A visit to the Prairie du Sac 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 Prairie du Sac Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Prairie du Sac Cemetery:
43.2880, -89.7301
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Prairie du Sac Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Prairie du Sac Cemetery is located in Sauk County<2>.
The county seat for Sauk County is located in Baraboo. Baraboo lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north of the Prairie du Sac Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Prairie du Sac Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Prairie du Sac Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Prairie du Sac Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sauk City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Sauk City Cemetery is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauk City Cemetery
- St. Aloysius Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sauk Prairie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Norbert's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Thoelke Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Thoelke Cemetery is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thoelke Cemetery
- Kingston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Kingston Cemetery is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Cemetery
- Otter Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Otter Creek Cemetery is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Dunlap Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Dunlap Cemetery is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Sunning Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Garden Bluff Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Sumpter Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Free Thinkers Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cassell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Cassell Cemetery is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassell Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Roxbury Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Roxbury Cemetery is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury Cemetery
- St. Barnabas Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Barnabas Cemetery is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Barnabas Cemetery
- The St. Barnabas Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Barnabus Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88898 <5>
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Prairie du Sac Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Prairie du Sac Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Prairie du Sac village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- 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
- Sauk City
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sauk City is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauk City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,498 people
- Moon Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Moon Valley is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Valley
- Marxville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marxville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marxville
- Merrimac
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Merrimac is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Witwen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Witwen is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witwen
- Mazomanie
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Okee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Okee is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okee
- Denzer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Denzer is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denzer
- Cassell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cassell is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassell
- Lake Wisconsin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Wisconsin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wisconsin
- Black Earth
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Martinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Martinsville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Lodi
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Dane
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dane is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
- Harmony Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony Grove is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
- Leland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Leland is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
- Arena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arena is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
- Cross Plains
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cross Plains is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,280 people
- Baraboo
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Durwards Glen ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Durwards Glen is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durwards Glen
- Ashton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ashton is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- North Freedom
(13 miles [20.9 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
- West Baraboo
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Ashton Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ashton Corners is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton Corners
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 Prairie du Sac 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 Prairie du Sac Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arena
- Arena lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Prairie du Sac Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Arena.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
- Baraboo
- Black Earth
- Lodi
- Lodi lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the East (E) of the Prairie du Sac Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lodi.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Mazomanie
- North Freedom
- Prairie du Sac village
- Sauk City
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 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 Prairie du Sac 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 Prairie du Sac Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1846899 (Prairie du Sac Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1846899 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: 236 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sauk City
- Location given for Prairie du Sac Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.2880442 Lon: -89.7301228
- 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 '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- Prairie du Sac 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. |