A visit to the Saint Josephs 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. Josephs Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Josephs Cemetery:
44.5252, -89.5548
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Portage County<2>.
The county seat for Portage County is located in Stevens Point. Stevens Point lies just to the west southwest of the St. Josephs Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> of the St. Josephs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Josephs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Forest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Forest Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- McDill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The McDill Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDill Cemetery
- Plover Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Plover Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plover Cemetery
- Linwood Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Maine Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine Cemetery
- Morrill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Morrill Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrill Cemetery
- Lombard Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Lombard Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombard Cemetery
- St. Mary of Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Corners Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- St. Michael Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Michael Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michael Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- St. Michael's Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Restlawn Memorial Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kimball Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Kimball Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball Cemetery
- Nelsonville Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Nelsonville Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville Cemetery
- Runkle Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Runkle Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runkle Cemetery
- Bickel Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Bickel Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickel Cemetery
- Knowlton Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Knowlton Cemetery is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlton Cemetery
- St. Francis Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cemetery
- St. Philomena Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Amherst Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- The Amherst Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Cemetery
- St. Adalbert Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Josephs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Josephs Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Stevens Point
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Stevens Point is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,949 people
- Park Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Park Ridge is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
- Whiting
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Whiting is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people
- Plover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Plover is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,252 people
- Custer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Custer is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Ellis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ellis is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Torun
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Torun is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torun
- Arnott
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Arnott is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnott
- Polonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Polonia is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polonia
- Ashley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ashley is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
- Lake Emily ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lake Emily is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Emily
- Junction City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Junction City is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Biron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Biron is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
- Amherst Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Amherst Junction is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
- Nelsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Nelsonville is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Rudolph
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rudolph is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
- Garfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Garfield is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Grand Rapids
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Rapids is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rapids
- Lake Wazeecha
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Wazeecha is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wazeecha
- Amherst
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Amherst is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,082 people
- Rosholt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rosholt is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosholt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Alban
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alban is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alban
- Milladore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Milladore is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milladore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Wisconsin Rapids
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wisconsin Rapids is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisconsin Rapids
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,555 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. Josephs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Portage County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Josephs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Amherst
- Plover
- Rosholt
- Stevens Point
- Wisconsin Rapids
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 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. Josephs Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Portage 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. Josephs Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1573187 (Saint Josephs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1573187 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: Portage
- Est. Elev: 334 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Stevens Point
- Location given for Saint Josephs Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.5252462 Lon: -89.5548404
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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 Portage, 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 from Point A (ie- St. Josephs 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. |