Columbia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
  • Keyeser
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keyeser. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyeser
    • Keyeser is located in Columbia County
  • Fall River
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
    • Fall River is located in Columbia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,757 people
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Morrisonville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
      • Morrisonville is located in Dane County
    • North Bristol
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Bristol. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bristol
      • North Bristol is located in Dane County
    • East Bristol
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Bristol. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bristol
      • East Bristol is located in Dane County
    • Columbus
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
      • Columbus is located in Columbia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,117 people
    • Randolph
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Randolph is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
    • Friesland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friesland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesland
      • Friesland is located in Columbia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
    • Portage
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
      • Portage is located in Columbia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,381 people
    • DeForest
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeForest
      • DeForest is located in Dane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,915 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. Joseph Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Columbia County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Joseph Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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. Joseph Cemetery:

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. Joseph Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1573148  (Saint Joseph Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1573148 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Rio
    • County: Columbia         Elev: 292
    • Location given for GNIS #1573148 (Saint Joseph Cemetery)

The official website for Columbia County: www.co.columbia.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/

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 Columbia, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the St. Joseph Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4414, Longitude: -89.2359       In this case, the coordinates for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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