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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 Balmoral (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 Balmoral. 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.

Balmoral is located in Richland 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 Richland County: Crawford, Grant, Iowa, Sauk & Vernon.

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

  • Richland County     (The home county of Balmoral)
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Balmoral, with the one closest to Balmoral listed first.
    • Boydtown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Bell Center
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Soldiers Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Soldiers Grove is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Grove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
    • Petersburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Gays Mills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Gays Mills is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Mills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
    • Steuben
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Wauzeka
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Wauzeka is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauzeka
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
    • Towerville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Sterling
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Mount Sterling is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
    • Rising Sun
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Eastman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Eastman is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
  • Grant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Balmoral, with the one closest to Balmoral listed first.
    • Muscoda
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Muscoda is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscoda
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,236 people
    • Blue River
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Blue River is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
    • Boscobel
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Boscobel is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boscobel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,134 people
    • Montfort
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Preston
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Fennimore
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodman is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
    • Werley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Werley is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Werley
    • Annaton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Livingston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Livingston is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
    • Stitzer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Mount Ida
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Iowa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Balmoral, with the one closest to Balmoral listed first.
    • Avoca
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Avoca is located in Iowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 620 people
    • Highland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Centreville ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Cobb
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Edmund
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Helena
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Pleasant Ridge
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Linden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Linden is located in Iowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
    • Dodgeville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Dodgeville is located in Iowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,677 people
    • Rewey
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Hyde
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Arena
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Sauk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Balmoral, with the one closest to Balmoral listed first.
    • Sandusky
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Spring Green
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Spring Green is located in Sauk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Green
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
    • Plain
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Plain is located in Sauk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 765 people
    • Lime Ridge
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Loganville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Leland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Ironton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Ironton is located in Sauk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
    • Witwen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • La Valle
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Denzer
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Vernon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Balmoral, with the one closest to Balmoral listed first.
    • Readstown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Readstown is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readstown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
    • Liberty
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Liberty is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • La Farge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • White City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • White City is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • Liberty Pole
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Fargo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hillsboro
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Balmoral ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Balmoral.

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

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

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

  • Dawson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Newburn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Indian Creek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Basswood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Oak Ridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mayfield Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Coumbe Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Blue River Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Ash Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (220 more) ...
    • Methodist Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Dayton Corners Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Sand Prairie Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)

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.<1>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Balmoral had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Muscoda
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Muscoda is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscoda
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,236 people
  • Orion
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Orion is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
  • Basswood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Basswood is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basswood
  • Byrds Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Byrds Creek is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrds Creek
  • Blue River
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Blue River is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
  • Boaz
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Avoca
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Avoca is located in Iowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 620 people
  • Gotham
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Gotham is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotham
  • Twin Bluffs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Twin Bluffs is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bluffs
  • Richland Center
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Excelsior
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Excelsior is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
  • Sextonville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Five Points
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Five Points is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Westport
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Westport is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
    • Mill Creek ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Mill Creek is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek

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

Newspapers Published in Balmoral ...

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 130 newspapers that have been published in the area around Balmoral.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Balmoral, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Balmoral.

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 Balmoral:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Balmoral, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Balmoral) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.