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A visit to the Fargo Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Fargo Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   43.4564°   (43° 27' 23")

Lon:   -91.0015°   (-91° 0' 5")

The Fargo Cemetery is located in Vernon County<2>.

The county seat for Vernon County is located in Viroqua. Viroqua lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Fargo Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Fargo Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Walnut Mound Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Mound Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walnut Mound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Walnut Mound Cemetery is located in Vernon County
  • Freeman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freeman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freeman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Freeman Cemetery is located in Crawford County
  • Rush Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rush Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rush Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rush Creek Cemetery is located in Crawford County
  • Zion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Vernon County
  • Eitsert Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eitsert Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eitsert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Eitsert Cemetery is located in Crawford County
  • Towerville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Towerville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Towerville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Towerville Cemetery is located in Crawford County
  • Utica Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Utica Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Utica Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Utica Lutheran Cemetery is located in Crawford County
  • Belgium Ridge Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belgium Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belgium Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Belgium Ridge Cemetery is located in Vernon County
  • Ferryville Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ferryville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ferryville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ferryville Cemetery is located in Crawford County
  • Hooverson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hooverson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hooverson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hooverson Cemetery is located in Crawford County
  • Kickapoo Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kickapoo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kickapoo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kickapoo Cemetery is located in Crawford County
  • Fortney Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fortney Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fortney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fortney Cemetery is located in Vernon County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Brookville Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brookville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brookville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brookville Cemetery is located in Vernon County
    • Viroqua Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Haukley Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haukley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haukley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Haukley Cemetery is located in Vernon County
    • Lawrence Ridge Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawrence Ridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lawrence Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lawrence Ridge Cemetery is located in Crawford County
    • White Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The White Cemetery is located in Vernon County
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Vernon County
    • German Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the German Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The German Cemetery is located in Vernon County
    • Mt. Sterling Lutheran Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Sterling Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Sterling Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Sterling Lutheran Cemetery is located in Crawford County
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Crawford County
    • County Farm Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Farm Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The County Farm Cemetery is located in Vernon County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Fargo Cemetery.

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

  • Fargo
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fargo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
    • Fargo is located in Vernon County
  • Rising Sun
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rising Sun. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
    • Rising Sun is located in Crawford County
  • Retreat
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
    • Retreat is located in Vernon County
  • Purdy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Purdy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
    • Purdy is located in Vernon County
  • Liberty Pole
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Pole
    • Liberty Pole is located in Vernon County
  • Freeman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
    • Freeman is located in Crawford County
  • Towerville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Towerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towerville
    • Towerville is located in Crawford County
  • Ferryville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferryville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferryville
    • Ferryville is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
  • Newton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
    • Newton is located in Vernon County
  • Viroqua
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viroqua have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viroqua
    • Viroqua is located in Vernon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,394 people
  • De Soto
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
    • De Soto is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
  • Mount Sterling
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
    • Mount Sterling is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Gays Mills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gays Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Mills
      • Gays Mills is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
    • Soldiers Grove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soldiers Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Grove
      • Soldiers Grove is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
    • Readstown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Readstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readstown
      • Readstown is located in Vernon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
    • Lansing
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
      • Lansing is located in Allamakee County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <7>
    • Genoa
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
      • Genoa is located in Vernon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
    • Chaseburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseburg
      • Chaseburg is located in Vernon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
    • Bell Center
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bell Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Center
      • Bell Center is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
    • Liberty
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in Vernon County
    • New Albin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Petersburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
      • Petersburg is located in Crawford County
    • Westby
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westby
      • Westby is located in Vernon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,254 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 Fargo 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 Fargo Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Fargo Cemetery:

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 Fargo Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1834452  (Fargo Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1834452 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Retreat
    • County: Vernon         Elev: 374
    • Location given for GNIS #1834452 (Fargo Cemetery)

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/

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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Fargo Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4564, Longitude: -91.0015       In this case, the coordinates for the Fargo Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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