A visit to the Lawrence Ridge 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 Lawrence Ridge Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lawrence Ridge Cemetery:
43.4080, -91.1749
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lawrence Ridge Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lawrence Ridge Cemetery is located in Crawford County<2>.
The county seat for Crawford County is located in Prairie du Chien. Prairie du Chien lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the south of the Lawrence Ridge Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Lawrence Ridge Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Lawrence Ridge Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lawrence Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Heminway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gethsemane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rush Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Rush Creek Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Creek Cemetery
- Walnut Mound Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Walnut Mound Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Mound Cemetery
- Ferryville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Ferryville Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferryville Cemetery
- Freeman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- German Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The German Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Cemetery
- Village Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Village Creek Cemetery is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Creek Cemetery
- New Albin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- St. Peters Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- St. Joseph's Catholic Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- May's Prairie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Faegre Prairie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Faegre Prairie Cemetery is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faegre Prairie Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wexford Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Wexford Cemetery is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wexford Cemetery
- Fargo Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Fargo Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo Cemetery
- Winnebago Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Winnebago Cemetery is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnebago Cemetery
- Lansing Ridge Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Lansing Ridge Cemetery is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing Ridge Cemetery
- Roese Plot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Roese Plot is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roese Plot
- Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Thompson Corner Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Thompson Corner Cemetery is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Corner Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Lawrence Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lawrence Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- De Soto
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- De Soto is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Lansing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Freeman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Freeman is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Retreat
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Retreat is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Ferryville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ferryville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- West Prairie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Prairie is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Prairie
- New Albin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Purdy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Purdy is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Rising Sun
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rising Sun is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Genoa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Genoa is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Dalby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dalby is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalby
- Fargo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fargo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Elon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elon is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
- Lycurgus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lycurgus is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lycurgus
- Mount Sterling
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Sterling is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Newton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Newton is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Harpers Ferry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Reno
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Reno is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Towerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Towerville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towerville
- Liberty Pole
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Pole is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Pole
- Waterville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Waterville is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Charme
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Charme is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charme
- Eitzen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eitzen is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eitzen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 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 Lawrence Ridge Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Crawford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lawrence Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- De Soto
- Gays Mills
- Lansing
- New Albin
- Stoddard
- Viroqua
- Waukon
- Waukon lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Lawrence Ridge Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Waukon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukon
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 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 Lawrence Ridge Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Crawford 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 Lawrence Ridge Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1846394 (Lawrence Ridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1846394 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: Crawford
- Est. Elev: 361 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: De Soto
- Location given for Lawrence Ridge Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.408031 Lon: -91.1748532
- 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 Crawford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Lawrence Ridge 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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