A visit to the Steele 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 Steele Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Steele Cemetery:
43.1986, -90.7165
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Steele Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Steele Cemetery is located in Crawford County<2>.
The county seat for Crawford County is located in Prairie du Chien. Prairie du Chien lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Steele Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Steele Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Steele Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wayne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wayne Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Cemetery
- Graves Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Graves Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Pleasant Mound Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. Patrick Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick Cemetery
- Union Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Haney Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Haney Ridge Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haney Ridge Cemetery
- Posey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Posey Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey Cemetery
- Sand Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Sand Prairie Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Prairie Cemetery
- Haskins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Haskins Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskins Cemetery
- West Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The West Fork Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork Cemetery
- Barnum Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Barnum Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Beulah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Coumbe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Coumbe Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coumbe Cemetery
- Whiteaker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Whiteaker Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteaker Cemetery
- Crow Hollow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Crow Hollow Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Hollow Cemetery
- Boydtown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Boydtown Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydtown Cemetery
- Blue River Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Blue River Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Tavera Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Tavera Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tavera 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 Steele Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Steele Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Westport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Westport is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Boscobel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Boscobel is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boscobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,134 people
- Boydtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boydtown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydtown
- Blue River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Blue River is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
- Petersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Petersburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Steuben
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Steuben is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Woodman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Woodman is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Bell Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bell Center is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
- Gays Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gays Mills is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Wauzeka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wauzeka is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauzeka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
- Werley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Werley is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Werley
- Balmoral
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Balmoral is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balmoral
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Soldiers Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Soldiers Grove is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
- Muscoda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Muscoda is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscoda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,236 people
- Boaz
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Boaz is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Mount Sterling
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Sterling is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Millville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Millville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Mount Ida
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Ida is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ida
- Fennimore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fennimore is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fennimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
- Eastman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Eastman is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Towerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Towerville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towerville
- Mount Hope
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Hope is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Preston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Preston is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Sabin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sabin is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabin
- Readstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Readstown is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 414 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 Steele Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Crawford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Steele Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Boscobel
- Fennimore
- Gays Mills
- Muscoda
- Readstown
- Soldiers Grove
- Wauzeka
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Steele Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Crawford 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 Steele Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1574844 (Steele Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1574844 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: Crawford
- Est. Elev: 329 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Boscobel
- Location given for Steele Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.1985939 Lon: -90.7165157
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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 Crawford, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Steele 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. |