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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Fountain Prairie Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Fountain Prairie Cemetery (FG ID #87970)

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 Fountain Prairie Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   43.4061°   (43° 24' 21")

Lon:   -89.0940°   (-89° 5' 38")

The cemetery is located in Columbia County<3>.

As an estimate, the Fountain Prairie Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northeast of Englewood.

The county seat for Columbia County is located in Portage. Portage lies 20 miles [32.2 km] to the west northwest of the Fountain Prairie Cemetery .

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 Fountain Prairie Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Wisconsin:
  • Pages specific to Columbia County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Fountain Prairie Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Fountain Prairie Cemetery.

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

    • Englewood
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
      • Englewood is located in Columbia County
    • Fall River
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
      • Fall River is located in Columbia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,757 people
    • Doylestown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
      • Doylestown is located in Columbia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
    • Otsego
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otsego
      • Otsego is located in Columbia County
    • Columbus
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
      • Columbus is located in Columbia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,117 people
    • Rio
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rio have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
      • Rio is located in Columbia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
    • Astico
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astico
      • Astico is located in Dodge County
    • Cambria
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambria have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
      • Cambria is located in Columbia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 748 people
    • Randolph
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Randolph is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
    • Keyeser
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keyeser have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyeser
      • Keyeser is located in Columbia County
    • North Bristol
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bristol
      • North Bristol is located in Dane County
    • North Leeds
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Leeds have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
      • North Leeds is located in Columbia County
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Friesland
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friesland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesland
        • Friesland is located in Columbia County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
      • Wyocena
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyocena
        • Wyocena is located in Columbia County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
        • Former names for Wyocena:
        • Duck Creek
        • Wiocena
      • Beaver Dam
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Dam have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
        • Beaver Dam is located in Dodge County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,303 people
      • Pardeeville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pardeeville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardeeville
        • Pardeeville is located in Columbia County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,053 people
      • Arlington
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
        • Arlington is located in Columbia County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
      • Reeseville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reeseville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeseville
        • Reeseville is located in Dodge County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 673 people
      • Lowell
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
        • Lowell is located in Dodge County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
      • Fox Lake
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake
        • Fox Lake is located in Dodge County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,440 people
      • Morrisonville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
        • Morrisonville is located in Dane County
      • Poynette
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poynette have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poynette
        • Poynette is located in Columbia County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,508 people
      • DeForest
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeForest
        • DeForest is located in Dane County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,915 people
      • Sun Prairie
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Prairie
        • Sun Prairie is located in Dane County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,119 people
      • Marshall
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
        • Marshall is located in Dane County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,016 people
      • Waterloo
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterloo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
        • Waterloo is located in Jefferson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,322 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 Fountain Prairie Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Columbia County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Fountain Prairie Cemetery.<5>

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

    • St. Stephen's Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • The St. Stephen's Cemetery is located in Columbia County
      • The St. Stephen's Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Stephen Cemetery
      • St. Stephen's Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stephen's Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2129745 <1>
    • St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery is located in Columbia County
      • The St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. John's Evanglical Lutheran Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1967694 <1>
    • St. Patricks Catholic Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Doylestown Village Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Otsego Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • The Otsego Cemetery is located in Columbia County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Otsego Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Otsego.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Otsego Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1028628 <1>
    • Fall River Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Columbia County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Columbus.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1970130 <1>
    • St. Jeromes Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Bethany Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
    • Wanderers Rest Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wanderers Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wanderers Rest Cemetery is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wanderers Rest Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Courtland Methodist Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • The Courtland Methodist Cemetery is located in Columbia County
        • The Courtland Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Courtland Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
        • Courtland United Methodist Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Courtland Methodist Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2221930 <1>
      • St. Joseph Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Columbia County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
      • St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Bonnet Prairie Lutheran Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Hampden Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Cambria Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Ohio Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Salem Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Salem Cemetery is located in Dodge County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery

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

    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 Fountain Prairie Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1565180  (Fountain Prairie Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1565180 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: Fall River
      • County: Columbia         Elev: 286
      • Location given for GNIS #1565180 (Fountain Prairie Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #87970

    The official website for Columbia County: www.co.columbia.wi.us/

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

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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 Fountain Prairie Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4061, Longitude: -89.0940    
    <3>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Columbia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <4>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.
    <5>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.




 

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