A visit to the Saint Matthews 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. Matthews Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Matthews Cemetery:
43.6697, -91.2049
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Matthews Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Matthews Cemetery is located in Vernon County<2>.
The county seat for Vernon County is located in Viroqua. Viroqua lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the east southeast of the St. Matthews Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the St. Matthews Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Matthews Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Veterans Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Veterans Cemetery is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veterans Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Krause Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Krause Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krause Cemetery
- Chipmunk Coulee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Neumann Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Neumann Family Cemetery is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neumann Family Cemetery
- Krause Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Krause Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krause Cemetery
- Gable Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Gable Cemetery is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gable Cemetery
- Frederick Hammer Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Christoph Hammer Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Old Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Methodist Cemetery is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Methodist Cemetery
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- Hellwig Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hellwig Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellwig Cemetery
- Mormon Coulee Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oehler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Oehler Cemetery is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oehler Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Forest Green Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Forest Green Cemetery is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Green Cemetery
- Church of Peace Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kienholz Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Kienholz Cemetery is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kienholz Cemetery
- Hoffman Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Hoffman Family Cemetery is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman Family Cemetery
- Hackett's Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- St. Nicholas Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Haukley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Haukley Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haukley Cemetery
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. Matthews Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Matthews Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Stoddard
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Stoddard is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
- Brownsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsville is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
- Reno
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Reno is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Chaseburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Chaseburg is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Genoa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Genoa is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Shelby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shelby is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Newton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Newton is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Coon Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Coon Valley is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Hokah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- La Crosse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- La Crosse is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51,163 people
- La Crescent
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Joseph
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Joseph is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- North La Crosse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- North La Crosse is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North La Crosse
- New Albin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Barre Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Barre Mills is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre Mills
- Grand Crossing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Grand Crossing is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Crossing
- French Island
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- French Island is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Island
- Purdy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Purdy is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Onalaska
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Onalaska is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onalaska
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,108 people
- Caledonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Middle Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Middle Ridge is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ridge
- Retreat
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Retreat is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- West Prairie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Prairie is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Prairie
- West Salem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- West Salem is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,013 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. Matthews Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Vernon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Matthews Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brownsville
- Caledonia
- De Soto
- Hokah
- La Crescent
- La Crosse
- New Albin
- Onalaska
- Stoddard
- Viroqua
- West Salem
- Westby
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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. Matthews Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Vernon 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. Matthews Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1573360 (Saint Matthews Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1573360 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: Vernon
- Est. Elev: 216 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Stoddard
- Location given for Saint Matthews Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.669692 Lon: -91.2048554
- 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 Vernon, 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 from Point A (ie- St. Matthews 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |