A visit to the Hellwig 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 Hellwig Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hellwig Cemetery:
43.7164, -91.0910
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hellwig Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hellwig Cemetery is located in Vernon County<2>.
The county seat for Vernon County is located in Viroqua. Viroqua lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southeast of the Hellwig Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hellwig Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Hellwig Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hellwig Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Chipmunk Coulee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kienholz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Kienholz Cemetery is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kienholz Cemetery
- Mormon Coulee Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oehler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oehler Cemetery is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oehler Cemetery
- Gable Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Gable Cemetery is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gable Cemetery
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Matthews Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthews Cemetery
- North Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The North Ridge Cemetery is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridge Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Krause Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Krause Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krause Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
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- Haukley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Haukley Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haukley Cemetery
- Gate of Heaven Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Green Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Forest Green Cemetery is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Green Cemetery
- Christoph Hammer Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Frederick Hammer Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Veterans Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Veterans Cemetery is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veterans Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Hoffman Family Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Hoffman Family Cemetery is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman Family Cemetery
- Neumann Family Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Neumann Family Cemetery is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neumann Family Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
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 Hellwig Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hellwig Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Chaseburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Chaseburg is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Coon Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Coon Valley is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Saint Joseph
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Joseph is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Shelby
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Shelby is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Stoddard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stoddard is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
- Newton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Newton is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Barre Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Barre Mills is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre Mills
- Middle Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Middle Ridge is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ridge
- Brownsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Brownsville is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
- La Crosse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- La Crosse is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51,163 people
- Genoa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Genoa is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Grand Crossing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grand Crossing is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Crossing
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- North La Crosse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- North La Crosse is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North La Crosse
- Reno
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Reno is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Westby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Westby is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,254 people
- West Salem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- West Salem is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,013 people
- French Island
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- French Island is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Island
- Purdy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Purdy is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Newry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Newry is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newry
- Onalaska
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Onalaska is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onalaska
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,108 people
- Bangor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bangor is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,442 people
- La Crescent
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hokah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Viroqua
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Viroqua is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viroqua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,394 people
- Cashton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cashton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,111 people
- Rockland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rockland is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 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 Hellwig 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 Hellwig Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brownsville
- Cashton
- Hokah
- Hokah lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Hellwig Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hokah.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokah
- La Crescent
- La Crosse
- Onalaska
- Stoddard
- Viroqua
- West Salem
- Westby
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 Hellwig 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 Hellwig Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1566283 (Hellwig Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1566283 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: 384 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Coon Valley
- Location given for Hellwig Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.7163582 Lon: -91.0909652
- 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 from Point A (ie- Hellwig 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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