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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Shanks Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Shanks Cemetery (FG ID #89257)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Shanks Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shanks Cemetery

Lat:   43.4587°   (43° 27' 31")

Lon:   -89.5234°   (-89° 31' 24")

The Shanks Cemetery is located in Columbia County<2>.

The county seat for Columbia County is located in Portage. Portage lies just to the north northeast of the Shanks Cemetery .

Establishment of the Shanks Cemetery ...

The Shanks Cemetery was established in 1874.

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 Shanks Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Wisconsin:
  • Pages specific to Columbia County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Shanks Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Shanks Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shanks Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Durwards Glen ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durwards Glen
      • Durwards Glen is located in Columbia County
    • Harmony Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
      • Harmony Grove is located in Columbia County
    • Lake Wisconsin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Wisconsin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wisconsin
      • Lake Wisconsin is located in Columbia County
    • Portage
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
      • Portage is located in Columbia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,381 people
    • Merrimac
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrimac have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
      • Merrimac is located in Sauk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
    • Okee
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okee
      • Okee is located in Columbia County
    • Poynette
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poynette have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poynette
      • Poynette is located in Columbia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,508 people
    • Moon Valley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Valley
      • Moon Valley is located in Sauk County
    • Lodi
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
      • Lodi is located in Columbia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
    • Baraboo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baraboo
      • Baraboo is located in Sauk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,121 people
    • Arlington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
      • Arlington is located in Columbia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
    • Wyocena
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyocena
      • Wyocena is located in Columbia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
      • Former names for Wyocena:
      • Duck Creek
      • Wiocena
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Pardeeville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pardeeville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardeeville
        • Pardeeville is located in Columbia County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,053 people
      • West Baraboo
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Baraboo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baraboo
        • West Baraboo is located in Sauk County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
      • North Leeds
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Leeds have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
        • North Leeds is located in Columbia County
      • Dane
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dane have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dane
        • Dane is located in Dane County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
      • Rio
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rio have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
        • Rio is located in Columbia County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
      • Prairie du Sac village
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Sac village
        • Prairie du Sac village is located in Sauk County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,426 people
      • Morrisonville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
        • Morrisonville is located in Dane County
      • Lake Delton
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Delton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Delton
        • Lake Delton is located in Sauk County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,986 people
      • Sauk City
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sauk City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauk City
        • Sauk City is located in Sauk County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,498 people
      • Wisconsin Dells
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisconsin Dells
        • Wisconsin Dells is located in Columbia County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
      • Douglas Center
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglas Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Center
        • Douglas Center is located in Marquette County

    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 Shanks 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 Shanks Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Shanks Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shanks Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Methodist Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Rubin - Guenther Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Ginter Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ginter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ginter Cemetery is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ginter Cemetery
    • Welsh Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Welsh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Welsh Cemetery is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Welsh Cemetery
    • Welsh Church Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Caledonia German Methodist Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Caledonia German Methodist Cemetery is located in Columbia County
      • The Caledonia German Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Caledonia Cemetery
      • German Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caledonia German Methodist Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87658 <1>
    • St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Camillus Catholic Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Evangelical Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Indian Farm Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hastie Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Hastie Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Hastie Cemetery is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hastie Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2213155 <1>
    • Dekorra Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • St. Johns Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Sauk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
      • Dekorra Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Tucker Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tucker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Tucker Cemetery is located in Sauk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tucker Cemetery
      • Kerth Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kerth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Kerth Cemetery is located in Sauk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kerth Cemetery
      • Hill Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hill Cemetery is located in Sauk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery
      • Schofield Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Inch Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Pacific Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Silver Lake Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Oak Grove Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Shanks Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1573962  (Shanks Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1573962 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Durwards Glen
      • County: Columbia         Elev: 291
      • Location given for GNIS #1573962 (Shanks Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #89257

    The official website for Columbia County: www.co.columbia.wi.us/

    The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/

    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 '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Shanks Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4587, Longitude: -89.5234    
    <4>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.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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