A visit to the Rural 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 Rural Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rural Cemetery:
44.3103, -89.1584
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rural Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rural Cemetery is located in Waupaca County<2>.
The county seat for Waupaca County is located in Waupaca. Waupaca lies just to the northeast of the Rural Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rural Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rural Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rural Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Central Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Central Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Central Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in King.
- The Central Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #219112 <5>
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Barton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crystal Lake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Crystal Lake Cemetery is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake Cemetery
- Spencer Lake Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Badger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Cemetery
- St. Mary Magdalene Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- Dopp Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dopp Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dopp Cemetery
- Cedar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cedar Cemetery is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Farmington Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Springwater Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Springwater Cemetery is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwater Cemetery
- Lind Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Lind Center Cemetery is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lind Center Cemetery
- Lane Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Lane Cemetery is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Cemetery
- Springwater Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Springwater Cemetery is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwater Cemetery
- Garesalem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Garesalem Cemetery is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garesalem Cemetery
- Butternut Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hillside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Hilltop Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Hilltop Cemetery is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary 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 Rural Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rural Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rural
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rural is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- King
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- King is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Waupaca
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Waupaca is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waupaca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,857 people
- Cobb Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cobb Town is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Town
- Sheridan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sheridan is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Blaine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Blaine is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Saxeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Saxeville is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxeville
- Wild Rose
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wild Rose is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
- Scandinavia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Scandinavia is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandinavia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Pine River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pine River is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
- West Bloomfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Bloomfield is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bloomfield
- Weyauwega
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Weyauwega is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyauwega
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,745 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Baldwins Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Baldwins Mill is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwins Mill
- Ogdensburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ogdensburg is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdensburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Amherst
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Amherst is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,082 people
- Almond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Almond is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
- Mount Morris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mount Morris is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Morris
- Gills Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gills Landing is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills Landing
- Iola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Iola is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
- Amherst Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Amherst Junction is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
- Poy Sippi
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Poy Sippi is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poy Sippi
- Fremont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fremont is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 647 people
- Little Wolf ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Little Wolf is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Wolf
- Nelsonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nelsonville is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Lake Emily ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Emily is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Emily
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 Rural Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Waupaca County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rural Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Almond
- Amherst
- Iola
- Waupaca
- Weyauwega
- Wild Rose
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 professional and volunteer 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 Rural Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Waupaca 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 Rural Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1850548 (Rural Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1850548 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: Waupaca
- Est. Elev: 271 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: King
- Location given for Rural Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.3102557 Lon: -89.1584481
- 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 Waupaca, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rural 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. |