A visit to the Schofield Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Schofield Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Schofield Cemetery (FG ID #89242).
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 Schofield Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Schofield Cemetery:
43.4170, -89.4003
The Schofield Cemetery is located in Columbia County<2>.
The county seat for Columbia County is located in Portage. Portage lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Schofield Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Schofield Cemetery.
Establishment of the Schofield Cemetery ...
The Schofield Cemetery was established in 1850.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Schofield Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Schofield Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hillside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Inch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Klaila Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Klaila Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klaila Cemetery
- Hastie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rocky Run Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dekorra Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lowville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pacific Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ginter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ginter Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginter Cemetery
- Rubin - Guenther Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Run Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Shanks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- McDonald Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arlington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Arlington Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Cemetery
- Arlington Presbyterian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Arlington Evangelical Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Evangelical Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Evangelical Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evangelical Cemetery
- Dekorra Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Arlington Prairie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wyocena Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Schofield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Schofield Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Poynette
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Arlington
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- North Leeds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wyocena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rio
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rio is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- Lake Wisconsin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lake Wisconsin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wisconsin
- Lodi
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Morrisonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Portage
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pardeeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pardeeville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardeeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,053 people
- Durwards Glen ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Okee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Merrimac
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Merrimac is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Keyeser
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Otsego
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dane
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dane is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
- DeForest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Doylestown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Moon Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- North Bristol
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Windsor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
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 Schofield 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 Schofield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- DeForest
- Lodi
- Lodi lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Schofield Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lodi.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Morrisonville
- Pardeeville
- Portage
- Poynette
- Rio
- Rio lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Schofield Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Rio.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Waunakee
- Wyocena
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 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 Schofield Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Columbia 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 Schofield Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #89242
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1573797 (Schofield Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1573797 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: Columbia
- Est. Elev: 262 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Poynette
- Location given for Schofield Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.4169302 Lon: -89.4001185
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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 '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- Schofield 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. |