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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 Camp Douglas (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 Camp Douglas. 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.

Name Variations for Camp Douglas ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Camp Douglas: Cp. Douglas

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Camp Douglas. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Camp Douglas.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Camp Douglas is located in Juneau 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 Juneau County: Adams, Columbia, Jackson, Monroe, Sauk, Vernon & Wood.

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

  • Juneau County     (The home county of Camp Douglas)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Camp Douglas, with the one closest to Camp Douglas listed first.
    • Hustler
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • New Lisbon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Necedah
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Elroy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Elroy is located in Juneau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
    • Mauston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Mauston is located in Juneau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,358 people
    • Mather
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Lemonweir
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Sprague
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Union Center
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Wonewoc
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Wonewoc is located in Juneau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonewoc
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
    • New Miner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lyndon Station
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Lyndon Station is located in Juneau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon Station
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
  • Adams County
  • Crawford County
    • Lynxville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Lynxville is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynxville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
  • Jackson County
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Camp Douglas, with the one closest to Camp Douglas listed first.
    • Oakdale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Clifton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Shennington
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Wyeville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Wyeville is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
    • Kendall
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Kendall is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
    • Valley Junction
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Tomah
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Tomah is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomah
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,363 people
    • Wilton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Wilton is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
    • Tunnel City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Tunnel City is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel City
    • Warrens
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Warrens is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrens
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
    • Norwalk
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Oil City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Oil City is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
    • Angelo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Richland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Camp Douglas, with the one closest to Camp Douglas listed first.
    • Cazenovia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Yuba
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Yuba is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
  • Sauk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Camp Douglas, with the one closest to Camp Douglas listed first.
    • La Valle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Ironton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Ironton is located in Sauk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
    • Reedsburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Reedsburg is located in Sauk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,500 people
  • Vernon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Camp Douglas, with the one closest to Camp Douglas listed first.
    • Trippville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Tabor
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hillsboro
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Ontario
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Ontario is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 561 people
    • White City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • White City is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • La Farge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Camp Douglas ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Camp Douglas.

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 Camp Douglas - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Camp Douglas, with the one closest to Camp Douglas 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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Camp Douglas had a population of 225 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Camp Douglas had a population of 625 people.

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

  • Hustler
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Clifton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Oakdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • New Lisbon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cloverdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Cloverdale is located in Juneau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Wyeville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Wyeville is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
  • Kendall
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Kendall is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
  • Valley Junction
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Elroy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Elroy is located in Juneau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
  • Mauston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Mauston is located in Juneau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,358 people
  • Tomah
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Tomah is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomah
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,363 people
  • Norway Ridge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Norway Ridge is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Ridge
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Camp Douglas ...

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 90 newspapers that have been published in the area around Camp Douglas.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Camp Douglas, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<1>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Camp Douglas.

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 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 Camp Douglas:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Camp Douglas) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Camp Douglas, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.