A visit to the Volunteer 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 Volunteer Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Volunteer Cemetery:
44.4128, -87.6237
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Volunteer Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Volunteer Cemetery is located in Kewaunee County<2>.
The county seat for Kewaunee County is located in Kewaunee. Kewaunee lies just to the east northeast of the Volunteer Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Volunteer Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Volunteer Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Volunteer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. John Nepomuceue Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Norman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Norman Cemetery is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman Cemetery
- St. Hedwigs Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Josephs Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Lawrence Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Franklin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Montpelier Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Wenceslaus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Pilsen.
- The St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Therese Parish Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2334211 <5>
- St. Josephs Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- St. Anna Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Anna Cemetery is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anna Cemetery
- Sandy Bay Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sandy Bay Cemetery is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bay Cemetery
- Forest View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Forest View Cemetery is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest View Cemetery
- Bolt Bohemian Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Progressive Farmer's Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
- The St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Isadore the Farmer Catholic Church Cemetery
- St. Mary's Cemetery
- Tisch Mills Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2244119 <5>
- Holy Rosary Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Kewaunee Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Volunteer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Volunteer Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Krok
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Krok is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krok
- Stangelville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stangelville is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stangelville
- Ellisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ellisville is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisville
- Tisch Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tisch Mills is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisch Mills
- Pilsen
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pilsen is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilsen
- Bolt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bolt is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolt
- Kewaunee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kewaunee is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewaunee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,835 people
- Curran
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Curran is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curran
- Zander
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Zander is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zander
- Fontenoy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fontenoy is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontenoy
- Luxemburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Luxemburg is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxemburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,577 people
- Casco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Casco is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Denmark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Denmark is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,271 people
- Larrabee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Larrabee is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
- Sugar Bush
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Bush is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bush
- Poland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Poland is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
- Melnik
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Melnik is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melnik
- Fisherville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fisherville is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
- Mishicot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mishicot is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishicot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
- Rosecrans
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rosecrans is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosecrans
- Maribel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Maribel is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maribel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Pine Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Hickory Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Grove is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Kingsbridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Kingsbridge is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbridge
- Gregorville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gregorville is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregorville
- Euren
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Euren is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euren
- Bellevue
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bellevue is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,030 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 Volunteer Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kewaunee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Volunteer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Volunteer Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Kewaunee 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 Volunteer Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1576126 (Volunteer Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1576126 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: Kewaunee
- Est. Elev: 215 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kewaunee
- Location given for Volunteer Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.4127743 Lon: -87.6236979
- 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 Kewaunee, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Volunteer 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. |