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 Clyde (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 Clyde. 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 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.

Clyde is located in Iowa 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 Iowa County: Dane, Grant, Green, Lafayette, Richland & Sauk.

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

Iowa County (The home county of Clyde)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clyde, with the one closest to Clyde listed first.
- Avoca
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  - Avoca is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 620 people
- Pleasant Ridge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  - Pleasant Ridge is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Highland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  - Highland is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 826 people
- Helena
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  - Helena is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Edmund
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  - Edmund is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmund
- Dodgeville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  - Dodgeville is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 4,677 people
- Hyde
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  - Hyde is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde
- Cobb
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  - Cobb is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
- Ridgeway
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  - Ridgeway is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- Centreville ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  - Centreville is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
  - Former name for Centreville:
  - Dry Bone
- Linden
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  - Linden is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
- Arena
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  - Arena is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
Crawford County
- Boydtown
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  - Boydtown is located in Crawford County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydtown
Dane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clyde, with the one closest to Clyde listed first.
- Blue Mounds
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  - Blue Mounds is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mounds
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Elvers
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  - Elvers is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvers
- Mazomanie
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  - Mazomanie is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazomanie
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,715 people
- Black Earth
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  - Black Earth is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Earth
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,422 people
- Mount Horeb
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  - Mount Horeb is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Horeb
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 7,563 people
- Cross Plains
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  - Cross Plains is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 4,280 people
- Klevenville
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  - Klevenville is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klevenville
- Marxville
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  - Marxville is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marxville
Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clyde, with the one closest to Clyde listed first.
- Muscoda
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  - Muscoda is located in Grant County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscoda
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,236 people
- Montfort
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  - Montfort is located in Grant County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montfort
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 675 people
- Livingston
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  - Livingston is located in Grant County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Blue River
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  - Blue River is located in Grant County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
- Preston
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  - Preston is located in Grant County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Annaton
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  - Annaton is located in Grant County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annaton
- Fennimore
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  - Fennimore is located in Grant County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fennimore
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
- Stitzer
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  - Stitzer is located in Grant County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stitzer
- Boscobel
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  - Boscobel is located in Grant County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boscobel
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 3,134 people
- Werley
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  - Werley is located in Grant County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Werley
- Platteville
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  - Platteville is located in Grant County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platteville
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 11,650 people
- Mount Ida
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  - Mount Ida is located in Grant County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ida
Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clyde, with the one closest to Clyde listed first.
- Calamine
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  - Calamine is located in Lafayette County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calamine
- Belmont
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  - Belmont is located in Lafayette County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 974 people
- Blanchardville
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  - Blanchardville is located in Lafayette County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchardville
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
- Darlington
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  - Darlington is located in Lafayette County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 2,317 people
Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clyde, with the one closest to Clyde listed first.
- Lone Rock
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  - Lone Rock is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Rock
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Sextonville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  - Sextonville is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sextonville
- Bear Valley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  - Bear Valley is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Aubrey
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  - Aubrey is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aubrey
- Balmoral
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  - Balmoral is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balmoral
- Ithaca
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  - Ithaca is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
- Neptune
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  - Neptune is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Richland Center
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  - Richland Center is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Center
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 4,949 people
- Boaz
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  - Boaz is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Westport
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  - Westport is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Gillingham
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  - Gillingham is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillingham
- Hub City
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  - Hub City is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub City
Sauk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clyde, with the one closest to Clyde listed first.
- Spring Green
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  - Spring Green is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Green
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
- Plain
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  - Plain is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 765 people
- Sandusky
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  - Sandusky is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Leland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  - Leland is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
- Witwen
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  - Witwen is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witwen
- Denzer
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  - Denzer is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denzer
- Loganville
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  - Loganville is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganville
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
- Lime Ridge
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  - Lime Ridge is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Prairie du Sac village
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  - 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
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  - Sauk City is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauk City
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 3,498 people
- Rock Springs
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  - Rock Springs is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Ironton
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  - Ironton is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people

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

Cemeteries Near Clyde ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clyde.

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

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

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

St. Malachy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Malachy Cemetery
North Otter Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Otter Creek Cemetery
Lone Rock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Rock Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1978341 <1>
Blabaum Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blabaum Cemetery
Wyoming Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming Cemetery
Avoca Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca Cemetery
St. Josephs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
Button Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Button Cemetery
Enger Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enger Cemetery
Mt. Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
Rock Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Church Cemetery
Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley Cemetery
Continue List (194 more) ...
- Old Helena Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Helena Cemetery
- Griffith Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith Cemetery
- Big Hollow Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Hollow 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.<2>

While we didn't find Clyde in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Clyde.

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

Wyoming
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wyoming is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
Avoca
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Avoca is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 620 people
Spring Green
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Green is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
Gotham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gotham is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotham
Highland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Highland is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 826 people
Edmund
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Edmund is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmund
Helena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Helena is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
Dodgeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dodgeville is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,677 people
Sextonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sextonville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sextonville
Twin Bluffs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Bluffs is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bluffs
Cobb
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cobb is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
Orion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Orion is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
Continue List (17 more) ...
- Muscoda
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  - Muscoda is located in Grant County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscoda
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,236 people
- Centreville ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  - Centreville is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
  - Former name for Centreville:
  - Dry Bone
- Plain
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  - Plain is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 765 people

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

Newspapers Published in Clyde ...

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 149 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clyde.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clyde, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Clyde.

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 Clyde:

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 Iowa County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails

Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford 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
- Grant County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lafayette County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Richland County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Sauk County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails

Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Iowa County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin

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