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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 Cambria (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 Cambria. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Cambria is located in Columbia 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 Columbia County: Adams, Dane, Dodge, Green Lake, Juneau, Marquette & Sauk.

Below are the counties that are near Cambria. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cambria:

  • Columbia County     (The home county of Cambria)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cambria, with the one closest to Cambria listed first.
    • Friesland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Friesland is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
    • Doylestown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Englewood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Otsego
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Rio
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Rio is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
    • Pardeeville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Pardeeville is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardeeville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,053 people
    • Wyocena
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Fall River
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Columbus
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Portage
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Keyeser
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • North Leeds
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Poynette
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Dane County
  • Dodge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cambria, with the one closest to Cambria listed first.
    • Randolph
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Randolph is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
    • Fox Lake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Fox Lake is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,440 people
    • Beaver Dam
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Astico
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Atwater
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Waupun
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Burnett
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Lowell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Lowell is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
    • Minnesota Junction
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Reeseville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Juneau
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Horicon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Horicon is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horicon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,680 people
    • Clyman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Clyman is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
  • Fond du Lac County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cambria, with the one closest to Cambria listed first.
    • Fairwater
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Brandon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Metomen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Ladoga
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Ripon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • West Rosendale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Rosendale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Rosendale is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosendale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,026 people
    • Oakfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Green Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cambria, with the one closest to Cambria listed first.
    • Kingston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Markesan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Markesan is located in Green Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markesan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
    • Marquette
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Marquette is located in Green Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquette
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
    • Utley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Princeton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Green Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Green Lake is located in Green Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
    • Berlin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cambria, with the one closest to Cambria listed first.
    • Waterloo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Watertown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Marquette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cambria, with the one closest to Cambria listed first.
    • Glen Oak
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Montello
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Endeavor
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Endeavor is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endeavor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
    • Packwaukee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Douglas Center
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Germania
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Oxford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Neshkoro
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Neshkoro is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshkoro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
    • Westfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Westfield is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,268 people
  • Sauk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cambria, with the one closest to Cambria listed first.
    • Merrimac
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Merrimac is located in Sauk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
    • Moon Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Waushara County
    • Rodney ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Rodney is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney

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

Cemeteries Near Cambria ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cambria.

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

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

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

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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Cambria had a population of 524 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Cambria had a population of 748 people.

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

  • Randolph
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Randolph is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
  • Doylestown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Lost Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Lost Lake is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Lake
  • Marcellon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Marcellon is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcellon
  • Rio
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Rio is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
  • Otsego
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Fox Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Fox Lake is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,440 people
  • Belle Fountain
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Belle Fountain is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Fountain
  • Pardeeville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Pardeeville is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardeeville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,053 people
  • Wyocena
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Fox Lake Junction
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Fox Lake Junction is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake Junction
  • Kingston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Fall River
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Markesan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Markesan is located in Green Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markesan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
    • Marquette
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Marquette is located in Green Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquette
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Cambria ...

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 102 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cambria.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Cambria. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Cambria and those printed in the larger area surrounding Cambria.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Cambria.

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 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 Cambria:

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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 Cambria, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cambria) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.