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 Brookside (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 Brookside. 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 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 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.
Brookside is located in Adams 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 Adams County: Columbia, Juneau, Marquette, Portage, Sauk, Waushara & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near Brookside. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brookside:
- Adams County (The home county of Brookside)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookside, with the one closest to Brookside listed first.
- Easton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Easton is located in Adams County
- Adams
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Adams is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Friendship
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- 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
- Quincy ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Quincy is located in Adams County
- Plainville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Plainville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Plainville is located in Adams County
- Arkdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdale
- Arkdale is located in Adams County
- Strongs Prairie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongs Prairie
- Strongs Prairie is located in Adams County
- Big Flats
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Flats
- Big Flats is located in Adams County
- Leola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north) - New Rome ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookside, with the one closest to Brookside listed first.
- Wisconsin Dells
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisconsin Dells
- Wisconsin Dells is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
- Portage
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Juneau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookside, with the one closest to Brookside listed first.
- Lyndon Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemonweir
- Lemonweir is located in Juneau County
- Mauston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Necedah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necedah
- Necedah is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 923 people
- New Lisbon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lisbon
- New Lisbon is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,547 people
- Camp Douglas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Douglas
- Camp Douglas is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 625 people
- Hustler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustler
- Hustler is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- New Miner
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Miner
- New Miner is located in Juneau County
- Wonewoc
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest) - Elroy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west) - Sprague
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest) - Union Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
- Union Center is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Marquette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookside, with the one closest to Brookside listed first.
- Oxford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Oxford is located in Marquette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Westfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Douglas Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Douglas Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Center
- Douglas Center is located in Marquette County
- Packwaukee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packwaukee
- Packwaukee is located in Marquette County
- Endeavor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast) - Glen Oak
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Oak
- Glen Oak is located in Marquette County
- Montello
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east) - Germania
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east) - Neshkoro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookside, with the one closest to Brookside listed first.
- Clifton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Clifton is located in Monroe County
- Shennington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennington
- Shennington is located in Monroe County
- Kendall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west) - Oakdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Oakdale is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 290 people
- Wyeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Richland County
- Cazenovia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cazenovia
- Cazenovia is located in Richland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Cazenovia
- Sauk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookside, with the one closest to Brookside listed first.
- Lake Delton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- 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
- Reedsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south) - La Valle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Valle
- La Valle is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 360 people
- Baraboo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baraboo
- Baraboo is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,121 people
- Rock Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- 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
- West Baraboo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- 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
- North Freedom
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- 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
- Ironton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookside, with the one closest to Brookside listed first.
- Hillsboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Hillsboro is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,387 people
- Trippville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Trippville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trippville
- Trippville is located in Vernon County
- Waushara County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookside, with the one closest to Brookside listed first.
- Coloma
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Hancock
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast) - Plainfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Plainfield is located in Waushara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
- Wautoma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brookside, see our County-by-County Page for Brookside.
Cemeteries Near Brookside ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brookside.
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 Brookside covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brookside, with the one closest to Brookside listed first.
- Easton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Easton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Easton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Townline Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Townline Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Townline Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michaels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Township Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Township Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Township Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Gould Rock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gould Rock Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gould Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Quincy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quincy Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quincy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mt. Repose Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Repose Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Repose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Leos Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Leos Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Leos Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Olin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olin Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Dellwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dellwood Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dellwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Lemonweir Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lemonweir Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lemonweir Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (172 more) ...
- East Arkdale Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Arkdale Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Arkdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Dupless Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dupless Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dupless Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- South Arkdale Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Arkdale Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Arkdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- East Arkdale 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.<3>
While we didn't find Brookside in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brookside.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brookside, with the one closest to Brookside listed first.
- Easton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Easton is located in Adams County
- White Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Creek
- White Creek is located in Adams County
- Adams Center ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adams Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Center
- Adams Center is located in Adams County
- Grand Marsh
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Marsh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Marsh
- Grand Marsh is located in Adams County
- Friendship
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- 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
- Quincy ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Quincy is located in Adams County
- New Chester ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- 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
- Plainville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Plainville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Plainville is located in Adams County
- Lemonweir
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemonweir
- Lemonweir is located in Juneau County
- Lyndon Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- 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
- Arkdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdale
- Arkdale is located in Adams County
- Mauston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Continue List (13 more) ...
- Oxford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Oxford is located in Marquette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Pilot Knob ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilot Knob have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Pilot Knob is located in Adams County
- Roche a Cri ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roche a Cri have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roche a Cri
- Roche a Cri is located in Adams County
- Oxford
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brookside. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brookside.
Newspapers Published in Brookside ...
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 116 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brookside.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brookside, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brookside.
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 Brookside:
- 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 Adams County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Juneau County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Marquette County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Monroe County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Richland County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Sauk County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Vernon County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Waushara County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Columbia County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Adams County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Adams County
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brookside. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Adams County: www.co.adams.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> | 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 Brookside, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brookside) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brookside. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8611, Longitude: -89.8168 In this case, the coordinates for Brookside have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |