A visit to the Lawton 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 Lawton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lawton Cemetery:
43.5528, -90.6662
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lawton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lawton Cemetery is located in Richland County<2>.
The county seat for Richland County is located in Richland Center. Richland Center lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the southeast of the Lawton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Lawton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Lawton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lawton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Star Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Star Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Cemetery
- Viola Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Booher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Booher Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booher Cemetery
- Brush Hollow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Brush Hollow Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Hollow Cemetery
- Berry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Berry Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Bender Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Bender Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bender Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bender Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Viola.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2136070 <5>
- Manning Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Manning Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning Cemetery
- Newburn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Newburn Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburn Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Jug Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Jug Creek Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jug Creek Cemetery
- Bishop Branch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Vernon Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Cemetery
- Asbury Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Asbury Ridge Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Ridge Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Maiben Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Maiben Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiben 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 Lawton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lawton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Viola
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Viola is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 665 people
- La Farge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- La Farge is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Farge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Liberty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Readstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Readstown is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
- Sabin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sabin is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabin
- Bloom City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bloom City is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom City
- Yuba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Yuba is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- White City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- White City is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Westby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Westby is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,254 people
- Viroqua
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Viroqua is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viroqua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,394 people
- Liberty Pole
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Liberty Pole is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Pole
- Soldiers Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Soldiers Grove is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ontario
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ontario is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
- Population from the 2020 Census: 561 people
- Woodstock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Woodstock is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Newry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Newry is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newry
- Towerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Towerville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towerville
- Gillingham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gillingham is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillingham
- Cashton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cashton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,111 people
- Mount Tabor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Tabor is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor
- Oil City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Oil City is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Fargo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fargo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
- Boaz
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boaz is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Hub City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hub City is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub City
- Rising Sun
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rising Sun is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Hillsboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsboro is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,387 people
- Trippville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Trippville is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trippville
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 Lawton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Richland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lawton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cashton
- Hillsboro
- La Farge
- Ontario
- Readstown
- Soldiers Grove
- Viola
- Viroqua
- 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 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 Lawton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Richland 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 Lawton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1834382 (Lawton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1834382 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: Richland
- Est. Elev: 262 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: La Farge
- Location given for Lawton Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.5527519 Lon: -90.6662417
- 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 Richland, 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 from Point A (ie- Lawton 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. |