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 Boscobel (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 Boscobel. 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.
Boscobel is located in Grant 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 Grant County: Clayton (IA), Dubuque (IA), Jo Daviess (IL), Crawford, Iowa, Lafayette & Richland.
Below are the counties that are near Boscobel. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Boscobel:
- Grant County (The home county of Boscobel)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boscobel, with the one closest to Boscobel listed first.
- Woodman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodman is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Blue River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blue River is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
- Werley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Werley is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Werley
- Fennimore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fennimore is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fennimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
- Mount Ida
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Ida is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ida
- Muscoda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Muscoda is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscoda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,236 people
- Preston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Preston is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Millville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Millville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Mount Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Hope is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Stitzer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Stitzer is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stitzer
- Annaton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Annaton is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annaton
- Montfort
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Montfort is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montfort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 675 people
- Patch Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Patch Grove is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patch Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boscobel, with the one closest to Boscobel listed first.
- Boydtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Boydtown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydtown
- Steuben
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Steuben is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Wauzeka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wauzeka is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauzeka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
- Petersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Petersburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Bell Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bell Center is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
- Gays Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gays Mills is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Eastman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Eastman is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Mount Sterling
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Sterling is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Soldiers Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Soldiers Grove is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
- Bridgeport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeport is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Towerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Towerville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towerville
- Charme
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Charme is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charme
- Prairie du Chien
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Prairie du Chien is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Chien
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,531 people
- Iowa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boscobel, with the one closest to Boscobel listed first.
- Centreville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Centreville is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Former name for Centreville:
- Dry Bone
- Highland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Highland is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 826 people
- Avoca
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Avoca is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 620 people
- Cobb
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cobb is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
- Edmund
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Edmund is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmund
- Rewey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rewey is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rewey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Linden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Linden is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boscobel, with the one closest to Boscobel listed first.
- Westport
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Westport is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Balmoral
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Balmoral is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balmoral
- Boaz
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Boaz is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Sabin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sabin is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabin
- Richland Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Richland Center is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,949 people
- Sextonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sextonville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sextonville
- Aubrey
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Aubrey is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aubrey
- Gillingham
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Gillingham is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillingham
- Lone Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lone Rock is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Viola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Viola is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 665 people
- Ithaca
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ithaca is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
- Woodstock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodstock is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Bloom City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bloom City is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom City
- Vernon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boscobel, with the one closest to Boscobel listed first.
- Readstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Readstown is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
- Fargo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fargo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
- Liberty
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Liberty is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Liberty Pole
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Pole is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Pole
- West Prairie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Prairie is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Prairie
- Retreat
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Retreat is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- La Farge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- La Farge is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Farge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Viroqua
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Viroqua is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viroqua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,394 people
- Allamakee County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boscobel, with the one closest to Boscobel listed first.
- Harpers Ferry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Waukon Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Waukon Junction is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukon Junction
- Ion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ion is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ion
- Dalby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Dalby is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalby
- Lansing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Waterville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Waterville is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Clayton County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boscobel, with the one closest to Boscobel listed first.
- Marquette
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- McGregor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Clayton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clayton is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Boscobel, see our County-by-County Page for Boscobel.
Cemeteries Near Boscobel ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Boscobel.
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 Boscobel - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Boscobel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Boscobel, with the one closest to Boscobel listed first.
- Wayne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Mound Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Boydtown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brechler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Beulah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Steele Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rosendale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Posey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (226 more) ...
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Blue River Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coumbe Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Boscobel had a population of 1,570 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Boscobel had a population of 3,134 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Boscobel, with the one closest to Boscobel listed first.
- Boydtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Boydtown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydtown
- Woodman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodman is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Homer
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Homer is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Westport
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Westport is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Blue River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blue River is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
- Werley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Werley is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Werley
- Excelsior
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Excelsior is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Steuben
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Steuben is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Byrds Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Byrds Creek is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrds Creek
- Mount Ida
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Ida is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ida
- Fennimore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fennimore is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fennimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
- Lancaster Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lancaster Junction is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Junction
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bell Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bell Center is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
- Millville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Millville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Preston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Preston is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Boscobel. See our List of 1890's Communities around Boscobel.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Boscobel ...
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 155 newspapers that have been published in the area around Boscobel.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Boscobel. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Boscobel and those printed in the larger area surrounding Boscobel.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Boscobel.
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 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 Boscobel:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Grant County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Iowa County
- Richland County
- Vernon County
- Allamakee County
- Clayton 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 Boscobel, 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- Boscobel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |