A visit to the Empire 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 Empire Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Empire Cemetery:
43.7250, -88.3543
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Empire Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Empire Cemetery is located in Fond du Lac County<2>.
The county seat for Fond du Lac County is located in Fond du Lac. Fond du Lac lies just to the northwest of the Empire Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Empire Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Empire Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Empire Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Rienzi Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rienzi Cemetery is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rienzi Cemetery
- Ledgeview Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ledgeview Memorial Park is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgeview Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ledgeview Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Fond du Lac.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2132704 <5>
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Pier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Pier Cemetery is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pier Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Odekirk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Odekirk Cemetery is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odekirk Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- St. Michael's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. Michael's Cemetery is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michael's Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Michael's Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Dotyville.
- The St. Michael's Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Michael Cemetery
- Shepherd Of The Hills St. Michaels Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1056427 <5>
- St. Charles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. Charles Cemetery is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Charles Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Taycheedah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Taycheedah Cemetery is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taycheedah Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Forest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Forest Cemetery is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Cemetery
- Fond du Lac County Home Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Byron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Byron Cemetery is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron Cemetery
- Hamiston Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gudex Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Gudex Cemetery is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gudex Cemetery
- Armstrong Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong 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 Empire Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Empire Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Marblehead
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marblehead is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
- Eden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Eden is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 943 people
- Dotyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dotyville is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotyville
- Fond du Lac
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fond du Lac is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fond du Lac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,178 people
- Byron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Byron is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Peebles
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Peebles is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peebles
- Armstrong
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Armstrong is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Graham Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Graham Corners is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Corners
- Banner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Banner is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Mount Calvary
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Calvary is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Calvary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- North Fond du Lac
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Fond du Lac is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fond du Lac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,059 people
- Linden Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Linden Beach is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden Beach
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Minawa Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Minawa Beach is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minawa Beach
- Ashford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ashford is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Campbellsport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Campbellsport is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,811 people
- Malone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Malone is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone
- Gladstone Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gladstone Beach is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone Beach
- Oakfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oakfield is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
- Brownsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brownsville is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Lomira
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lomira is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,454 people
- Elmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Elmore is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
- Calvary
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- New Prospect
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Prospect is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Saint Cloud
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Cloud is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Johnsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Johnsburg is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsburg
- Woodhull
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Woodhull is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhull
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 Empire Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fond du Lac County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Empire Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Campbellsport
- Fond du Lac
- Lomira
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Empire Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Fond du Lac 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 Empire Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1564641 (Empire Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1564641 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: Fond du Lac
- Est. Elev: 352 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Eden
- Location given for Empire Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.7249914 Lon: -88.3542694
- 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 Fond du Lac, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Empire 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. |