A visit to the Ranney 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 Ranney Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ranney Cemetery:
43.8794, -90.2626
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ranney Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ranney Cemetery is located in Juneau County<2>.
The county seat for Juneau County is located in Mauston. Mauston lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Ranney Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ranney 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 Ranney Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ranney Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Camp Douglas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Camp Douglas Cemetery is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Douglas Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Clifton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Clifton Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Cemetery
- Zindorf Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Zindorf Cemetery is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zindorf Cemetery
- Pleasant Acres Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brewster Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Brewster Cemetery is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brewster Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of New Lisbon.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87629 <5>
- Lone Rock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lone Rock Cemetery is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Rock Cemetery
- Sorenson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Sorenson Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorenson Cemetery
- Fountain Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Lemonweir Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Lemonweir Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Stephens Cemetery is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephens Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Oakdale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Plymouth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Plymouth Cemetery is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth Cemetery
- Suldal Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Suldal Cemetery is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suldal Cemetery
- Dorset Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Dorset Ridge Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset Ridge Cemetery
- Fowler - Sherman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Elroy City Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Elroy City Cemetery is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy City Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Rock Valley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Rock Valley Cemetery is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Valley 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 Ranney Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ranney Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hustler
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hustler is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Camp Douglas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Camp Douglas is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Douglas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 625 people
- New Lisbon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New Lisbon is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lisbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,547 people
- Clifton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Clifton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Kendall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kendall is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Oakdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oakdale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 290 people
- Elroy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Elroy is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
- Shennington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Shennington is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennington
- Mauston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mauston is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,358 people
- Wyeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wyeville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Wilton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wilton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Trippville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Trippville is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trippville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Union Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Union Center is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Lemonweir
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lemonweir is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemonweir
- Necedah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Necedah is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necedah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 923 people
- Valley Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Junction is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Tomah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tomah is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,363 people
- Mount Tabor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Tabor is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor
- Wonewoc
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wonewoc is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonewoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
- Quincy ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Quincy is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Hillsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hillsboro is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,387 people
- Tunnel City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tunnel City is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel City
- Norwalk
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Norwalk is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- Oil City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Oil City is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Mather
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Mather is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mather
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 Ranney Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Juneau County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ranney Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Elroy
- Hillsboro
- Mauston
- Necedah
- New Lisbon
- Norwalk
- Tomah
- Tomah lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Ranney Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tomah.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomah
- Valley Junction
- Wonewoc
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Ranney Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Juneau 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 Ranney Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1834332 (Ranney Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1834332 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: Juneau
- Est. Elev: 281 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Camp Douglas
- Location given for Ranney Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.8794124 Lon: -90.2626299
- 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 Juneau, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ranney 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. |