A visit to the Mound 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 Mound Prairie Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mound Prairie Cemetery:
43.9311, -90.6704
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mound Prairie Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mound Prairie Cemetery is located in Monroe County<2>.
The county seat for Monroe County is located in Sparta. Sparta lies just to the west of the Mound Prairie Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mound Prairie Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Mound Prairie Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mound Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- County Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The County Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Cemetery
- Farmers Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Farmers Valley Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Valley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Farmers Valley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Sparta.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87924 <5>
- Summit Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Summit Ridge Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Ridge Cemetery
- Aney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Aney Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aney Cemetery
- Lafayette Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Lafayette Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Cemetery
- Angelo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Angelo Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelo Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Catholic Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
- Pilgrims Home Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Noth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Noth Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noth Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- St. Jacobs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The St. Jacobs Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Jacobs Cemetery
- Worden - Burroughs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Greenfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Greenfield Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Leon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Leon Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Boyonton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Boyonton Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyonton Cemetery
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 Mound Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mound Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Angelo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Angelo is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelo
- Norwalk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Norwalk is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- Tunnel City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tunnel City is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel City
- Sparta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sparta is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,800 people
- Tomah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tomah is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,363 people
- Melvina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Melvina is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Wilton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wilton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Rockland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rockland is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Oil City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Oil City is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Cashton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cashton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,111 people
- Ontario
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ontario is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
- Population from the 2020 Census: 561 people
- Oakdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Oakdale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 290 people
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Wyeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wyeville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Valley Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Junction is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Middle Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Ridge is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ridge
- Newry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newry is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newry
- Clifton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Clifton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Warrens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Warrens is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Bangor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bangor is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,442 people
- Kendall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kendall is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Shennington
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Shennington is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennington
- Millston
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Millston is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Mount Tabor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Tabor is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor
- Camp Douglas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Camp Douglas is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Douglas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 625 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 Mound Prairie Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Monroe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mound Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cashton
- Norwalk
- Ontario
- Sparta
- Tomah
- Tomah lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Mound Prairie Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tomah.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomah
- Valley Junction
- Warrens
- West Salem
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Mound Prairie Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Monroe 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 Mound Prairie Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1846249 (Mound Prairie Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1846249 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: Monroe
- Est. Elev: 274 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: City Rock
- Location given for Mound Prairie Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.9310776 Lon: -90.6704111
- 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 Monroe, 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- Mound 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. |