A visit to the French Town 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 Town Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the French Town Cemetery:
43.0705, -91.1515
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the French Town Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The French Town Cemetery is located in Crawford County<2>.
The county seat for Crawford County is located in Prairie du Chien. Prairie du Chien lies just to the south southeast of the French Town Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the French Town Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the French Town Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from French Town Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ft. Crawford National Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Baylis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Baylis Cemetery is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baylis Cemetery
- Prairie du Chien Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Prairie du Chien Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Chien Cemetery
- The Prairie du Chien Cemetery has also been known as:
- Evergreen Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1888856 <5>
- Spaulding Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Knapp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Pt. Ann Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pt. Ann Cemetery is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pt. Ann Cemetery
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grover Plot Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Grover Plot Cemetery is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover Plot Cemetery
- Buell Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Buell Park Cemetery is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buell Park Cemetery
- Walton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Walton Cemetery is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton Cemetery
- Eastman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Eastman Cemetery is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Moody Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Moody Cemetery is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Cemetery
- Bridgeport Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bridgeport Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport Cemetery
- Ion Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- First Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Council Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Norsk Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Norsk Lutheran Cemetery is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norsk Lutheran Cemetery
- Gran Grae Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Gran Grae Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gran Grae Cemetery
- German Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The German Ridge Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Ridge Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the French Town Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from French Town Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Prairie du Chien
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Prairie du Chien is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Chien
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,531 people
- Marquette
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- McGregor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Waukon Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Waukon Junction is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukon Junction
- Bridgeport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeport is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Charme
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Charme is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charme
- Ion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ion is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ion
- Beulah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Beulah is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Wyalusing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wyalusing is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyalusing
- Eastman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eastman is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Harpers Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Watson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Watson is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Clayton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Clayton is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Bagley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bagley is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Millville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Millville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Waterville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waterville is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Volney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Volney is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volney
- Patch Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Patch Grove is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patch Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
- Wauzeka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wauzeka is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauzeka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
- Monona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Farmersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Farmersburg is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Rossville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rossville is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
- Garnavillo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dalby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dalby is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalby
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 Town Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Crawford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The French Town Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clayton
- Garnavillo
- McGregor
- Monona
- Prairie du Chien
- Wauzeka
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 Town Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Crawford 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 Town Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1846369 (French Town Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1846369 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: Crawford
- Est. Elev: 191 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Prairie du Chien
- Location given for French Town Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.070539 Lon: -91.1515184
- 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 Crawford, 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 from Point A (ie- French Town 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |