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A visit to the Old Elk Grove 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 Old Elk Grove Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Elk Grove Cemetery:

42.6597, -90.4062

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Elk Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Old Elk Grove Cemetery is located in Lafayette County<2>.

The county seat for Lafayette County is located in Darlington. Darlington lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east of the Old Elk Grove Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Old Elk Grove Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Old Elk Grove Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Elk Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Smelser Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Smelser Cemetery is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smelser Cemetery
  • St. Peters Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Strawberry Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Strawberry Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Cemetery
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
  • Piddington Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Piddington Cemetery is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piddington Cemetery
  • Leslie Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Leslie Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie Cemetery
  • St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jamestown Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Jamestown Cemetery is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Masonic Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Masonic Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
    • Kaump Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Kaump Cemetery is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaump Cemetery
    • Whig Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Whig Cemetery is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whig Cemetery
    • Harrison Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Harrison Cemetery is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Shawnee Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Shawnee Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Cemetery
    • St. Matthew Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Matthew Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthew Cemetery
      • The St. Matthew Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Matthews New Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89119 <5>
    • Kenneltown Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Kenneltown Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneltown 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 Old Elk Grove Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Elk Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Elk Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Elk Grove is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Grove
  • Cuba City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Cuba City is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,047 people
  • Benton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Benton is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
  • Belmont
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Belmont is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 974 people
  • Platteville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Platteville is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platteville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,650 people
  • Etna
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Etna is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
  • Jamestown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jamestown is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Hazel Green
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Hazel Green is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
  • Dickeyville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Dickeyville is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,020 people
  • New Diggings
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • New Diggings is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Diggings
  • Shullsburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Shullsburg is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shullsburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
  • White Oak
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • White Oak is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Fort Gratiot ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Fort Gratiot is located in Lafayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gratiot
      • Former name for Fort Gratiot:
      • Gratiot Grove
    • Rewey
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Rewey is located in Iowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rewey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
    • Sinnipee ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Sinnipee is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinnipee
    • Rutledge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Rutledge is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
    • Menominee
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Menominee is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menominee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
    • Calamine
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Calamine is located in Lafayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calamine
    • Scales Mound
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Darlington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Darlington is located in Lafayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,317 people
    • Tennyson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Tennyson is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennyson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
    • Potosi
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Potosi is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
    • Sageville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Sageville is located in Dubuque County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sageville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • East Dubuque
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Galena
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Galena is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,151 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <6>
    • Livingston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Livingston is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 632 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 Old Elk Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lafayette County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Elk Grove Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Old Elk Grove Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Wisconsin:
  • Pages specific to Lafayette 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 Old Elk Grove Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1570773  (Old Elk Grove Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1570773 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: Lafayette
      • Est. Elev: 300 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Platteville
      • Location given for Old Elk Grove Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.6597197     Lon: -90.4062392
      • 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 Lafayette, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Old Elk Grove 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.