A visit to the West Clayton 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 West Clayton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Clayton Cemetery:
45.3247, -92.2413
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West Clayton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The West Clayton Cemetery is located in Polk County<2>.
The county seat for Polk County is located in Balsam Lake. Balsam Lake lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northwest of the West Clayton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the West Clayton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the West Clayton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Clayton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Elim Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Elim Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elim Cemetery
- Clayton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Clayton Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Amery Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Peace Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Peace Cemetery is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Cemetery
- St. Ann Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Ann Cemetery is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Ann Cemetery
- Volga Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Volga Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Volga Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Amery.
- The Volga Cemetery has also been known as:
- Traveler's Rest Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1361634 <5>
- Lincoln Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
- St. Charles Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Charles Cemetery is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Charles Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Reeve Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Reeve Cemetery is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeve Cemetery
- Apple River Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Apple River Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple River Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Lake View Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Lake View Cemetery is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Cemetery
- Georgetown Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Georgetown Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown Cemetery
- Independent Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Independent Cemetery is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independent Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the West Clayton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Clayton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Clayton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Clayton is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
- Amery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Amery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amery
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,799 people
- Clear Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Clear Lake is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,099 people
- Turtle Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Turtle Lake is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Volga ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Volga is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
- Deronda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Deronda is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deronda
- Twin Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Twin Town is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Town
- Deer Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Park is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Almena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Almena is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Bunyan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bunyan is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunyan
- Balsam Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Balsam Lake is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 978 people
- Prairie Farm
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie Farm is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Farm
- Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Poskin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Poskin is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poskin
- Star Prairie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Star Prairie is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Prairie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Horse Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Horse Creek is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
- Cumberland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,097 people
- Centuria
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Centuria is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centuria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 905 people
- Glenwood City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Glenwood City is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
- Ridgeland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeland is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
- Hillsdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hillsdale is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Milltown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Milltown is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 875 people
- Erin Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Erin Corner is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Corner
- Downing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Downing is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Barron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Barron is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 people
- Dresser
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dresser is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 864 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 West Clayton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Polk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Clayton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Amery
- Balsam Lake
- Barron
- Centuria
- Clear Lake
- Cumberland
- Downing
- Glenwood City
- Milltown
- Star Prairie
- Turtle Lake
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 West Clayton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Polk 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 West Clayton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1576489 (West Clayton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1576489 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: Polk
- Est. Elev: 374 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Clayton
- Location given for West Clayton Cemetery:
- Lat: 45.3246827 Lon: -92.2412989
- 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 Polk, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- West Clayton 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. |