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 Lake Mills (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 Lake Mills. 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.
Name Variations for Lake Mills ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Lake Mills: Lk. Mills
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Lake Mills is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Dane, Dodge, Rock, Walworth & Waukesha.
Below are the counties that are near Lake Mills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lake Mills:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Lake Mills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Mills, with the one closest to Lake Mills listed first.
- Johnson Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Creek
- Johnson Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,065 people
- Jefferson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Lake Ripley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ripley
- Lake Ripley is located in Jefferson County
- Grellton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grellton
- Grellton is located in Jefferson County
- Waterloo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Fort Atkinson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Atkinson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Atkinson
- Fort Atkinson is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,372 people
- Helenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helenville
- Helenville is located in Jefferson County
- Lake Koshkonong
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Koshkonong have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Koshkonong
- Lake Koshkonong is located in Jefferson County
- Watertown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Watertown is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,370 people
- Carcajou
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carcajou
- Carcajou is located in Jefferson County
- Hebron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Concord
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Mills, with the one closest to Lake Mills listed first.
- Columbus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Columbus is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,117 people
- Fall River
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Fall River is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,757 people
- Keyeser
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest) - Englewood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
- Englewood is located in Columbia County
- Otsego
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otsego
- Otsego is located in Columbia County
- Doylestown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
- Doylestown is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- North Leeds
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Leeds have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
- North Leeds is located in Columbia County
- Arlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Arlington is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
- Rio
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Mills, with the one closest to Lake Mills listed first.
- Cambridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Deerfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Deerfield is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,540 people
- Rockdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Marshall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Marshall is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,016 people
- Pierceville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Pierceville is located in Dane County
- Cottage Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Cottage Grove is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,158 people
- Albion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Albion is located in Dane County
- Sun Prairie
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Prairie
- Sun Prairie is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,119 people
- Stoughton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Burke
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - McFarland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - Dunkirk
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
- Dunkirk is located in Dane County
- Dodge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Mills, with the one closest to Lake Mills listed first.
- Reeseville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reeseville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeseville
- Reeseville is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 673 people
- Astico
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astico
- Astico is located in Dodge County
- Lowell
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - Clyman
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Ashippun
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashippun
- Ashippun is located in Dodge County
- Hustisford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hustisford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustisford
- Hustisford is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,060 people
- Juneau
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juneau
- Juneau is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,532 people
- Neosho
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosho
- Neosho is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 543 people
- Beaver Dam
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Dam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Beaver Dam is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,303 people
- Woodland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Woodland is located in Dodge County
- Horicon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast) - Iron Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Ridge
- Iron Ridge is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
- Rock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Mills, with the one closest to Lake Mills listed first.
- Edgerton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Edgerton is located in Rock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,595 people
- Lima Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima Center
- Lima Center is located in Rock County
- Milton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Milton is located in Rock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,643 people
- Fulton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Fulton is located in Rock County
- Cooksville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Cooksville is located in Rock County
- Johnstown Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown Center
- Johnstown Center is located in Rock County
- Johnstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Johnstown is located in Rock County
- Union
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest) - Janesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
- Janesville is located in Rock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,664 people
- Emerald Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Grove
- Emerald Grove is located in Rock County
- Evansville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evansville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Evansville is located in Rock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,556 people
- Avalon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Avalon is located in Rock County
- Walworth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Mills, with the one closest to Lake Mills listed first.
- Whitewater
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Whitewater is located in Walworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,993 people
- La Grange
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
- La Grange is located in Walworth County
- Little Prairie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Prairie
- Little Prairie is located in Walworth County
- Richmond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Richmond is located in Walworth County
- Adams
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Adams is located in Walworth County
- Lauderdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lauderdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauderdale
- Lauderdale is located in Walworth County
- Troy Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Center
- Troy Center is located in Walworth County
- Washington County
- Waukesha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Mills, with the one closest to Lake Mills listed first.
- Oconomowoc
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oconomowoc have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconomowoc
- Oconomowoc is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,160 people
- Monterey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Monterey is located in Waukesha County
- Summit
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Summit is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,255 people
- Dousman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east) - Oconomowoc Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oconomowoc Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconomowoc Lake
- Oconomowoc Lake is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Summit Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Center
- Summit Center is located in Waukesha County
- Okauchee Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Okauchee Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okauchee Lake
- Okauchee Lake is located in Waukesha County
- Waterville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Waterville is located in Waukesha County
- Okauchee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east) - Ottawa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east) - Nashotah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east) - Eagle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
- Eagle is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,193 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lake Mills, see our County-by-County Page for Lake Mills.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Lake Mills ...
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 145 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lake Mills.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Lake Mills. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Lake Mills and those printed in the larger area surrounding Lake Mills.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> of Lake Mills.
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 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 Lake Mills:
- 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 Jefferson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Dane County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Dodge County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Rock County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Walworth County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Washington County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Waukesha County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Columbia County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Jefferson County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Jefferson County
Cemeteries Near Lake Mills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lake Mills.
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 Lake Mills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lake Mills, with the one closest to Lake Mills listed first.
- Rock Lake Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Lake Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88839 <3>
- Aztalan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aztalan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aztalan Cemetery
- Newville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newville Cemetery
- Neville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Neville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Neville Cemetery
- North Oakland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Oakland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Oakland Cemetery
- Lake Ripley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Ripley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1867673 <3>
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- 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
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- 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
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
- Church Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Church Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Church Hill Cemetery
- South Road Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Road Cemetery
- Island Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Island Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Island Cemetery
- Continue List (257 more) ...
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
- Union 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 Lake Mills had a population of 1,053 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Lake Mills had a population of 6,014 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lake Mills, with the one closest to Lake Mills listed first.
- Aztalan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Milford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - London
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Cambridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Jefferson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Jefferson Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Junction
- Jefferson Junction is located in Jefferson County
- Johnson Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Creek
- Johnson Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,065 people
- Deerfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Deerfield is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,540 people
- Waterloo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Hubbleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Rockdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Fort Atkinson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Atkinson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Atkinson
- Fort Atkinson is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,372 people
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Marshall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Marshall is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,016 people
- Helenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helenville
- Helenville is located in Jefferson County
- Farmington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Farmington is located in Jefferson County
- Marshall
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lake Mills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lake Mills.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Lake Mills: www.ci.lake-mills.wi.us/
The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffersoncountywi.gov
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lake Mills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lake Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0739, Longitude: -88.9082 In this case, the coordinates for Lake Mills 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 Lake Mills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |