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 Valley Junction (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 Valley Junction. 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 Valley Junction ...
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 Valley Junction: Valley Jct. (or less commonly used: Valley Jctn.)
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 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.
Valley Junction is located in Monroe 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 Monroe County: Jackson, Juneau, La Crosse & Vernon.
Below are the counties that are near Valley Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Valley Junction:
- Monroe County (The home county of Valley Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Junction, with the one closest to Valley Junction listed first.
- Wyeville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Shennington
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennington
- Shennington is located in Monroe County
- Warrens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Oakdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Tomah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Tunnel City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- 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
- Clifton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Clifton is located in Monroe County
- Wilton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Kendall
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Norwalk
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
- Norwalk is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- Angelo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelo
- Angelo is located in Monroe County
- Sparta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Sparta is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,800 people
- Oil City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Junction, with the one closest to Valley Junction listed first.
- Strongs Prairie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongs Prairie
- Strongs Prairie is located in Adams County
- Quincy ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Quincy is located in Adams County
- Arkdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdale
- Arkdale is located in Adams County
- Friendship
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- 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
- Adams
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Adams is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Big Flats
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Flats
- Big Flats is located in Adams County
- New Rome ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crawford County
- Lynxville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lynxville
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Junction, with the one closest to Valley Junction listed first.
- Millston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millston
- Millston is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Pray
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pray
- Pray is located in Jackson County
- Black River Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black River Falls
- Black River Falls is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,454 people
- Hatfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Hatfield is located in Jackson County
- Melrose
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Melrose is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
- Juneau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Junction, with the one closest to Valley Junction listed first.
- Mather
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mather
- Mather is located in Juneau County
- Camp Douglas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Douglas
- Camp Douglas is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 625 people
- Hustler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustler
- Hustler is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Necedah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necedah
- Necedah is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 923 people
- New Lisbon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lisbon
- New Lisbon is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,547 people
- New Miner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Miner
- New Miner is located in Juneau County
- Elroy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south) - Mauston
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast) - Union Center
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Lemonweir
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemonweir
- Lemonweir is located in Juneau County
- Wonewoc
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- La Crosse County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Junction, with the one closest to Valley Junction listed first.
- Rockland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Rockland is located in La Crosse County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Bangor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Vernon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Junction, with the one closest to Valley Junction listed first.
- Trippville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- 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
- Mount Tabor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor
- Mount Tabor is located in Vernon County
- Ontario
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south) - Hillsboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Hillsboro is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,387 people
- White City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- 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
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Junction, with the one closest to Valley Junction listed first.
- Nekoosa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nekoosa
- Nekoosa is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,391 people
- Pittsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
- Pittsville is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Valley Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Valley Junction.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Valley Junction ...
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 90 newspapers that have been published in the area around Valley Junction.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Valley Junction. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Valley Junction and those printed in the larger area surrounding Valley Junction.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> of Valley Junction.
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 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 Valley Junction:
- 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 Monroe 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
- Crawford County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jackson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Juneau County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- La Crosse 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
- Wood 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 Monroe County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Monroe County
Cemeteries Near Valley Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Valley Junction.
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 Valley Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Valley Junction, with the one closest to Valley Junction listed first.
- Wood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wood Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- 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
- Dannavang Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dannavang Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dannavang Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
- LaGrange Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the LaGrange Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the LaGrange Cemetery
- Warren Mills Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warren Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warren Mills Cemetery
- Greenfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenfield Cemetery
- Boyonton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boyonton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boyonton Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- 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
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- 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
- Oakdale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakdale Cemetery
- Continue List (134 more) ...
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Sorenson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sorenson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sorenson Cemetery
- Pine Grove 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Valley Junction had a population of 42 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Valley Junction, with the one closest to Valley Junction listed first.
- Wyeville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Tomah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Oakdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Norway Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norway Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Ridge
- Norway Ridge is located in Monroe County
- Warrens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Kirby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Tunnel City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- 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
- Mather
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mather
- Mather is located in Juneau County
- Camp Douglas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Douglas
- Camp Douglas is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 625 people
- Cloverdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverdale is located in Juneau County
- Clifton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Clifton is located in Monroe County
- Hustler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustler
- Hustler is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Meadow Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Valley
- Meadow Valley is located in Juneau County
- Sprague
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Millston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millston
- Millston is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Meadow Valley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Valley Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Valley Junction.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Valley Junction. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Monroe County: www.co.monroe.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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Valley Junction) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Valley Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0532, Longitude: -90.4123 |
| <3> | 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 Valley Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |