A visit to the Okeag 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 Okeag Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Okeag Cemetery:
43.3250, -88.9526
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Okeag Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Okeag Cemetery is located in Dodge County<2>.
The county seat for Dodge County is located in Juneau. Juneau lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Okeag Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Okeag 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 Okeag Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Okeag Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Elba Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Elba Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba Cemetery
- Austin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Austin Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Columbus.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1970130 <5>
- St. Jeromes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grove Prairie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Reformed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- East York Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The East York Cemetery is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East York Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Fall River Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Leipsig Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Leipsig Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsig Cemetery
- North York Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The North York Cemetery is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North York Cemetery
- Moravian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Moravian Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravian Cemetery
- Wanderers Rest Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Lawn Cemetery is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn Cemetery
- Washington Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Washington Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Cemetery
- United Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The United Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United Cemetery
- Calamus Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Calamus Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calamus Cemetery
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 Okeag Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Okeag Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Astico
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Astico is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astico
- Columbus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Columbus is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,117 people
- Reeseville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Reeseville is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeseville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 673 people
- Lowell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lowell is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Fall River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fall River is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,757 people
- Waterloo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Waterloo is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,322 people
- Englewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Englewood is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
- East Bristol
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- East Bristol is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bristol
- Clyman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Clyman is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Beaver Dam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Dam is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,303 people
- Marshall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,016 people
- Doylestown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Doylestown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Otsego
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Otsego is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otsego
- North Bristol
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- North Bristol is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bristol
- Juneau
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Juneau is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juneau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,532 people
- Watertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Watertown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,370 people
- Randolph
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Randolph is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
- Grellton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grellton is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grellton
- Minnesota Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Minnesota Junction is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota Junction
- Keyeser
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Keyeser is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyeser
- Pierceville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pierceville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Milford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Milford is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Cambria
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cambria is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 748 people
- Fox Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Fox Lake is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,440 people
- Rio
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rio is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 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 Okeag Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dodge County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Okeag Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beaver Dam
- Cambria
- Columbus
- Fall River
- Fox Lake
- Juneau
- Randolph
- Rio
- Rio lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Okeag Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Rio.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Waterloo
- Watertown
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Okeag Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Dodge 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 Okeag Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1578609 (Okeag Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1578609 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: Dodge
- Est. Elev: 265 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Astico
- Location given for Okeag Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.3249921 Lon: -88.9526082
- 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 Dodge, 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- Okeag 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. |