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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 Annaton (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 Annaton. 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.

Annaton is located in Grant 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 Grant County: Clayton (IA), Dubuque (IA), Jo Daviess (IL), Crawford, Iowa, Lafayette & Richland.

Below are the counties that are near Annaton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Annaton:

  • Grant County     (The home county of Annaton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Annaton, with the one closest to Annaton listed first.
    • Preston
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Stitzer
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Livingston
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Livingston is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
    • Montfort
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Fennimore
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Lancaster
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Platteville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Platteville is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platteville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,650 people
    • Mount Ida
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Werley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Werley is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Werley
    • Mount Hope
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Mount Hope is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
    • Boscobel
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Boscobel is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boscobel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,134 people
    • Potosi
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Annaton, with the one closest to Annaton listed first.
    • Boydtown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Wauzeka
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Wauzeka is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauzeka
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
    • Steuben
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Bridgeport
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Eastman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Eastman is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
    • Petersburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bell Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Iowa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Annaton, with the one closest to Annaton listed first.
    • Rewey
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Centreville ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Cobb
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Highland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Linden
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Linden is located in Iowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
    • Edmund
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Mineral Point
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Dodgeville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Dodgeville is located in Iowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,677 people
    • Avoca
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Avoca is located in Iowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 620 people
    • Pleasant Ridge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Ridgeway
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Ridgeway is located in Iowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
    • Hollandale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Lafayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Annaton, with the one closest to Annaton listed first.
    • Belmont
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Elk Grove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Calamine
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Benton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Benton is located in Lafayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
    • Darlington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Darlington is located in Lafayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,317 people
    • Etna
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • New Diggings
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Shullsburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Shullsburg is located in Lafayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shullsburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
    • Fort Gratiot ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • White Oak
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Richland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Annaton, with the one closest to Annaton listed first.
    • Westport
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Westport is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
    • Balmoral
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Lone Rock
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Lone Rock is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Rock
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
    • Boaz
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Sextonville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Richland Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Aubrey
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sauk County
    • Spring Green
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Spring Green is located in Sauk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Green
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
  • Clayton County (IA)
  • Dubuque County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Annaton, with the one closest to Annaton listed first.
    • Sherrill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Waupeton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Balltown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Old Balltown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Sageville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Sageville is located in Dubuque County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sageville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • Durango
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Dubuque
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Rickardsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Rickardsville is located in Dubuque County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rickardsville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
    • Asbury
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Asbury is located in Dubuque County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,841 people
  • Jo Daviess County (IL)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Annaton, see our County-by-County Page for Annaton.

Cemeteries Near Annaton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Annaton.

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 Annaton - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Annaton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Annaton, with the one closest to Annaton listed first.

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 Annaton had a population of 64 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Annaton, with the one closest to Annaton listed first.

  • Preston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Stitzer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Livingston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Livingston is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
  • Lancaster Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lancaster Junction is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Junction
  • Arthur
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Arthur is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
  • Montfort
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Fennimore
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Rewey
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lancaster
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Ellenboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Ellenboro is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenboro
  • Mifflin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Mifflin is located in Iowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
  • Centreville ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Cobb
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Homer
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Homer is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
    • Platteville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Platteville is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platteville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,650 people

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Annaton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Annaton.

Newspapers Published in Annaton ...

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 137 newspapers that have been published in the area around Annaton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Annaton, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Annaton.

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 Annaton:

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 Annaton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Annaton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.