A visit to the Sumpter Hill 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 Sumpter Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sumpter Hill Cemetery:
43.4097, -89.7712
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sumpter Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sumpter Hill Cemetery is located in Sauk County<2>.
The county seat for Sauk County is located in Baraboo. Baraboo lies just to the north northeast of the Sumpter Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sumpter Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Sumpter Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sumpter Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Cemetery
- Otter Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Otter Creek Cemetery is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek Cemetery
- Brewster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Brewster Cemetery is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster Cemetery
- Zuch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Zuch Cemetery is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuch Cemetery
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Thoelke Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Thoelke Cemetery is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thoelke Cemetery
- Kingston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Kingston Cemetery is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Walnut Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Walnut Hill Cemetery is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Sauk Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kerth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Kerth Cemetery is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerth Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
- Free Thinkers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sumpter Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sumpter Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Baraboo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Baraboo is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baraboo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,121 people
- West Baraboo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Baraboo is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baraboo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
- Moon Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Moon Valley is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Valley
- North Freedom
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Freedom is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Freedom
- Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
- Denzer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Denzer is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denzer
- Merrimac
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Merrimac is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Prairie du Sac village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Prairie du Sac village is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Sac village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,426 people
- Rock Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Springs is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Sauk City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sauk City is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauk City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,498 people
- Durwards Glen ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Durwards Glen is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durwards Glen
- Leland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leland is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
- Witwen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Witwen is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witwen
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Okee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Okee is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okee
- Lake Wisconsin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lake Wisconsin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wisconsin
- Harmony Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Harmony Grove is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
- Lodi
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lodi is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
- Lake Delton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lake Delton is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Delton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,986 people
- Loganville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Loganville is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
- Cassell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cassell is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassell
- Reedsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Reedsburg is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,500 people
- Wisconsin Dells
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wisconsin Dells is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisconsin Dells
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 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 Sumpter Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sauk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sumpter Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Baraboo
- Lodi
- Lodi lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Sumpter Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lodi.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Mazomanie
- North Freedom
- Plain
- Plain lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Sumpter Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Plain.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain
- Portage
- Prairie du Sac village
- Reedsburg
- Rock Springs
- Sauk City
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 professional and volunteer 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 Sumpter Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Sauk 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 Sumpter Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1575069 (Sumpter Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1575069 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: Sauk
- Est. Elev: 358 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: North Freedom
- Location given for Sumpter Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.4097072 Lon: -89.771235
- 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 Sauk, 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 from Point A (ie- Sumpter Hill 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. |