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 Burnett (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 Burnett. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Burnett is located in Dodge 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 Dodge County: Columbia, Dane, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Jefferson, Washington & Waukesha.
Below are the counties that are near Burnett. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Burnett:
- Dodge County (The home county of Burnett)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burnett, with the one closest to Burnett listed first.
- Atwater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwater
- Atwater is located in Dodge County
- Horicon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Juneau
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juneau
- Juneau is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,532 people
- Kekoskee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Beaver Dam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Dam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Beaver Dam is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,303 people
- Mayville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Waupun
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Neda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neda
- Neda is located in Dodge County
- Fox Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Knowles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles
- Knowles is located in Dodge County
- Iron Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Ridge
- Iron Ridge is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
- Hustisford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hustisford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustisford
- Hustisford is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,060 people
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burnett, with the one closest to Burnett listed first.
- Fall River
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Fall River is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,757 people
- Friesland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Columbus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Columbus is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,117 people
- Englewood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
- Englewood is located in Columbia County
- Cambria
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west) - Doylestown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
- Doylestown is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Otsego
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otsego
- Otsego is located in Columbia County
- Rio
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west) - Pardeeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- 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
- Keyeser
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest) - Wyocena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- 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
- Dane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burnett, with the one closest to Burnett listed first.
- Marshall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Marshall is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,016 people
- North Bristol
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bristol
- North Bristol is located in Dane County
- Fond du Lac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burnett, with the one closest to Burnett listed first.
- Ladoga
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladoga
- Ladoga is located in Fond du Lac County
- Oakfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Brandon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Brandon is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 845 people
- Byron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Byron is located in Fond du Lac County
- Ashford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Ashford is located in Fond du Lac County
- Saint Kilian
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Kilian
- Saint Kilian is located in Fond du Lac County
- Fairwater
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairwater
- Fairwater is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Woodhull
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north) - Rosendale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north) - West Rosendale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rosendale
- West Rosendale is located in Fond du Lac County
- Eden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast) - Campbellsport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Campbellsport is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,811 people
- Green Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burnett, with the one closest to Burnett listed first.
- Markesan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Kingston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Kingston is located in Green Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Green Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
- Green Lake is located in Green Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
- Marquette
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burnett, with the one closest to Burnett listed first.
- Watertown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Watertown is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,370 people
- Grellton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grellton
- Grellton is located in Jefferson County
- Ixonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south) - Lac La Belle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lac La Belle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lac La Belle
- Lac La Belle is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
- Waterloo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest) - Lake Lac La Belle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Lac La Belle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lac La Belle
- Lake Lac La Belle is located in Jefferson County
- Johnson Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Creek
- Johnson Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,065 people
- Concord
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burnett, with the one closest to Burnett listed first.
- Wayne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
- Wayne is located in Washington County
- Hartford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Hartford is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,675 people
- Saint Lawrence
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lawrence
- Saint Lawrence is located in Washington County
- Aurora
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Aurora is located in Washington County
- Cedar Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Cedar Lake is located in Washington County
- Slinger
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast) - Thompson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast) - Barton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Barton is located in Washington County
- West Bend
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
- West Bend is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,478 people
- Saint Michaels
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Michaels have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Michaels
- Saint Michaels is located in Washington County
- Boltonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boltonville
- Boltonville is located in Washington County
- Jackson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Jackson is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,256 people
- Waukesha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burnett, with the one closest to Burnett listed first.
- Monterey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Monterey is located in Waukesha County
- Oconomowoc
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oconomowoc have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconomowoc
- Oconomowoc is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,160 people
- Okauchee Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Okauchee Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okauchee Lake
- Okauchee Lake is located in Waukesha County
- Stonebank
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebank
- Stonebank is located in Waukesha County
- Oconomowoc Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oconomowoc Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconomowoc Lake
- Oconomowoc Lake is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Okauchee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Winnebago County
- Pickett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett
- Pickett is located in Winnebago County
- Pickett
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Burnett, see our County-by-County Page for Burnett.
Newspapers Published in Burnett ...
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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Burnett.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Burnett, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Burnett.
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 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 Burnett:
- 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 Dodge 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
- Dane County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Fond du Lac County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Green Lake 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
- Washington County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Waukesha 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
- Columbia County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Dodge County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Dodge County
Cemeteries Near Burnett ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Burnett.
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 Burnett covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Burnett, with the one closest to Burnett listed first.
- Stone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stone Cemetery
- Burnett Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burnett Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burnett Union Cemetery
- Atwater Community Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Atwater Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Atwater Community Cemetery
- Hyland Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hyland Prairie Cemetery
- Wrucke Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wrucke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wrucke Cemetery
- Highland Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Memorial Gardens
- County Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Home Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
- Beaver Dam Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaver Dam Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
- Oakwood Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakwood Memorial Gardens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Memorial Gardens Cemetery
- Tidyman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tidyman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tidyman Cemetery
- Continue List (305 more) ...
- Clason Prairie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clason Prairie Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
- Juneau City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Juneau City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Juneau.
- The Juneau City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Juneau Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Juneau City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1615128 <3>
- Clason Prairie 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Burnett had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Burnett, with the one closest to Burnett listed first.
- Rolling Prairie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Prairie
- Rolling Prairie is located in Dodge County
- Minnesota Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnesota Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota Junction
- Minnesota Junction is located in Dodge County
- Atwater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwater
- Atwater is located in Dodge County
- Horicon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Juneau
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juneau
- Juneau is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,532 people
- Beaver Dam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Dam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Beaver Dam is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,303 people
- Kekoskee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Mayville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - LeRoy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Fox Lake Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Lake Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake Junction
- Fox Lake Junction is located in Dodge County
- Fox Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Iron Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Ridge
- Iron Ridge is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Knowles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles
- Knowles is located in Dodge County
- Lowell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Alto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Knowles
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Burnett. See our List of 1890's Communities around Burnett.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Burnett. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Dodge County: www.co.dodge.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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Burnett) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Burnett. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.5048, Longitude: -88.7086 |
| <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 Burnett, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |