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 Beaver Dam (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 Beaver Dam. 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.
Name Variations for Beaver Dam ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.
Another variation: Beaverdam.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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.
Beaver Dam is located in Dodge County.
To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties 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 Beaver Dam. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Beaver Dam:
- Dodge County (The home county of Beaver Dam)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beaver Dam, with the one closest to Beaver Dam listed first.
- Burnett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Burnett is located in Dodge County
- Fox Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Juneau
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juneau
- Juneau is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,532 people
- Atwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwater
- Atwater is located in Dodge County
- Lowell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Horicon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Randolph
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Reeseville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reeseville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeseville
- Reeseville is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 673 people
- Astico
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astico
- Astico is located in Dodge County
- Waupun
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Clyman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Hustisford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hustisford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustisford
- Hustisford is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,060 people
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beaver Dam, with the one closest to Beaver Dam listed first.
- Fall River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Fall River is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,757 people
- Columbus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Columbus is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,117 people
- Englewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
- Englewood is located in Columbia County
- Friesland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Cambria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Doylestown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
- Doylestown is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Otsego
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otsego
- Otsego is located in Columbia County
- Rio
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west) - Keyeser
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest) - Pardeeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pardeeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardeeville
- Pardeeville is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,053 people
- Wyocena
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyocena
- Wyocena is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
- Former names for Wyocena:
- Duck Creek
- Wiocena
- North Leeds
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Leeds have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
- North Leeds is located in Columbia County
- Dane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beaver Dam, with the one closest to Beaver Dam listed first.
- Marshall
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Marshall is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,016 people
- North Bristol
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bristol
- North Bristol is located in Dane County
- Pierceville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Pierceville is located in Dane County
- Sun Prairie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Prairie
- Sun Prairie is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,119 people
- DeForest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeForest
- DeForest is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,915 people
- Morrisonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
- Morrisonville is located in Dane County
- Deerfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Deerfield is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,540 people
- Windsor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Windsor is located in Dane County
- Fond du Lac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beaver Dam, with the one closest to Beaver Dam listed first.
- Brandon
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Brandon is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 845 people
- Fairwater
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairwater
- Fairwater is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Ladoga
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladoga
- Ladoga is located in Fond du Lac County
- Oakfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast) - Byron
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Byron is located in Fond du Lac County
- Ashford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Ashford is located in Fond du Lac County
- Saint Kilian
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Kilian
- Saint Kilian is located in Fond du Lac County
- Rosendale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north) - West Rosendale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rosendale
- West Rosendale is located in Fond du Lac County
- Woodhull
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast) - Ripon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripon
- Ripon is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,844 people
- Eldorado
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Eldorado is located in Fond du Lac County
- Green Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beaver Dam, with the one closest to Beaver Dam listed first.
- Markesan
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Kingston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Kingston is located in Green Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Marquette
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) - Green Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
- Green Lake is located in Green Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
- Princeton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beaver Dam, with the one closest to Beaver Dam listed first.
- Watertown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Watertown is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,370 people
- Waterloo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south) - Grellton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grellton
- Grellton is located in Jefferson County
- Ixonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast) - Johnson Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Creek
- Johnson Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,065 people
- Lac La Belle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lac La Belle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lac La Belle
- Lac La Belle is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
- Lake Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mills
- Lake Mills is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,014 people
- Lake Lac La Belle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Lac La Belle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lac La Belle
- Lake Lac La Belle is located in Jefferson County
- Concord
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beaver Dam, with the one closest to Beaver Dam listed first.
- Hartford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Hartford is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,675 people
- Aurora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Aurora is located in Washington County
- Saint Lawrence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lawrence
- Saint Lawrence is located in Washington County
- Wayne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
- Wayne is located in Washington County
- Thompson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast) - Cedar Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Cedar Lake is located in Washington County
- Slinger
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Waukesha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beaver Dam, with the one closest to Beaver Dam listed first.
- Monterey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Monterey is located in Waukesha County
- Oconomowoc
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oconomowoc have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconomowoc
- Oconomowoc is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,160 people
- Okauchee Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Okauchee Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okauchee Lake
- Okauchee Lake is located in Waukesha County
- Stonebank
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebank
- Stonebank is located in Waukesha County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Beaver Dam, see our County-by-County Page for Beaver Dam.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Beaver Dam ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Beaver Dam.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Beaver Dam. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Beaver Dam and those printed in the larger area surrounding Beaver Dam.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<2> of Beaver Dam.
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 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 Beaver Dam:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.wisconsinhistory.org/
- Pages specific to Dodge County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Dane County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Fond du Lac County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Green Lake County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jefferson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Washington County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Waukesha County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Columbia County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Dodge County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Dodge County
Cemeteries Near Beaver Dam ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beaver Dam.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Beaver Dam covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Beaver Dam, with the one closest to Beaver Dam listed first.
- Beaver Dam Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaver Dam Cemetery
- First Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the First Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the First Church Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michaels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
- St. Michael Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- The St. Michael Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cmentarz SW. Michala
- St. Michael Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michael Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1994218 <3>
- St. Peter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
- Oakwood Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakwood Memorial Gardens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Memorial Gardens Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
- Calamus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calamus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calamus Cemetery
- English Prairie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the English Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the English Prairie Cemetery
- Continue List (282 more) ...
- Leipsig Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leipsig Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leipsig Cemetery
- Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marys Cemetery
- Clason Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clason Prairie Cemetery
- Leipsig Cemetery
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Beaver Dam had a population of 4,222 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Beaver Dam had a population of 16,303 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Beaver Dam, with the one closest to Beaver Dam listed first.
- Rolling Prairie
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Prairie
- Rolling Prairie is located in Dodge County
- Fox Lake Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Lake Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake Junction
- Fox Lake Junction is located in Dodge County
- Juneau
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juneau
- Juneau is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,532 people
- Minnesota Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnesota Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota Junction
- Minnesota Junction is located in Dodge County
- Fox Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Burnett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Burnett is located in Dodge County
- Lost Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Lowell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Atwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwater
- Atwater is located in Dodge County
- Reeseville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reeseville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeseville
- Reeseville is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 673 people
- Horicon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Randolph
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fall River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Fall River is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,757 people
- Danville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Columbus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Columbus is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,117 people
- Fall River
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Beaver Dam. See our List of 1890's Communities around Beaver Dam.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Beaver Dam: www.cityofbeaverdam.com/
The official website for Dodge County: www.co.dodge.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | 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- Beaver Dam) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beaver Dam. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4639, Longitude: -88.8373 In this case, the coordinates for Beaver Dam have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Beaver Dam, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |