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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 Blue Mounds (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 Blue Mounds. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Blue Mounds is located in Dane 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 Dane County: Columbia, Dodge, Green, Iowa, Jefferson, Rock & Sauk.

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

Dane County (The home county of Blue Mounds)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Mounds, with the one closest to Blue Mounds listed first.
- Elvers
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  - Elvers is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvers
- Mount Horeb
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  - Mount Horeb is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Horeb
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 7,563 people
- Klevenville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  - Klevenville is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klevenville
- Black Earth
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  - Black Earth is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Earth
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,422 people
- Mazomanie
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  - Mazomanie is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazomanie
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,715 people
- Cross Plains
  (11 miles [17.7 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
- Verona
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  - Verona is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 13,539 people
- Marxville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  - Marxville is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marxville
- Paoli
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  - Paoli is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paoli
- Ashton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  - Ashton is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Martinsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  - Martinsville is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Ashton Corners
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  - Ashton Corners is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton Corners
Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Mounds, with the one closest to Blue Mounds listed first.
- Lodi
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  - Lodi is located in Columbia County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
- Okee
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  - Okee is located in Columbia County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okee
- Lake Wisconsin
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  - Lake Wisconsin is located in Columbia County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wisconsin
- Harmony Grove
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  - Harmony Grove is located in Columbia County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
Grant County
- Montfort
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  - Montfort is located in Grant County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montfort
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 675 people
Green County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Mounds, with the one closest to Blue Mounds listed first.
- New Glarus
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  - New Glarus is located in Green County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glarus
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 2,136 people
- Dayton
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  - Dayton is located in Green County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Monticello
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  - Monticello is located in Green County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
- Attica
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  - Attica is located in Green County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Mineral Point
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  - Mineral Point is located in Green County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Albany
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  - Albany is located in Green County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
- Browntown
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  - Browntown is located in Green County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browntown
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Monroe
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  - Monroe is located in Green County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 10,426 people
Iowa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Mounds, with the one closest to Blue Mounds listed first.
- Barneveld
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  - Barneveld is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barneveld
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people
- Hyde
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  - Hyde is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde
- Ridgeway
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  - Ridgeway is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- Arena
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  - Arena is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
- Hollandale
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  - Hollandale is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandale
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Pleasant Ridge
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  - Pleasant Ridge is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Cassell
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  - Cassell is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassell
- Moscow
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  - Moscow is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Helena
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  - Helena is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Dodgeville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  - Dodgeville is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 4,677 people
- Mineral Point
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  - Mineral Point is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 2,454 people
- Edmund
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  - Edmund is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmund
Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Mounds, with the one closest to Blue Mounds listed first.
- Blanchardville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  - Blanchardville is located in Lafayette County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchardville
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
- Argyle
  (22 miles [35.4 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
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  - Woodford is located in Lafayette County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Calamine
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  - Calamine is located in Lafayette County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calamine
- Wiota
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  - Wiota is located in Lafayette County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiota
- Darlington
  (27 miles [43.5 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
Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Mounds, with the one closest to Blue Mounds listed first.
- Lone Rock
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  - Lone Rock is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Rock
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Bear Valley
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  - Bear Valley is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Sextonville
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  - Sextonville is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sextonville
Rock County
- Union
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  - Union is located in Rock County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
Sauk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Mounds, with the one closest to Blue Mounds listed first.
- Spring Green
  (16 miles [25.7 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
- Prairie du Sac village
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  - Prairie du Sac village is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Sac village
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 4,426 people
- Sauk City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  - Sauk City is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauk City
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 3,498 people
- Witwen
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  - Witwen is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witwen
- Plain
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  - Plain is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 765 people
- Denzer
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  - Denzer is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denzer
- Leland
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  - Leland is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
- Moon Valley
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  - Moon Valley is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Valley
- Merrimac
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  - Merrimac is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Loganville
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  - Loganville is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganville
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
- North Freedom
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  - North Freedom is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Freedom
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
- Sandusky
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  - Sandusky is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky

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

Cemeteries Near Blue Mounds ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blue Mounds.

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 Blue Mounds - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

White Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Church Cemetery
German Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Valley Cemetery
Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
St. Ignatius Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Ignatius Cemetery
North Side Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Side Cemetery
Jennieton Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennieton Baptist Cemetery
Jennieton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennieton Cemetery
Perry Luterhan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Luterhan Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2129930 <1>
St. Mary of Pine Bluff Catholic Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary of Pine Bluff Catholic Church Cemetery
Old Black Earth Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Black Earth Cemetery
- The Old Black Earth Cemetery has also been known as:
- George Beaty Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2405349 <1>
Eastside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastside Cemetery
Continue List (174 more) ...
- St. Bridgets Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bridgets Cemetery
- Long Valley Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Valley Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon 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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Blue Mounds had a population of 199 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Blue Mounds had a population of 990 people.

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

Elvers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elvers is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvers
Barneveld
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Barneveld is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barneveld
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people
Mount Horeb
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Horeb is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Horeb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,563 people
Klevenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Klevenville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klevenville
Black Earth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Black Earth is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Earth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,422 people
Forward
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Forward is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forward
Pine Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pine Bluff is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff
Mount Vernon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
Arena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Arena is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
Riley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Riley is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
Mazomanie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mazomanie is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazomanie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,715 people
Hollandale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hollandale is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
Continue List (17 more) ...
- Primrose
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  - Primrose is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
- Cross Plains
  (11 miles [17.7 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
- Jonesdale
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  - Jonesdale is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesdale

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

Newspapers Published in Blue Mounds ...

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 197 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blue Mounds.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blue Mounds, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blue Mounds.

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 helpful 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 Blue Mounds:

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 Dane 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
- Grant County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Green County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Iowa County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lafayette County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Richland County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Rock County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Sauk County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails

Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Dane County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Dane County

Footnotes ...

<1>	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.
<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 Blue Mounds, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Blue Mounds) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.