A visit to the Star 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 Star Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Star Cemetery:
43.5883, -90.6382
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Star Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Star Cemetery is located in Vernon County<2>.
The county seat for Vernon County is located in Viroqua. Viroqua lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west of the Star Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Star Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Star Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Star Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lawton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Lawton Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Jug Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Jug Creek Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jug Creek Cemetery
- Booher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Booher Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booher Cemetery
- Viola Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Newburn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Newburn Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburn Cemetery
- Vernon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Vernon Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Cemetery
- Bad Axe Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Bad Axe Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bad Axe Cemetery
- Brush Hollow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Brush Hollow Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Hollow Cemetery
- Bender Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Bender Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bender Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bender Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Viola.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2136070 <5>
- Hopewell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Berry Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Berry Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- Asbury Ridge Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Asbury Ridge Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Ridge Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Bishop Branch Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Manning Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Manning Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning Cemetery
- White City Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The White City Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City Cemetery
- Revels Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Revels Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revels Cemetery
- Billings Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hilltop Rest Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Hilltop Rest Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop Rest Cemetery
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 Star Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Star Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- La Farge
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- La Farge is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Farge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Viola
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Viola is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 665 people
- Liberty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- White City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- White City is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Ontario
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ontario is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
- Population from the 2020 Census: 561 people
- Bloom City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bloom City is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom City
- Readstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Readstown is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
- Sabin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sabin is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabin
- Yuba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Yuba is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Oil City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Oil City is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Westby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Westby is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,254 people
- Mount Tabor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Tabor is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cashton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cashton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,111 people
- Newry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newry is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newry
- Viroqua
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Viroqua is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viroqua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,394 people
- Woodstock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Woodstock is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Gillingham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gillingham is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillingham
- Trippville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Trippville is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trippville
- Liberty Pole
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Pole is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Pole
- Soldiers Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Soldiers Grove is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
- Hillsboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hillsboro is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,387 people
- Hub City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hub City is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub City
- Melvina
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Melvina is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Wilton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Wilton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Norwalk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Norwalk is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 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 Star 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 Star Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cashton
- Hillsboro
- La Farge
- Norwalk
- Ontario
- Readstown
- Soldiers Grove
- Viola
- Viroqua
- Westby
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 Star Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Vernon 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 Star Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1574800 (Star Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1574800 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: Vernon
- Est. Elev: 256 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: La Farge
- Location given for Star Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.5883067 Lon: -90.6381862
- 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 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 '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- Star 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. |