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 Anderson (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 Anderson. 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 and doctors 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.
Anderson is located in Rock County.
To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Rock County: Boone (IL), Winnebago (IL), Dane, Green, Jefferson & Walworth.
Below are the counties that are near Anderson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Anderson:
- Rock County (The home county of Anderson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
- Janesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Janesville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,664 people
- Milton Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Milton Junction is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Junction
- Milton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Milton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,643 people
- Indianford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Indianford is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianford
- Edgerton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Edgerton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,595 people
- Fulton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fulton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Emerald Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Emerald Grove is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Grove
- Johnstown Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Johnstown Center is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown Center
- Avalon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Avalon is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Hanover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hanover is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Johnstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Johnstown is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Footville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Footville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
- Dane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
- Edgerton Beach Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Edgerton Beach Park is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton Beach Park
- Albion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Albion is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Hanerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hanerville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanerville
- Dunkirk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dunkirk is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
- Rockdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rockdale is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Stoughton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stoughton is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoughton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,218 people
- Stone
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Stone is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Cambridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cambridge is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,538 people
- Brooklyn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brooklyn is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,484 people
- Deerfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Deerfield is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,540 people
- Door Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Door Creek is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Door Creek
- Oregon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Oregon is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,731 people
- Green County
- The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
- Brodhead
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Brodhead is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodhead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
- Albany
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Albany is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
- Mineral Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mineral Point is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Attica
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Attica is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Dayton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dayton is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Twin Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Grove is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Grove
- Monticello
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Monticello is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
- Carcajou
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Carcajou is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carcajou
- Lake Koshkonong
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lake Koshkonong is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Koshkonong
- Cold Spring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cold Spring is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Fort Atkinson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Atkinson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Atkinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,372 people
- Lake Ripley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lake Ripley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ripley
- Hebron
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hebron is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Jefferson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,037 people
- Palmyra
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Palmyra is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,746 people
- Lake Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lake Mills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,014 people
- Helenville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Helenville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helenville
- Rome
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rome is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Johnson Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,065 people
- Walworth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
- Richmond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Richmond is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Allens Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Allens Grove is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Grove
- Whitewater
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whitewater is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,993 people
- Darien
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Darien is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,591 people
- Delavan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Delavan is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,240 people
- Heart Prairie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Heart Prairie is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heart Prairie
- Sharon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
- La Grange
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- La Grange is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
- Delavan Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Delavan Lake is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan Lake
- Lauderdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lauderdale is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauderdale
- Elkhorn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Elkhorn is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,020 people
- Walworth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Walworth is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,827 people
- Waukesha County
- Eagle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,193 people
- Boone County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
- Caledonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Capron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Timberlane
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Timberlane is located in Boone County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
- Russellville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Russellville is located in Boone County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- McHenry County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
- Big Foot Prairie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Big Foot Prairie is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Foot Prairie
- Harvard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stephenson County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
- Davis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Davis is located in Stephenson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 616 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davis <1>
- Rock Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Grove is located in Stephenson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Grove
- Winnebago County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
- South Beloit
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rockton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Roscoe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Roscoe is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,406 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscoe <1>
- Shirland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Argyle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Argyle is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Machesney Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sturbridge Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sturbridge Village is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturbridge Village
- Durand
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Durand is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,387 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durand <1>
- Loves Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lake Summerset
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Summerset is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Summerset
- Wempletown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wempletown is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wempletown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Anderson, see our County-by-County Page for Anderson.
Cemeteries Near Anderson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Anderson.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Anderson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Anderson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
- Milton Lawn Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Milton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Milton Junction Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Afton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Johnstown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rock River Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fassett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (227 more) ...
- Jenson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Otter Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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>
While we didn't find Anderson in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Anderson.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
- Janesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Janesville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,664 people
- Milton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Milton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,643 people
- Milton Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Milton Junction is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Junction
- Leyden
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Leyden is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leyden
- Indianford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Indianford is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianford
- Afton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Afton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
- Edgerton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Edgerton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,595 people
- Emerald Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Emerald Grove is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Grove
- Fulton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fulton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Hanover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hanover is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Johnstown Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Johnstown Center is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown Center
- Fellows ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fellows is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellows
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Footville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Footville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
- Shopiere
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Shopiere is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shopiere
- Tiffany
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tiffany is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Anderson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Anderson.
Newspapers Published in Anderson ...
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 188 newspapers that have been published in the area around Anderson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Anderson, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Anderson.
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 helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Anderson:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Rock County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dane County
- Green County
- Jefferson County
- Walworth County
- Waukesha County
- Boone County
- McHenry County
- Stephenson County
- Winnebago County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Anderson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Anderson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |