A visit to the Willow River 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 Willow River Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Willow River Cemetery:
44.9741, -92.7449
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Willow River Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Willow River Cemetery is located in Saint Croix County<2>.
The county seat for Saint Croix County is located in Hudson. Hudson lies just to the south southeast of the Willow River Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Willow River Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Willow River Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Willow River Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lakeview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lakeview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Lakeland (MN).
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The St. Patrick Cemetery is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick Cemetery
- St. Michael Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Michael Cemetery is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michael Cemetery
- Hazelwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hazelwood Cemetery is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood Cemetery
- St. Charles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Charles Cemetery is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Charles Cemetery
- Rentz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Rentz Cemetery is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rentz Cemetery
- Daniel Vollmer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Daniel Vollmer Cemetery is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Vollmer Cemetery
- Old Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fahlstrom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Fahlstrom Cemetery is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fahlstrom Cemetery
- Houlton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Houlton Cemetery is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houlton Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
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- St. Lucas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Lucas Cemetery is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lucas Cemetery
- St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Community Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Memorial Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Paulus Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- German Settlement Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Christ Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Christ Cemetery is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Cemetery
- Mound Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mound Prairie Cemetery is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Prairie Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Willow River Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Willow River Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hudson
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hudson is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,168 people
- Lakeland
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- North Hudson
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- North Hudson is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,833 people
- Lakeland Shores
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeland Shores is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Lake Saint Croix Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lake Saint Croix Beach is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Saint Croix Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,071 people
- Bayport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Marys Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Saint Marys Point is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
- Afton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Afton is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,036 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Afton <5>
- Burkhardt
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Burkhardt is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkhardt
- Oak Park Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stillwater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Elmo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Woodbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- River Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- River Falls is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,306 people
- Roberts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Roberts is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,018 people
- Somerset
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Somerset is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,992 people
- Duluth Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Duluth Junction is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth Junction
- Grant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grant is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,107 people
- Oakdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oakdale is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,773 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakdale <5>
- Willernie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Springs is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Landfall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Landfall is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landfall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 733 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 Willow River Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Saint Croix County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Willow River Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bayport
- Hudson
- North Saint Paul
- River Falls
- Somerset
- Stillwater
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 Willow River Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Saint Croix 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 Willow River Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1581755 (Willow River Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1581755 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: St. Croix
- Est. Elev: 271 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Northline
- Location given for Willow River Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.9741342 Lon: -92.7449253
- 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 Saint Croix, 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- Willow River 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |