Near Sextonville in Richland County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Bear Valley Cemetery and Brown Church
Photographed by Gordon Govier, July 16, 2013
1. Bear Valley Cemetery and Brown Church Marker
This was divided into 45 lots which were sold at $5.00 each. Land for the church site was purchased and the church was built in 1875.
Land for plat 2 of the cemetery, east from the church, was purchased in 1881 and sold at $10.00 each.
Further information - read Herkimers, Holsteins and Cheese, by Judith Redline Coopey. Page: 131-135.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1863.
Location. 43° 16.281′ N, 90° 13.577′ W. Marker is near Sextonville, Wisconsin, in Richland County. It is at the intersection of Brown Church Drive and Wisconsin Highway 130, on the right when traveling west on Brown Church Drive. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lone Rock WI 53556, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest, on the Great Lakes, in the Corn Belt, and in the Driftless Area Bluff Country. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Pursuit West (approx. 4.7 miles away); White Mound (approx. 8.8 miles away); St. Annes Shrine (approx. 8.9 miles away); Vernon W. Thomson (approx. 9.6 miles
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Birthplace of GTE (was approx. 9.6 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Gordon Govier, July 16, 2013
2. Bear Valley Cemetery and Brown Church
Photographed by Gordon Govier, July 16, 2013
3. Bear Valley Cemetery and Brown Church
Photographed by Gordon Govier, July 16, 2013
4. Bear Valley Cemetery and Brown Church
Photographed by Gordon Govier, July 16, 2013
5. Bear Valley Cemetery and Brown Church
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 17, 2013, by Gordon Govier of Fitchburg, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 966 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 17, 2013, by Gordon Govier of Fitchburg, Wisconsin. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
