A visit to the French 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 French Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the French Cemetery:
44.6264, -92.0407
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the French Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The French Cemetery is located in Pepin County<2>.
The county seat for Pepin County is located in Durand. Durand lies just to the east of the French Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the French Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the French Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from French Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Round Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Round Hill Cemetery is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill Cemetery
- St. Mary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Cemetery
- Waubeek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Waubeek Cemetery is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waubeek Cemetery
- Porcupine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Porcupine Cemetery is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porcupine Cemetery
- Clearview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Clearview Cemetery is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview Cemetery
- St. Henrys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. Henrys Cemetery is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Henrys Cemetery
- The St. Henrys Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Henrys Catholic Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88942 <5>
- Free Home Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Free Home Cemetery is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Home Cemetery
- Maxville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Maxville Cemetery is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville Cemetery
- Weber Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Plum City Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Little Plum Lutheran Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Little Plum Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Plum Lutheran Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Little Plum Lutheran Church Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northeast of Pepin.
- The Little Plum Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Little Plum Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88351 <5>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Holy Rosary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Holy Rosary Cemetery is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Rosary Cemetery
- Farm Hill Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lund Methodist Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mission Covenant Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ono Methodist Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- North Branch Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The North Branch Cemetery is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branch Cemetery
- Rosehill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Rosehill Cemetery is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill Cemetery
- Pownell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Pownell Cemetery is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownell 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 French Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from French Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Arkansaw
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Arkansaw is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansaw
- Durand
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Durand is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
- Eau Galle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Eau Galle is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Galle
- Ella
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ella is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
- Maxville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Maxville is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
- Savoy ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Savoy is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy
- Plum City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Plum City is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Dunnville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dunnville is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnville
- Lund
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lund is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lund
- Barry Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Barry Corner is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry Corner
- Elmwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elmwood is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 790 people
- Waverly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Waverly is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Maiden Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Maiden Rock is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiden Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Pepin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pepin is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Stockholm
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stockholm is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Lakeport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeport is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeport
- Nelson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Nelson is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Springdale ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Springdale is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Meridean
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Meridean is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridean
- Reads Landing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Olivet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Olivet is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Frontenac
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lake City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wabasha
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Falls City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Falls City is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
- El Paso
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- El Paso is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Paso
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 French Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pepin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The French Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Durand
- Elmwood
- Lake City
- Maiden Rock
- Pepin
- Pepin lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the French Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pepin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepin
- Plum City
- Reads Landing
- Wabasha
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 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 French Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Pepin 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 French Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1565303 (French Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1565303 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: Pepin
- Est. Elev: 240 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Arkansaw
- Location given for French Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.6263548 Lon: -92.0407285
- 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 Pepin, 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- French 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. |
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