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A visit to the Saint Joseph Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 St. Joseph Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Joseph Cemetery

Lat:   43.6997°   (43° 41' 58")

Lon:   -90.4515°   (-90° 27' 5")

The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Vernon County<2>.

The county seat for Vernon County is located in Viroqua. Viroqua lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the west southwest of the St. Joseph Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the St. Joseph Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Joseph Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Fairview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Revels Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Revels Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Revels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Revels Cemetery is located in Vernon County
  • Forest - Burr Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest - Burr Cemetery
    • The Forest - Burr Cemetery is located in Vernon County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest - Burr Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Hillsboro.
    • The Forest - Burr Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Barton's Corners / Forest Cemetery
    • Burr - Salem Cemetery
    • Forest Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87964 <5>
  • St. Matthew Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Matthew Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Matthew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Matthew Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • Calvin Day Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvin Day Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvin Day Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Calvin Day Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • Billings Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Billings Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Billings Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Billings Creek Cemetery is located in Vernon County
  • Bohemian Brotherhood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bohemian Brotherhood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bohemian Brotherhood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bohemian Brotherhood Cemetery is located in Vernon County
  • Gordon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gordon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gordon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gordon Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • White City Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The White City Cemetery is located in Vernon County
  • Hills Prairie Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hills Prairie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hills Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hills Prairie Cemetery is located in Vernon County
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Vernon County
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Vernon County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Hilltop Rest Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hilltop Rest Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hilltop Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hilltop Rest Cemetery is located in Vernon County
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • St. Paul Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jug Creek Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jug Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jug Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jug Creek Cemetery is located in Vernon County
    • Shreve Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shreve Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shreve Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shreve Cemetery is located in Vernon County
    • Dorset Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dorset Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dorset Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dorset Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Newburn Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newburn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newburn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Newburn Cemetery is located in Vernon County
    • Vernon Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vernon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Vernon Cemetery is located in Vernon County
    • Debello Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Debello Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Debello Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Debello Cemetery is located in Vernon County
    • Elroy City Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elroy City Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elroy City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Elroy City Cemetery is located in Juneau County
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Juneau County
    • Fowler - Sherman Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fowler - Sherman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fowler - Sherman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fowler - Sherman Cemetery is located in Juneau County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Joseph Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Joseph Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Mount Tabor
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor
    • Mount Tabor is located in Vernon County
  • Trippville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Trippville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trippville
    • Trippville is located in Vernon County
  • White City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • White City is located in Vernon County
  • Hillsboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
    • Hillsboro is located in Vernon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,387 people
  • Kendall
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kendall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
    • Kendall is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
  • Oil City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oil City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
    • Oil City is located in Monroe County
  • Ontario
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ontario have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
    • Ontario is located in Vernon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 561 people
  • Wilton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
    • Wilton is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
  • Union Center
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
    • Union Center is located in Juneau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
  • Elroy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elroy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
    • Elroy is located in Juneau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
  • Yuba
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yuba have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
    • Yuba is located in Richland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
  • Wonewoc
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wonewoc have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonewoc
    • Wonewoc is located in Juneau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • La Farge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Farge
      • La Farge is located in Vernon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
    • Norwalk
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
      • Norwalk is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
    • Clifton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
      • Clifton is located in Monroe County
    • Bloom City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom City
      • Bloom City is located in Richland County
    • Hustler
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustler
      • Hustler is located in Juneau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
    • Viola
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
      • Viola is located in Richland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 665 people
    • Hub City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hub City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub City
      • Hub City is located in Richland County
    • Cashton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cashton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashton
      • Cashton is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,111 people

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 St. Joseph Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Vernon County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Joseph Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 St. Joseph Cemetery:

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 St. Joseph Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1573149  (Saint Joseph Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1573149 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Trippville
    • County: Vernon         Elev: 418
    • Location given for GNIS #1573149 (Saint Joseph Cemetery)

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/

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 Vernon, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the St. Joseph Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6997, Longitude: -90.4515       In this case, the coordinates for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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