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 Elroy (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 Elroy. 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 doctors and 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.
Elroy is located in Juneau 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 Juneau County: Adams, Columbia, Jackson, Monroe, Sauk, Vernon & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near Elroy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Elroy:
- Juneau County (The home county of Elroy)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elroy, with the one closest to Elroy listed first.
- Union Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Hustler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustler
- Hustler is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Mauston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - New Lisbon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Douglas
- Camp Douglas is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 625 people
- Lemonweir
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemonweir
- Lemonweir is located in Juneau County
- Lyndon Station
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- 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
- Necedah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necedah
- Necedah is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 923 people
- Mather
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mather
- Mather is located in Juneau County
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elroy, with the one closest to Elroy listed first.
- Quincy ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Quincy is located in Adams County
- Plainville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Easton is located in Adams County
- Strongs Prairie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongs Prairie
- Strongs Prairie is located in Adams County
- Adams
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Adams is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Arkdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdale
- Arkdale is located in Adams County
- Friendship
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- 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
- Columbia County
- Wisconsin Dells
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- 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
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elroy, with the one closest to Elroy listed first.
- Kendall
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Clifton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Clifton is located in Monroe County
- Wilton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Oil City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Oakdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Norwalk
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
- Norwalk is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- Shennington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennington
- Shennington is located in Monroe County
- Wyeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north) - Tomah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest) - Valley Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Valley Junction is located in Monroe County
- Tunnel City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunnel City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel City
- Tunnel City is located in Monroe County
- Cashton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elroy, with the one closest to Elroy listed first.
- Cazenovia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Yuba
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Hub City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Bloom City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom City
- Bloom City is located in Richland County
- Gillingham
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillingham
- Gillingham is located in Richland County
- Neptune
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Neptune is located in Richland County
- Viola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest) - Sabin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest) - Richland Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Center
- Richland Center is located in Richland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,949 people
- Aubrey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aubrey
- Aubrey is located in Richland County
- Sauk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elroy, with the one closest to Elroy listed first.
- La Valle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Valle
- La Valle is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 360 people
- Ironton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Lime Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- 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
- Reedsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Loganville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- 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
- Rock Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- 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
- Lake Delton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- 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
- North Freedom
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- 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 Elroy, with the one closest to Elroy listed first.
- Trippville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- 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
- Hillsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Hillsboro is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,387 people
- Mount Tabor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor
- Mount Tabor is located in Vernon County
- White City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- 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
- Ontario
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - La Farge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Farge
- La Farge is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Liberty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest) - Newry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newry
- Newry is located in Vernon County
- Westby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westby
- Westby is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,254 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Elroy, see our County-by-County Page for Elroy.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Elroy ...
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 119 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elroy.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Elroy. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Elroy and those printed in the larger area surrounding Elroy.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> of Elroy.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Elroy:
- 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 Juneau 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
- Columbia 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
- Richland 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
- Adams County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Juneau County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Juneau County
Cemeteries Near Elroy ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elroy.
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 Elroy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Elroy, with the one closest to Elroy listed first.
- Elroy City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elroy City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elroy City Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
- Fowler - Sherman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fowler - Sherman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fowler - Sherman Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
- West Lemonweir Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Lemonweir Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Lemonweir Cemetery
- Hills Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hills Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hills Prairie Cemetery
- Pine Eden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Eden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Eden Cemetery
- St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89155 <3>
- St. Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
- Raese Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Raese Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Raese Cemetery
- St. Anns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anns Cemetery
- Continue List (214 more) ...
- Fountain Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fountain Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fountain Lutheran Cemetery
- Rock Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Valley Cemetery
- Plymouth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plymouth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plymouth Cemetery
- Fountain 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Elroy had a population of 1,595 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Elroy had a population of 1,306 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Elroy, with the one closest to Elroy listed first.
- Union Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- 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
- Kendall
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Trippville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- 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
- Hillsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Hillsboro is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,387 people
- Mount Tabor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor
- Mount Tabor is located in Vernon County
- Hustler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustler
- Hustler is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Clifton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Clifton is located in Monroe County
- Mauston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - New Lisbon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lisbon
- New Lisbon is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,547 people
- Valton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Camp Douglas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Douglas
- Camp Douglas is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 625 people
- La Valle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Valle
- La Valle is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 360 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lemonweir
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemonweir
- Lemonweir is located in Juneau County
- Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Cazenovia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lemonweir
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Elroy. See our List of 1890's Communities around Elroy.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Elroy: www.elroywi.com/
The official website for Juneau County: www.juneaucounty.com/
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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Elroy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Elroy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7427, Longitude: -90.2726 In this case, the coordinates for Elroy 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> | 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 Elroy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |