A visit to the Rural Home 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 Home Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rural Home Cemetery:
42.8722, -88.2176
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rural Home Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rural Home Cemetery is located in Waukesha County<2>.
The county seat for Waukesha County is located in Waukesha. Waukesha lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north of the Rural Home Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rural Home 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 Rural Home Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rural Home Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Vernon Reformed Presbyterian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jones - Muckey School Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon United Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Muskego Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sunnyside Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Luther Parker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Luther Parker Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther Parker Cemetery
- New Berlin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The New Berlin Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin Cemetery
- Prairie Home Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Prairie Home Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Oak Knoll Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Knoll Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Knoll Cemetery
- Genesee Village Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rochester Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Rochester Cemetery is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- St. Martin of Tours Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The St. Martin of Tours Cemetery is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Martin of Tours Cemetery
- The St. Martin of Tours Cemetery has also been known as:
- Holy Assumption Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1978994 <5>
- St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Apostles Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- St. Peters Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Honey Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Honey Creek Cemetery is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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 Home Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rural Home Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Big Bend
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Big Bend is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,487 people
- Vernon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Caldwell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Caldwell is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
- Wind Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wind Lake is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Lake
- Muskego
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Muskego is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskego
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,317 people
- Prospect
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Prospect is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Mukwonago
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mukwonago is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mukwonago
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,107 people
- Lake Beulah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Beulah is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Beulah
- Potter Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Potter Lake is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Lake
- Waterford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Waterford is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,618 people
- Union Church
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Union Church is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Church
- Durham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Durham is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
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- Tess Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tess Corners is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tess Corners
- Saint Martins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Saint Martins is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martins
- Honey Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Honey Creek is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Rochester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rochester is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,880 people
- Hales Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hales Corners is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Corners
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,553 people
- New Berlin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Berlin is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,812 people
- Waukesha
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Waukesha is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukesha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72,376 people
- Genesee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Genesee is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
- Franklin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Franklin is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,925 people
- Calhoun
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Calhoun is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Genesee Depot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Genesee Depot is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee Depot
- North Prairie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Prairie is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,236 people
- Eagleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Eagleville is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
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 Home Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Waukesha County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rural Home Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Mukwonago
- New Berlin
- North Prairie
- Waterford
- Waukesha
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Rural Home Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Waukesha 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 Home Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1572730 (Rural Home Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1572730 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: Waukesha
- Est. Elev: 251 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Waterford
- Location given for Rural Home Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.8722368 Lon: -88.2175908
- 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 Waukesha, 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- Rural Home 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. |