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 Oxford (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 Oxford. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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 east 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.
Oxford is located in Marquette 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 Marquette County: Adams, Columbia, Green Lake & Waushara.
Below are the counties that are near Oxford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oxford:
- Marquette County (The home county of Oxford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oxford, with the one closest to Oxford listed first.
- Packwaukee
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packwaukee
- Packwaukee is located in Marquette County
- Douglas Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglas Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Center
- Douglas Center is located in Marquette County
- Endeavor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Westfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Glen Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Oak
- Glen Oak is located in Marquette County
- Montello
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Germania
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Neshkoro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oxford, with the one closest to Oxford listed first.
- Plainville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Easton is located in Adams County
- Adams
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Adams is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Friendship
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- 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
- Quincy ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Quincy is located in Adams County
- Arkdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdale
- Arkdale is located in Adams County
- Big Flats
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Flats
- Big Flats is located in Adams County
- Strongs Prairie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongs Prairie
- Strongs Prairie is located in Adams County
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oxford, with the one closest to Oxford listed first.
- Wisconsin Dells
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisconsin Dells
- Wisconsin Dells is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
- Portage
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Portage is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,381 people
- Pardeeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pardeeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardeeville
- Pardeeville is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,053 people
- Durwards Glen ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durwards Glen
- Durwards Glen is located in Columbia County
- Wyocena
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyocena
- Wyocena is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
- Former names for Wyocena:
- Duck Creek
- Wiocena
- Harmony Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
- Harmony Grove is located in Columbia County
- Lake Wisconsin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Wisconsin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wisconsin
- Lake Wisconsin is located in Columbia County
- Poynette
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south) - Cambria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast) - Friesland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast) - Rio
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast) - Okee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okee
- Okee is located in Columbia County
- Green Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oxford, with the one closest to Oxford listed first.
- Marquette
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east) - Princeton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east) - Kingston
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Kingston is located in Green Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Markesan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Juneau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oxford, with the one closest to Oxford listed first.
- Lyndon Station
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- 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
- Lemonweir
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemonweir
- Lemonweir is located in Juneau County
- Mauston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west) - Necedah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necedah
- Necedah is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 923 people
- New Lisbon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lisbon
- New Lisbon is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,547 people
- Sauk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oxford, with the one closest to Oxford listed first.
- Lake Delton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- 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
- Baraboo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baraboo
- Baraboo is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,121 people
- West Baraboo
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Baraboo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baraboo
- West Baraboo is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
- North Freedom
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- 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
- Reedsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest) - Rock Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- 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
- Merrimac
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south) - Moon Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Valley
- Moon Valley is located in Sauk County
- Waushara County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oxford, with the one closest to Oxford listed first.
- Coloma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Hancock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north) - Wautoma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast) - Silver Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Silver Lake is located in Waushara County
- Lohrville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast) - Mount Morris
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Morris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Morris
- Mount Morris is located in Waushara County
- Redgranite
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redgranite have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redgranite
- Redgranite is located in Waushara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,111 people
- Plainfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Plainfield is located in Waushara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oxford, see our County-by-County Page for Oxford.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Oxford ...
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 114 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oxford.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Oxford. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Oxford and those printed in the larger area surrounding Oxford.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> of Oxford.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Oxford:
- 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 Marquette 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
- Green Lake County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Juneau County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Sauk County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Waushara 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 Marquette County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Marquette County
Cemeteries Near Oxford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oxford.
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 Oxford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oxford, with the one closest to Oxford listed first.
- Oxford Village Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- The Oxford Village Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oxford Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oxford Village Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1967858 <3>
- Lakeview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Cemetery
- Kelly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kelly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelly Cemetery
- Hodge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hodge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hodge Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
- Sheldon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sheldon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheldon Cemetery
- Westfield South Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westfield South Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2138947 <3>
- Riverside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
- Briggsville Protestant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Briggsville Protestant Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1959651 <3>
- East Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- 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
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- Gould Rock Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gould Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gould Rock Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88053 <3>
- Krentz Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Krentz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Krentz Cemetery
- Gould Rock 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 Oxford had a population of 372 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Oxford had a population of 604 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oxford, with the one closest to Oxford listed first.
- Douglas Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglas Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Center
- Douglas Center is located in Marquette County
- Packwaukee
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packwaukee
- Packwaukee is located in Marquette County
- New Chester ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chester
- New Chester is located in Adams County
- Big Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Big Spring is located in Adams County
- Briggsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briggsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
- Briggsville is located in Marquette County
- Grand Marsh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Marsh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Marsh
- Grand Marsh is located in Adams County
- Dell Prairie ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dell Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell Prairie
- Dell Prairie is located in Adams County
- Harrisville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Harrisville is located in Marquette County
- Montello
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Plainville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Easton is located in Adams County
- Adams Center ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adams Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Center
- Adams Center is located in Adams County
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- White Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Creek
- White Creek is located in Adams County
- Pilot Knob ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilot Knob have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Pilot Knob is located in Adams County
- Lyndon Station
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- 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
- White Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oxford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oxford.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oxford. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Marquette County: www.co.marquette.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Oxford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oxford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7815, Longitude: -89.5727 |
| <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 Oxford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |