A visit to the Smelser 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 Smelser Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Smelser Cemetery:
42.6325, -90.4751
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Smelser Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Smelser Cemetery is located in Grant County<2>.
The county seat for Grant County is located in Lancaster. Lancaster lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the northwest of the Smelser Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Smelser Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Smelser Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smelser Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Old Elk Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Elk Grove Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Elk Grove Cemetery
- Piddington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Piddington Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piddington Cemetery
- Jamestown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Jamestown Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Leslie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Leslie Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hillside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kaump Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Kaump Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaump Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- St. Peters Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Strawberry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Strawberry Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Harrison Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
- St. Clara Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Clara Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Clara Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Whig Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Whig Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whig Cemetery
- Masonic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Masonic Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
- Sinnipee Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Sinnipee Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinnipee Cemetery
- Shawnee Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Shawnee Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Smelser Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Smelser Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cuba City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cuba City is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,047 people
- Jamestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jamestown is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Elk Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Elk Grove is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Grove
- Dickeyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dickeyville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,020 people
- Benton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Benton is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
- Platteville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Platteville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platteville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,650 people
- Hazel Green
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hazel Green is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
- Etna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Etna is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Rutledge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rutledge is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- New Diggings
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Diggings is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Diggings
- Sinnipee ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sinnipee is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinnipee
- Menominee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Menominee is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menominee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Belmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 974 people
- Tennyson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Tennyson is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennyson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- East Dubuque
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- White Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- White Oak is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Potosi
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Potosi is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
- Sageville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sageville is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sageville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Dubuque
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Gratiot ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Gratiot is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gratiot
- Former name for Fort Gratiot:
- Gratiot Grove
- Shullsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Shullsburg is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shullsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
- Cattese
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cattese is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattese
- Rockdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rockdale is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Massey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Massey is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey
- Wilkins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wilkins is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins
- Galena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Galena is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,151 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <6>
- Scales Mound
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rewey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rewey is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rewey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Sherrill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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 Smelser Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Grant County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smelser Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benton
- Cuba City
- Dubuque
- East Dubuque
- Galena
- Platteville
- Potosi
- Shullsburg
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 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 Smelser Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Grant 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 Smelser Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1574288 (Smelser Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1574288 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: Grant
- Est. Elev: 293 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Platteville
- Location given for Smelser Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.6324977 Lon: -90.4751284
- 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 Grant, 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 from Point A (ie- Smelser 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. |