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:
43.3578, -89.7987
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 Sauk County<2>.
The county seat for Sauk County is located in Baraboo. Baraboo lies just to the north northeast 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 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Otter Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Otter Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Sauk Prairie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Thoelke Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Thoelke Cemetery is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thoelke Cemetery
- Sumpter Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Free Thinkers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kingston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Kingston Cemetery is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Cemetery
- Prairie du Sac Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Cemetery
- St. Aloysius Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sauk City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Sauk City Cemetery is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauk City Cemetery
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Brewster Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Brewster Cemetery is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster Cemetery
- Zuch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Zuch Cemetery is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuch Cemetery
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- St. Norbert's Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Garden Bluff Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Kerth Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Kerth Cemetery is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerth Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Walnut Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Walnut Hill Cemetery is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- Denzer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Denzer is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denzer
- Witwen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Witwen is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witwen
- Sauk City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sauk City is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauk City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,498 people
- Prairie du Sac village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie du Sac village is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Sac village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,426 people
- Moon Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Moon Valley is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Valley
- Leland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Leland is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
- North Freedom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Freedom is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Freedom
- Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
- Merrimac
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Merrimac is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Baraboo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Baraboo is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baraboo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,121 people
- West Baraboo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- West Baraboo is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baraboo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
- Okee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Okee is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okee
- Rock Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Springs is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Cassell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cassell is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassell
- Lake Wisconsin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lake Wisconsin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wisconsin
- Durwards Glen ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Durwards Glen is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durwards Glen
- Mazomanie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mazomanie is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazomanie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,715 people
- Harmony Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Harmony Grove is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
- Plain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Plain is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 765 people
- Marxville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marxville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marxville
- Lodi
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lodi is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
- Loganville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Loganville is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
- Arena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arena is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
- Black Earth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Black Earth is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Earth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,422 people
- Reedsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Reedsburg is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,500 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 Sauk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Otter Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arena
- Arena lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Otter Creek Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Arena.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
- Baraboo
- Black Earth
- Lodi
- Lodi lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Otter Creek Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lodi.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Mazomanie
- North Freedom
- Plain
- Plain lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Otter Creek Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Plain.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain
- Prairie du Sac village
- Reedsburg
- Rock Springs
- Sauk City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Sauk 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 #1570899 (Otter Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1570899 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: Sauk
- Est. Elev: 262 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sauk Prairie
- Location given for Otter Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.3577643 Lon: -89.7987348
- 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 Sauk, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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. |