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 Bloomingdale (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 Bloomingdale. 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 and doctors 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.
Bloomingdale is located in Vernon 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 Vernon County: Allamakee (IA), Houston (MN), Crawford, Juneau, La Crosse, Monroe, Richland & Sauk.
Below are the counties that are near Bloomingdale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bloomingdale:
- Vernon County (The home county of Bloomingdale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bloomingdale, with the one closest to Bloomingdale listed first.
- Westby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Westby is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,254 people
- Newry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Newry is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newry
- Viroqua
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Viroqua is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viroqua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,394 people
- La Farge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- La Farge is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Farge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Ontario
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ontario is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
- Population from the 2020 Census: 561 people
- Liberty Pole
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Pole is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Pole
- Coon Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Coon Valley is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Readstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Readstown is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
- Newton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Newton is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Fargo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fargo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
- Chaseburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Chaseburg is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bloomingdale, with the one closest to Bloomingdale listed first.
- Soldiers Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Soldiers Grove is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
- Towerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Towerville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towerville
- Rising Sun
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rising Sun is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Gays Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Gays Mills is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Mount Sterling
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mount Sterling is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Freeman
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Freeman is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Bell Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bell Center is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
- Petersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Petersburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- De Soto
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- De Soto is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Ferryville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ferryville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Juneau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bloomingdale, with the one closest to Bloomingdale listed first.
- Union Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Union Center is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Elroy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Elroy is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
- Wonewoc
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wonewoc is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonewoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
- Hustler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hustler is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- La Crosse County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bloomingdale, with the one closest to Bloomingdale listed first.
- Middle Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Middle Ridge is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ridge
- Saint Joseph
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Joseph is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Rockland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rockland is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Bangor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bangor is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,442 people
- Barre Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Barre Mills is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre Mills
- Shelby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shelby is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- West Salem
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- West Salem is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,013 people
- Grand Crossing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grand Crossing is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Crossing
- La Crosse
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- La Crosse is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51,163 people
- North La Crosse
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- North La Crosse is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North La Crosse
- Onalaska
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Onalaska is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onalaska
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,108 people
- French Island
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- French Island is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Island
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bloomingdale, with the one closest to Bloomingdale listed first.
- Cashton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cashton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,111 people
- Melvina
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Melvina is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Oil City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oil City is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Norwalk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Norwalk is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- Wilton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wilton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Sparta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sparta is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,800 people
- Angelo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Angelo is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelo
- Kendall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kendall is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Clifton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Tunnel City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Tunnel City is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel City
- Tomah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tomah is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,363 people
- Oakdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oakdale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 290 people
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bloomingdale, with the one closest to Bloomingdale listed first.
- Viola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Viola is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 665 people
- Yuba
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Yuba is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Bloom City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bloom City is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom City
- Sabin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sabin is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabin
- Woodstock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodstock is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Gillingham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gillingham is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillingham
- Boaz
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Boaz is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Hub City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hub City is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub City
- Richland Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Richland Center is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,949 people
- Cazenovia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cazenovia is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cazenovia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Allamakee County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bloomingdale, with the one closest to Bloomingdale listed first.
- New Albin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lansing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Houston County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bloomingdale, with the one closest to Bloomingdale listed first.
- Brownsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Brownsville is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
- Reno
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Reno is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- La Crescent
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hokah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bloomingdale, see our County-by-County Page for Bloomingdale.
Cemeteries Near Bloomingdale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bloomingdale.
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 Bloomingdale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bloomingdale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bloomingdale, with the one closest to Bloomingdale listed first.
- Bethesda Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Coon Prairie Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Asbury Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Our Saviours Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brush Hollow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rest Haven Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- County Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bishop Branch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (234 more) ...
- Moen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bad Axe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- White Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Bloomingdale had a population of 112 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bloomingdale, with the one closest to Bloomingdale listed first.
- Avalanche
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Avalanche is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalanche
- Westby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Westby is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,254 people
- Newry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Newry is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newry
- Cashton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cashton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,111 people
- Viroqua
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Viroqua is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viroqua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,394 people
- Ross
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ross is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- La Farge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- La Farge is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Farge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Rockton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rockton is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Springville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Springville is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Esofea
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Esofea is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esofea
- Viola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Viola is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 665 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Ontario
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ontario is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
- Population from the 2020 Census: 561 people
- Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Valley is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
- Saint Marys
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Marys is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bloomingdale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bloomingdale.
Newspapers Published in Bloomingdale ...
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 160 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bloomingdale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bloomingdale, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bloomingdale.
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 Bloomingdale:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Vernon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Juneau County
- La Crosse County
- Monroe County
- Richland County
- Allamakee County
- Houston 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> | 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 Bloomingdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Bloomingdale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |