A visit to the Pownell 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 Pownell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pownell Cemetery:
44.7672, -91.9457
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pownell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pownell Cemetery is located in Dunn County<2>.
The county seat for Dunn County is located in Menomonie. Menomonie lies just to the north of the Pownell Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pownell Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Pownell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pownell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Riverview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Riverview Cemetery is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
- Grandview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Grandview Cemetery is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Lower Weston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Little Elk Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Weber Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Clearview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Clearview Cemetery is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview Cemetery
- Froens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Froens Cemetery is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Froens Cemetery
- Peace Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Peace Cemetery is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Cemetery
- Ridge Road Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Ridge Road Cemetery is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Road Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Irving Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Henrys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Henrys Cemetery is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Henrys Cemetery
- The St. Henrys Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Henrys Catholic Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88942 <5>
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Ford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Ford Cemetery is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
- Waubeek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Waubeek Cemetery is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waubeek Cemetery
- Forest Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mamre Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Mamre Cemetery is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mamre Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Peru Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Peru Cemetery is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Pownell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pownell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dunnville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dunnville is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnville
- Eau Galle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eau Galle is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Galle
- Meridean
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Meridean is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridean
- Menomonie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Menomonie is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,599 people
- Falls City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Falls City is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
- Arkansaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arkansaw is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansaw
- Durand
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Durand is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
- Elmwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Elmwood is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 790 people
- Rock Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rock Falls is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Falls
- Knapp
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Knapp is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Elk Mound
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elk Mound is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
- Plum City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Plum City is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Spring Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Spring Valley is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
- Olivet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Olivet is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Waverly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Waverly is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Ella
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ella is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
- Maxville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Maxville is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
- Lufkin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lufkin is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lufkin
- Tainter Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Tainter Lake is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tainter Lake
- Savoy ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Savoy is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy
- Wilson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Springdale ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Springdale is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Hersey
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hersey is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersey
- Boyceville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Boyceville is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyceville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,124 people
- Mondovi
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mondovi is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mondovi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,562 people
- Colfax
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Colfax is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
- Wheeler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Wheeler is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- El Paso
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- El Paso is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Paso
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 Pownell 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 Pownell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Boyceville
- Colfax
- Durand
- Elmwood
- Knapp
- Knapp lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Pownell Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Knapp.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapp
- Menomonie
- Mondovi
- Plum City
- Spring Valley
- Wilson
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Pownell 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 Pownell Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1571860 (Pownell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1571860 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: 258 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Menomonie South
- Location given for Pownell Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.7671853 Lon: -91.94573
- 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 Dunn, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pownell 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. |