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A visit to the German 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 German Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the German 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 German Cemetery

Lat:   43.5166°   (43° 30' 59")

Lon:   -91.1943°   (-91° 11' 39")

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

The county seat for Vernon County is located in Viroqua. Viroqua lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east of the German Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the German Cemetery.<4>

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

  • New Albin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • St. Peters Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Memorial Cemetery
    • The St. Peters Memorial Cemetery is located in Allamakee County (IA)
    • The St. Peters Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Peters Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2192230 <5>
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Vernon County
  • Winnebago Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winnebago Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winnebago Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Winnebago Cemetery is located in Houston County (MN)
  • St. Joseph's Catholic Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph's Catholic Church Cemetery
    • The St. Joseph's Catholic Church Cemetery is located in Allamakee County (IA)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph's Catholic Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of New Albin (IA).
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2170152 <5>
  • Lawrence Ridge Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Walnut Mound Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
  • Zion Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • 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
  • Haukley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • Krause Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Krause Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Krause Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Krause Cemetery is located in Vernon County
  • Church of Peace Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Church of Peace Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Church of Peace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Church of Peace Cemetery is located in Houston County (MN)
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Allamakee County (IA)
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #805144 <5>
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Old Methodist Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Methodist Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Methodist Cemetery is located in Houston County (MN)
    • St. Johns UCC Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns UCC Cemetery
      • The St. Johns UCC Cemetery is located in Allamakee County (IA)
      • The St. Johns UCC Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Johns Cemetery
      • Wheatland Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2205907 <5>
    • Rush Creek Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • St. Matthews Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Matthews Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Matthews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Matthews Cemetery is located in Vernon County
    • St. Nicholas Catholic Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Nicholas Catholic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Nicholas Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Nicholas Catholic Cemetery is located in Houston County (MN)
    • Heminway Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heminway Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heminway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Heminway Cemetery is located in Allamakee County (IA)
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2205902 <5>
    • Fargo Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fargo Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fargo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fargo Cemetery is located in Vernon County
    • Neumann Family Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Neumann Family Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Neumann Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Neumann Family Cemetery is located in Houston County (MN)
    • Steele Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Steele Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Steele Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Steele Cemetery is located in Houston County (MN)
    • Gethsemane Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Oak Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Freeman Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • 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

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 German Cemetery.

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

  • New Albin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Genoa
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
    • Genoa is located in Vernon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
  • De Soto
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
    • De Soto is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
  • Retreat
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
    • Retreat is located in Vernon County
  • Purdy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • 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.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
    • Purdy is located in Vernon County
  • Reno
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
    • Reno is located in Houston County (MN)
  • Newton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • 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.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
    • Newton is located in Vernon County
  • Lansing
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • 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 <6>
  • Chaseburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseburg
    • Chaseburg is located in Vernon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
  • Stoddard
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddard
    • Stoddard is located in Vernon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
  • Freeman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
  • Brownsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
    • Brownsville is located in Houston County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Fargo
      (12 miles [19.3 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.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
      • Fargo is located in Vernon County
    • Ferryville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Rising Sun
      (13 miles [20.9 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.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
      • Rising Sun is located in Crawford County
    • Eitzen
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eitzen
      • Eitzen is located in Houston County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
    • Liberty Pole
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Pole
      • Liberty Pole is located in Vernon County
    • Viroqua
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Coon Valley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Valley
      • Coon Valley is located in Vernon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
    • Dorchester
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Lycurgus
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lycurgus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lycurgus
      • Lycurgus is located in Allamakee County (IA)
    • Dalby
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalby
      • Dalby is located in Allamakee County (IA)
    • Towerville
      (17 miles [27.4 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.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towerville
      • Towerville is located in Crawford County
    • Shelby
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
      • Shelby is located in La Crosse County
    • Caledonia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Wilmington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilmington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
      • Wilmington is located in Houston County (MN)

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 German 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 German Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 German 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 German Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1565476  (German Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1565476 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: Genoa
    • County: Vernon         Elev: 211
    • Location given for GNIS #1565476 (German 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the German Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.5166, Longitude: -91.1943       In this case, the coordinates for the German 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.




 

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