A visit to the Valders 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 Valders Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Valders Cemetery (FG ID #1154424).
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 Valders Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Valders Cemetery:
44.0512, -87.9014
The Valders Cemetery is located in Manitowoc County<2>.
The county seat for Manitowoc County is located in Manitowoc. Manitowoc lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Valders Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Valders Cemetery.
Establishment of the Valders Cemetery ...
The Valders Cemetery was established in 1850.
Name Variations for Valders Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Valders Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Valders Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Valders Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Our Saviors Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Grace Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- J.O. Tyler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Gregory Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Loreto Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Salem Methodist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Old Clark Mills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Mary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Friedens Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Peters Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pleuss Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Gjerpen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Streckert Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Zion Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rockland EUB Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ucker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Isidore Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Thomas The Apostle Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cato Heights Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Valders Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Valders Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Valders
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Saint Nazianz
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Clarks Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rube
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Madsen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Collins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grimms
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Steinthal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- School Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Osman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cato
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Reedsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Newtonburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Whitelaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Louis Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Spring Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Alverno
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Newton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Taus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hayton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rockville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Northeim
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Kellners Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Reifs Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Potter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Potter is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 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 Valders Cemetery. The following communities are located in Manitowoc County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Valders Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Valders Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Manitowoc 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 Valders Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #1154424
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1576015 (Valders Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1576015 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: Manitowoc
- Est. Elev: 270 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Valders
- Location given for Valders Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.0511042 Lon: -87.9012032
- 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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Manitowoc, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Valders 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. |