A visit to the Sheads Island 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 Sheads Island Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sheads Island Cemetery:
44.0483, -88.8968
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sheads Island Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sheads Island Cemetery is located in Waushara County<2>.
The county seat for Waushara County is located in Wautoma. Wautoma lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the west of the Sheads Island Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sheads Island Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Sheads Island Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sheads Island Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Burdick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Burdick Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdick Cemetery
- North Rushford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Forest Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Forest Grove Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove Cemetery
- Welsh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Welsh Cemetery is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh Cemetery
- Sacramento Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Sacramento Cemetery is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacramento Cemetery
- Eureka Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Eureka Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- St. Stanislaus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
- Nepeuskun Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Nepeuskun Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nepeuskun Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Goggins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Goggins Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goggins Cemetery
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Cemetery
- Poy Sippi Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Poy Sippi Cemetery is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poy Sippi Cemetery
- Bush Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Bush Cemetery is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Cemetery
- Waukau Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Waukau Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukau Cemetery
- Omro Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fairburn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Fairburn Cemetery is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairburn Cemetery
- Krebs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Krebs Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sheads Island Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sheads Island Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Berlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,383 people
- Omro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Omro is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,592 people
- Poy Sippi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Poy Sippi is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poy Sippi
- Harbor Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Harbor Springs is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Springs
- Winneconne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Winneconne is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winneconne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
- Redgranite
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Redgranite is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redgranite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,111 people
- Reighmoor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Reighmoor is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reighmoor
- Orihula
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Orihula is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orihula
- Pine River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pine River is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
- Lohrville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lohrville is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lohrville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 389 people
- Rodney ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rodney is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- West Bloomfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- West Bloomfield is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bloomfield
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Pickett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pickett is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett
- Fisk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fisk is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisk
- Zittau
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Zittau is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zittau
- Green Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Green Lake is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
- Ripon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ripon is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,844 people
- Fitzgerald
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fitzgerald is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerald
- Allenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Allenville is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Fremont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fremont is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 647 people
- Saxeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saxeville is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxeville
- Mount Morris
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Morris is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Morris
- Neshkoro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Neshkoro is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshkoro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
- Silver Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Silver Lake is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Princeton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Princeton is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,166 people
- West Rosendale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Rosendale is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rosendale
- Oshkosh
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Oshkosh is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshkosh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66,495 people
- Gills Landing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Gills Landing is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills Landing
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 Sheads Island Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Waushara County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sheads Island Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Berlin
- Omro
- Omro lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the East (E) of the Sheads Island Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Omro.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omro
- Oshkosh
- Princeton
- Redgranite
- Ripon
- Winneconne
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 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 Sheads Island Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Waushara 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 Sheads Island Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1573988 (Sheads Island Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1573988 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: Waushara
- Est. Elev: 243 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Auroraville
- Location given for Sheads Island Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.0483142 Lon: -88.8967803
- 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 Waushara, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sheads Island 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. |