A visit to the Sheldon 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 Sheldon Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sheldon Cemetery:
43.8394, -89.4698
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sheldon Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sheldon Cemetery is located in Marquette County<2>.
The county seat for Marquette County is located in Montello. Montello lies just to the east southeast of the Sheldon Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sheldon Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Sheldon Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sheldon Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Westfield South Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The East Cemetery is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Krentz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Krentz Cemetery is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krentz Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Kelly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- Hodge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hodge Cemetery is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge Cemetery
- Oxford Village Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Oxford Village Cemetery is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Village Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oxford Village Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Oxford.
- The Oxford Village Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oxford Cemetery
- Village Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1967858 <5>
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
- St. John the Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Newton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Newton Cemetery is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Cemetery
- Lakeview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
- Eastside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Eastside Cemetery is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastside Cemetery
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Lawn Cemetery is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn Cemetery
- Matz - Tagatz Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Matz - Tagatz Cemetery is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matz - Tagatz Cemetery
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Emmanuel Evangelical Crystal Lake Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Sheldon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sheldon Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Westfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Westfield is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,268 people
- Packwaukee
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Packwaukee is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packwaukee
- Oxford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oxford is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Endeavor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Endeavor is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endeavor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
- Glen Oak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Oak is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Oak
- Montello
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Montello is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,454 people
- Douglas Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Douglas Center is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Center
- Germania
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Germania is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania
- Pilot Knob ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pilot Knob is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Coloma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Coloma is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
- Neshkoro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Neshkoro is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshkoro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
- Easton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Easton is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Marquette
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Marquette is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Princeton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Princeton is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,166 people
- Wautoma
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Wautoma is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wautoma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,114 people
- Plainville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Plainville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Kingston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kingston is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Rodney ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rodney is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Silver Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Lake is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Friendship
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
- Adams
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Adams is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Wisconsin Dells
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wisconsin Dells is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisconsin Dells
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
- Portage
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Portage is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,381 people
- Hancock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hancock is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 402 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 Sheldon Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marquette County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sheldon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Adams
- Adams lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Sheldon Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Adams.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Friendship
- Hancock
- Kingston
- Montello
- Oxford
- Pardeeville
- Portage
- Princeton
- Wautoma
- Westfield
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 Sheldon Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Marquette 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 Sheldon Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1574004 (Sheldon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1574004 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: Marquette
- Est. Elev: 282 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Packwaukee
- Location given for Sheldon Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.8394216 Lon: -89.4698443
- 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 Marquette, 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- Sheldon 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. |