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A visit to the Shooks Prairie 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 Shooks Prairie Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shooks Prairie Cemetery:

42.7203, -89.7429

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

The Shooks Prairie Cemetery is located in Green County<2>.

The county seat for Green County is located in Monroe. Monroe lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Shooks Prairie Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Shooks Prairie Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Shooks Prairie Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Lewis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Lewis Cemetery is located in Green County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
  • Benkert Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Benkert Cemetery is located in Green County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benkert Cemetery
  • Postville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Postville Cemetery is located in Green County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postville Cemetery
  • Benkert Bushnell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Greens Prairie Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
  • Lliff Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Lliff Cemetery is located in Green County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lliff Cemetery
  • Ula Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Ula Cemetery is located in Green County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ula Cemetery
  • Highland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Highland Cemetery is located in Green County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
  • Yellowstone Lutheran Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • St. Victor Old Calvary Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The St. Victor Old Calvary Cemetery is located in Green County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Victor Old Calvary Cemetery
    • The St. Victor Old Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Calvary Cemetery
    • Old Calvary Catholic Cemetery
    • Old Calvary Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87660 <5>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Dutch Hollow Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Dutch Hollow Cemetery is located in Green County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hollow Cemetery
    • Swiss Reformed Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Swiss Reformed Cemetery is located in Green County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiss Reformed Cemetery
      • The Swiss Reformed Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Swiss Cemetery
      • Swiss UCC Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89339 <5>
    • Evangelical Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Evangelical Cemetery is located in Green County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evangelical Cemetery
    • York Memorial Lutheran Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Apple Grove Lutheran Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Michael Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Michael Cemetery is located in Green County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michael Cemetery
    • Franklin Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Franklin Cemetery is located in Green County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Green County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Green County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
      • The Greenwood Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Monroe Cemetery
      • Monroe City Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88062 <5>
    • St. Victor Calvary Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Victor Calvary Cemetery is located in Green County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Victor Calvary Cemetery
      • The St. Victor Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Calvary Cemetery
      • St. Victor Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87688 <5>

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 Shooks Prairie Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shooks Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Argyle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Argyle is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
  • Woodford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodford is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
  • Monticello
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Monticello is located in Green County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
  • New Glarus
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • New Glarus is located in Green County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glarus
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,136 people
  • Blanchardville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Blanchardville is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchardville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
  • Monroe
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Monroe is located in Green County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,426 people
  • Moscow
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Moscow is located in Iowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
  • Browntown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Browntown is located in Green County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browntown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
  • Cadiz
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Cadiz is located in Green County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
  • Wiota
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Wiota is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiota
  • South Wayne
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • South Wayne is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wayne
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
  • Attica
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Attica is located in Green County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Dayton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Dayton is located in Green County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
    • Mineral Point
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Mineral Point is located in Green County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
    • Belleville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Belleville is located in Dane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,514 people
    • Hollandale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Hollandale is located in Iowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
    • Winslow
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Winslow is located in Stephenson County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winslow <6>
    • Albany
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Albany is located in Green County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
    • Oneco
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Oneco is located in Stephenson County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneco
    • Twin Grove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Twin Grove is located in Green County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Grove
    • Gratiot
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Gratiot is located in Lafayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratiot
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
    • Basco
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Basco is located in Dane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basco
    • Orangeville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Paoli
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Paoli is located in Dane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paoli

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 Shooks Prairie Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Green County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shooks Prairie Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 helpful 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 Shooks Prairie Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Wisconsin:
  • Pages specific to Green 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 Shooks Prairie Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1574068  (Shooks Prairie Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1574068 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: Green
      • Est. Elev: 337 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Monroe NW
      • Location given for Shooks Prairie Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.7202827     Lon: -89.7429004
      • 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 Green, 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- Shooks Prairie 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.