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 Brooklyn (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 Brooklyn. 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.

Brooklyn is primarily located in Dane County. A portion of Brooklyn extends into Green 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 Brooklyn. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brooklyn:

Dane County (The home county of Brooklyn)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooklyn, with the one closest to Brooklyn listed first.
- Stone
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  - Stone is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Oregon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  - Oregon is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 10,731 people
- Oak Hall
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  - Oak Hall is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hall
- Belleville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  - Belleville is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 2,514 people
- Dunkirk
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  - Dunkirk is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
- Basco
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  - Basco is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basco
- Stoughton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  - Stoughton is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoughton
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 13,218 people
- Paoli
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  - Paoli is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paoli
- Fitchburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  - Fitchburg is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 30,866 people
- Syene ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  - Syene is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syene
- Hanerville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  - Hanerville is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanerville
- McFarland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  - McFarland is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 9,291 people
- Verona
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  - Verona is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 13,539 people
Green County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooklyn, with the one closest to Brooklyn listed first.
- Attica
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  - Attica is located in Green County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Dayton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  - Dayton is located in Green County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Albany
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  - Albany is located in Green County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
- Mineral Point
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  - Mineral Point is located in Green County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Monticello
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  - Monticello is located in Green County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
- New Glarus
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  - New Glarus is located in Green County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glarus
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 2,136 people
- Brodhead
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  - Brodhead is located in Green County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodhead
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
- Monroe
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  - Monroe is located in Green County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 10,426 people
- Twin Grove
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  - Twin Grove is located in Green County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Grove
- Browntown
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  - Browntown is located in Green County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browntown
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Cadiz
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  - Cadiz is located in Green County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
Iowa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooklyn, with the one closest to Brooklyn listed first.
- Moscow
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  - Moscow is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Barneveld
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  - Barneveld is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barneveld
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people
- Hollandale
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  - Hollandale is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandale
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooklyn, with the one closest to Brooklyn listed first.
- Carcajou
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  - Carcajou is located in Jefferson County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carcajou
- Lake Ripley
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  - Lake Ripley is located in Jefferson County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ripley
- Lake Koshkonong
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  - Lake Koshkonong is located in Jefferson County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Koshkonong
- Fort Atkinson
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  - Fort Atkinson is located in Jefferson County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Atkinson
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 12,372 people
- Lake Mills
  (28 miles [45.1 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
- Cold Spring
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  - Cold Spring is located in Jefferson County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Jefferson
  (30 miles [48.3 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
- Waterloo
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  - Waterloo is located in Jefferson County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 3,322 people
Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooklyn, with the one closest to Brooklyn listed first.
- Blanchardville
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  - Blanchardville is located in Lafayette County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchardville
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
- Argyle
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  - Argyle is located in Lafayette County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Woodford
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  - Woodford is located in Lafayette County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
Rock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooklyn, with the one closest to Brooklyn listed first.
- Union
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  - Union is located in Rock County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Cooksville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  - Cooksville is located in Rock County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Evansville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  - Evansville is located in Rock County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 5,556 people
- Magnolia
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  - Magnolia is located in Rock County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Fulton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  - Fulton is located in Rock County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Indianford
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  - Indianford is located in Rock County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianford
- Footville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  - Footville is located in Rock County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
- Edgerton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  - Edgerton is located in Rock County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 5,595 people
- Orfordville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  - Orfordville is located in Rock County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orfordville
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
- Hanover
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  - Hanover is located in Rock County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Milton Junction
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  - Milton Junction is located in Rock County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Junction
- Avon
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  - Avon is located in Rock County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Janesville
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  - Janesville is located in Rock County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 64,664 people
Stephenson County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooklyn, with the one closest to Brooklyn listed first.
- Rock Grove
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  - Rock Grove is located in Stephenson County (IL)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Grove
- Oneco
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  - Oneco is located in Stephenson County (IL)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneco
- Davis
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  - Davis is located in Stephenson County (IL)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 616 people
  - Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davis <1>
- Orangeville
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  - Orangeville is located in Stephenson County (IL)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 737 people
  - Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orangeville <1>
- Afolkey
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  - Afolkey is located in Stephenson County (IL)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afolkey
- Rock City
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  - Rock City is located in Stephenson County (IL)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
Winnebago County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooklyn, with the one closest to Brooklyn listed first.
- Lake Summerset
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  - Lake Summerset is located in Winnebago County (IL)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Summerset
- Durand
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  - Durand is located in Winnebago County (IL)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,387 people
  - Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durand <1>
- Shirland
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  - Shirland is located in Winnebago County (IL)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirland
  - Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shirland <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Brooklyn ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brooklyn.

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 Brooklyn - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

Jug Prairie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jug Prairie Cemetery
Rutland Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland Center Cemetery
Holy Cross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
Story Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
Prairie Mound Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Mound Cemetery
St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
Holy Mother of Consolation Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Mother of Consolation Cemetery
Oak Hall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hall Cemetery
Frenchtown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Frenchtown Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the northeast of Belleville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2219828 <3>
St. James Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
Exeter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter Cemetery
Continue List (177 more) ...
- Calvary Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Ball Tavern Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Tavern Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside 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.<4>

While we didn't find Brooklyn in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brooklyn.

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

Rutland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rutland is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
Union
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Union is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
Oregon
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oregon is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,731 people
Evansville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Evansville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,556 people
Cooksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cooksville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
Dayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dayton is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
Attica
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Attica is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
Belleville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Belleville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,514 people
Lakeview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lakeview is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
Basco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Basco is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basco
Stoughton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stoughton is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoughton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,218 people
Paoli
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Paoli is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paoli
Continue List (13 more) ...
- Fitchburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  - Fitchburg is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 30,866 people
- Albany
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  - Albany is located in Green County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
- Magnolia
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  - Magnolia is located in Rock County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Brooklyn ...

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 87 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brooklyn.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Brooklyn. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Brooklyn and those printed in the larger area surrounding Brooklyn.
An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> of Brooklyn.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Brooklyn:

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
- 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
- Jefferson 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
- Rock County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Stephenson County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Winnebago 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>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>	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 drawn from Point A (ie- Brooklyn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Brooklyn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.