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. 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 German Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the German Cemetery:
43.5166, -91.1943
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the German Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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)
- The St. Peters Memorial Cemetery is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Memorial Cemetery
- 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)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Winnebago Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Winnebago Cemetery is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnebago Cemetery
- St. Joseph's Catholic Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Joseph's Catholic Church Cemetery is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph's Catholic Church Cemetery
- 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)
- Walnut Mound Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Walnut Mound Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Mound Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Haukley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Haukley Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haukley Cemetery
- Krause Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Krause Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krause Cemetery
- Church of Peace Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Old Methodist Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Methodist Cemetery is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Methodist Cemetery
- St. Johns UCC Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The St. Johns UCC Cemetery is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns UCC Cemetery
- 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)
- The Rush Creek Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Creek Cemetery
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The St. Matthews Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthews Cemetery
- St. Nicholas Catholic Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Heminway Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fargo Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Fargo Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo Cemetery
- Neumann Family Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Neumann Family Cemetery is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neumann Family Cemetery
- Steele Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Steele Cemetery is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Cemetery
- 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)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 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)
- Genoa is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- De Soto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- De Soto is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Retreat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Retreat is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Purdy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Purdy is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Reno
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Reno is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Newton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Newton is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- West Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- West Prairie is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Prairie
- Lansing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Chaseburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chaseburg is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Stoddard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Stoddard is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
- Freeman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Freeman is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Brownsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Brownsville is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
- Fargo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fargo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
- Ferryville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ferryville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Rising Sun
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rising Sun is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Eitzen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Eitzen is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eitzen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Liberty Pole
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Liberty Pole is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Pole
- Viroqua
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Viroqua is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viroqua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,394 people
- Coon Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Coon Valley is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Dorchester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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.
- Brownsville
- Caledonia
- De Soto
- Lansing
- New Albin
- Stoddard
- Viroqua
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 either 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:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Vernon 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 German Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1565476 (German Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1565476 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: Vernon
- Est. Elev: 211 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Genoa
- Location given for German Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.5166397 Lon: -91.1942987
- 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 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 drawn from Point A (ie- German 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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