A visit to the Shell Lake 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 Shell Lake Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Shell Lake Cemetery (FG ID #89263).
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 Shell Lake Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shell Lake Cemetery:
45.7548, -91.9093
Note: While we are using the above GPS location for the Shell Lake Cemetery, it has not been verified and we are uncertain about its accuracy - use with caution.
The Shell Lake Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northeast of Shell Lake.
The cemetery is located in Washburn County<3>.
Adjacent to the Shell Lake Cemetery and just to the north is the Saint Josephs Cemetery.
The county seat for Washburn County is located in Shell Lake. Shell Lake lies just to the southwest of the Shell Lake Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shell Lake Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 18 miles [29 km] of the Shell Lake Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shell Lake Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Spooner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Spooner City Veterans Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sarona Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sarona Cemetery is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarona Cemetery
- Rocky Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Rocky Ridge Cemetery is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge Cemetery
- Clam River Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Clam River Cemetery is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clam River Cemetery
- Barronett Lakeside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Greendale Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Greendale Cemetery is located in Burnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale Cemetery
- Bohemian National Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Earl Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rosewood Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- The Rosewood Cemetery is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood Cemetery
- Big Sand Lake Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- East Cumberland Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wiesner Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- The Wiesner Cemetery is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiesner Cemetery
- Sacred Hearts Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lorain Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- The Lorain Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorain Cemetery
- Lake Side Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- The Lake Side Cemetery is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Side Cemetery
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
- St. Anthony Abbot Catholic Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Stanfold Lutheran Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lampson Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- The Lampson Cemetery is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lampson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Shell Lake Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shell Lake Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Shell Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Spooner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bashaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Madge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Haugen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Haugen is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haugen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Nobleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Earl
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hertel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cumberland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cumberland is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,097 people
- Birchwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Birchwood is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 426 people
- Stone Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Clam Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Rice Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rice Lake is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,498 people
- Webb Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Siren
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Poskin
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Webster
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Webster is located in Burnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 620 people
- Almena
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Almena is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Barron
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Minong
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Minong is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 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 Shell Lake Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washburn County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shell Lake Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Barron
- Birchwood
- Cameron
- Cumberland
- Frederic
- Hayward
- Hertel
- Minong
- Rice Lake
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Siren
- Spooner
- Stone Lake
- Turtle Lake
- Webster
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Shell Lake Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Washburn 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 Shell Lake Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #89263
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1574008 (Shell Lake Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1574008 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: Washburn
- Est. Elev: 384 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Spooner
- Location given for Shell Lake Cemetery:
- Lat: 45.7546704 Lon: -91.9087865
- 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shell Lake Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Washburn, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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. |