A visit to the Saint Matthew 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. Matthew Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Matthew Cemetery:
43.7616, -90.4910
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Matthew Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Matthew Cemetery is located in Monroe County<2>.
The county seat for Monroe County is located in Sparta. Sparta lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the northwest of the St. Matthew Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Matthew 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. Matthew Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Matthew Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Calvin Day Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Calvin Day Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin Day Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Gordon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gordon Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Billings Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Hilltop Rest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hilltop Rest Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop Rest Cemetery
- Dorset Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Dorset Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset Cemetery
- Wanderers Rest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Revels Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Revels Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revels Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Forest - Burr Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Forest - Burr Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest - Burr Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest - Burr Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the west of Hillsboro.
- The Forest - Burr Cemetery has also been known as:
- Barton's Corners / Forest Cemetery
- Burr - Salem Cemetery
- Forest Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87964 <5>
- Dorset Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Dorset Ridge Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset Ridge Cemetery
- Worden - Burroughs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Noth Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Noth Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noth Cemetery
- Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Catholic Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
- Pilgrims Home Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- St. Jacobs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Jacobs Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Jacobs Cemetery
- Bohemian Brotherhood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hills Prairie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Matthew Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Matthew Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mount Tabor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Tabor is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor
- Wilton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wilton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Oil City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oil City is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Ontario
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ontario is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
- Population from the 2020 Census: 561 people
- Trippville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Trippville is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trippville
- Kendall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kendall is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Norwalk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Norwalk is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- White City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- White City is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Hillsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsboro is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,387 people
- Elroy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Elroy is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
- Clifton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Union Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Union Center is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Hustler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hustler is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- La Farge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- La Farge is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Farge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Oakdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Oakdale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 290 people
- Melvina
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Melvina is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Cashton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cashton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,111 people
- Yuba
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Yuba is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Wonewoc
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wonewoc is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonewoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
- Tomah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Tomah is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,363 people
- Camp Douglas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Camp Douglas is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Douglas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 625 people
- Newry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Newry is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newry
- Tunnel City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Tunnel City is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel City
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. Matthew 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. Matthew Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cashton
- Elroy
- Hillsboro
- La Farge
- New Lisbon
- Norwalk
- Ontario
- Tomah
- Wonewoc
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 websites either 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. Matthew 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. Matthew Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1573354 (Saint Matthew Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1573354 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: 417 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kendall West
- Location given for Saint Matthew Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.7616363 Lon: -90.4909642
- 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- St. Matthew 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. |