A visit to the Yellow 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 Yellow River Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Yellow River Cemetery:
45.1400, -90.9462
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Yellow River Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Yellow River Cemetery is located in Chippewa County<2>.
The county seat for Chippewa County is located in Chippewa Falls. Chippewa Falls lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Yellow River Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Yellow River Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Yellow River Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Yellow River Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Meadowbrook Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Meadowbrook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Meadowbrook Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook Cemetery
- Meadowbrook Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Estella Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Estella Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estella Cemetery
- Donald Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Donald Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald Cemetery
- Martin Mission Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Holcombe Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Walker - Jackson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bohemian Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bohemian Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemian Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
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- St. Stanislaus Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Assumption Orthodox Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hannibal Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hannibal Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannibal Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- East Side Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The East Side Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side Cemetery
- Eidsvold Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Eidsvold Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidsvold Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Yellow River Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Yellow River Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Polley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Polley is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polley
- Gilman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gilman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Bellinger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bellinger is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellinger
- Estella
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Estella is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estella
- Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
- Eadsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eadsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eadsville
- Cornell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cornell is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
- Lublin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lublin is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
- Sheldon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sheldon is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Drywood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Drywood is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drywood
- Stanley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Stanley is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,705 people
- Eidsvold
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Eidsvold is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidsvold
- Boyd
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Boyd is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
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- Thorp
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Thorp is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,604 people
- Hughey ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hughey is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Cadott
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cadott is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,411 people
- Perkinstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Perkinstown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinstown
- Jump River
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump River is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jump River
- Conrath
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Conrath is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conrath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Reseburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Reseburg is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reseburg
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 Yellow River Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chippewa County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Yellow River Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Boyd
- Boyd lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Yellow River Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Boyd.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Cadott
- Cornell
- Gilman
- Ladysmith
- Stanley
- Thorp
- Thorp lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Yellow River Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Thorp.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorp
- Withee
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 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 Yellow River Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Chippewa 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 Yellow River Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1577090 (Yellow River Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1577090 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: Chippewa
- Est. Elev: 339 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ruby
- Location given for Yellow River Cemetery:
- Lat: 45.1399694 Lon: -90.9462472
- 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 Chippewa, 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 from Point A (ie- Yellow 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> | 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. |