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 Anacker (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 Anacker. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Anacker is primarily located in Columbia County. A portion of Anacker extends into Marquette 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 Columbia County: Adams, Dane, Dodge, Green Lake, Juneau, Marquette & Sauk.
Below are the counties that are near Anacker. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Anacker:
- Columbia County (The home county of Anacker)
- The following are listed by their distance from Anacker, with the one closest to Anacker listed first.
- Portage
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Portage is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,381 people
- Pardeeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pardeeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardeeville
- Pardeeville is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,053 people
- Wyocena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyocena
- Wyocena is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
- Former names for Wyocena:
- Duck Creek
- Wiocena
- Durwards Glen ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durwards Glen
- Durwards Glen is located in Columbia County
- Rio
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Poynette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Wisconsin Dells
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisconsin Dells
- Wisconsin Dells is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
- Cambria
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - Friesland
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Harmony Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
- Harmony Grove is located in Columbia County
- Lake Wisconsin
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Wisconsin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wisconsin
- Lake Wisconsin is located in Columbia County
- Okee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okee
- Okee is located in Columbia County
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Anacker, with the one closest to Anacker listed first.
- Plainville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- 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
- Easton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Easton is located in Adams County
- Adams
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Adams is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Friendship
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- 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
- Quincy ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Quincy is located in Adams County
- Dane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Anacker, with the one closest to Anacker listed first.
- Morrisonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
- Morrisonville is located in Dane County
- Dane
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south) - DeForest
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeForest
- DeForest is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,915 people
- North Bristol
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bristol
- North Bristol is located in Dane County
- Windsor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Windsor is located in Dane County
- Waunakee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Dodge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Anacker, with the one closest to Anacker listed first.
- Randolph
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east) - Fox Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Fond du Lac County
- Fairwater
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairwater
- Fairwater is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Fairwater
- Green Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Anacker, with the one closest to Anacker listed first.
- Kingston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Kingston is located in Green Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Marquette
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Princeton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast) - Markesan
(23 miles [37 km] to the east) - Green Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
- Green Lake is located in Green Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
- Juneau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Anacker, with the one closest to Anacker listed first.
- Lyndon Station
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- 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
- Lemonweir
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemonweir
- Lemonweir is located in Juneau County
- Marquette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Anacker, with the one closest to Anacker listed first.
- Endeavor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Douglas Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- 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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packwaukee
- Packwaukee is located in Marquette County
- Glen Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Oak
- Glen Oak is located in Marquette County
- Montello
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Oxford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Oxford is located in Marquette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Westfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - Germania
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast) - Neshkoro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sauk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Anacker, with the one closest to Anacker listed first.
- Lake Delton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- 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
- Baraboo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baraboo
- Baraboo is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,121 people
- Merrimac
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - West Baraboo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Baraboo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baraboo
- West Baraboo is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
- Moon Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Valley
- Moon Valley is located in Sauk County
- North Freedom
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Freedom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Freedom
- North Freedom is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
- Rock Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Rock Springs is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Prairie du Sac village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Sac village
- Prairie du Sac village is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,426 people
- Sauk City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest) - Reedsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west) - Denzer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denzer
- Denzer is located in Sauk County
- Waushara County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Anacker, see our County-by-County Page for Anacker.
Newspapers Published in Anacker ...
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 132 newspapers that have been published in the area around Anacker.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Anacker, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Anacker.
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 helpful websites 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 Anacker:
- 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 Columbia County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Dane County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Dodge County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Fond du Lac County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Green Lake 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
- 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
- Adams County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Columbia County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Columbia County
Cemeteries Near Anacker ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Anacker.
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 Anacker covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Anacker, with the one closest to Anacker listed first.
- Bach Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bach Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87535 <3>
- Spicer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spicer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89296 <3>
- Rood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rood Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89107 <3>
- Old Ft. Winnebago Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Ft. Winnebago Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88642 <3>
- Henion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Henion Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henion Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88119 <3>
- Fuller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fuller Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87990 <3>
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88585 <3>
- Silver Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silver Lake Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1884586 <3>
- North Marcellon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- The North Marcellon Cemetery has also been known as:
- North Marcellon Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Marcellon Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #298032 <3>
- Cummings Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cummings Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87763 <3>
- St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
- Continue List (208 more) ...
- St. Paul Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2201446 <3>
- Comstock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Comstock Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87740 <3>
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89132 <3>
- St. Paul Norwegian Lutheran 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.<5>
While we didn't find Anacker in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Anacker.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Anacker, with the one closest to Anacker listed first.
- Portage
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Portage is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,381 people
- Douglas Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- 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
- Briggsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briggsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
- Briggsville is located in Marquette County
- Pardeeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pardeeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardeeville
- Pardeeville is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,053 people
- Marcellon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Belle Fountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Fountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Fountain
- Belle Fountain is located in Columbia County
- Packwaukee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packwaukee
- Packwaukee is located in Marquette County
- Big Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Big Spring is located in Adams County
- Dekorra
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Wyocena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyocena
- Wyocena is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
- Former names for Wyocena:
- Duck Creek
- Wiocena
- Oxford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Oxford is located in Marquette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Montello
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Continue List (16 more) ...
- Dell Prairie ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dell Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell Prairie
- Dell Prairie is located in Adams County
- Rio
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Poynette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dell Prairie ‑ Historic
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Anacker. See our List of 1890's Communities around Anacker.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Anacker. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Columbia County: www.co.columbia.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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Anacker) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Anacker. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6255, Longitude: -89.4437 In this case, the coordinates for Anacker have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | 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 Anacker, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |