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. 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. Joseph Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Joseph Cemetery:
42.8256, -89.0843
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>
The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Rock County<2>.
The county seat for Rock County is located in Janesville. Janesville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southeast of the St. Joseph Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Joseph Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 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.
- Fulton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Fulton Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton Cemetery
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rock River Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Rock River Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock River Cemetery
- Sweet Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Sweet Cemetery is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Wheeler Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- South Porter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Albion Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Milton Junction Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Otter Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Otter Creek Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek Cemetery
- Busseyville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Busseyville Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busseyville Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- East Side Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The East Side Cemetery is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side Cemetery
- St. Anns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Anns Cemetery is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anns Cemetery
- Ball Tavern Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Ball Tavern Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Tavern Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Milton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Milton Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Milton Lawn Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Edgerton
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Edgerton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,595 people
- Indianford
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Indianford is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianford
- Fulton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Albion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Albion is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Edgerton Beach Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Edgerton Beach Park is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton Beach Park
- Hanerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hanerville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanerville
- Milton Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Milton Junction is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Junction
- Milton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Milton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,643 people
- Carcajou
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carcajou is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carcajou
- Dunkirk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dunkirk is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
- Cooksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cooksville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Stoughton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stoughton is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoughton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,218 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Janesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Janesville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,664 people
- Lake Koshkonong
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Koshkonong is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Koshkonong
- Rockdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rockdale is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Evansville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Evansville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,556 people
- Stone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stone is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Union is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Magnolia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Footville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Footville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
- Hanover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hanover is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Lima Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lima Center is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima Center
- Lake Ripley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lake Ripley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ripley
- Cambridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cambridge is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,538 people
- Fort Atkinson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Atkinson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Atkinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,372 people
- Brooklyn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Brooklyn is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,484 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 Rock County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Joseph Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brooklyn
- Cambridge
- Edgerton
- Evansville
- Footville
- Fort Atkinson
- Janesville
- Milton Junction
- Milton
- Stoughton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 St. Joseph Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Rock 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. Joseph Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1834164 (Saint Joseph Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1834164 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: Rock
- Est. Elev: 270 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Edgerton
- Location given for Saint Joseph Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.8255615 Lon: -89.0842796
- 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 Rock, 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- St. Joseph 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. |