A visit to the South Lawrence Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
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 South Lawrence Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the South Lawrence Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the South Lawrence Cemetery
Lat: 45.4325° (45° 25' 56")
Lon: -90.8224° (-90° 49' 20")
The South Lawrence Cemetery is located in Rusk County<2>.
The county seat for Rusk County is located in Ladysmith. Ladysmith lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west of the South Lawrence Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the South Lawrence Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from South Lawrence Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Glenview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glenview Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glenview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Glenview Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Nebo Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Nebo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Ingram Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ingram Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ingram Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Ingram Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Swedish Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swedish Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swedish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Swedish Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Tony Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tony Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Tony Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Trinity Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Hannibal Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hannibal Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hannibal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hannibal Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- St. Marys Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Riverside Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Old Ladysmith Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Ladysmith Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Ladysmith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Old Ladysmith Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Donald Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Donald Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Donald Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Donald Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Kennan Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kennan Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kennan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Kennan Cemetery is located in Price County
- Servants of Mary Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Servants of Mary Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Servants of Mary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Servants of Mary Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Catawba Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catawba Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catawba Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Catawba Cemetery is located in Price County
- Perkinstown Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perkinstown Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perkinstown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Perkinstown Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Meadowbrook Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meadowbrook Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meadowbrook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Meadowbrook Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Meadowbrook Lutheran Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meadowbrook Lutheran Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meadowbrook Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Meadowbrook Lutheran Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Harmony Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmony Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Price County
- Donald Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 16 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the South Lawrence Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from South Lawrence Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jump River
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jump River
- Jump River is located in Taylor County
- Ingram
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Glen Flora
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Flora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Flora
- Glen Flora is located in Rusk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Hawkins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Tony
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Conrath
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Sheldon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Kennan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Ladysmith
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Hughey ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Catawba
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Catawba is located in Price County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Port Arthur
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Arthur
- Port Arthur is located in Rusk County
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Gilman
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Gilman is located in Taylor County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Perkinstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Perkinstown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinstown
- Perkinstown is located in Taylor County
- Polley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polley
- Polley is located in Taylor County
- Bruce
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Gilman
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 South Lawrence Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rusk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The South Lawrence Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cornell
- Cornell lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the South Lawrence Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cornell.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
- Exeland
- Exeland lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the South Lawrence Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Exeland.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeland
- Gilman
- Gilman lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the South (S) of the South Lawrence Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gilman.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Kennan
- Kennan lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the South Lawrence Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kennan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennan
- Ladysmith
- Ladysmith lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the West (W) of the South Lawrence Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ladysmith.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladysmith
- Phillips
- Phillips lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the South Lawrence Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Phillips.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips
- Prentice
- Prentice lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the South Lawrence Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Prentice.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentice
- Westboro
- Westboro lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the South Lawrence Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Westboro.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
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 South Lawrence Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Rusk County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Chippewa County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Price County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Sawyer County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Taylor County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- From Cyndi's List:
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Rusk County
- Cemetery Junction:
- Directory for Wisconsin
- From FamilySearch:
- Cemeteries Wiki for Wisconsin
- From Interment.net:
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the South Lawrence Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 South Lawrence Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1574465 (South Lawrence Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1574465 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: Sheldon NE
- County: Rusk Elev: 382
- Location given for GNIS #1574465 (South Lawrence Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Rusk County: www.ruskcounty.org/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
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 Rusk, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the South Lawrence Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4325, Longitude: -90.8224 In this case, the coordinates for the South Lawrence Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |