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 Aubrey (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 Aubrey. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Aubrey is located in Richland 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 Richland County: Crawford, Grant, Iowa, Sauk & Vernon.
Below are the counties that are near Aubrey. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Aubrey:
- Richland County (The home county of Aubrey)
- The following are listed by their distance from Aubrey, with the one closest to Aubrey listed first.
- Neptune
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Neptune is located in Richland County
- Richland Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Center
- Richland Center is located in Richland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,949 people
- Gillingham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillingham
- Gillingham is located in Richland County
- Lone Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Balmoral
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Hub City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Boaz
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Cazenovia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Bloom City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom City
- Bloom City is located in Richland County
- Sabin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Yuba
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Westport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aubrey, with the one closest to Aubrey listed first.
- Soldiers Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soldiers Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Grove
- Soldiers Grove is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
- Bell Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bell Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Center
- Bell Center is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
- Gays Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gays Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Mills
- Gays Mills is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Petersburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Petersburg is located in Crawford County
- Boydtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydtown
- Boydtown is located in Crawford County
- Steuben
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Steuben is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Towerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Towerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towerville
- Towerville is located in Crawford County
- Dane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aubrey, with the one closest to Aubrey listed first.
- Mazomanie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east) - Black Earth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Earth
- Black Earth is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,422 people
- Elvers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aubrey, with the one closest to Aubrey listed first.
- Muscoda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Blue River
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
- Blue River is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
- Boscobel
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest) - Montfort
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montfort
- Montfort is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 675 people
- Preston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest) - Livingston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Livingston is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Fennimore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fennimore
- Fennimore is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
- Woodman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest) - Annaton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annaton
- Annaton is located in Grant County
- Iowa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aubrey, with the one closest to Aubrey listed first.
- Avoca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Helena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Helena is located in Iowa County
- Highland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Centreville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centreville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Centreville is located in Iowa County
- Former names for Centreville:
- Dry Bone Post Office
- Dry Bone
- Arena
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
- Arena is located in Iowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
- Pleasant Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Iowa County
- Cassell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east) - Hyde
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde
- Hyde is located in Iowa County
- Cobb
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south) - Edmund
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmund
- Edmund is located in Iowa County
- Dodgeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Dodgeville is located in Iowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,677 people
- Ridgeway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Juneau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aubrey, with the one closest to Aubrey listed first.
- Wonewoc
(23 miles [37 km] to the north) - Union Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- 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
- Elroy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sauk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aubrey, with the one closest to Aubrey listed first.
- Plain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Lime Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lime Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
- Lime Ridge is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Spring Green
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Green have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Green
- Spring Green is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
- Loganville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loganville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganville
- Loganville is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
- Leland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - Ironton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Denzer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denzer
- Denzer is located in Sauk County
- Witwen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witwen
- Witwen is located in Sauk County
- La Valle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Valle
- La Valle is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 360 people
- Reedsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast) - Rock Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- 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
- North Freedom
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- 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
- Vernon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aubrey, with the one closest to Aubrey listed first.
- White City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- White City is located in Vernon County
- Hillsboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Hillsboro is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,387 people
- La Farge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Farge
- La Farge is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Readstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west) - Liberty
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest) - Mount Tabor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor
- Mount Tabor is located in Vernon County
- Trippville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trippville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trippville
- Trippville is located in Vernon County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Aubrey, see our County-by-County Page for Aubrey.
Newspapers Published in Aubrey ...
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 167 newspapers that have been published in the area around Aubrey.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Aubrey, 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 Aubrey.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Aubrey:
- 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 Richland County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford 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
- Grant County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Iowa 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
- Sauk County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Vernon County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Crawford County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Richland County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Richland County
Cemeteries Near Aubrey ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Aubrey.
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 Aubrey covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Aubrey, with the one closest to Aubrey listed first.
- Willow Valley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willow Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willow Valley Cemetery
- Sextonville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sextonville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sextonville Cemetery
- Pine River Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine River Cemetery
- Neptune Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Neptune Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Neptune Cemetery
- Ash Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ash Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ash Creek Cemetery
- Bear Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bear Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bear Valley Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
- Richland Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Richland Center Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Richland Center.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richland Center Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #963056 <3>
- Mayfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mayfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mayfield Cemetery
- St. Killian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Killian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Killian Cemetery
- Bowen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowen Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Continue List (229 more) ...
- Ward Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ward Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ward Cemetery
- Button Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Button Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Button Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
- Ward 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.<4>
While we didn't find Aubrey in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Aubrey.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Aubrey, with the one closest to Aubrey listed first.
- Ithaca
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Sextonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sextonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sextonville
- Sextonville is located in Richland County
- Twin Bluffs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Bluffs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bluffs
- Twin Bluffs is located in Richland County
- Bear Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Bear Valley is located in Richland County
- Keyesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keyesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyesville
- Keyesville is located in Richland County
- Neptune
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Neptune is located in Richland County
- Richland Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Center
- Richland Center is located in Richland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,949 people
- Gotham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Buck Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buck Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Creek
- Buck Creek is located in Richland County
- Loyd
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Avoca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Sandusky
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Continue List (15 more) ...
- Rockbridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbridge
- Rockbridge is located in Richland County
- Basswood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Balmoral
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rockbridge
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Aubrey. See our List of 1890's Communities around Aubrey.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Aubrey. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Richland County: www.co.richland.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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Aubrey) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Aubrey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3160, Longitude: -90.2939 |
| <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> | 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 Aubrey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |