A visit to the Nelson 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 Nelson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Nelson Cemetery:
44.4130, -91.9929
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Nelson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Nelson Cemetery is located in Buffalo County<2>.
The county seat for Buffalo County is located in Alma. Alma lies just to the south southeast of the Nelson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Nelson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> of the Nelson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Nelson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Felix Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Riverview Cemetery is located in Wabasha County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
- Greenfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Greenfield Cemetery is located in Wabasha County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Cemetery
- St. Agnes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The St. Agnes Cemetery is located in Wabasha County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Agnes Cemetery
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Mill Creek Cemetery is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek Cemetery
- Church Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maxville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Maxville Cemetery is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville Cemetery
- Little Plum Lutheran Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Little Plum Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Plum Lutheran Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Little Plum Lutheran Church Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northeast of Pepin.
- The Little Plum Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Little Plum Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88351 <5>
- Oakwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- North Branch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The North Branch Cemetery is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branch Cemetery
- Modena Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Modena Cemetery is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modena Cemetery
- Conception Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Conception Cemetery is located in Wabasha County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conception Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Porcupine Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Porcupine Cemetery is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porcupine Cemetery
- Scott Settlement Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Lincoln Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
- St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Round Hill Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The Round Hill Cemetery is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill Cemetery
- Mission Covenant Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lakewood Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Lakewood Cemetery is located in Wabasha County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Cemetery
- Buffalo City Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Buffalo City Cemetery is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Buffalo City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Buffalo City.
- The Buffalo City Cemetery has also been known as:
- City of Buffalo Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976241 <5>
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 Nelson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Nelson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Nelson
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Nelson is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Wabasha
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Reads Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kellogg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Savoy ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Savoy is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy
- Alma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alma is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
- Pepin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pepin is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Maxville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Maxville is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
- Ella
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ella is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
- Lakeport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lakeport is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeport
- Barry Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Barry Corner is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry Corner
- Springdale ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Springdale is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lund
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lund is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lund
- Weaver
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Weaver is located in Wabasha County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Buffalo City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo City is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people
- Cochrane
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cochrane is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 409 people
- Durand
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Durand is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
- Stockholm
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Stockholm is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Lake City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Anchorage ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Anchorage is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
- Arkansaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Arkansaw is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansaw
- Minneiska
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Waumandee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waumandee is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waumandee
- Montana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Montana is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana
- Gilmanton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Gilmanton is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmanton
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 Nelson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Buffalo County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Nelson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alma
- Alma lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Nelson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alma.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Cochrane
- Durand
- Kellogg
- Lake City
- Pepin
- Reads Landing
- Wabasha
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 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 Nelson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Buffalo 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 Nelson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1570153 (Nelson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1570153 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: Buffalo
- Est. Elev: 232 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Urne
- Location given for Nelson Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.4130224 Lon: -91.9929439
- 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 Buffalo, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Nelson 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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