A visit to the Pike River 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 Pike River Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pike River Cemetery:
46.4730, -91.2399
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pike River Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pike River Cemetery is located in Bayfield County<2>.
The county seat for Bayfield County is located in Washburn. Washburn lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the northeast of the Pike River Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pike River Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 21 miles [33.8 km] of the Pike River Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pike River Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Peters Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- City Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The City Cemetery is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Cemetery
- Mason Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Mason Cemetery is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cemetery
- Valley View Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Valley View Cemetery is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
- Birch Lake Church Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Birch Lake Church Cemetery is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Lake Church Cemetery
- The Birch Lake Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Birch Lake Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #542828 <5>
- Moe Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Moe Cemetery is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moe Cemetery
- Pine Glade Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Pine Glade Cemetery is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Glade Cemetery
- Pine Ridge Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- The Pine Ridge Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge Cemetery
- B'nai Israel Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- The B'nai Israel Cemetery is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B'nai Israel Cemetery
- St. Agnes Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Agnes Cemetery is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Agnes Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Oulu Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- The Oulu Cemetery is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oulu Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- St. Anne Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- The St. Anne Cemetery is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anne Cemetery
- Ever Rest Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- The Ever Rest Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ever Rest Cemetery
- Highland Memorial Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Barnes Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Pike River Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pike River Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Delta
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Delta is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Sutherland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sutherland is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherland
- Mason
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mason is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Benoit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Benoit is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benoit
- Moquah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Moquah is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moquah
- Cable
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cable is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
- White River
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- White River is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White River
- Ashland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ashland is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,766 people
- Marengo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Marengo is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Washburn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Washburn is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,049 people
- Lake Nebagamon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lake Nebagamon is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Nebagamon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,064 people
- Seeley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Seeley is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seeley
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- High Bridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- High Bridge is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
- Cloverland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cloverland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
- Odanah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Odanah is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odanah
- Poplar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Poplar is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
- Sauntry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sauntry is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauntry
- Solon Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Solon Springs is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Phipps
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Phipps is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps
- Tannery Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Tannery Town is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannery Town
- Mellen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mellen is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 686 people
- White City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- White City is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Hawthorne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hawthorne is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
- Bennett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bennett is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
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 Pike River Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bayfield County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pike River Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashland
- Cable
- Lake Nebagamon
- Mellen
- Odanah
- Washburn
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 Pike River Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Bayfield 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 Pike River Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1580144 (Pike River Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1580144 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: Bayfield
- Est. Elev: 325 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Grandview NW
- Location given for Pike River Cemetery:
- Lat: 46.4730017 Lon: -91.2399142
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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 Bayfield, 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 from Point A (ie- Pike River 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. |