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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Blanchardville (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 Blanchardville. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Blanchardville is primarily located in Lafayette County. A portion of Blanchardville extends into Iowa 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 Lafayette County: Jo Daviess (IL), Stephenson (IL), Grant, Green & Iowa.

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

  • Lafayette County     (The home county of Blanchardville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blanchardville, with the one closest to Blanchardville listed first.
    • Argyle
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Argyle is located in Lafayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
    • Woodford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Wiota
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Darlington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Darlington is located in Lafayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,317 people
    • Calamine
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • South Wayne
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • South Wayne is located in Lafayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wayne
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
    • Gratiot
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Shullsburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Shullsburg is located in Lafayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shullsburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
    • Belmont
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Fort Gratiot ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Elk Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Etna
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dane County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blanchardville, with the one closest to Blanchardville listed first.
    • Blue Mounds
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Blue Mounds is located in Dane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mounds
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
    • Mount Horeb
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Mount Horeb is located in Dane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Horeb
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,563 people
    • Belleville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Klevenville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Elvers
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Basco
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Paoli
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Verona
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Verona is located in Dane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,539 people
    • Black Earth
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Cross Plains
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Cross Plains is located in Dane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,280 people
    • Oak Hall
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Brooklyn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Brooklyn is located in Dane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,484 people
  • Grant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blanchardville, with the one closest to Blanchardville listed first.
    • Livingston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Livingston is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
    • Montfort
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Green County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blanchardville, with the one closest to Blanchardville listed first.
    • New Glarus
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Monticello
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Browntown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Dayton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Cadiz
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Monroe
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Monroe is located in Green County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,426 people
    • Attica
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Mineral Point
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Mineral Point is located in Green County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
    • Albany
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Albany is located in Green County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
    • Twin Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Brodhead
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Brodhead is located in Green County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodhead
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
  • Iowa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blanchardville, with the one closest to Blanchardville listed first.
    • Moscow
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Hollandale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Barneveld
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Barneveld is located in Iowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barneveld
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people
    • Ridgeway
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Ridgeway is located in Iowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
    • Mineral Point
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Dodgeville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Dodgeville is located in Iowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,677 people
    • Hyde
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Ridge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Linden
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Linden is located in Iowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
    • Edmund
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Arena
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Cobb
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Rock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blanchardville, with the one closest to Blanchardville listed first.
    • Evansville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Evansville is located in Rock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,556 people
    • Union
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Magnolia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Sauk County
    • Spring Green
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Spring Green is located in Sauk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Green
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
  • Jo Daviess County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blanchardville, with the one closest to Blanchardville listed first.
    • Warren
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Warren is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,300 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <1>
    • Nora
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Nora is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nora <1>
    • Apple River
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Scales Mound
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Stephenson County (IL)

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

Cemeteries Near Blanchardville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blanchardville.

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

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

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

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Blanchardville had a population of 358 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Blanchardville had a population of 788 people.

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

  • Moscow
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Hollandale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Yellowstone
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Yellowstone is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowstone
  • Argyle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Argyle is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
  • Forward
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Forward is located in Dane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forward
  • Fayette
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Fayette is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
  • Lamont
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Lamont is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
  • Jonesdale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jonesdale is located in Iowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesdale
  • Woodford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • New Glarus
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Primrose
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Primrose is located in Dane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
  • Monticello
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Mount Vernon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Mount Vernon is located in Dane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
    • Blue Mounds
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Blue Mounds is located in Dane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mounds
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
    • Barneveld
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Barneveld is located in Iowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barneveld
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Blanchardville ...

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 139 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blanchardville.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Blanchardville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Blanchardville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Blanchardville.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Blanchardville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Blanchardville:

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 Blanchardville, 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- Blanchardville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.