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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 Briggsville (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 Briggsville. 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 and hospitals 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.

Briggsville is located in Marquette County.

To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Marquette County: Adams, Columbia, Green Lake & Waushara.

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

  • Marquette County     (The home county of Briggsville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Briggsville, with the one closest to Briggsville listed first.
    • Douglas Center
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglas Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Center
      • Douglas Center is located in Marquette County
    • Endeavor
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Endeavor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endeavor
      • Endeavor is located in Marquette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
    • Oxford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
      • Oxford is located in Marquette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
    • Packwaukee
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packwaukee
      • Packwaukee is located in Marquette County
    • Glen Oak
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Oak
      • Glen Oak is located in Marquette County
    • Montello
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montello have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello
      • Montello is located in Marquette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,454 people
    • Westfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
      • Westfield is located in Marquette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,268 people
    • Germania
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germania have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania
      • Germania is located in Marquette County
    • Neshkoro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neshkoro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshkoro
      • Neshkoro is located in Marquette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
  • Adams County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Briggsville, with the one closest to Briggsville listed first.
    • Plainville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
      • Plainville is located in Adams County
    • Easton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
      • Easton is located in Adams County
    • Adams
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
      • Adams is located in Adams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
    • Quincy ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
      • Quincy is located in Adams County
    • Friendship
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
      • Friendship is located in Adams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
    • Arkdale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdale
      • Arkdale is located in Adams County
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Briggsville, with the one closest to Briggsville listed first.
    • Portage
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
      • Portage is located in Columbia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,381 people
    • Wisconsin Dells
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisconsin Dells
      • Wisconsin Dells is located in Columbia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
    • Durwards Glen ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durwards Glen
      • Durwards Glen is located in Columbia County
    • Pardeeville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pardeeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardeeville
      • Pardeeville is located in Columbia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,053 people
    • Wyocena
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyocena
      • Wyocena is located in Columbia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
      • Former names for Wyocena:
      • Duck Creek
      • Wiocena
    • Harmony Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
      • Harmony Grove is located in Columbia County
    • Lake Wisconsin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Wisconsin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wisconsin
      • Lake Wisconsin is located in Columbia County
    • Okee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okee
      • Okee is located in Columbia County
    • Poynette
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poynette have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poynette
      • Poynette is located in Columbia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,508 people
    • Rio
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rio have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
      • Rio is located in Columbia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
    • Lodi
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
      • Lodi is located in Columbia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
    • Arlington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
      • Arlington is located in Columbia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
  • Dane County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Briggsville, with the one closest to Briggsville listed first.
    • Dane
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dane
      • Dane is located in Dane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
    • Morrisonville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
      • Morrisonville is located in Dane County
    • DeForest
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeForest
      • DeForest is located in Dane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,915 people
  • Dodge County
    • Randolph
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Randolph is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
  • Green Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Briggsville, with the one closest to Briggsville listed first.
    • Kingston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
      • Kingston is located in Green Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
    • Marquette
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marquette have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquette
      • Marquette is located in Green Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
    • Princeton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
      • Princeton is located in Green Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,166 people
    • Markesan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Markesan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markesan
      • Markesan is located in Green Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
  • Juneau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Briggsville, with the one closest to Briggsville listed first.
    • Lyndon Station
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndon Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon Station
      • Lyndon Station is located in Juneau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
    • Lemonweir
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemonweir
      • Lemonweir is located in Juneau County
    • Mauston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mauston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauston
      • Mauston is located in Juneau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,358 people
  • Sauk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Briggsville, with the one closest to Briggsville listed first.
    • Lake Delton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Delton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Delton
      • Lake Delton is located in Sauk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,986 people
    • Baraboo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baraboo
      • Baraboo is located in Sauk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,121 people
    • West Baraboo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Baraboo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baraboo
      • West Baraboo is located in Sauk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
    • Merrimac
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrimac have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
      • Merrimac is located in Sauk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
    • Moon Valley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Valley
      • Moon Valley is located in Sauk County
    • North Freedom
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Freedom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Freedom
      • North Freedom is located in Sauk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
    • Rock Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
      • Rock Springs is located in Sauk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
    • Reedsburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsburg
      • Reedsburg is located in Sauk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,500 people
    • Prairie du Sac village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Sac village
      • Prairie du Sac village is located in Sauk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,426 people
    • Denzer
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denzer
      • Denzer is located in Sauk County
    • Loganville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loganville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganville
      • Loganville is located in Sauk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
    • La Valle
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Valle
      • La Valle is located in Sauk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 360 people
  • Waushara County
    • Coloma
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coloma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
      • Coloma is located in Waushara County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people

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

Newspapers Published in Briggsville ...

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 119 newspapers that have been published in the area around Briggsville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Briggsville, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Briggsville.

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 Briggsville:

Cemeteries Near Briggsville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Briggsville.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Briggsville had a population of 74 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Douglas Center
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglas Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Center
    • Douglas Center is located in Marquette County
  • Big Spring
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
    • Big Spring is located in Adams County
  • Dell Prairie ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dell Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell Prairie
    • Dell Prairie is located in Adams County
  • Oxford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
    • Oxford is located in Marquette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
  • Portage
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
    • Portage is located in Columbia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,381 people
  • Packwaukee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packwaukee
    • Packwaukee is located in Marquette County
  • Plainville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
    • Plainville is located in Adams County
  • New Chester ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chester
    • New Chester is located in Adams County
  • Baraboo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baraboo
    • Baraboo is located in Sauk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,121 people
  • Dekorra
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dekorra have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dekorra
    • Dekorra is located in Columbia County
  • Montello
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montello have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello
    • Montello is located in Marquette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,454 people
  • Lyndon Station
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndon Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon Station
    • Lyndon Station is located in Juneau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Pardeeville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pardeeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardeeville
      • Pardeeville is located in Columbia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,053 people
    • Belle Fountain
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Fountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Fountain
      • Belle Fountain is located in Columbia County
    • Easton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
      • Easton is located in Adams County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Briggsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Marquette County: www.co.marquette.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Briggsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Briggsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6550, Longitude: -89.5854       In this case, the coordinates for Briggsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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.
<4>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 Briggsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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