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 Blackhawk Island (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 Blackhawk Island. 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 Blackhawk Island ...
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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Blackhawk Island: Blackhawk Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Blackhawk Island. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Blackhawk Island.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Blackhawk Island is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Dane, Dodge, Rock, Walworth & Waukesha.
Below are the counties that are near Blackhawk Island. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Blackhawk Island:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Blackhawk Island)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackhawk Island, with the one closest to Blackhawk Island listed first.
- Lake Koshkonong
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lake Koshkonong is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Koshkonong
- Fort Atkinson
(3 miles [4.8 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
- Carcajou
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Carcajou is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carcajou
- Cold Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cold Spring is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Jefferson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,037 people
- Lake Ripley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Ripley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ripley
- Hebron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hebron is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Lake Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lake Mills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,014 people
- Helenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Helenville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helenville
- Johnson Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,065 people
- Milford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Milford is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Rome
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rome is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Columbia County
- Columbus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Columbus is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,117 people
- Dane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackhawk Island, with the one closest to Blackhawk Island listed first.
- Edgerton Beach Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Edgerton Beach Park is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton Beach Park
- Rockdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rockdale is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Cambridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cambridge is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,538 people
- Albion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Albion is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Hanerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hanerville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanerville
- Deerfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Deerfield is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,540 people
- Dunkirk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Dunkirk is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
- Stoughton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Stoughton is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoughton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,218 people
- Door Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Door Creek is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Door Creek
- Cottage Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cottage Grove is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,158 people
- Hope
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hope is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Marshall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Marshall is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,016 people
- Dodge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackhawk Island, with the one closest to Blackhawk Island listed first.
- Reeseville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Reeseville is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeseville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 673 people
- Ashippun
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ashippun is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashippun
- Clyman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Clyman is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Astico
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Astico is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astico
- Lowell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lowell is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Green County
- Albany
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Albany is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
- Rock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackhawk Island, with the one closest to Blackhawk Island listed first.
- Milton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Milton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,643 people
- Lima Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lima Center is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima Center
- Milton Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Milton Junction is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Junction
- Edgerton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Edgerton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,595 people
- Indianford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Indianford is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianford
- Fulton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Johnstown Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Johnstown Center is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown Center
- Johnstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Johnstown is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Emerald Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Emerald Grove is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Grove
- Janesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Janesville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,664 people
- Avalon
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Avalon is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Cooksville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cooksville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Walworth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackhawk Island, with the one closest to Blackhawk Island listed first.
- Whitewater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Whitewater is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,993 people
- Richmond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Heart Prairie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Heart Prairie is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heart Prairie
- La Grange
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- La Grange is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
- Little Prairie
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Little Prairie is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Prairie
- Adams
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Adams is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Lauderdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lauderdale is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauderdale
- Troy Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Troy Center is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Center
- Allens Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Allens Grove is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Grove
- Darien
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Darien is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,591 people
- Delavan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Delavan is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,240 people
- Elkhorn
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Elkhorn is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,020 people
- Waukesha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackhawk Island, with the one closest to Blackhawk Island listed first.
- Eagle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Eagle is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,193 people
- Dousman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Dousman is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dousman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,317 people
- Summit
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Summit is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,255 people
- Eagleville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Eagleville is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Ottawa
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ottawa is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Waterville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Waterville is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Oconomowoc
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oconomowoc is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconomowoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,160 people
- Summit Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Summit Center is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Center
- North Prairie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- North Prairie is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,236 people
- Genesee Depot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Genesee Depot is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee Depot
- Oconomowoc Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oconomowoc Lake is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconomowoc Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Delafield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Delafield is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delafield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,559 people
- Winnebago County (IL)
- South Beloit
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Blackhawk Island, see our County-by-County Page for Blackhawk Island.
Cemeteries Near Blackhawk Island ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blackhawk Island.
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 Blackhawk Island - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Blackhawk Island covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Blackhawk Island, with the one closest to Blackhawk Island listed first.
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- South Koshkonong Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Busseyville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Otter Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rock River Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rock River Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Oakland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sweet Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (234 more) ...
- Milton Junction Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Milton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lima Center Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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 Blackhawk Island in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Blackhawk Island.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Blackhawk Island, with the one closest to Blackhawk Island listed first.
- Koshkonong
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Koshkonong is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koshkonong
- Fort Atkinson
(3 miles [4.8 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
- Cold Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cold Spring is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Milton Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Milton Junction is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Junction
- Milton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Milton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,643 people
- Lima Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lima Center is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima Center
- Jefferson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,037 people
- Rockdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rockdale is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Whitewater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Whitewater is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,993 people
- Cambridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cambridge is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,538 people
- Albion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Albion is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Edgerton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Edgerton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,595 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Hebron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hebron is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Jefferson Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson Junction is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Junction
- London
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- London is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Blackhawk Island. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blackhawk Island.
Newspapers Published in Blackhawk Island ...
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 Blackhawk Island.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blackhawk Island, 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 Blackhawk Island.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Blackhawk Island:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Dane County
- Dodge County
- Green County
- Rock County
- Walworth County
- Waukesha 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 Blackhawk Island, 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- Blackhawk Island) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |