Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Adams (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Adams. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Adams is located in Adams County.
To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Adams County: Columbia, Juneau, Marquette, Portage, Sauk, Waushara & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near Adams. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Adams:
- Adams County (The home county of Adams)
- The following are listed by their distance from Adams, with the one closest to Adams listed first.
- Friendship
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
- Arkdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdale
- Arkdale is located in Adams County
- Easton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Easton is located in Adams County
- Quincy ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Quincy is located in Adams County
- Big Flats
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Flats
- Big Flats is located in Adams County
- Strongs Prairie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongs Prairie
- Strongs Prairie is located in Adams County
- Plainville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Plainville is located in Adams County
- New Rome ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Columbia County
- Wisconsin Dells
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisconsin Dells
- Wisconsin Dells is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
- Wisconsin Dells
- Juneau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adams, with the one closest to Adams listed first.
- Necedah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necedah
- Necedah is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 923 people
- Lemonweir
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemonweir
- Lemonweir is located in Juneau County
- Lyndon Station
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndon Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon Station
- Lyndon Station is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Mauston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - New Miner
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Miner
- New Miner is located in Juneau County
- New Lisbon
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lisbon
- New Lisbon is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,547 people
- Camp Douglas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Douglas
- Camp Douglas is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 625 people
- Hustler
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustler
- Hustler is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Mather
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mather
- Mather is located in Juneau County
- Elroy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest) - Union Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
- Union Center is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Wonewoc
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marquette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adams, with the one closest to Adams listed first.
- Westfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Oxford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Oxford is located in Marquette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Douglas Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglas Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Center
- Douglas Center is located in Marquette County
- Packwaukee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packwaukee
- Packwaukee is located in Marquette County
- Endeavor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast) - Montello
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast) - Glen Oak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Oak
- Glen Oak is located in Marquette County
- Germania
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east) - Neshkoro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adams, with the one closest to Adams listed first.
- Shennington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennington
- Shennington is located in Monroe County
- Clifton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Clifton is located in Monroe County
- Oakdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west) - Wyeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west) - Kendall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest) - Valley Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Valley Junction is located in Monroe County
- Portage County
- Almond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Almond is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
- Almond
- Sauk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adams, with the one closest to Adams listed first.
- Lake Delton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Delton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Delton
- Lake Delton is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,986 people
- Reedsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south) - La Valle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Valle
- La Valle is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 360 people
- Waushara County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adams, with the one closest to Adams listed first.
- Coloma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Hancock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Plainfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Plainfield is located in Waushara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
- Wautoma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east) - Silver Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Silver Lake is located in Waushara County
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adams, with the one closest to Adams listed first.
- Nekoosa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nekoosa
- Nekoosa is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,391 people
- Port Edwards
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Edwards
- Port Edwards is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,752 people
- Grand Rapids
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rapids
- Grand Rapids is located in Wood County
- Lake Wazeecha
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Wazeecha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wazeecha
- Lake Wazeecha is located in Wood County
- Wisconsin Rapids
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisconsin Rapids
- Wisconsin Rapids is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,555 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Adams, see our County-by-County Page for Adams.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Adams ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Adams.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Adams. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Adams and those printed in the larger area surrounding Adams.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> of Adams.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Adams:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.wisconsinhistory.org/
- Pages specific to Adams County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Juneau County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Marquette County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Monroe County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Portage County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Sauk County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Waushara County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Wood County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Columbia County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Adams County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Adams County
Cemeteries Near Adams ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Adams.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Adams covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Adams, with the one closest to Adams listed first.
- Mt. Repose Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Repose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Repose Cemetery
- St. Leos Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Leos Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Leos Cemetery
- East Arkdale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Arkdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Arkdale Cemetery
- Cottonville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cottonville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cottonville Cemetery
- West Arkdale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Arkdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Arkdale Cemetery
- South Arkdale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Arkdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Arkdale Cemetery
- Dellwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dellwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dellwood Cemetery
- Gould Rock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gould Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gould Rock Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
- Indian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Cemetery
- Quincy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quincy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quincy Cemetery
- Easton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Easton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Easton Cemetery
- Continue List (156 more) ...
- Edwardson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edwardson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edwardson Cemetery
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michaels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
- South Burr Oak Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Burr Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Burr Oak Cemetery
- Edwardson Cemetery
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Adams in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Adams.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Adams, with the one closest to Adams listed first.
- Friendship
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
- Adams Center ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adams Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Center
- Adams Center is located in Adams County
- Arkdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdale
- Arkdale is located in Adams County
- Roche a Cri ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roche a Cri have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roche a Cri
- Roche a Cri is located in Adams County
- Grand Marsh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Marsh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Marsh
- Grand Marsh is located in Adams County
- Quincy ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Quincy is located in Adams County
- Easton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Easton is located in Adams County
- White Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Creek
- White Creek is located in Adams County
- Pilot Knob ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilot Knob have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Pilot Knob is located in Adams County
- Strongs Prairie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongs Prairie
- Strongs Prairie is located in Adams County
- New Chester ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chester
- New Chester is located in Adams County
- Monroe Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Center
- Monroe Center is located in Adams County
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lemonweir
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemonweir
- Lemonweir is located in Juneau County
- Coloma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Mauston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lemonweir
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Adams. See our List of 1890's Communities around Adams.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Adams. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Adams County: www.co.adams.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
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> | 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- Adams) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Adams. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9578, Longitude: -89.8177 |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Adams, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |