A visit to the Towerville 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 Towerville Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Towerville Cemetery:
43.4036, -90.8879
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Towerville Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Towerville Cemetery is located in Crawford County<2>.
The county seat for Crawford County is located in Prairie du Chien. Prairie du Chien lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Towerville Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Towerville Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Towerville Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hooverson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hooverson Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverson Cemetery
- Kickapoo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Kickapoo Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kickapoo Cemetery
- Fortney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fortney Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortney Cemetery
- Eitsert Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Eitsert Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eitsert Cemetery
- Utica Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Yankeetown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Yankeetown Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeetown Cemetery
- Gays Mills Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gays Mills Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Mills Cemetery
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
- Fargo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Fargo Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo Cemetery
- Mt. Sterling Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Freeman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Montgomeryville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maiben Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Maiben Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiben Cemetery
- Brookville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Brookville Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville Cemetery
- Bell Center Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Bell Center Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Center Cemetery
- Belgium Ridge Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Walnut Mound Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Walnut Mound Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Mound Cemetery
- Crow Hollow Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Crow Hollow Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Hollow Cemetery
- Whiteaker Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Whiteaker Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteaker Cemetery
- Mook Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Mook Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mook Cemetery
- St. Phillips Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Phillips Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Phillips Cemetery
- North Clayton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The North Clayton Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Clayton Cemetery
- Manning Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Manning Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Towerville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Towerville Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Towerville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Towerville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towerville
- Rising Sun
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rising Sun is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Fargo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fargo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
- Soldiers Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Soldiers Grove is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
- Mount Sterling
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Sterling is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Gays Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gays Mills is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Liberty Pole
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Liberty Pole is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Pole
- Readstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Readstown is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
- Bell Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bell Center is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
- West Prairie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Prairie is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Prairie
- Freeman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Freeman is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Petersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Petersburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Ferryville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ferryville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Liberty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Viroqua
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Viroqua is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viroqua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,394 people
- Retreat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Retreat is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Purdy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Purdy is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Viola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Viola is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 665 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 Towerville 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 Towerville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- De Soto
- Gays Mills
- La Farge
- Lansing
- Readstown
- Soldiers Grove
- Viola
- Viola lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Towerville Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Viola.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Viroqua
- Westby
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 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 Towerville 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 Towerville Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1846468 (Towerville Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1846468 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: 246 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rising Sun
- Location given for Towerville Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.4035875 Lon: -90.8879066
- 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 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Towerville 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. |