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 Cainville (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 Cainville. 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.
Cainville is located in Rock 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 Rock County: Boone (IL), Winnebago (IL), Dane, Green, Jefferson & Walworth.
Below are the counties that are near Cainville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cainville:
- Rock County (The home county of Cainville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cainville, with the one closest to Cainville listed first.
- Magnolia
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Magnolia is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Footville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Footville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
- Evansville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Evansville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,556 people
- Orfordville
(5 miles [8 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hanover is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Cooksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cooksville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Union is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Fulton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fulton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Indianford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Indianford is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianford
- Janesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Janesville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,664 people
- Newark
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Newark is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Edgerton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Edgerton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,595 people
- Avon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Avon is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Dane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cainville, with the one closest to Cainville listed first.
- Stone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stone is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Brooklyn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brooklyn is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,484 people
- Dunkirk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dunkirk is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
- Hanerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hanerville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanerville
- Stoughton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Stoughton is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoughton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,218 people
- Albion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Albion is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Edgerton Beach Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Edgerton Beach Park is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton Beach Park
- Oregon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oregon is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,731 people
- Belleville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Belleville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,514 people
- Basco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Basco is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basco
- Oak Hall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hall is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hall
- Paoli
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Paoli is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paoli
- McFarland
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Green County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cainville, with the one closest to Cainville listed first.
- Brodhead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brodhead is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodhead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
- Albany
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- 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 west)
- Mineral Point is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Attica
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Attica is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Dayton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dayton is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Monticello
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Monticello is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
- Twin Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Grove is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Grove
- New Glarus
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Monroe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Monroe is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,426 people
- Cadiz
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cadiz is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Browntown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Browntown is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cainville, with the one closest to Cainville listed first.
- Carcajou
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Carcajou is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carcajou
- Lake Koshkonong
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Koshkonong is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Koshkonong
- Lake Ripley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Ripley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ripley
- Fort Atkinson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Atkinson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Atkinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,372 people
- Cold Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cold Spring is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Jefferson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,037 people
- Lake Mills
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Walworth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cainville, with the one closest to Cainville listed first.
- Richmond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Richmond is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Allens Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Allens Grove is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Grove
- Whitewater
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Whitewater is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,993 people
- Darien
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Darien is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,591 people
- Sharon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
- Boone County (IL)
- Caledonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stephenson County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cainville, with the one closest to Cainville listed first.
- Davis
(21 miles [33.8 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>
- Rock Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Grove is located in Stephenson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Grove
- Rock City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rock City is located in Stephenson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Afolkey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Afolkey is located in Stephenson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afolkey
- Oneco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oneco is located in Stephenson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneco
- Orangeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dakota
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Stephenson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Ridott
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cedarville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- McConnell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Red Oak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Red Oak is located in Stephenson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Winnebago County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cainville, with the one closest to Cainville listed first.
- Lake Summerset
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lake Summerset is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Summerset
- Shirland
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Durand
(19 miles [30.6 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>
- Rockton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- South Beloit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Roscoe
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Roscoe is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,406 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscoe <1>
- Wempletown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wempletown is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wempletown
- Sturbridge Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sturbridge Village is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturbridge Village
- Machesney Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pecatonica
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Argyle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Argyle is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Loves Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Winnebago
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cainville, see our County-by-County Page for Cainville.
Cemeteries Near Cainville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cainville.
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 Cainville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cainville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cainville, with the one closest to Cainville listed first.
- West Magnolia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ball Tavern Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- South Porter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Scotch Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Luther Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Luther Valley Cemetery
- The West Luther Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethany Lutheran Cemetery
- Continue List (209 more) ...
- Plymouth Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Decatur Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Cainville had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cainville, with the one closest to Cainville listed first.
- Magnolia
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Magnolia is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Footville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Footville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
- Fellows ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fellows is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellows
- Orfordville
(5 miles [8 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
- Evansville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Evansville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,556 people
- Hanover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hanover is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Leyden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Leyden is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leyden
- Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Union is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Cooksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cooksville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Brodhead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brodhead is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodhead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
- Fulton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fulton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Albany
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Albany is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Indianford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Indianford is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianford
- Stebbinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stebbinsville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stebbinsville
- Newark
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Newark is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cainville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cainville.
Newspapers Published in Cainville ...
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 128 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cainville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cainville, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cainville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Cainville:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Rock County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dane County
- Green County
- Jefferson County
- Walworth County
- Boone County
- Stephenson County
- Winnebago County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
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> | 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. |
| <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 Cainville, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cainville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |