A visit to the Babcock 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 Babcock Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Babcock Cemetery:
44.3164, -90.1101
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Babcock Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Babcock Cemetery is located in Wood County<2>.
The county seat for Wood County is located in Wisconsin Rapids. Wisconsin Rapids lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Babcock Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Babcock Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Babcock Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Babcock Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Mound Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Mound Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Cemetery
- St. Joachims Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Meadow Valley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Novotny Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Novotny Cemetery is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novotny Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Village of Port Edwards Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- City Point Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The City Point Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Point Cemetery
- Martyrs Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Martyrs Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martyrs Cemetery
- Searles Prairie Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Greenwood Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Green Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Cemetery
- St. John Lutheran Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The St. John Lutheran Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John Lutheran Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northwest of Wisconsin Rapids.
- The St. John Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sigel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2158531 <5>
- Faith Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Faith Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Babcock Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Babcock Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pittsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pittsville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
- New Miner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- New Miner is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Miner
- Nekoosa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Nekoosa is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nekoosa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,391 people
- City Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- City Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Point
- Sprague
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sprague is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
- Port Edwards
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Port Edwards is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Edwards
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,752 people
- New Rome ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Rome is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rome
- Eight Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eight Corners is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eight Corners
- Vesper
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vesper is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesper
- Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
- Mather
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mather is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mather
- Wisconsin Rapids
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wisconsin Rapids is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisconsin Rapids
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,555 people
- Arpin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Arpin is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arpin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Lake Wazeecha
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lake Wazeecha is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wazeecha
- Grand Rapids
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Grand Rapids is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rapids
- Strongs Prairie
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Strongs Prairie is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongs Prairie
- Biron
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Biron is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
- Lapham Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lapham Junction is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapham Junction
- Lindsey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lindsey is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey
- Rudolph
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rudolph is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
- Pray
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pray
- Necedah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Necedah is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necedah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 923 people
- Big Flats
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Big Flats is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Flats
- Sherry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sherry is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry
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 Babcock Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wood County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Babcock Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Necedah
- Nekoosa
- Pittsville
- Vesper
- Wisconsin Rapids
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 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 Babcock Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Wood 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 Babcock Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1561051 (Babcock Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1561051 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: Wood
- Est. Elev: 299 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Babcock
- Location given for Babcock Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.3163518 Lon: -90.1101315
- 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 Wood, 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- Babcock 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. |