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 ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Otter Creek Cemetery:
42.8197, -88.9373
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Otter Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Otter Creek Cemetery is located in Rock County<2>.
The county seat for Rock County is located in Janesville. Janesville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Otter Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Otter Creek 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 Otter Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Otter Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rock River Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Rock River Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock River Cemetery
- Milton Junction Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Milton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Milton Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- South Koshkonong Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The South Koshkonong Union Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Koshkonong Union Cemetery
- The South Koshkonong Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Koshkonong Cemetery
- Koshkonong Union Cemetery
- South Koshkonong Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2198269 <5>
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Busseyville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Busseyville Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busseyville Cemetery
- North Johnstown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lima Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Lima Center Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima Center Cemetery
- Sweet Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Sweet Cemetery is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Cemetery
- Fassett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Fassett Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fassett Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Jenson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Jenson Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenson Cemetery
- Lakeview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
- Albion Prairie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Milton Lawn Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Utters Corners Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union 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 Otter Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Otter Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Milton Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Milton Junction is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Junction
- Milton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Milton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,643 people
- Carcajou
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Carcajou is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carcajou
- Lima Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lima Center is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima Center
- Edgerton Beach Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Edgerton Beach Park is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton Beach Park
- Lake Koshkonong
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lake Koshkonong is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Koshkonong
- Edgerton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Edgerton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,595 people
- Albion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Albion is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Indianford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Indianford is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianford
- Johnstown Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Johnstown Center is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown Center
- Cold Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cold Spring is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Fort Atkinson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Atkinson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Atkinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,372 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fulton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fulton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Janesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Janesville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,664 people
- Johnstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Johnstown is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Whitewater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Whitewater is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,993 people
- Emerald Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Emerald Grove is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Grove
- Rockdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rockdale is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Hanerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hanerville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanerville
- Richmond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Lake Ripley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lake Ripley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ripley
- Cambridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cambridge is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,538 people
- Avalon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Avalon is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Hebron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hebron is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Jefferson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,037 people
- Dunkirk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dunkirk is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
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 Rock County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Otter Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cambridge
- Edgerton
- Fort Atkinson
- Janesville
- Jefferson
- Milton Junction
- Milton
- Whitewater
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 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 Rock 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 #1570898 (Otter Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1570898 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: Rock
- Est. Elev: 258 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Milton
- Location given for Otter Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.8197298 Lon: -88.9373319
- 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 Rock, 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 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'. |
| <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. |