A visit to the Veterans 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 Veterans Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Veterans Cemetery:
43.6914, -91.2926
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Veterans Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Veterans Cemetery is located in Houston County<2>.
The county seat for Houston County is located in Caledonia. Caledonia lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Veterans Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Veterans Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Veterans Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Veterans Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Neumann Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Frederick Hammer Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Christoph Hammer Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Forest Green Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Forest Green Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Green Cemetery
- Hackett's Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. Matthews Cemetery is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthews Cemetery
- Hoffman Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- West Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The West Family Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Family Cemetery
- Union Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Valley Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Old Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Convent Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Convent Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Convent Cemetery
- St. Nicholas Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Church of Peace Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Riverside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Gable Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Gable Cemetery is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gable Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hargreaves Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chipmunk Coulee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Chipmunk Coulee Cemetery is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipmunk Coulee Cemetery
- Oehler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Oehler Cemetery is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oehler Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Veterans Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Veterans Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Brownsville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Brownsville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
- Stoddard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stoddard is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
- Hokah
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Reno
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Reno is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Genoa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Genoa is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Shelby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shelby is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- La Crosse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- La Crosse is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51,163 people
- La Crescent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Caledonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Chaseburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Chaseburg is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- North La Crosse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- North La Crosse is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North La Crosse
- Grand Crossing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Grand Crossing is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Crossing
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- French Island
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- French Island is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Island
- New Albin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Newton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Newton is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Coon Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Coon Valley is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Barre Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Barre Mills is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre Mills
- Onalaska
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Onalaska is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onalaska
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,108 people
- Saint Joseph
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Joseph is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Houston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dakota
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dakota is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dakota
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Eitzen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eitzen is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eitzen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Willington Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Willington Grove is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington Grove
- Wilmington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmington is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Nodine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nodine is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodine
- Midway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
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 Veterans Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Houston County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Veterans Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brownsville
- Caledonia
- Hokah
- Houston
- La Crescent
- La Crosse
- New Albin
- Onalaska
- Stoddard
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 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 Veterans Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Houston 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 Veterans Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2050439 (Veterans Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2050439 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: Houston
- Est. Elev: 207 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Brownsville
- Location given for Veterans Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.6913578 Lon: -91.2926353
- 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 Minnesota's counties, including Houston, 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- Veterans 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. |