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A visit to the Wilson Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Wilson Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wilson Cemetery

Lat:   43.9247°   (43° 55' 28")

Lon:   -91.3829°   (-91° 22' 58")

The Wilson Cemetery is located in Winona County<2>.

The county seat for Winona County is located in Winona. Winona lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the northwest of the Wilson Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Wilson Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Hiler Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hiler Cemetery
    • The Hiler Cemetery is located in Winona County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hiler Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Nodine.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82497 <5>
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Winona County
  • Dresbach Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dresbach Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dresbach Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dresbach Cemetery is located in Winona County
  • Brice Prairie Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brice Prairie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brice Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brice Prairie Cemetery is located in La Crosse County (WI)
  • Old Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Catholic Cemetery is located in Trempealeau County (WI)
  • Bush Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bush Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bush Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bush Cemetery is located in Winona County
  • Sheldon Family Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheldon Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sheldon Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sheldon Family Cemetery is located in Houston County
  • Toledo Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Toledo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Toledo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Toledo Cemetery is located in Houston County
  • Pine Creek Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Creek Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Creek Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pine Creek Catholic Cemetery is located in Houston County
  • Green Mound Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Mound Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Mound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Green Mound Cemetery is located in La Crosse County (WI)
  • Trempealeau Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trempealeau Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trempealeau Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Trempealeau Cemetery is located in Trempealeau County (WI)
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Winona County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Loretta Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Loretta Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Loretta Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Loretta Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Tabor Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tabor Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tabor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tabor Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Immanuel German Lutheran Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel German Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immanuel German Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Immanuel German Lutheran Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Crucifixion Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Prospect Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prospect Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prospect Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Prospect Hill Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Long Coulee Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Coulee Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Coulee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Long Coulee Cemetery is located in La Crosse County (WI)
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Winona County
    • Ruff Family Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ruff Family Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ruff Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ruff Family Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Onalaska City Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Onalaska City Cemetery
      • The Onalaska City Cemetery is located in La Crosse County (WI)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Onalaska City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Onalaska (WI).
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109462 <5>
    • Halfway Creek Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Halfway Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Halfway Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Halfway Creek Cemetery is located in La Crosse County (WI)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wilson Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wilson Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Dakota
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dakota have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dakota
    • Dakota is located in Winona County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
  • Nodine
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodine
    • Nodine is located in Winona County
  • Brice Prairie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brice Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice Prairie
    • Brice Prairie is located in La Crosse County (WI)
  • Trempealeau
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trempealeau have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trempealeau
    • Trempealeau is located in Trempealeau County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,663 people
  • Midway
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Midway is located in La Crosse County (WI)
  • Holmen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holmen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmen
    • Holmen is located in La Crosse County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,368 people
  • Lamoille
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamoille
    • Lamoille is located in Winona County
  • La Crescent
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • French Island
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Island
    • French Island is located in La Crosse County (WI)
  • North La Crosse
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North La Crosse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North La Crosse
    • North La Crosse is located in La Crosse County (WI)
  • Onalaska
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onalaska have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onalaska
    • Onalaska is located in La Crosse County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,108 people
  • La Crosse
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
    • La Crosse is located in La Crosse County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,163 people
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Grand Crossing
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grand Crossing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Crossing
      • Grand Crossing is located in La Crosse County (WI)
    • Wrights Corners
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corners
      • Wrights Corners is located in Trempealeau County (WI)
    • Homer
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
      • Homer is located in Winona County
    • Hokah
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hokah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokah
      • Hokah is located in Houston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hokah <6>
    • Galesville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesville
      • Galesville is located in Trempealeau County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
    • Money Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money Creek
      • Money Creek is located in Houston County
    • Marshland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshland
      • Marshland is located in Buffalo County (WI)
    • Houston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Barre Mills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barre Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre Mills
      • Barre Mills is located in La Crosse County (WI)

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 Wilson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Winona County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 helpful 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 Wilson Cemetery:

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 Wilson Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #654220  (Wilson Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #654220 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Pickwick
    • County: Winona         Elev: 224
    • Location given for GNIS #654220 (Wilson Cemetery)

The official website for Winona County: www.co.winona.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/

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 Winona, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Wilson Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9247, Longitude: -91.3829       In this case, the coordinates for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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