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 Belcrest (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 Belcrest. 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.
Belcrest is located in Rock 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 Rock County: Boone (IL), Winnebago (IL), Dane, Green, Jefferson & Walworth.
Below are the counties that are near Belcrest. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Belcrest:
- Rock County (The home county of Belcrest)
- The following are listed by their distance from Belcrest, with the one closest to Belcrest listed first.
- Garden Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Garden Village is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Beloit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beloit is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beloit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,637 people
- Newark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Newark is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Hanover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hanover is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Shopiere
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Shopiere is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shopiere
- Tiffany
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tiffany is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany
- Janesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Janesville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,664 people
- Footville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Footville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
- Orfordville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Orfordville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orfordville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
- Clinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Clinton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,119 people
- Avon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Avon is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Avalon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Avalon is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Dane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belcrest, with the one closest to Belcrest listed first.
- Edgerton Beach Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Edgerton Beach Park is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton Beach Park
- Albion
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Albion is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Hanerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hanerville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanerville
- Dunkirk
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Dunkirk is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
- Brooklyn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brooklyn is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,484 people
- Stone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stone is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Stoughton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Stoughton is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoughton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,218 people
- Rockdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rockdale is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Oregon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oregon is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,731 people
- Green County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belcrest, with the one closest to Belcrest listed first.
- Brodhead
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Brodhead is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodhead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
- Albany
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Albany is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
- Mineral Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral Point is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Twin Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Twin Grove is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Grove
- Attica
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Attica is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Dayton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dayton is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Monticello
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Monticello is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
- Monroe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Monroe is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,426 people
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belcrest, with the one closest to Belcrest listed first.
- Carcajou
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Carcajou is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carcajou
- Lake Koshkonong
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lake Koshkonong is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Koshkonong
- Cold Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cold Spring is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Fort Atkinson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Atkinson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Atkinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,372 people
- Walworth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belcrest, with the one closest to Belcrest listed first.
- Allens Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Allens Grove is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Grove
- Sharon
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sharon is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
- Darien
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Darien is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,591 people
- Richmond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Delavan Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Delavan Lake is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan Lake
- Delavan
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Delavan is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,240 people
- Big Foot Prairie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Big Foot Prairie is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Foot Prairie
- Walworth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- 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
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Heart Prairie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Heart Prairie is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heart Prairie
- Whitewater
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Whitewater is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,993 people
- Williams Bay
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Boone County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Belcrest, with the one closest to Belcrest listed first.
- Caledonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Timberlane
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Timberlane is located in Boone County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
- Capron
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Russellville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Russellville is located in Boone County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Belvidere
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Irene
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Irene is located in Boone County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
- Garden Prairie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- McHenry County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Belcrest, with the one closest to Belcrest listed first.
- Big Foot Prairie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Big Foot Prairie is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Foot Prairie
- Harvard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Alden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ogle County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Belcrest, with the one closest to Belcrest listed first.
- Byron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Egan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Egan is located in Ogle County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan
- Davis Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Monroe Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Stillman Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Stephenson County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Belcrest, with the one closest to Belcrest listed first.
- Davis
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Davis is located in Stephenson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 616 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davis <1>
- Rock City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rock City is located in Stephenson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Rock Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rock Grove is located in Stephenson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Grove
- Dakota
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ridott
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Afolkey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Afolkey is located in Stephenson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afolkey
- Orangeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cedarville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- German Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oneco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Oneco is located in Stephenson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneco
- Buena Vista
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista is located in Stephenson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Winnebago County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Belcrest, with the one closest to Belcrest listed first.
- South Beloit
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rockton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shirland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Roscoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Machesney Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sturbridge Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sturbridge Village is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturbridge Village
- Wempletown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wempletown is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wempletown
- Argyle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Argyle is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Durand
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Durand is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,387 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durand <1>
- Loves Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lake Summerset
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lake Summerset is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Summerset
- Rockford
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Belcrest, see our County-by-County Page for Belcrest.
Cemeteries Near Belcrest ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Belcrest.
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 Belcrest - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Belcrest covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Belcrest, with the one closest to Belcrest listed first.
- Baldwin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Newark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Thabor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Tabor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rockton Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Floral Lawns Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Eastlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Afton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Plymouth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Turtle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (230 more) ...
- Shirland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pinnacle Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Phillips Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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 Belcrest in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Belcrest.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Belcrest, with the one closest to Belcrest listed first.
- Beloit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beloit is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beloit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,637 people
- Afton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Afton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
- Rockton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Newark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Newark is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Porters
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Porters is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters
- Hanover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hanover is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Shirland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shopiere
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Shopiere is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shopiere
- Harrison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Roscoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Tiffany
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tiffany is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany
- Footville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Footville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Janesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Janesville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,664 people
- Orfordville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Orfordville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orfordville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
- Clinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Clinton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,119 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Belcrest. See our List of 1890's Communities around Belcrest.
Newspapers Published in Belcrest ...
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 Belcrest.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Belcrest, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Belcrest.
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 Belcrest:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Rock County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dane County
- Green County
- Jefferson County
- Walworth County
- Boone County
- McHenry County
- Ogle County
- Stephenson 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 Belcrest, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Belcrest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |