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 Bardwell (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 Bardwell. 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 northeast 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 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.
Bardwell is located in Walworth 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 Walworth County: Boone (IL), McHenry (IL), Jefferson, Kenosha, Racine, Rock & Waukesha.
Below are the counties that are near Bardwell. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bardwell:
- Walworth County (The home county of Bardwell)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bardwell, with the one closest to Bardwell listed first.
- Allens Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Allens Grove is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Grove
- Darien
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Darien is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,591 people
- Sharon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sharon is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
- Delavan Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Delavan Lake is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan Lake
- Delavan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Delavan is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,240 people
- Richmond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Richmond is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Walworth
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Fontana-on-Geneva Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fontana-on-Geneva Lake is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana-on-Geneva Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,743 people
- Big Foot Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Big Foot Prairie is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Foot Prairie
- Williams Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Williams Bay is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,657 people
- Lake Como
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lake Como is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como
- Elkhorn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elkhorn is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,020 people
- Como
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Como is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
- Dane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bardwell, with the one closest to Bardwell listed first.
- Edgerton Beach Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Edgerton Beach Park is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton Beach Park
- Albion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Albion is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Hanerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hanerville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanerville
- Dunkirk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dunkirk is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
- Rockdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rockdale is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bardwell, with the one closest to Bardwell listed first.
- Cold Spring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cold Spring is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Palmyra
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Palmyra is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,746 people
- Hebron
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hebron is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Lake Koshkonong
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lake Koshkonong is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Koshkonong
- Carcajou
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Carcajou is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carcajou
- Fort Atkinson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fort Atkinson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Atkinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,372 people
- Rome
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rome is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Helenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Helenville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helenville
- Jefferson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,037 people
- Sullivan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sullivan is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Kenosha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bardwell, with the one closest to Bardwell listed first.
- Powers Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Powers Lake is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Lake
- Slades Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Slades Corners is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slades Corners
- Twin Lakes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Twin Lakes is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,234 people
- Fox River
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Fox River is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox River
- Racine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bardwell, with the one closest to Bardwell listed first.
- Bohners Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bohners Lake is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohners Lake
- Burlington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Burlington is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,898 people
- Honey Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Honey Creek is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Browns Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Browns Lake is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Lake
- Rochester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rochester is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,880 people
- Caldwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Caldwell is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
- Waterford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waterford is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,618 people
- Rock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bardwell, with the one closest to Bardwell listed first.
- Avalon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Avalon is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Clinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Clinton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,119 people
- Johnstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Johnstown is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Emerald Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Emerald Grove is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Grove
- Johnstown Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Johnstown Center is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown Center
- Tiffany
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tiffany is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany
- Shopiere
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Shopiere is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shopiere
- Lima Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lima Center is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima Center
- Garden Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Garden Village is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Janesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Janesville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,664 people
- Beloit
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Beloit is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beloit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,637 people
- Milton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Milton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,643 people
- Milton Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Milton Junction is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Junction
- Waukesha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bardwell, with the one closest to Bardwell listed first.
- Eagle
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Eagleville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Eagleville is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Mukwonago
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mukwonago is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mukwonago
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,107 people
- North Prairie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Prairie is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,236 people
- Ottawa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ottawa is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Boone County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bardwell, with the one closest to Bardwell listed first.
- Capron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Poplar Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Caledonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Russellville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Russellville is located in Boone County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Timberlane
(18 miles [29 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
- Belvidere
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Garden Prairie
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Herbert
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Herbert is located in Boone County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert
- Irene
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Irene is located in Boone County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
- Lake County (IL)
- Fox Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- McHenry County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bardwell, with the one closest to Bardwell listed first.
- Big Foot Prairie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Big Foot Prairie is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Foot Prairie
- Harvard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Richmond
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Marengo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Wonder Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wonder Lake is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonder Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,837 people
- Wonder Lake has also been known as:
- Wonder Lake village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wonder Lake <1>
- Woodstock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Solon Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ringwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Union
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- McCullom Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- McCullom Lake is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullom Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
- Winnebago County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bardwell, with the one closest to Bardwell listed first.
- South Beloit
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Roscoe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Argyle
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Argyle is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Rockton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Loves Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Machesney Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sturbridge Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sturbridge Village is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturbridge Village
- Shirland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rockford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wempletown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wempletown is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wempletown
- Indian Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Village is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- North Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Park is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Park
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bardwell, see our County-by-County Page for Bardwell.
Cemeteries Near Bardwell ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bardwell.
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 Bardwell - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bardwell covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bardwell, with the one closest to Bardwell listed first.
- Mt. Phillips Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- North Sharon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Darien Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fairfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Catherine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bradford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hollister Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brick Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Old Settlers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (255 more) ...
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton Corners 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.<3>
While we didn't find Bardwell in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bardwell.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bardwell, with the one closest to Bardwell listed first.
- Allens Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Allens Grove is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Grove
- Darien
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Darien is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,591 people
- Fairfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Sharon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sharon is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
- Clinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Clinton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,119 people
- Delavan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Delavan is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,240 people
- Johnstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Johnstown is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Johnstown Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Johnstown Center is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown Center
- Emerald Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Emerald Grove is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Grove
- Tiffany
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tiffany is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany
- East Delavan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- East Delavan is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Delavan
- Shopiere
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Shopiere is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shopiere
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Blaine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Blaine is located in Boone County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Big Foot Prairie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Big Foot Prairie is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Foot Prairie
- Williams Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Williams Bay is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,657 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bardwell. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bardwell.
Newspapers Published in Bardwell ...
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 166 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bardwell.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bardwell, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bardwell.
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 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 Bardwell:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Walworth County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dane County
- Jefferson County
- Kenosha County
- Racine County
- Rock County
- Waukesha County
- Boone County
- Lake County
- McHenry 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 Bardwell, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bardwell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |