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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Brooklyn is primarily located in Dane County. A portion of Brooklyn extends into Green 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 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Stone is located in Dane County
- Oregon
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Oak Hall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hall
- Oak Hall is located in Dane County
- Dunkirk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
- Dunkirk is located in Dane County
- Basco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basco
- Basco is located in Dane County
- Belleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belleville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Belleville is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,514 people
- Stoughton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Paoli
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Fitchburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
- Fitchburg is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,866 people
- McFarland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Verona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Monona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Albion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Albion is located in Dane County
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Attica is located in Green County
- Dayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Dayton is located in Green County
- Albany
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Mineral Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Mineral Point is located in Green County
- Monticello
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Monticello is located in Green County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
- New Glarus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glarus
- New Glarus is located in Green County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,136 people
- Brodhead
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Monroe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest) - Twin Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Grove
- Twin Grove is located in Green County
- Browntown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browntown
- Browntown is located in Green County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Cadiz
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Moscow is located in Iowa County
- Barneveld
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest) - Hollandale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollandale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandale
- Hollandale is located in Iowa County
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carcajou
- Carcajou is located in Jefferson County
- Lake Ripley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ripley
- Lake Ripley is located in Jefferson County
- Lake Koshkonong
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Koshkonong have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Koshkonong
- Lake Koshkonong is located in Jefferson County
- Fort Atkinson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Atkinson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Atkinson
- Fort Atkinson is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,372 people
- Lake Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mills
- Lake Mills is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,014 people
- Jefferson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east) - Waterloo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchardville
- Blanchardville is located in Lafayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
- Argyle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest) - Woodford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Woodford is located in Lafayette County
- 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) - Cooksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Cooksville is located in Rock County
- Evansville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evansville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Evansville is located in Rock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,556 people
- Magnolia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Magnolia is located in Rock County
- Fulton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Fulton is located in Rock County
- Footville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
- Footville is located in Rock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
- Edgerton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Edgerton is located in Rock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,595 people
- Orfordville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orfordville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orfordville
- Orfordville is located in Rock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
- Hanover
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Hanover is located in Rock County
- Avon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Avon is located in Rock County
- Janesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
- Janesville is located in Rock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,664 people
- Milton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Milton is located in Rock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,643 people
- Newark
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Grove
- Rock Grove is located in Stephenson County (IL)
- Oneco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneco
- Oneco is located in Stephenson County (IL)
- Davis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Davis is located in Stephenson County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 616 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davis <3>
- Orangeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
- Orangeville is located in Stephenson County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 737 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orangeville <3>
- Afolkey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afolkey
- Afolkey is located in Stephenson County (IL)
- Rock City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- 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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Summerset have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Summerset
- Lake Summerset is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Durand
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
- Durand is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,387 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durand <3>
- Shirland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shirland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirland
- Shirland is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shirland <3>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brooklyn, see our County-by-County Page for 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]<4> of Brooklyn.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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
- Green County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of 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
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.
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 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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jug Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jug Prairie Cemetery
- Rutland Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rutland Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rutland Center Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
- Story Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Story Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Story Cemetery
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Hill Cemetery
- Prairie Mound Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Mound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Mound Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
- Holy Mother of Consolation Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Mother of Consolation Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Mother of Consolation Cemetery
- Oak Hall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hall Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
- Exeter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Exeter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Exeter Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
- Continue List (176 more) ...
- Ball Tavern Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ball Tavern Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ball Tavern Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
- West Magnolia Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Magnolia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Magnolia Cemetery
- Ball Tavern 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.<5>
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) - Union
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Oregon
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Evansville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evansville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Evansville is located in Rock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,556 people
- Cooksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Cooksville is located in Rock County
- Dayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Dayton is located in Green County
- Attica
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Attica is located in Green County
- Lakeview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Basco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basco
- Basco is located in Dane County
- Belleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belleville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Belleville is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,514 people
- Stoughton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Paoli
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Continue List (13 more) ...
- Fitchburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
- Fitchburg is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,866 people
- Albany
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Magnolia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Magnolia is located in Rock County
- Fitchburg
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.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brooklyn. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Dane County: www.co.dane.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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brooklyn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8497, Longitude: -89.3762 In this case, the coordinates for Brooklyn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |