A visit to the Sylvan 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 Sylvan Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sylvan Cemetery:
43.4203, -90.6421
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sylvan Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sylvan Cemetery is located in Richland County<2>.
The county seat for Richland County is located in Richland Center. Richland Center lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Sylvan Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sylvan Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Sylvan Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sylvan Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sugar Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Sugar Grove Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- North Clayton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The North Clayton Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Clayton Cemetery
- Felton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Felton Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Felton Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northwest of Boaz.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87931 <5>
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Bender Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bender Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bender Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bender Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Viola.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2136070 <5>
- Hopewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Berry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Berry Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Cemetery
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mill Creek Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek Cemetery
- Manning Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Manning Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning Cemetery
- Maiben Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Maiben Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiben Cemetery
- Ash Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ash Ridge Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Ridge Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Viola Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Carter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Montgomeryville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Conkle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Conkle Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conkle Cemetery
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
- St. Phillips Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Phillips Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Phillips Cemetery
- Five Points Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Five Points Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sylvan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sylvan Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sabin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sabin is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabin
- Soldiers Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Soldiers Grove is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
- Viola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Viola is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 665 people
- Readstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Readstown is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
- Boaz
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Boaz is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Gillingham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gillingham is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillingham
- Bloom City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bloom City is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom City
- La Farge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- La Farge is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Farge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Woodstock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Woodstock is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Gays Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gays Mills is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Bell Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bell Center is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Towerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Towerville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towerville
- Yuba
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Yuba is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Petersburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Petersburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Westport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Westport is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Richland Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Richland Center is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,949 people
- Hub City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hub City is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub City
- Liberty Pole
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Liberty Pole is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Pole
- Viroqua
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Viroqua is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viroqua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,394 people
- Fargo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Fargo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
- Rising Sun
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rising Sun is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Mount Sterling
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Sterling is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Blue River
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Blue River is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
- Balmoral
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Balmoral is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balmoral
- White City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- White City is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
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 Sylvan Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Richland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sylvan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gays Mills
- La Farge
- Readstown
- Richland Center
- Soldiers Grove
- Viola
- Viroqua
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 Sylvan Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Richland 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 Sylvan Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1834428 (Sylvan Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1834428 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: Richland
- Est. Elev: 378 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sugar Grove
- Location given for Sylvan Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.4202554 Lon: -90.6420734
- 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 Richland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sylvan 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. |