A visit to the East German 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 East German Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the East German Cemetery:
44.2578, -89.3873
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the East German Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The East German Cemetery is located in Portage County<2>.
The county seat for Portage County is located in Stevens Point. Stevens Point lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the north northwest of the East German Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the East German Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the East German Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from East German Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bohemian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Bohemian Cemetery is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemian Cemetery
- North Almond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The North Almond Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Almond Cemetery
- Spiritland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Spiritland Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiritland Cemetery
- Guardian Angel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lone Pine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Lone Pine Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Ray Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Ray Cemetery is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Oasis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Oasis Cemetery is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oasis Cemetery
- Lord Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Lord Cemetery is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lord Cemetery
- Staples Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Staples Cemetery is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staples Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Buena Vista Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Buena Vista Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Plainfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Deerfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lane Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Lane Cemetery is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Cemetery
- Dopp Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Dopp Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dopp Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the East German Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from East German Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Almond
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Almond is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
- Blaine
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Blaine is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Plainfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Plainfield is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
- Wild Rose
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wild Rose is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
- Hancock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
- Cobb Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cobb Town is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Town
- Rural
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rural is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Leola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Leola is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leola
- Wautoma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wautoma is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wautoma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,114 people
- Mount Morris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Morris is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Morris
- King
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- King is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Sheridan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sheridan is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Arnott
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Arnott is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnott
- Saxeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Saxeville is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxeville
- Amherst
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Amherst is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,082 people
- Amherst Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Amherst Junction is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
- Lake Emily ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lake Emily is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Emily
- Coloma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coloma is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
- Silver Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Lake is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Pine River
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pine River is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
- Plover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plover is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,252 people
- Waupaca
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waupaca is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waupaca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,857 people
- Nelsonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Nelsonville is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Custer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Custer is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Whiting
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Whiting is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people
- Scandinavia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Scandinavia is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandinavia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 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 East German Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Portage County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The East German Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Almond
- Amherst
- Hancock
- Plainfield
- Plover
- Waupaca
- Wautoma
- Wild Rose
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 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 East German Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Portage 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 East German Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1564332 (East German Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1564332 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: Portage
- Est. Elev: 363 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Almond
- Location given for East German Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.2577521 Lon: -89.3873404
- 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 Portage, 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- East German 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. |