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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 Astico (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 Astico. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Astico is located in Dodge 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 Dodge County: Columbia, Dane, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Jefferson, Washington & Waukesha.

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

  • Dodge County     (The home county of Astico)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Astico, with the one closest to Astico listed first.
    • Reeseville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Lowell
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Lowell is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
    • Beaver Dam
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Clyman
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Clyman is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
    • Juneau
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Randolph
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Randolph is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
    • Minnesota Junction
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hustisford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Hustisford is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustisford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,060 people
    • Fox Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Fox Lake is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,440 people
    • Burnett
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Horicon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Horicon is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horicon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,680 people
    • Atwater
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Iron Ridge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Astico, with the one closest to Astico listed first.
    • Columbus
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Fall River
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Englewood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Doylestown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Otsego
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Cambria
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Keyeser
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Rio
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Rio is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
    • Friesland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Friesland is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
    • North Leeds
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Wyocena
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Wyocena is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyocena
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
      • Former names for Wyocena:
      • Duck Creek
      • Wiocena
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wyocena
      • From Astico to Wyocena
    • Arlington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Pardeeville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Pardeeville is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardeeville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,053 people
  • Dane County
  • Fond du Lac County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Astico, with the one closest to Astico listed first.
    • Brandon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Fairwater
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Ladoga
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Astico, with the one closest to Astico listed first.
    • Kingston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Markesan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Markesan is located in Green Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markesan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
    • Utley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Marquette
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Marquette is located in Green Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquette
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Astico, with the one closest to Astico listed first.
    • Waterloo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Watertown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Grellton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Milford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Lake Mills
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Lake Mills is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,014 people
    • Johnson Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Ixonia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Ixonia is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ixonia
    • Lake Ripley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Farmington
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jefferson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,037 people
    • Concord
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Concord is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Lac La Belle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Lac La Belle is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lac La Belle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
    • Lake Lac La Belle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake Lac La Belle is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lac La Belle
  • Washington County
  • Waukesha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Astico, with the one closest to Astico listed first.
    • Monterey
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Oconomowoc
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Oconomowoc is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconomowoc
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,160 people
    • Okauchee Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Okauchee Lake is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okauchee Lake
    • Oconomowoc Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Oconomowoc Lake is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconomowoc Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
    • Okauchee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Stonebank
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Summit Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Summit
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Astico ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Astico.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Astico, with the one closest to Astico 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.<2>

While we didn't find Astico in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Astico.

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

  • Danville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Danville is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Columbus
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Reeseville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Lowell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Lowell is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
  • Fall River
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lost Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Lost Lake is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Lake
  • Waterloo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Hubbleton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Hubbleton is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbleton
  • Richwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Richwood is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
  • Beaver Dam
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • East Bristol
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Clyman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Clyman is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Astico ...

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 131 newspapers that have been published in the area around Astico.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Astico, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Astico.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Astico:

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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 Astico, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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- Astico) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.