A visit to the Sweet 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 Sweet Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sweet Cemetery:
42.8886, -89.0393
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sweet Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sweet Cemetery is located in Dane County<2>.
The county seat for Dane County is located in Madison. Madison lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the northwest of the Sweet Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Sweet Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sweet Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Albion Prairie Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Busseyville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Busseyville Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busseyville Cemetery
- Jenson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Jenson Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenson Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Fassett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Fassett Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fassett Cemetery
- Wheeler Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rock River Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rock River Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock River Cemetery
- Fulton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Fulton Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton Cemetery
- Otter Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Otter Creek Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- East Side Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The East Side Cemetery is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- St. Anns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The St. Anns Cemetery is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anns Cemetery
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Milton Junction Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Lake Ripley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hauge Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Hauge Cemetery is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hauge Cemetery
- West Koshkonong Lutheran Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Skaalen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Milton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Milton Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Cemetery
- Lakeview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sweet Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sweet Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Albion
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Albion is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Edgerton Beach Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Edgerton Beach Park is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton Beach Park
- Carcajou
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Carcajou is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carcajou
- Edgerton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Edgerton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,595 people
- Rockdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rockdale is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Indianford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Indianford is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianford
- Lake Koshkonong
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lake Koshkonong is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Koshkonong
- Hanerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hanerville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanerville
- Fulton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Milton Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Milton Junction is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Junction
- Lake Ripley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lake Ripley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ripley
- Cambridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cambridge is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,538 people
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Dunkirk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dunkirk is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
- Milton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Milton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,643 people
- Stoughton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Stoughton is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoughton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,218 people
- Cooksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cooksville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Fort Atkinson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fort Atkinson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Atkinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,372 people
- Deerfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Deerfield is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,540 people
- Lima Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lima Center is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima Center
- Door Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Door Creek is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Door Creek
- Cold Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cold Spring is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Stone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Stone is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
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 Sweet Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dane County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sweet Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cambridge
- Deerfield
- Edgerton
- Fort Atkinson
- Janesville
- Jefferson
- Lake Mills
- Milton Junction
- Milton
- Stoughton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Sweet Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Dane 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 Sweet Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1575179 (Sweet Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1575179 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: Dane
- Est. Elev: 261 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rockdale
- Location given for Sweet Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.8886156 Lon: -89.0392784
- 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 Dane, 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- Sweet 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. |