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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Catfish. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Catfish to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Catfish, please Contact Us.
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 Catfish (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 Catfish. 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 and hospitals 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Catfish is historic, it would have been located within present day Dane 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 Dane County: Columbia, Dodge, Green, Iowa, Jefferson, Rock & Sauk.
Below are the counties that are near Catfish. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Catfish:
- Dane County (The home county of Catfish)
- The following are listed by their distance from Catfish, with the one closest to Catfish listed first.
- Mendota
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mendota is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
- Waunakee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Waunakee is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waunakee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,188 people
- Darwin ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Darwin is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Maple Bluff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Bluff is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,307 people
- Windsor
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Windsor is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Madison
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Madison is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263,094 people
- Pheasant Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pheasant Branch is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Branch
- Shorewood Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shorewood Hills is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorewood Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,999 people
- Ashton Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ashton Corners is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton Corners
- Burke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Burke is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Middleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Middleton is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,195 people
- Ashton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ashton is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Catfish, with the one closest to Catfish listed first.
- Arlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Arlington is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
- Keyeser
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Keyeser is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyeser
- Lodi
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lodi is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
- North Leeds
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- North Leeds is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
- Poynette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Poynette is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poynette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,508 people
- Harmony Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony Grove is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
- Okee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Okee is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okee
- Lake Wisconsin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Wisconsin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wisconsin
- Otsego
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Otsego is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otsego
- Durwards Glen ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Durwards Glen is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durwards Glen
- Rio
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rio is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- Doylestown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Doylestown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Dodge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Catfish, with the one closest to Catfish listed first.
- Astico
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Astico is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astico
- Reeseville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Reeseville is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeseville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 673 people
- Green County
- The following are listed by their distance from Catfish, with the one closest to Catfish listed first.
- Dayton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Dayton is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Attica
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Attica is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- New Glarus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Glarus is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glarus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,136 people
- Monticello
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Monticello is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
- Albany
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Albany is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
- Mineral Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mineral Point is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Iowa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Catfish, with the one closest to Catfish listed first.
- Cassell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cassell is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassell
- Arena
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Arena is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
- Barneveld
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Barneveld is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barneveld
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people
- Hyde
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hyde is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Catfish, with the one closest to Catfish listed first.
- Waterloo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Waterloo is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,322 people
- Lake Ripley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Ripley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ripley
- Lake Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lake Mills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,014 people
- Milford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Milford is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Carcajou
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carcajou is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carcajou
- Lake Koshkonong
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Koshkonong is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Koshkonong
- Grellton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Grellton is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grellton
- Rock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Catfish, with the one closest to Catfish listed first.
- Cooksville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cooksville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Union
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Union is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Evansville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Evansville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,556 people
- Edgerton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Edgerton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,595 people
- Fulton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fulton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Indianford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Indianford is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianford
- Magnolia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Magnolia is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Sauk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Catfish, with the one closest to Catfish listed first.
- Merrimac
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Merrimac is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Prairie du Sac village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie du Sac village is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Sac village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,426 people
- Sauk City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sauk City is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauk City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,498 people
- Moon Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Moon Valley is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Valley
- Witwen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Witwen is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witwen
- Denzer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Denzer is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denzer
- Baraboo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Baraboo is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baraboo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,121 people
- West Baraboo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Baraboo is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baraboo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
- Leland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Leland is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Catfish, see our County-by-County Page for Catfish.
Cemeteries Near Catfish ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Catfish.
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 Catfish - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Catfish covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Catfish, with the one closest to Catfish listed first.
- St. John's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Bernards Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Windsor Congregational Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Vienna Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Resurrection Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resurrection Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Resurrection Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Madison.
- The Resurrection Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
- Resurrection Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #343777 <2>
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Madison.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87944 <2>
- Hoepker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Matsen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blooming Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kohlman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (202 more) ...
- St. Johns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Middleton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Memory Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 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.
While we didn't find Catfish in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Catfish.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Catfish, with the one closest to Catfish listed first.
- Mendota
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mendota is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
- Darwin ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Darwin is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Waunakee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Waunakee is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waunakee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,188 people
- Pheasant Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pheasant Branch is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Branch
- Madison
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Madison is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263,094 people
- Windsor
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Windsor is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Middleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Middleton is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,195 people
- Burke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Burke is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Norway Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Norway Grove is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Grove
- Ashton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ashton is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- DeForest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- DeForest is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeForest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,915 people
- Sun Prairie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sun Prairie is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Prairie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,119 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Morrisonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Morrisonville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
- Dane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dane is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
- Springfield Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Springfield Corners is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield Corners
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Catfish. See our List of 1890's Communities around Catfish.
Newspapers Published in Catfish ...
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 241 newspapers that have been published in the area around Catfish.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Catfish, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Catfish.
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 either 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 Catfish:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Dane County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Dodge County
- Green County
- Iowa County
- Jefferson County
- Rock County
- Sauk County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Catfish, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Catfish) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |