A visit to the Lower Amherst 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 Lower Amherst Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lower Amherst Cemetery:
44.4344, -89.2746
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lower Amherst Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lower Amherst Cemetery is located in Portage County<2>.
The county seat for Portage County is located in Stevens Point. Stevens Point lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Lower Amherst Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Lower Amherst Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Lower Amherst Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lower Amherst Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Amherst Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Amherst Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Bickel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Bickel Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickel Cemetery
- Kimball Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Kimball Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball Cemetery
- Farmington Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nelsonville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Nelsonville Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville Cemetery
- St. Mary of Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Badger Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Scandinavia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Scandinavia Cemetery is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandinavia Cemetery
- Lombard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Lombard Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombard Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Barton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Liberty Corners Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Buena Vista Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- Iola Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Iola Cemetery is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola Cemetery
- Lola Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Lola Cemetery is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lola Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Central Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Central Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Central Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in King.
- The Central Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #219112 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Lower Amherst Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lower Amherst Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Amherst
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Amherst is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,082 people
- Amherst Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Amherst Junction is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
- Nelsonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nelsonville is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Sheridan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sheridan is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Lake Emily ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Emily is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Emily
- Cobb Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cobb Town is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Town
- Scandinavia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Scandinavia is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandinavia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Blaine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Blaine is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Iola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Iola is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
- Garfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Garfield is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Arnott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Arnott is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnott
- King
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- King is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
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- Custer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Custer is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Rural
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rural is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Waupaca
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waupaca is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waupaca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,857 people
- Polonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Polonia is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polonia
- Ogdensburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ogdensburg is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdensburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Ellis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ellis is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Almond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Almond is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
- Alban
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Alban is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alban
- Rosholt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rosholt is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosholt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Plover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Plover is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,252 people
- Park Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Park Ridge is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
- Whiting
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Whiting is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 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 Lower Amherst Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Portage County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lower Amherst Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Almond
- Almond lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Lower Amherst Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Almond.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Amherst
- Iola
- Iola lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Lower Amherst Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Iola.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
- Plover
- Rosholt
- Stevens Point
- Waupaca
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 Lower Amherst Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Portage 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 Lower Amherst Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1568714 (Lower Amherst Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1568714 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: Portage
- Est. Elev: 321 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Amherst
- Location given for Lower Amherst Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.4344194 Lon: -89.2745582
- 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 Portage, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lower Amherst 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. |