A visit to the Vernon Center Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Vernon Center Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Vernon Center Cemetery (FG ID #603767).
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 Vernon Center Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Vernon Center Cemetery:
42.9027, -88.2613
The Vernon Center Cemetery is located in Waukesha County<2>.
The county seat for Waukesha County is located in Waukesha. Waukesha lies just to the north of the Vernon Center Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Vernon Center Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Vernon Center Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Vernon Center Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Vernon Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Vernon United Presbyterian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Vernon Reformed Presbyterian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rural Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rural Home Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Home Cemetery
- Jones - Muckey School Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oak Knoll Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Knoll Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Knoll Cemetery
- Genesee Village Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Muskego Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sunnyside Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Cemetery
- Prairie Home Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Prairie Home Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- New Berlin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The New Berlin Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
- North Prairie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The North Prairie Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie Cemetery
- Jericho Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Jericho Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Holy Apostles Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Tabernacle Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Troy Lakes Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Troy Lakes Cemetery is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Lakes Cemetery
- St. Peters Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Luther Parker Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Luther Parker Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther Parker Cemetery
- St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Vernon Center Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Vernon Center Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Vernon
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Vernon is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Big Bend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Big Bend is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,487 people
- Mukwonago
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mukwonago is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mukwonago
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,107 people
- Caldwell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Prospect
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Beulah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Genesee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Genesee is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
- Potter Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Potter Lake is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Lake
- Wind Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Muskego
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Muskego is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskego
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,317 people
- Waukesha
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Genesee Depot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- North Prairie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Prairie is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,236 people
- Tess Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Eagleville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Waterford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Waterford is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,618 people
- Durham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- New Berlin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wales
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wales is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,651 people
- East Troy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Honey Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Union Church
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Saint Martins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Calhoun
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Calhoun is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Ottawa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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 Vernon Center Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Waukesha County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Vernon Center Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Eagle
- East Troy
- Mukwonago
- New Berlin
- North Prairie
- Waterford
- Waukesha
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Vernon Center Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Waukesha 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 Vernon Center Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #603767
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2096624 (Vernon Center Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2096624 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: Waukesha
- Est. Elev: 270 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Genesee
- Location given for Vernon Center Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.9025 Lon: -88.2613889
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Waukesha, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Vernon Center 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. |