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 Breezy Knoll (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 Breezy Knoll. 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 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.
Breezy Knoll is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Dane, Dodge, Rock, Walworth & Waukesha.
Below are the counties that are near Breezy Knoll. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Breezy Knoll:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Breezy Knoll)
- The following are listed by their distance from Breezy Knoll, with the one closest to Breezy Knoll listed first.
- Lake Ripley
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lake Ripley is located in Jefferson County
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- Lake Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Mills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,014 people
- Jefferson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,037 people
- Lake Koshkonong
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lake Koshkonong is located in Jefferson County
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- Milford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Milford is located in Jefferson County
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- Carcajou
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Carcajou is located in Jefferson County
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- Fort Atkinson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Atkinson is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,372 people
- Johnson Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,065 people
- Waterloo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Waterloo is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,322 people
- Grellton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grellton is located in Jefferson County
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- Cold Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cold Spring is located in Jefferson County
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- Helenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Helenville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helenville
- Hebron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hebron is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Breezy Knoll, with the one closest to Breezy Knoll listed first.
- Columbus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Columbus is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,117 people
- Keyeser
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Keyeser is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyeser
- Fall River
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fall River is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,757 people
- North Leeds
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Leeds is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
- Englewood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Englewood is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
- Otsego
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Otsego is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otsego
- Doylestown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Doylestown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Arlington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Arlington is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
- Dane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Breezy Knoll, with the one closest to Breezy Knoll listed first.
- Cambridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cambridge is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,538 people
- Rockdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rockdale is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Deerfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Deerfield is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,540 people
- Edgerton Beach Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Edgerton Beach Park is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton Beach Park
- Albion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Albion is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Door Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Door Creek is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Door Creek
- Marshall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marshall is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,016 people
- Pierceville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pierceville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Cottage Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cottage Grove is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,158 people
- Hanerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hanerville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanerville
- Stoughton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stoughton is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoughton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,218 people
- Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hope is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Dunkirk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dunkirk is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
- Dodge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Breezy Knoll, with the one closest to Breezy Knoll listed first.
- Reeseville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Reeseville is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeseville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 673 people
- Astico
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Astico is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astico
- Lowell
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lowell is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Clyman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Clyman is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Ashippun
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ashippun is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashippun
- Hustisford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hustisford is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustisford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,060 people
- Juneau
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Juneau is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juneau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,532 people
- Neosho
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Neosho is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosho
- Population from the 2020 Census: 543 people
- Green County
- The following are listed by their distance from Breezy Knoll, with the one closest to Breezy Knoll listed first.
- Attica
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Attica is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Dayton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dayton is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Rock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Breezy Knoll, with the one closest to Breezy Knoll listed first.
- Edgerton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Edgerton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,595 people
- Milton Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Milton Junction is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Junction
- Indianford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Indianford is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianford
- Milton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Milton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,643 people
- Lima Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lima Center is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima Center
- Fulton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Cooksville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cooksville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Union
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Union is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Janesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Janesville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,664 people
- Johnstown Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Johnstown Center is located in Rock County
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- Johnstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Johnstown is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Evansville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Evansville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,556 people
- Emerald Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Emerald Grove is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Grove
- Walworth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Breezy Knoll, with the one closest to Breezy Knoll listed first.
- Whitewater
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whitewater is located in Walworth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,993 people
- Heart Prairie
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Heart Prairie is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heart Prairie
- La Grange
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- La Grange is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
- Richmond
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Little Prairie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Little Prairie is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Prairie
- Adams
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Adams is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Lauderdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lauderdale is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauderdale
- Troy Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Troy Center is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Center
- Darien
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Darien is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,591 people
- Delavan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Delavan is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,240 people
- Waukesha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Breezy Knoll, with the one closest to Breezy Knoll listed first.
- Dousman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Dousman is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dousman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,317 people
- Oconomowoc
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Oconomowoc is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconomowoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,160 people
- Summit
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Summit is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,255 people
- Summit Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Summit Center is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Center
- Eagle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Eagle is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,193 people
- Oconomowoc Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Oconomowoc Lake is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconomowoc Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Ottawa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ottawa is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Waterville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Waterville is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Monterey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Monterey is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Okauchee Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Okauchee Lake is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okauchee Lake
- Okauchee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Okauchee is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okauchee
- Eagleville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Eagleville is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Delafield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Delafield is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delafield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,559 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Breezy Knoll, see our County-by-County Page for Breezy Knoll.
Cemeteries Near Breezy Knoll ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Breezy Knoll.
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 Breezy Knoll - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Breezy Knoll covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Breezy Knoll, with the one closest to Breezy Knoll listed first.
- Lake Ripley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- North Oakland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hauge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rock Lake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Busseyville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Aztalan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Albion Prairie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rock River Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (246 more) ...
- St. John Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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 Breezy Knoll in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Breezy Knoll.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Breezy Knoll, with the one closest to Breezy Knoll listed first.
- Cambridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cambridge is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,538 people
- London
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- London is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Rockdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rockdale is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Lake Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Mills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,014 people
- Aztalan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aztalan is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aztalan
- Deerfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Deerfield is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,540 people
- Jefferson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,037 people
- Utica
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Utica is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Fort Atkinson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Atkinson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Atkinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,372 people
- Milford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Milford is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Jefferson Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jefferson Junction is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Junction
- Nora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Nora is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Albion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Albion is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Johnson Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,065 people
- Koshkonong
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Koshkonong is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koshkonong
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Breezy Knoll. See our List of 1890's Communities around Breezy Knoll.
Newspapers Published in Breezy Knoll ...
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 153 newspapers that have been published in the area around Breezy Knoll.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Breezy Knoll, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Breezy Knoll.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Breezy Knoll:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Dane County
- Dodge County
- Green County
- Rock County
- Walworth County
- Waukesha 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 Breezy Knoll, 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- Breezy Knoll) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |