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 Hurricane (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 Hurricane. 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.
Hurricane is located in Grant 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 Grant County: Clayton (IA), Dubuque (IA), Jo Daviess (IL), Crawford, Iowa, Lafayette & Richland.
Below are the counties that are near Hurricane. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hurricane:
- Grant County (The home county of Hurricane)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hurricane, with the one closest to Hurricane listed first.
- Lancaster
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Beetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beetown
- Beetown is located in Grant County
- Potosi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi
- Potosi is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
- Tennyson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Bloomington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Bloomington is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- North Andover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Andover
- North Andover is located in Grant County
- Mount Ida
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Stitzer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stitzer
- Stitzer is located in Grant County
- Cassville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Cassville is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
- Mount Hope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mount Hope is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Annaton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annaton
- Annaton is located in Grant County
- Dickeyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- 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
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hurricane, with the one closest to Hurricane listed first.
- Wauzeka
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north) - Bridgeport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Bridgeport is located in Crawford County
- Boydtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydtown
- Boydtown is located in Crawford County
- Prairie du Chien
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Chien
- Prairie du Chien is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,531 people
- Steuben
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Steuben is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Eastman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Iowa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hurricane, with the one closest to Hurricane listed first.
- Rewey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rewey
- Rewey is located in Iowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Centreville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- 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
- Cobb
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast) - Linden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east) - Highland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast) - Edmund
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmund
- Edmund is located in Iowa County
- Mineral Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Mineral Point is located in Iowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,454 people
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hurricane, with the one closest to Hurricane listed first.
- Elk Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east) - Belmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Belmont is located in Lafayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 974 people
- Benton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast) - Etna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast) - New Diggings
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Diggings
- New Diggings is located in Lafayette County
- Calamine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calamine
- Calamine is located in Lafayette County
- Richland County
- Clayton County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hurricane, with the one closest to Hurricane listed first.
- North Buena Vista
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Buena Vista
- North Buena Vista is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Guttenberg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guttenberg
- Guttenberg is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,783 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guttenberg <2>
- Millville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - Osterdock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterdock
- Osterdock is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Clayton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Clayton is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Garnavillo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garnavillo
- Garnavillo is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 716 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garnavillo <2>
- Elkport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west) - Garber
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west) - McGregor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGregor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor
- McGregor is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 826 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGregor <2>
- Marquette
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquette
- Marquette is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marquette <2>
- Clayton Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Center
- Clayton Center is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Wood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood
- Wood is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Delaware County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hurricane, with the one closest to Hurricane listed first.
- Colesburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesburg
- Colesburg is located in Delaware County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Holy Cross
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holy Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- Holy Cross is located in Delaware County (IA)
- Petersburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Petersburg is located in Delaware County (IA)
- Dubuque County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hurricane, with the one closest to Hurricane listed first.
- Waupeton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waupeton
- Waupeton is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Old Balltown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Balltown
- Old Balltown is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Balltown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Sherrill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- 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 <2>
- Durango
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- 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 <2>
- Rickardsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- 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
- Sageville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Holy Cross
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holy Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- Holy Cross is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
- Asbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Luxemburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Dubuque
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- 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 <2>
- Graf
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Jo Daviess County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hurricane, with the one closest to Hurricane listed first.
- East Dubuque
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- 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 <2>
- Menominee
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast) - Galena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- 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 <2>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hurricane, see our County-by-County Page for Hurricane.
Newspapers Published in Hurricane ...
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 161 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hurricane.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hurricane, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hurricane.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Hurricane:
- 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 Grant 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
- Iowa County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lafayette 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
- Clayton County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Delaware 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
- Jo Daviess 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 Grant County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Grant County
Cemeteries Near Hurricane ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hurricane.
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 Hurricane covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hurricane, with the one closest to Hurricane listed first.
- Hurricane Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hurricane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hurricane Cemetery
- Morrell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morrell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morrell Cemetery
- Kinney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kinney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kinney Cemetery
- Boice Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boice Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boice Creek Cemetery
- Hampton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hampton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hampton Cemetery
- St. Clements Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Clements Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Clements Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- 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
- Boice Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boice Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boice Prairie Cemetery
- Aupperle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aupperle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aupperle Cemetery
- Lancaster Hillside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- The Lancaster Hillside Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hillside Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lancaster Hillside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88156 <4>
- Burns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burns Cemetery
- Continue List (265 more) ...
- Sprauge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sprauge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sprauge Cemetery
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Thomas Cemetery
- British Hollow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the British Hollow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the British Hollow Cemetery
- Sprauge 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Hurricane had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hurricane, with the one closest to Hurricane listed first.
- Burton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Lancaster
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Beetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beetown
- Beetown is located in Grant County
- British Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for British Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for British Hollow
- British Hollow is located in Grant County
- Rockville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Potosi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi
- Potosi is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
- Ellenboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - McCartney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Waupeton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waupeton
- Waupeton is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Cameron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - North Andover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Andover
- North Andover is located in Grant County
- North Buena Vista
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Buena Vista
- North Buena Vista is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Balltown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Cassville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Cassville is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
- Sherrill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- 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 <2>
- Balltown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hurricane. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hurricane.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hurricane. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Grant County: www.grantcounty.org/
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hurricane) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hurricane. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7847, Longitude: -90.7712 In this case, the coordinates for Hurricane have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Hurricane, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |