A visit to the Grove 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 Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Grove Cemetery:
42.6836, -89.1754
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Grove Cemetery is located in Rock County<2>.
The county seat for Rock County is located in Janesville. Janesville lies just to the east of the Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Grove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Plymouth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Plymouth Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth Cemetery
- South Porter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ball Tavern Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Ball Tavern Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Tavern Cemetery
- Afton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Afton Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- West Magnolia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
- Baldwin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Baldwin Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Cemetery
- Fulton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Fulton Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- Scotch Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Scotch Hill Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Hill Cemetery
- West Luther Valley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The West Luther Valley Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Luther Valley Cemetery
- The West Luther Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethany Lutheran Cemetery
- Newark Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Newark Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Cemetery
- Milton Lawn Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Calvary Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Northrup Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Northrup Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northrup Cemetery
- Fassett Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Fassett Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fassett Cemetery
- Jenson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Jenson Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenson Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Footville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Footville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
- Hanover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hanover is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Orfordville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Orfordville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orfordville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
- Magnolia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Magnolia is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Janesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Janesville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,664 people
- Fulton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fulton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Indianford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Indianford is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianford
- Evansville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Evansville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,556 people
- Newark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Newark is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Cooksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cooksville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Brodhead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brodhead is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodhead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
- Garden Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Garden Village is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Edgerton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Edgerton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,595 people
- Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Union is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Avon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Avon is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Milton Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Milton Junction is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Junction
- Milton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Milton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,643 people
- Hanerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hanerville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanerville
- Dunkirk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dunkirk is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
- Albany
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Albany is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
- Beloit
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beloit is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beloit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,637 people
- Shopiere
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shopiere is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shopiere
- Tiffany
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tiffany is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany
- Stone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stone is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Edgerton Beach Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Edgerton Beach Park is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton Beach Park
- Albion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Albion is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Mineral Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mineral Point is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
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 Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rock County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albany
- Beloit
- Brodhead
- Edgerton
- Evansville
- Footville
- Janesville
- Milton Junction
- Milton
- Orfordville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Rock 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 Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1565922 (Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1565922 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: Rock
- Est. Elev: 261 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Footville
- Location given for Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.6836199 Lon: -89.175392
- 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 Rock, 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- Grove 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. |