A visit to the Bishop Branch 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 Bishop Branch Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bishop Branch Cemetery:
43.5478, -90.8096
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bishop Branch Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bishop Branch Cemetery is located in Vernon County<2>.
The county seat for Vernon County is located in Viroqua. Viroqua lies just to the west of the Bishop Branch Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Bishop Branch Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bishop Branch Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The White Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Brush Hollow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Brush Hollow Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Hollow Cemetery
- Asbury Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Asbury Ridge Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Ridge Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Viroqua Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Brookville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Brookville Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville Cemetery
- County Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The County Farm Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Farm Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Belgium Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Bethesda Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- Coon Prairie Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Manning Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Manning Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fortney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Fortney Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortney Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Maiben Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Maiben Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiben Cemetery
- Berry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Berry Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Cemetery
- Viola Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lawton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Lawton Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton 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 Bishop Branch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bishop Branch Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Viroqua
(3 miles [4.8 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
- Liberty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Liberty Pole
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Pole is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Pole
- Westby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Westby is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,254 people
- Readstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Readstown is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
- Viola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Viola is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 665 people
- La Farge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- La Farge is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Farge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Fargo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fargo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
- Towerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Towerville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towerville
- Soldiers Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Soldiers Grove is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
- Rising Sun
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rising Sun is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Newry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Newry is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newry
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Purdy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Purdy is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- West Prairie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Prairie is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Prairie
- Cashton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cashton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,111 people
- Newton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Newton is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Sabin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sabin is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabin
- Coon Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coon Valley is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Retreat
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Retreat is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Gays Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Gays Mills is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Ontario
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ontario is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
- Population from the 2020 Census: 561 people
- Chaseburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chaseburg is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 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 Bishop Branch 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 Bishop Branch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cashton
- Gays Mills
- La Farge
- Ontario
- Readstown
- Soldiers Grove
- Viola
- Viola lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Bishop Branch Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Viola.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Viroqua
- Westby
- Westby lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Bishop Branch Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Westby.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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 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 Bishop Branch 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 Bishop Branch Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1834441 (Bishop Branch Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1834441 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: 276 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Avalanche
- Location given for Bishop Branch Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.5477514 Lon: -90.8095751
- 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 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bishop Branch 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. |