A visit to the Hills Prairie 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 Hills Prairie Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hills Prairie Cemetery:
43.6919, -90.3451
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hills Prairie Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hills Prairie Cemetery is located in Vernon County<2>.
The county seat for Vernon County is located in Viroqua. Viroqua lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Hills Prairie Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hills Prairie Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Hills Prairie Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hills Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Bohemian Brotherhood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elroy City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Elroy City Cemetery is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy City Cemetery
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Fowler - Sherman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Forest - Burr Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Forest - Burr Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest - Burr Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest - Burr Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the west of Hillsboro.
- The Forest - Burr Cemetery has also been known as:
- Barton's Corners / Forest Cemetery
- Burr - Salem Cemetery
- Forest Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87964 <5>
- Shreve Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Shreve Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shreve Cemetery
- Pine Eden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Pine Eden Cemetery is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Eden Cemetery
- St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- St. Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Revels Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Revels Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revels Cemetery
- White City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The White City Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City Cemetery
- Debello Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Debello Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Debello Cemetery
- Hochmuth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Hochmuth Cemetery is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hochmuth Cemetery
- St. Matthew Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Matthew Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthew Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Solchenberger Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Raese Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Raese Cemetery is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raese Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hills Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hills Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hillsboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hillsboro is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,387 people
- Trippville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Trippville is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trippville
- Union Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Union Center is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Elroy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Elroy is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
- Mount Tabor
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mount Tabor is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor
- Wonewoc
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wonewoc is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonewoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
- White City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- White City is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Kendall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kendall is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Yuba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Yuba is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Clifton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Clifton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Wilton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wilton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Oil City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Oil City is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ontario
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ontario is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
- Population from the 2020 Census: 561 people
- Cazenovia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cazenovia is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cazenovia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- La Valle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- La Valle is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Valle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 360 people
- Hustler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hustler is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Bloom City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bloom City is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom City
- Ironton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ironton is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Woodstock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Woodstock is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Hub City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hub City is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub City
- Mauston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mauston is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,358 people
- New Lisbon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Lisbon is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lisbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,547 people
- La Farge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- La Farge is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Farge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Camp Douglas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Camp Douglas is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Douglas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 625 people
- Norwalk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Norwalk is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 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 Hills Prairie 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 Hills Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cazenovia
- Elroy
- Hillsboro
- La Farge
- La Valle
- Mauston
- New Lisbon
- Norwalk
- Ontario
- Wonewoc
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Hills Prairie 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 Hills Prairie Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1566448 (Hills Prairie Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1566448 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: 291 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hillsboro
- Location given for Hills Prairie Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.6919169 Lon: -90.3451291
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hills Prairie 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. |