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 Belmont (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 Belmont. 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 and doctors 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.
Belmont is located in Lafayette 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 Lafayette County: Jo Daviess (IL), Stephenson (IL), Grant, Green & Iowa.
Below are the counties that are near Belmont. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Belmont:
- Lafayette County (The home county of Belmont)
- The following are listed by their distance from Belmont, with the one closest to Belmont listed first.
- Elk Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Calamine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calamine
- Calamine is located in Lafayette County
- Darlington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Darlington is located in Lafayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,317 people
- Benton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Etna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Shullsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shullsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shullsburg
- Shullsburg is located in Lafayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
- Fort Gratiot ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Gratiot. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gratiot
- Fort Gratiot is located in Lafayette County
- Former name for Fort Gratiot:
- Gratiot Grove
- New Diggings
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Diggings
- New Diggings is located in Lafayette County
- White Oak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Gratiot
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Wiota
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiota
- Wiota is located in Lafayette County
- Argyle
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belmont, with the one closest to Belmont listed first.
- Platteville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Platteville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platteville
- Platteville is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,650 people
- Cuba City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Livingston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- 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
- Hazel Green
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazel Green have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
- Hazel Green is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
- Annaton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annaton
- Annaton is located in Grant County
- Dickeyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickeyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- Dickeyville is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,020 people
- Jamestown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jamestown is located in Grant County
- Montfort
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montfort
- Montfort is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 675 people
- Tennyson
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Preston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Rutledge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Potosi
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi
- Potosi is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
- Green County
- Browntown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browntown
- Browntown is located in Green County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Browntown
- Iowa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belmont, with the one closest to Belmont listed first.
- Rewey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rewey
- Rewey is located in Iowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Mineral Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Mineral Point is located in Iowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,454 people
- Linden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Cobb
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Edmund
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmund
- Edmund is located in Iowa County
- Dodgeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- 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
- Centreville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- 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
- Highland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north) - Hollandale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollandale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandale
- Hollandale is located in Iowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Moscow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Moscow is located in Iowa County
- Pleasant Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Iowa County
- Ridgeway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dubuque County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Belmont, with the one closest to Belmont listed first.
- Sageville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest) - Dubuque
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubuque
- Dubuque is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57,781 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dubuque <3>
- Cattese
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest) - Sherrill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
- Sherrill is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherrill <3>
- Durango
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durango have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durango
- Durango is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durango <3>
- Rockdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Rockdale is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Asbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest) - Key West
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key West
- Key West is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Balltown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west) - Old Balltown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Balltown
- Old Balltown is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Waupeton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waupeton
- Waupeton is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Rickardsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rickardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rickardsville
- Rickardsville is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Jackson County (IA)
- Saint Donatus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Donatus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Donatus
- Saint Donatus is located in Jackson County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Donatus <3>
- Saint Donatus
- Jo Daviess County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Belmont, with the one closest to Belmont listed first.
- Scales Mound
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scales Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scales Mound
- Scales Mound is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scales Mound <3>
- Menominee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Apple River
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apple River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple River
- Apple River is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apple River <3>
- Galena
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Galena is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,151 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <3>
- Bremen
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
- Bremen is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- East Dubuque
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dubuque
- East Dubuque is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,565 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Dubuque <3>
- Warren
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Warren is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,300 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <3>
- Aiken
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
- Aiken is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Nora
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Nora is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nora <3>
- Elizabeth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Elizabeth is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabeth <3>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Belmont, see our County-by-County Page for Belmont.
Newspapers Published in Belmont ...
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 123 newspapers that have been published in the area around Belmont.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Belmont, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Belmont.
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 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 Belmont:
- 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 Lafayette County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Grant County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Green 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
- Dubuque County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jackson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jo Daviess County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Grant County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Lafayette County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
Cemeteries Near Belmont ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Belmont.
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 Belmont covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Belmont, with the one closest to Belmont listed first.
- Strawberry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strawberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strawberry Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
- St. Peters Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Catholic Cemetery
- Kenneltown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kenneltown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kenneltown Cemetery
- Penniel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Penniel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Penniel Cemetery
- Old Elk Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Elk Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Elk Grove Cemetery
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Powell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powell Cemetery
- Kirkpatrick Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kirkpatrick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kirkpatrick Cemetery
- McReynolds Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McReynolds Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McReynolds Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87687 <5>
- Hillside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88153 <5>
- Continue List (197 more) ...
- Lydia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lydia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lydia Cemetery
- Mifflin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mifflin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mifflin Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
- Lydia 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.<6>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Belmont had a population of 378 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Belmont had a population of 974 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Belmont, with the one closest to Belmont listed first.
- Leslie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Ipswich
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Elk Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Truman
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Meekers Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meekers Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meekers Grove
- Meekers Grove is located in Lafayette County
- Rewey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rewey
- Rewey is located in Iowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Platteville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Platteville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platteville
- Platteville is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,650 people
- Bigpatch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Elmo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Calamine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calamine
- Calamine is located in Lafayette County
- Arthur
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Mifflin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Continue List (15 more) ...
- Georgetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Grant County
- Cuba City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Benton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Georgetown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Belmont. See our List of 1890's Communities around Belmont.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Belmont. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Belmont) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Belmont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7370, Longitude: -90.3340 |
| <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> | 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 Belmont, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |