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A visit to the Big Slough 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 Slough Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Big Slough Cemetery:

44.3980, -91.1435

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Big Slough Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Big Slough Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.

The county seat for Jackson County is located in Black River Falls. Black River Falls lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Big Slough Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Big Slough Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Big Slough Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Big Slough Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Curran Coulee Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Curran Coulee Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curran Coulee Cemetery
  • Evangelical Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Evangelical Cemetery is located in Trempealeau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evangelical Cemetery
  • Pigeon Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Pigeon Creek Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Creek Cemetery
  • Curran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Curran Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curran Cemetery
  • Hale Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Hale Cemetery is located in Trempealeau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Cemetery
  • Sherwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Sherwood Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Cemetery
  • Sechlerville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Sechlerville Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sechlerville Cemetery
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Trinity Rest Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Trinity Rest Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Rest Cemetery
  • St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Old Whitehall Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Old Whitehall Cemetery is located in Trempealeau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Whitehall Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Smallpox Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Smallpox Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallpox Cemetery
    • Carpenter Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Trempealeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Cemetery
    • Zion Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Trempealeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
    • Corness Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Corness Cemetery is located in Trempealeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corness Cemetery
    • Rest Haven Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Rest Haven Cemetery is located in Trempealeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven Cemetery
    • Pine Creek Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Pine Creek Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek Cemetery
    • Pole Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Pole Grove Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pole Grove Cemetery
    • West Garden Valley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Diphtheria Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Diphtheria Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diphtheria Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Big Slough Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Big Slough Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • York
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • York is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
  • Pigeon Falls
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pigeon Falls is located in Trempealeau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Falls
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
  • Taylor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Taylor is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
  • Sechlerville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Sechlerville is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sechlerville
  • Coral City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Coral City is located in Trempealeau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral City
  • Hixton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Hixton is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
  • Whitehall
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Whitehall is located in Trempealeau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,565 people
  • Blair
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Blair is located in Trempealeau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,330 people
  • Levis
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Levis is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levis
  • Alma Center
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Alma Center is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma Center
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 491 people
  • Requa
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Requa is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Requa
  • Independence
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Independence is located in Trempealeau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Osseo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Osseo is located in Trempealeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osseo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,671 people
    • New City ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • New City is located in Trempealeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
    • Merrillan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Merrillan is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
    • Humbird
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Humbird is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humbird
    • Hay Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Hay Creek is located in Eau Claire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Creek
    • Ettrick
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Ettrick is located in Trempealeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ettrick
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
    • Black River Falls
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Black River Falls is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black River Falls
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,454 people
    • Fairchild
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Fairchild is located in Eau Claire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairchild
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
    • Strum
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Strum is located in Trempealeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strum
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,071 people
    • Russell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Russell is located in Trempealeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell

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 Slough Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Big Slough Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Big Slough Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Wisconsin:
  • Pages specific to Jackson 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 Slough Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1845417  (Big Slough Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1845417 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: Jackson
      • Est. Elev: 299 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Pigeon Falls
      • Location given for Big Slough Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.3980163     Lon: -91.1434888
      • 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 Jackson, 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 Slough 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.