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A visit to the Winchester Memorial 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 Winchester Memorial Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Winchester Memorial Cemetery:

46.2452, -89.8360

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Winchester Memorial Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Winchester Memorial Cemetery is located in Vilas County<2>.

The county seat for Vilas County is located in Eagle River. Eagle River lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<3> to the southeast of the Winchester Memorial Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Winchester Memorial Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Winchester Memorial Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Winchester Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Presque Isle Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Presque Isle Cemetery is located in Vilas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presque Isle Cemetery
  • Marenisco Twp. Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Marenisco Twp. Cemetery is located in Gogebic County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marenisco Twp. Cemetery
  • Mercer Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Mercer Cemetery is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer Cemetery
  • Pines Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Pines Cemetery is located in Vilas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pines Cemetery
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Gogebic County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Cemetery
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Gogebic County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
    • The Hillcrest Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bessemer Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #713 <5>
  • Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Gogebic County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Ironwood (MI).
    • The Riverside Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Ironwood Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1499 <5>
  • Plum Lake Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Plum Lake Cemetery is located in Vilas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Lake Cemetery
    • The Plum Lake Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Sayner Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #223983 <5>
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Woodruff.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2145393 <5>
  • St. Patricks Catholic Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • The St. Patricks Catholic Cemetery is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Patricks Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Woodruff.
    • The St. Patricks Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2236117 <5>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Forest Garden Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • The Forest Garden Cemetery is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Garden Cemetery
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Iron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
    • Lakeview Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Ontonagon County (MI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
    • Forest Lawn Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Forest Lawn Cemetery is located in Ontonagon County (MI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn Cemetery
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Iron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Iron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
    • St. Germain Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Germain Cemetery is located in Vilas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Germain Cemetery
    • Land O' Lakes Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Oak Hill Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Vilas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Winchester Memorial Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Winchester Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Katinka Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Katinka Village is located in Vilas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katinka Village
  • Manitowish Waters
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Manitowish Waters is located in Vilas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitowish Waters
  • Hartley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Hartley is located in Gogebic County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
    • Hartley has also been known as:
    • Hartleys
  • Manitowish
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Manitowish is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitowish
  • Marenisco
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Wakefield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Ramsay
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Ramsay is located in Gogebic County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsay
  • Gogebic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Gogebic is located in Gogebic County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogebic
  • White City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • White City is located in Gogebic County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
  • Yale
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Yale is located in Gogebic County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
  • Thomaston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Thomaston is located in Gogebic County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston
  • Lac du Flambeau
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Lac du Flambeau is located in Vilas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lac du Flambeau
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Bessemer
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Bessemer is located in Gogebic County (MI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bessemer <6>
    • Connorville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Connorville is located in Gogebic County (MI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connorville
    • Ironwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Ironwood is located in Gogebic County (MI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,814 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ironwood <6>
    • Hurley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Hurley is located in Iron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
    • Sayner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Sayner is located in Vilas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayner
    • Hillcrest
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Hillcrest is located in Gogebic County (MI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
    • Gile
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Gile is located in Iron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gile
    • Montreal
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Montreal is located in Iron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montreal
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
    • Woodruff
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Woodruff is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
    • North Ironwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • North Ironwood is located in Gogebic County (MI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ironwood

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 Winchester Memorial Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Vilas County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Winchester Memorial Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bessemer
    • Bessemer lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Winchester Memorial Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bessemer.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
  • Hurley
    • Hurley lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Winchester Memorial Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hurley.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
  • Ironwood
  • Wakefield

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Winchester Memorial Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Wisconsin:
  • Pages specific to Vilas 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 Winchester Memorial Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1833733  (Winchester Memorial Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1833733 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: Vilas
      • Est. Elev: 510 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Papoose Lake
      • Location given for Winchester Memorial Cemetery:
      • Lat: 46.2452267     Lon: -89.8359926
      • 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 Vilas, 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' (or 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- Winchester Memorial 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.