A visit to the Wedge Prairie 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 Wedge Prairie Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wedge Prairie Cemetery:
43.7197, -88.6950
The Wedge Prairie Cemetery is located in Fond du Lac County<1>.
The county seat for Fond du Lac County is located in Fond du Lac. Fond du Lac lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Wedge Prairie Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wedge Prairie Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Wedge Prairie Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wedge Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- East Ladoga Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Union Prairie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Union Prairie Cemetery is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Prairie Cemetery
- Rogersville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brandon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Brandon Cemetery is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Cemetery
- Cattaraugus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Cattaraugus Cemetery is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattaraugus Cemetery
- Rock River Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Rock River Cemetery is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock River Cemetery
- Oak Mound Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Mound Cemetery is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mound Cemetery
- Alton Reformed Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Alton Reformed Cemetery is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton Reformed Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Forest Mound Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Forest Mound Cemetery is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mound Cemetery
- Norwegian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lamartine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Lamartine Cemetery is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamartine Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Rosendale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Round Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Round Prairie Cemetery is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Prairie Cemetery
- State Prison Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The State Prison Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Prison Cemetery
- Oak Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Center Cemetery is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Center Cemetery
- North Lamartine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Reeds Corners Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Reeds Corners Cemetery is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Corners Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rosendale North Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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]<2> of the Wedge Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wedge Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ladoga
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Brandon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Waupun
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rosendale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rosendale is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,026 people
- West Rosendale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oakfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Woodhull
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Metomen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eldorado
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fairwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Utley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Atwater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ripon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brownsville is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Fond du Lac
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- North Fond du Lac
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Fond du Lac is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fond du Lac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,059 people
- Knowles
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Byron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pickett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Burnett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Kekoskee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kekoskee is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kekoskee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 891 people
- Markesan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Markesan is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markesan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
- Fox Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fox Lake is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,440 people
- Lomira
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marblehead
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Green Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Green Lake is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 959 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 Wedge Prairie Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fond du Lac County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wedge Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fairwater
- Fond du Lac
- Fox Lake
- Lomira
- Markesan
- Ripon
- Ripon lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the Northwest (NW) of the Wedge Prairie Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ripon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripon
- Rosendale
- Waupun
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 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 Wedge Prairie Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Fond du Lac 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 Wedge Prairie Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1576392 (Wedge Prairie Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1576392 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: Fond du Lac
- Est. Elev: 283 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Waupun North
- Location given for Wedge Prairie Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.7194308 Lon: -88.6939976
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Fond du Lac, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Wedge Prairie Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |