A visit to the Thurston 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 Thurston Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Thurston Hill Cemetery:
44.7636, -92.5121
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Thurston Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Thurston Hill Cemetery is located in Pierce County<2>.
The county seat for Pierce County is located in Ellsworth. Ellsworth lies just to the southeast of the Thurston Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Thurston Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Thurston Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thurston Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Trimbelle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Big River Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Big River Cemetery is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big River Cemetery
- Bethel Mission Covenant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- South Rush River Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Clayfield Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Old Clayfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zion Covenant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Martell Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Martell Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- St. Bridget Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Bridget Cemetery is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bridget Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Bridget Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of River Falls.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88907 <5>
- Greenwood Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rush River Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Svea Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lost Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Lost Creek Cemetery is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek Cemetery
- St. Josephs Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Thurston Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Thurston Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Beldenville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Beldenville is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beldenville
- Ellsworth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ellsworth is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,272 people
- Morton Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Morton Corner is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Corner
- Trimbelle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Trimbelle is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimbelle
- Moeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Moeville is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moeville
- Martell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Martell is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martell
- El Paso
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- El Paso is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Paso
- River Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- River Falls is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,306 people
- Hager City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hager City is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hager City
- Bay City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bay City is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Waverly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Waverly is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Olivet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Olivet is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Prescott
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Prescott is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,279 people
- Red Wing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Spring Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
- Baldwin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Baldwin is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,078 people
- Hammond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hammond is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,890 people
- Roberts
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Roberts is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,018 people
- Woodville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodville is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
- Lake Saint Croix Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Saint Croix Beach is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Saint Croix Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,071 people
- Saint Marys Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Marys Point is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
- Afton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Afton is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,036 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Afton <6>
- Hastings
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Welch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maiden Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maiden Rock is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiden Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Elmwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Elmwood is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 790 people
- Lakeland Shores
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeland Shores is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 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 Thurston Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pierce County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thurston Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Baldwin
- Ellsworth
- Elmwood
- Hammond
- Hastings
- Maiden Rock
- Prescott
- Red Wing
- River Falls
- Spring Valley
- Woodville
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 Thurston Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Pierce 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 Thurston Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1575431 (Thurston Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1575431 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: Pierce
- Est. Elev: 362 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: River Falls East
- Location given for Thurston Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.7635786 Lon: -92.5121359
- 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 Pierce, 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- Thurston 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |