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 Bluffview (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 Bluffview. 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.
Bluffview is located in Sauk 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 Sauk County: Adams, Columbia, Dane, Iowa, Juneau, Richland & Vernon.
Below are the counties that are near Bluffview. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bluffview:
- Sauk County (The home county of Bluffview)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluffview, with the one closest to Bluffview listed first.
- Moon Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Moon Valley is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Valley
- Prairie du Sac village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- 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
- Denzer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Denzer is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denzer
- Merrimac
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Merrimac is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Baraboo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Baraboo is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baraboo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,121 people
- West Baraboo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- West Baraboo is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baraboo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
- North Freedom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Freedom is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Freedom
- Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
- Sauk City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sauk City is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauk City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,498 people
- Witwen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Witwen is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witwen
- Leland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Leland is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
- Rock Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Springs is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Loganville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Loganville is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
- Adams County
- Plainville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Plainville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluffview, with the one closest to Bluffview listed first.
- Lake Wisconsin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lake Wisconsin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wisconsin
- Okee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Okee is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okee
- Durwards Glen ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Durwards Glen is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durwards Glen
- Harmony Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Harmony Grove is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
- Lodi
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lodi is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
- Wisconsin Dells
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wisconsin Dells is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisconsin Dells
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
- Poynette
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Poynette is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poynette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,508 people
- Portage
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Portage is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,381 people
- Arlington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Arlington is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
- North Leeds
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- North Leeds is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
- Wyocena
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Wyocena is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyocena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
- Former names for Wyocena:
- Duck Creek
- Wiocena
- Keyeser
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Keyeser is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyeser
- Dane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluffview, with the one closest to Bluffview listed first.
- Mazomanie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mazomanie is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazomanie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,715 people
- Marxville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marxville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marxville
- Black Earth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Black Earth is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Earth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,422 people
- Dane
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dane is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
- Martinsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Martinsville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Cross Plains
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cross Plains is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,280 people
- Ashton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ashton is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Elvers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Elvers is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvers
- Ashton Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ashton Corners is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton Corners
- Waunakee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Waunakee is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waunakee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,188 people
- Morrisonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Morrisonville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
- Middleton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Middleton is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,195 people
- Iowa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluffview, with the one closest to Bluffview listed first.
- Cassell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cassell is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassell
- Arena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arena is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
- Helena
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Helena is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Hyde
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hyde is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde
- Barneveld
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Barneveld is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barneveld
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people
- Pleasant Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Ridgeway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeway is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- Avoca
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Avoca is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 620 people
- Juneau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluffview, with the one closest to Bluffview listed first.
- Lyndon Station
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lyndon Station is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Wonewoc
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wonewoc is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonewoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
- Marquette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluffview, with the one closest to Bluffview listed first.
- Douglas Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Douglas Center is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Center
- Endeavor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Endeavor is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endeavor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
- Oxford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Oxford is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluffview, with the one closest to Bluffview listed first.
- Bear Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bear Valley is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Cazenovia
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cazenovia is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cazenovia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Neptune
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Neptune is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Lone Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Rock is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Ithaca
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ithaca is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
- Aubrey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Aubrey is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aubrey
- Sextonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sextonville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sextonville
- Hub City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hub City is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub City
- Richland Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Richland Center is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,949 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bluffview, see our County-by-County Page for Bluffview.
Cemeteries Near Bluffview ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bluffview.
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 Bluffview - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bluffview covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bluffview, with the one closest to Bluffview listed first.
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Otter Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sumpter Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sauk Prairie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Thoelke Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kingston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Free Thinkers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Prairie du Sac Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brewster Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Zuch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (223 more) ...
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. Aloysius Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sauk City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<2>
While we didn't find Bluffview in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bluffview.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bluffview, with the one closest to Bluffview listed first.
- Denzer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Denzer is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denzer
- Prairie du Sac village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sauk City is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauk City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,498 people
- Baraboo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Baraboo is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baraboo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,121 people
- North Freedom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Freedom is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Freedom
- Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
- Leland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Leland is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
- Roxbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Roxbury is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Okee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Okee is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okee
- Black Hawk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Black Hawk is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hawk
- Cassell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cassell is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassell
- Lodi
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lodi is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
- Mazomanie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mazomanie is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazomanie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,715 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Marxville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marxville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marxville
- Plain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Plain is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 765 people
- Loganville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Loganville is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bluffview. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bluffview.
Newspapers Published in Bluffview ...
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 176 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bluffview.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bluffview, 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 Bluffview.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Bluffview:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Sauk County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Columbia County
- Dane County
- Iowa County
- Juneau County
- Marquette County
- Richland County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
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 Bluffview, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bluffview) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |