A visit to the Whig 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 Whig Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Whig Cemetery:
42.7611, -90.5540
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Whig Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Whig Cemetery is located in Grant County<2>.
The county seat for Grant County is located in Lancaster. Lancaster lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Whig Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Whig Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Whig Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Whig Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Harrison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
- Kaump Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Kaump Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaump Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Buckwheat Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Aupperle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Aupperle Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aupperle Cemetery
- Boice Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- British Hollow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Piddington Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Piddington Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piddington Cemetery
- Kirkpatrick Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Kirkpatrick Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkpatrick Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- McReynolds Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The McReynolds Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McReynolds Cemetery
- Lydia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Lydia Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Lancaster Hillside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Lancaster Hillside Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Hillside Cemetery
- The Lancaster Hillside Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hillside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88156 <5>
- Hampton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- Boice Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Boice Creek Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boice Creek Cemetery
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Cemetery
- Smelser Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Smelser Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smelser Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Whig Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Whig Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Platteville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Platteville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platteville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,650 people
- Tennyson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tennyson is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennyson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- Potosi
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Potosi is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
- Dickeyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dickeyville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,020 people
- Rewey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rewey is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rewey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Lancaster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lancaster is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,700 people
- Elk Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elk Grove is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Grove
- Annaton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Annaton is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annaton
- Stitzer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stitzer is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stitzer
- Jamestown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jamestown is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Belmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 974 people
- Livingston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Livingston is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Cuba City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cuba City is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,047 people
- Sinnipee ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sinnipee is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinnipee
- Rutledge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rutledge is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- Preston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Preston is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Sherrill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Benton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Benton is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
- Montfort
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Montfort is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montfort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 675 people
- Sageville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sageville is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sageville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Fennimore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Fennimore is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fennimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
- Hazel Green
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hazel Green is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
- Beetown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Beetown is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beetown
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 Whig Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Grant County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Whig Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benton
- Cuba City
- Fennimore
- Lancaster
- Linden
- Montfort
- Platteville
- Potosi
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 Whig Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Grant 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 Whig Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1576607 (Whig Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1576607 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: Grant
- Est. Elev: 305 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ellenboro
- Location given for Whig Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.7611032 Lon: -90.5540172
- 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 Grant, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Whig 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. |