A visit to the Big Falls 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 Big Falls Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Big Falls Cemetery:
44.6116, -89.0173
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Big Falls Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Big Falls Cemetery is located in Waupaca County<2>.
The county seat for Waupaca County is located in Waupaca. Waupaca lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the south of the Big Falls Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Big Falls Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Big Falls Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Big Falls Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Johns Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Johns Trinity Lutheran Cemetery is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Johns Trinity Lutheran Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Marion.
- The St. Johns Trinity Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Johns Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88986 <5>
- Hitterdahl Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hitterdahl Cemetery is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitterdahl Cemetery
- Roseland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Roseland Cemetery is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Greenleaf Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Greenleaf Cemetery is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Danish Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Danish Cemetery is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Cemetery
- Marble Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Marble Cemetery is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Cemetery
- Northland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Northland Cemetery is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northland Cemetery
- Iola Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Iola Cemetery is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola Cemetery
- Lola Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Lola Cemetery is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lola Cemetery
- Ogdensburg Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Ogdensburg Cemetery is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdensburg Cemetery
- The Ogdensburg Cemetery has also been known as:
- Park Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88638 <5>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Salem Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
- The St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2184901 <5>
- Little Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Little Creek Cemetery is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Creek Cemetery
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Townline Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Townline Cemetery is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townline Cemetery
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
- The Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Norwegian Luthern Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2185220 <5>
- Scandinavia Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Scandinavia Cemetery is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandinavia Cemetery
- St. Martin Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Martin Cemetery is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Martin Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Big Falls Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Big Falls Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Big Falls
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Big Falls is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Granite City ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Granite City is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite City
- Split Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Split Rock is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Rock
- Marion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marion is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
- Iola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Iola is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
- Tigerton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tigerton is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Ogdensburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ogdensburg is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdensburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Manawa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Manawa is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manawa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
- Scandinavia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Scandinavia is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandinavia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Clintonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Clintonville is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,353 people
- Pella
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pella is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pella
- Leopolis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Leopolis is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopolis
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Galloway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Galloway is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway
- Alban
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Alban is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alban
- Garfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Garfield is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Little Wolf ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Little Wolf is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Wolf
- Rosholt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rosholt is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosholt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Baldwins Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Baldwins Mill is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwins Mill
- Bear Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bear Creek is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- Embarrass
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Embarrass is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embarrass
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Nelsonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nelsonville is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Wittenberg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wittenberg is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittenberg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 986 people
- Elderon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elderon is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Amherst Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Amherst Junction is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
- Amherst
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Amherst is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,082 people
- Sheridan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sheridan is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Waupaca
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Waupaca is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waupaca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,857 people
- Ostrander
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ostrander is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrander
- Bowler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bowler is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 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 Big Falls Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Waupaca County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Big Falls Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Amherst
- Bowler
- Clintonville
- Iola
- Iola lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Big Falls Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Iola.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
- Manawa
- Rosholt
- Tigerton
- Waupaca
- Wittenberg
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Big Falls Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Waupaca 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 Big Falls Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1850410 (Big Falls Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1850410 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: Waupaca
- Est. Elev: 278 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Big Falls
- Location given for Big Falls Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.6116459 Lon: -89.0173313
- 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 Waupaca, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Big Falls 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. |