A visit to the Big Hill 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 Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Big Hill Cemetery:
45.0472, -89.7582
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Big Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Big Hill Cemetery is located in Marathon County<2>.
The county seat for Marathon County is located in Wausau. Wausau lies just to the southeast of the Big Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Big Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Big Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Big Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Town Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Town Cemetery is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Cemetery
- Dreieinigkeit Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Dreieinigkeit Cemetery is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dreieinigkeit Cemetery
- Rib View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Rib View Cemetery is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib View Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Jehn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Jehn Cemetery is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jehn Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- Fromm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Fromm Cemetery is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fromm Cemetery
- Hamburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hamburg Cemetery is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg Cemetery
- Emanuel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Emanuel Cemetery is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Methodist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Methodist Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist Cemetery
- Snow Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Snow Hill Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Lueck Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Lueck Cemetery is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lueck Cemetery
- Baesemann Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Baesemann Cemetery is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baesemann Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Matthews Cemetery is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthews Cemetery
- Tessmer Pioneer Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hebrew Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Merrill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Merrill Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Big Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Big Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Taegesville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Taegesville is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taegesville
- Naugart
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Naugart is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naugart
- Emmerich
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Emmerich is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerich
- Brokaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brokaw is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokaw
- Estimated population in 2018: 245 people
- Hamburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hamburg is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Rib Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rib Falls is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Falls
- Marathon City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marathon City is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,516 people
- Wausau
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wausau is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,511 people
- Merrill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Merrill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,990 people
- Rib Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rib Mountain is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Mountain
- Schofield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Schofield is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schofield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,153 people
- Poniatowski
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Poniatowski is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poniatowski
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Rothschild
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rothschild is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothschild
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,256 people
- Nutterville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Nutterville is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutterville
- Edgar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Edgar is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,434 people
- Sunset
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sunset is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Weston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Weston is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,165 people
- Evergreen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Kronenwetter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kronenwetter is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kronenwetter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,143 people
- Athens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Athens is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,079 people
- Wien
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wien is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wien
- Glandon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Glandon is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glandon
- Dutch Corners ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dutch Corners is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Corners
- Fenwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fenwood is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 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 Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marathon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Big Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Athens
- Edgar
- Merrill
- Mosinee
- Wausau
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 Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Marathon 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 Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1561729 (Big Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1561729 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: Marathon
- Est. Elev: 433 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Little Chicago
- Location given for Big Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 45.0471904 Lon: -89.7581814
- 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 Marathon, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Big Hill 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. |