A visit to the Ruggles 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 Ruggles Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ruggles Cemetery:
43.0494, -90.0048
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ruggles Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ruggles Cemetery is located in Iowa County<2>.
The county seat for Iowa County is located in Dodgeville. Dodgeville lies just to the southwest of the Ruggles Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Ruggles Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ruggles Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Griffith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Griffith Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith Cemetery
- Rockwell Mills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eastside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Eastside Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastside Cemetery
- Jennieton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Jennieton Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennieton Cemetery
- Jennieton Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Bridgets Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Wyoming Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Wyoming Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming Cemetery
- White Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Old Helena Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Old Helena Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Helena Cemetery
- Rock Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Rock Church Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Church Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Garrison Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Davis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- East Side Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The East Side Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Arena Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Arena Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena Cemetery
- Long Valley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Long Valley Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Valley Cemetery
- German Valley Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Culver Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Culver Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver Cemetery
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 Ruggles Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ruggles Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hyde
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hyde is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde
- Ridgeway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ridgeway is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- Pleasant Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Barneveld
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barneveld is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barneveld
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people
- Dodgeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dodgeville is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,677 people
- Helena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Helena is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Spring Green
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Spring Green is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
- Blue Mounds
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Blue Mounds is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mounds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Arena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Arena is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
- Elvers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Elvers is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvers
- Hollandale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hollandale is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Cassell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cassell is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassell
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Mount Horeb
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mount Horeb is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Horeb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,563 people
- Mazomanie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mazomanie is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazomanie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,715 people
- Lone Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Rock is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Edmund
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Edmund is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmund
- Black Earth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Black Earth is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Earth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,422 people
- Mineral Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Point is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,454 people
- Plain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Plain is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 765 people
- Linden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Linden is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
- Moscow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moscow is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Cobb
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cobb is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
- Klevenville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Klevenville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klevenville
- Witwen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Witwen is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witwen
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 Ruggles Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Iowa County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ruggles Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arena
- Arena lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Ruggles Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Arena.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
- Avoca
- Black Earth
- Blanchardville
- Dodgeville
- Highland
- Hollandale
- Linden
- Mazomanie
- Mineral Point
- Mount Horeb
- Plain
- Spring Green
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Ruggles Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Iowa 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 Ruggles Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1572717 (Ruggles Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1572717 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: Iowa
- Est. Elev: 265 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pleasant Ridge
- Location given for Ruggles Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.0494406 Lon: -90.0048458
- 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 Iowa, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ruggles 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. |