A visit to the German Valley 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 Valley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the German Valley Cemetery:
42.9808, -89.7890
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the German Valley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The German Valley Cemetery is located in Dane County<2>.
The county seat for Dane County is located in Madison. Madison lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the east northeast of the German Valley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the German Valley 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 Valley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from German Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Perry Luterhan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Ignatius Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Side Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The North Side Cemetery is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Side Cemetery
- White Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Jennieton Baptist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jennieton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Jennieton Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennieton Cemetery
- West Primrose Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Primrose Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- St. Mary of Pine Bluff Catholic Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Long Valley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Long Valley Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Valley Cemetery
- York Memorial Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eastside Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Eastside Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastside Cemetery
- Hollandale Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Hollandale Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandale Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hollandale Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Hollandale.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2129506 <5>
- Old Black Earth Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Old Black Earth Cemetery is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Black Earth Cemetery
- The Old Black Earth Cemetery has also been known as:
- George Beaty Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2405349 <5>
- Ruggles Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Ruggles Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles Cemetery
- St. Bridgets Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ula Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Ula Cemetery is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ula Cemetery
- St. Williams Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the German Valley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from German Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mount Horeb
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Horeb is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Horeb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,563 people
- Blue Mounds
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Mounds is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mounds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Barneveld
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Barneveld is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barneveld
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people
- Klevenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Klevenville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klevenville
- Elvers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Elvers is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvers
- Hollandale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hollandale is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Moscow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Moscow is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Black Earth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Black Earth is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Earth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,422 people
- Ridgeway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ridgeway is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- Cross Plains
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cross Plains is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,280 people
- Hyde
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hyde is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde
- Blanchardville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Blanchardville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchardville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Verona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Verona is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,539 people
- Mazomanie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mazomanie is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazomanie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,715 people
- New Glarus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Glarus is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glarus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,136 people
- Paoli
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Paoli is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paoli
- Basco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Basco is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basco
- Arena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Arena is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
- Belleville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Belleville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,514 people
- Marxville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Marxville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marxville
- Pleasant Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Cassell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cassell is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassell
- Middleton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Middleton is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,195 people
- Ashton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ashton is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Dayton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dayton is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Oak Hall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Oak Hall is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hall
- Pheasant Branch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pheasant Branch is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Branch
- Ashton Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ashton Corners is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton Corners
- Martinsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Martinsville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Helena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Helena is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Dodgeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dodgeville is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,677 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 German Valley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dane County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The German Valley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arena
- Arena lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the German Valley Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Arena.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
- Belleville
- Black Earth
- Blanchardville
- Dodgeville
- Hollandale
- Mazomanie
- Middleton
- Mount Horeb
- New Glarus
- Verona
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 Valley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Dane 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 Valley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1565488 (German Valley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1565488 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: Dane
- Est. Elev: 354 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Daleyville
- Location given for German Valley Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.980831 Lon: -89.789012
- 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 Dane, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- German Valley 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. |