A visit to the Big River 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 River Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Big River Cemetery:
44.7614, -92.6330
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Big River Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Big River Cemetery is located in Pierce County<2>.
The county seat for Pierce County is located in Ellsworth. Ellsworth lies just to the east southeast of the Big River Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Big River Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Big River Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Big River Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Trimbelle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hamman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hamman Cemetery is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamman Cemetery
- Thurston Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Beldenville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Beldenville Cemetery is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beldenville Cemetery
- St. Bridget Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. Bridget Cemetery is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bridget Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Bridget Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of River Falls.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88907 <5>
- Bethel Mission Covenant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mann Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mann Valley Cemetery is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mann Valley Cemetery
- Pine Glen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Ravenna Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Ravenna Cemetery is located in Dakota County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenna Cemetery
- The Ravenna Cemetery has also been known as:
- Elliot's Hill Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Greenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Irish Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Irish Catholic Cemetery is located in Dakota County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Catholic Cemetery
- Prairie Island Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Prairie Island Cemetery is located in Goodhue County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Island Cemetery
- Diamond Bluff Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- St. Mary's Episcopal Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Leavitt Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Leavitt Cemetery is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavitt Cemetery
- Church Of The Messiah Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Big River Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Big River Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Trimbelle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Trimbelle is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimbelle
- Beldenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Beldenville is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beldenville
- River Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- River Falls is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,306 people
- Moeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Moeville is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moeville
- Ellsworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ellsworth is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,272 people
- Prescott
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Prescott is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,279 people
- Morton Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Morton Corner is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Corner
- Hastings
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hager City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hager City is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hager City
- Martell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Martell is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martell
- Saint Marys Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Marys Point is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
- Afton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Afton is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,036 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Afton <6>
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Lake Saint Croix Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Saint Croix Beach is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Saint Croix Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,071 people
- Nininger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Nininger is located in Dakota County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nininger
- Miesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Welch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Red Wing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lakeland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeland Shores
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeland Shores is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- El Paso
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- El Paso is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Paso
- Hudson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hudson is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,168 people
- Bay City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bay City is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Cottage Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Roberts
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Roberts is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,018 people
- Vermillion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- North Hudson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- North Hudson is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,833 people
- Hammond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hammond is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,890 people
- Woodbury
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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 River Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pierce County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Big River Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ellsworth
- Hammond
- Hastings
- Hudson
- Nininger
- Prescott
- Red Wing
- River Falls
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 professional and volunteer 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 River Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Pierce 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 River Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1831574 (Big River Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1831574 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: Pierce
- Est. Elev: 300 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: River Falls West
- Location given for Big River Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.7613565 Lon: -92.6329738
- 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 Pierce, 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- Big River 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |