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A visit to the Dawson 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 Dawson Cemetery ...

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

43.2308, -90.4498

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

The Dawson Cemetery is located in Richland County<2>.

The county seat for Richland County is located in Richland Center. Richland Center lies just to the north northeast of the Dawson Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Dawson Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Dawson Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Newburn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Newburn Cemetery is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburn Cemetery
  • Indian Creek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Indian Creek Cemetery is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek Cemetery
  • Oak Ridge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
  • Basswood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Basswood Cemetery is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basswood Cemetery
  • Mayfield Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mayfield Cemetery is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield Cemetery
  • Ash Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Ash Creek Cemetery is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Creek Cemetery
  • Methodist Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Methodist Cemetery is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
  • Blue River Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Blue River Cemetery is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River Cemetery
  • Dayton Corners Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • St. Mathews Catholic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southwest of Boaz.
      • The Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Maple Ridge Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2350091 <5>
    • Sand Prairie Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Sand Prairie Cemetery is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Prairie Cemetery
    • Coumbe Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Coumbe Cemetery is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coumbe Cemetery
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Iowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Avoca Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Avoca Cemetery is located in Iowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca Cemetery
    • Pine River Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Pine River Cemetery is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River Cemetery
    • Boaz Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Boaz Cemetery is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz Cemetery
    • Haskins Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Haskins Cemetery is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskins Cemetery
    • Pipal Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Pipal Cemetery is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipal Cemetery
    • Richland Center Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Richland Center Cemetery is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Center Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Richland Center Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Richland Center.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #963056 <5>

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 Dawson Cemetery.

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

  • Balmoral
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Balmoral is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balmoral
  • Muscoda
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Muscoda is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscoda
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,236 people
  • Blue River
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Blue River is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
  • Avoca
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Avoca is located in Iowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 620 people
  • Boaz
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Boaz is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
  • Sextonville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Sextonville is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sextonville
  • Richland Center
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Richland Center is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Center
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,949 people
  • Westport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Westport is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
  • Aubrey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Aubrey is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aubrey
  • Ithaca
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ithaca is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
  • Lone Rock
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Lone Rock is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Rock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
  • Highland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Highland is located in Iowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 826 people
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Bear Valley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Bear Valley is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
    • Neptune
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Neptune is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
    • Gillingham
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Gillingham is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillingham
    • Boscobel
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Boscobel is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boscobel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,134 people
    • Centreville ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Centreville is located in Iowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
      • Former name for Centreville:
      • Dry Bone
    • Sabin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Sabin is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabin
    • Woodstock
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Woodstock is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
    • Montfort
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Montfort is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montfort
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 675 people
    • Hub City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Hub City is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub City
    • Preston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Preston is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
    • Bloom City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Bloom City is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom City
    • Sandusky
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Sandusky is located in Sauk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky

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 Dawson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Richland County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Dawson Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Wisconsin:
  • Pages specific to Richland 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 Dawson Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1563743  (Dawson Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1563743 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: Richland
      • Est. Elev: 228 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Muscoda
      • Location given for Dawson Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.2308188     Lon: -90.4498475
      • 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 Richland, 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- Dawson 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.