A visit to the Welsh 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 Welsh Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Welsh Cemetery:
43.5075, -89.5412
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Welsh Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Welsh Cemetery is located in Columbia County<2>.
The county seat for Columbia County is located in Portage. Portage lies just to the east northeast of the Welsh Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Welsh Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Welsh Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Welsh Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Caledonia German Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Caledonia German Methodist Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia German Methodist Cemetery
- The Caledonia German Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Caledonia Cemetery
- German Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87658 <5>
- St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
- The St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Caledonia Cemetery
- St. Paul's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2197436 <5>
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shanks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- McDonald Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
- The McDonald Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crawford Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88422 <5>
- Silver Lake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tucker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rubin - Guenther Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ginter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Ginter Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginter Cemetery
- St. Camillus Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Camillus Catholic Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Camillus Catholic Cemetery
- The St. Camillus Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Camillus Novitiate Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2141444 <5>
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Dekorra Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cummings Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Paul Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Evangelical Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Indian Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hastie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pacific Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Old Ft. Winnebago 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 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Welsh Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Welsh Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Portage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Portage is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,381 people
- Durwards Glen ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Durwards Glen is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durwards Glen
- Lake Wisconsin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lake Wisconsin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wisconsin
- Harmony Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Harmony Grove is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
- Baraboo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Baraboo is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baraboo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,121 people
- Merrimac
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Merrimac is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Okee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Okee is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okee
- Poynette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Poynette is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poynette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,508 people
- West Baraboo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- West Baraboo is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baraboo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
- Moon Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moon Valley is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Valley
- Wyocena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wyocena is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyocena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
- Former names for Wyocena:
- Duck Creek
- Wiocena
- Pardeeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pardeeville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardeeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,053 people
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Lodi
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lodi is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
- Douglas Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Douglas Center is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Center
- Arlington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
- Endeavor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Endeavor is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endeavor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
- Wisconsin Dells
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wisconsin Dells is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisconsin Dells
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
- Lake Delton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Delton is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Delton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,986 people
- Rio
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rio is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- North Freedom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- North Freedom is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Freedom
- Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
- North Leeds
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Leeds is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
- Prairie du Sac village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie du Sac village is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Sac village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,426 people
- Dane
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dane is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 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 Welsh Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Columbia County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Welsh Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Baraboo
- Lodi
- Morrisonville
- North Freedom
- Oxford
- Pardeeville
- Portage
- Poynette
- Prairie du Sac village
- Rio
- Rio lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Welsh Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Rio.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Rock Springs
- Sauk City
- Wyocena
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 helpful 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 Welsh Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Columbia 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 Welsh Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1576420 (Welsh Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1576420 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: Columbia
- Est. Elev: 256 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pine Island
- Location given for Welsh Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.5074822 Lon: -89.5412324
- 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 Columbia, 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- Welsh 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. |