A visit to the Bear Creek Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Bear Creek Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Bear Creek Cemetery (FG ID #87551).
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 Bear Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bear Creek Cemetery:
43.5750, -90.6119
The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Vernon County<2>.
The county seat for Vernon County is located in Viroqua. Viroqua lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west of the Bear Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bear Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Bear Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bear Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Star Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Star Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Cemetery
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Lawton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lawton Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton Cemetery
- Booher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Booher Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booher Cemetery
- Jug Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Jug Creek Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jug Creek Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Vernon Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Cemetery
- Newburn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Newburn Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburn Cemetery
- Viola Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bender Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Bad Axe Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Bad Axe Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bad Axe Cemetery
- Brush Hollow Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Brush Hollow Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Hollow Cemetery
- Berry Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Berry Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Cemetery
- Czechs National Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- White City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The White City Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City Cemetery
- Revels Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Revels Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revels Cemetery
- Manning Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Manning Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning Cemetery
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Ash Ridge Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Ash Ridge Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Ridge Cemetery
- East Pine River Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Forest - Burr Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Billings Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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 Bear Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bear Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- La Farge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Viola
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- White City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- White City is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Bloom City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Yuba
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Yuba is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Sabin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ontario
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ontario is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
- Population from the 2020 Census: 561 people
- Readstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Readstown is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
- Woodstock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Tabor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oil City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Oil City is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Gillingham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Westby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Viroqua
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Viroqua is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viroqua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,394 people
- Soldiers Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Soldiers Grove is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
- Hub City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hub City is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub City
- Hillsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Trippville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cashton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cashton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,111 people
- Newry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Pole
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Boaz
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Norwalk
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Melvina
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wilton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wilton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
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 Bear Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Vernon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bear Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cashton
- Hillsboro
- La Farge
- Norwalk
- Ontario
- Readstown
- Soldiers Grove
- Viola
- Viola lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Bear Creek Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Viola.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Viroqua
- Westby
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 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 Bear Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Vernon 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 Bear Creek Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #87551
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1561369 (Bear Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1561369 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: Vernon
- Est. Elev: 256 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: West Lima
- Location given for Bear Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.574696 Lon: -90.6117971
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Vernon, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bear Creek 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. |