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A visit to the South Lawrence 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 South Lawrence Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the South Lawrence Cemetery:

45.4325, -90.8224

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

The South Lawrence Cemetery is located in Rusk County<2>.

The county seat for Rusk County is located in Ladysmith. Ladysmith lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west of the South Lawrence Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the South Lawrence Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the South Lawrence Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Glenview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Glenview Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview Cemetery
  • Mt. Nebo Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Nebo Cemetery
  • Ingram Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Ingram Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram Cemetery
  • Swedish Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Swedish Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedish Cemetery
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
  • Tony Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Tony Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tony Cemetery
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
  • Holy Trinity Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
  • Hannibal Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • The Hannibal Cemetery is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannibal Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Ladysmith.
    • The Riverside Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Ladysmith Cemetery
    • Our Lady of Sorrows Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88824 <5>
  • Old Ladysmith Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Donald Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The Donald Cemetery is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald Cemetery
    • Kennan Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Kennan Cemetery is located in Price County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennan Cemetery
    • Servants of Mary Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Catawba Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Catawba Cemetery is located in Price County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba Cemetery
    • Perkinstown Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • The Perkinstown Cemetery is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinstown Cemetery
    • Meadowbrook Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • The Meadowbrook Cemetery is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook Cemetery
    • Meadowbrook Lutheran Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Harmony Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • The Harmony Cemetery is located in Price County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 16 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the South Lawrence Cemetery.

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

  • Jump River
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump River is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jump River
  • Ingram
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Ingram is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
  • Glen Flora
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Glen Flora is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Flora
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
  • Hawkins
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hawkins is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
  • Tony
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Tony is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tony
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
  • Conrath
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Conrath is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conrath
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
  • Sheldon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Sheldon is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
  • Kennan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Kennan is located in Price County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
  • Ladysmith
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Ladysmith is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladysmith
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,054 people
  • Hughey ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hughey is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
  • Catawba
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Catawba is located in Price County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
  • Port Arthur
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Port Arthur is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Arthur
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Gilman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Gilman is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
    • Perkinstown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Perkinstown is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinstown
    • Polley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Polley is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polley
    • Bruce
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Bruce is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 688 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 South Lawrence Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rusk County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The South Lawrence Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Cornell
  • Exeland
  • Gilman
  • Kennan
    • Kennan lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the South Lawrence Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kennan.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennan
  • Ladysmith
  • Prentice
  • Westboro

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 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 South Lawrence Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Wisconsin:
  • Pages specific to Rusk 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 South Lawrence Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1574465  (South Lawrence Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1574465 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: Rusk
      • Est. Elev: 382 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Sheldon NE
      • Location given for South Lawrence Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.4324697     Lon: -90.8223623
      • 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 Rusk, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- South Lawrence 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.