A visit to the Otter Creek 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 Otter Creek Cemetery ...
The Otter Creek Cemetery is located in Dunn County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Cedar Falls Cemetery
- The Cedar Falls Cemetery is located in Dunn County
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- Evergreen Cemetery
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Dunn County
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- Greenwood Cemetery
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Barron County
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- Halverson Cemetery
- The Halverson Cemetery is located in Dunn County
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- Hay River Twp. Cemetery
- The Hay River Twp. Cemetery is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay River Twp. Cemetery
- The Hay River Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hay River Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2352805 <2>
- Highland Cemetery
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Dunn County
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- Hill Grove Cemetery
- The Hill Grove Cemetery is located in Dunn County
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- Lower Running Valley Cemetery
- Myron Cemetery
- The Myron Cemetery is located in Dunn County
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- Norton Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Dunn County
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- Our Saviors Cemetery
- The Our Saviors Cemetery is located in Dunn County
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- Our Saviors Cemetery
- The Our Saviors Cemetery is located in Dunn County
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- Popple Creek Cemetery
- Potters Field Cemetery
- St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
- Sherman Cemetery
- The Sherman Cemetery is located in Dunn County
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- Teegarden Cemetery
- The Teegarden Cemetery is located in Dunn County
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- Tiffany Cemetery
- The Tiffany Cemetery is located in Dunn County
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- Tollebu Cemetery
- The Tollebu Cemetery is located in Dunn County
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- Tramway Cemetery
- The Tramway Cemetery is located in Dunn County
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- Upper Popple Creek Cemetery
- Vanceburg Cemetery
- The Vanceburg Cemetery is located in Dunn County
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- Zion Cemetery
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Dunn County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Otter Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Albertville
- Albertville is located in Chippewa County
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- Bloomer
- Bloomer is located in Chippewa County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,508 people
- Boyceville
- Boyceville is located in Dunn County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,124 people
- Colfax
- Colfax is located in Dunn County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
- Dallas
- Dallas is located in Barron County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Downing
- Downing is located in Dunn County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Elk Mound
- Elk Mound is located in Dunn County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
- Falls City
- Falls City is located in Dunn County
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- Glenwood City
- Glenwood City is located in Saint Croix County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
- Hersey
- Hersey is located in Saint Croix County
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- Hillsdale
- Hillsdale is located in Barron County
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- Knapp
- Knapp is located in Dunn County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Menomonie
- Menomonie is located in Dunn County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,599 people
- New Auburn
- New Auburn is located in Chippewa County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Prairie Farm
- Prairie Farm is located in Barron County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
- Ridgeland
- Ridgeland is located in Dunn County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
- Tainter Lake
- Tainter Lake is located in Dunn County
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- Wheeler
- Wheeler is located in Dunn County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Wilson
- Wilson is located in Saint Croix County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 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 Otter Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dunn County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Otter Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bloomer
- Boyceville
- Chetek
- Colfax
- Downing
- Glenwood City
- Knapp
- Menomonie
- New Auburn
- Wilson
- Woodville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Otter Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Dunn 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 Otter Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1570900 (Otter Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1570900 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: Dunn
- Est. Elev: 289 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Norton
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Dunn, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Otter Creek Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |