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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

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>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Otter Creek Cemetery

Lat:   43.3578°   (43° 21' 28")

Lon:   -89.7987°   (-89° 47' 55")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Miller Cemetery is located in Sauk County
  • Zion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Sauk County
  • Sauk Prairie Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Thoelke Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thoelke Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thoelke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Thoelke Cemetery is located in Sauk County
  • Sumpter Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sumpter Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sumpter Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sumpter Hill Cemetery is located in Sauk County
  • Free Thinkers Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Free Thinkers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Free Thinkers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Free Thinkers Cemetery is located in Sauk County
  • Kingston Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kingston Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kingston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kingston Cemetery is located in Sauk County
  • Prairie du Sac Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie du Sac Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie du Sac Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Prairie du Sac Cemetery is located in Sauk County
  • Rock Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Sauk County
  • St. Aloysius Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Aloysius Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Aloysius Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Aloysius Cemetery is located in Sauk County
  • Sauk City Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sauk City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sauk City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sauk City Cemetery is located in Sauk County
  • Maple Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Sauk County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Oak Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Sauk County
    • Oak Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Sauk County
    • Brewster Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brewster Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brewster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brewster Cemetery is located in Sauk County
    • Zuch Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zuch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zuch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Zuch Cemetery is located in Sauk County
    • St. Michaels Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michaels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Sauk County
    • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located in Sauk County
    • St. Paul Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Sauk County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hill Cemetery is located in Sauk County
    • Kerth Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kerth Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kerth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kerth Cemetery is located in Sauk County
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Sauk County
    • Walnut Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walnut Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Walnut Hill Cemetery is located in Sauk County

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denzer
    • Denzer is located in Sauk County
  • Witwen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witwen
    • Witwen is located in Sauk County
  • Sauk City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sauk City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauk City
    • Sauk City is located in Sauk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,498 people
  • Prairie du Sac village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Sac village
    • Prairie du Sac village is located in Sauk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,426 people
  • Moon Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Valley
    • Moon Valley is located in Sauk County
  • Leland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
    • Leland is located in Sauk County
  • North Freedom
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Freedom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Freedom
    • North Freedom is located in Sauk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
  • Merrimac
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrimac have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
    • Merrimac is located in Sauk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
  • Baraboo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baraboo
    • Baraboo is located in Sauk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,121 people
  • West Baraboo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Baraboo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baraboo
    • West Baraboo is located in Sauk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
  • Okee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okee
    • Okee is located in Columbia County
  • Rock Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
    • Rock Springs is located in Sauk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Cassell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cassell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassell
      • Cassell is located in Iowa County
    • Lake Wisconsin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Wisconsin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wisconsin
      • Lake Wisconsin is located in Columbia County
    • Durwards Glen ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durwards Glen
      • Durwards Glen is located in Columbia County
    • Mazomanie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mazomanie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazomanie
      • Mazomanie is located in Dane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,715 people
    • Harmony Grove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
      • Harmony Grove is located in Columbia County
    • Plain
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain
      • Plain is located in Sauk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 765 people
    • Marxville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marxville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marxville
      • Marxville is located in Dane County
    • Lodi
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
      • Lodi is located in Columbia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
    • Loganville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Loganville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganville
      • Loganville is located in Sauk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
    • Arena
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
      • Arena is located in Iowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
    • Black Earth
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Earth
      • Black Earth is located in Dane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,422 people
    • Reedsburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsburg
      • Reedsburg is located in Sauk County
      • 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.

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 helpful 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:

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: GNIS record #1570899 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Sauk Prairie
    • County: Sauk         Elev: 262
    • Location given for GNIS #1570899 (Otter Creek Cemetery)

The official website for Sauk County: www.co.sauk.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Otter Creek Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3578, Longitude: -89.7987       In this case, the coordinates for the Otter Creek Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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