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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 Coon Rock (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 Coon Rock. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Coon Rock 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 Coon Rock. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Coon Rock:

Iowa County (The home county of Coon Rock)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coon Rock, with the one closest to Coon Rock listed first.
- Helena
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  - Helena is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Arena
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  - Arena is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
- Hyde
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  - Hyde is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde
- Cassell
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  - Cassell is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassell
- Pleasant Ridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  - Pleasant Ridge is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Ridgeway
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  - Ridgeway is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- Barneveld
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  - Barneveld is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barneveld
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people
- Dodgeville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  - Dodgeville is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 4,677 people
- Avoca
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  - Avoca is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 620 people
- Edmund
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  - Edmund is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmund
- Hollandale
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  - Hollandale is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandale
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Highland
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  - Highland is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 826 people
- Cobb
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  - Cobb is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coon Rock, with the one closest to Coon Rock listed first.
- Okee
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  - Okee is located in Columbia County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okee
- Lake Wisconsin
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  - Lake Wisconsin is located in Columbia County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wisconsin
- Lodi
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  - Lodi is located in Columbia County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
- Harmony Grove
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  - Harmony Grove is located in Columbia County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
- Durwards Glen ‑ Historic
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  - Durwards Glen is located in Columbia County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durwards Glen
Dane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coon Rock, with the one closest to Coon Rock listed first.
- Mazomanie
  (9 miles [14.5 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
- Elvers
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  - Elvers is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvers
- Black Earth
  (12 miles [19.3 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
- Blue Mounds
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  - Blue Mounds is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mounds
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Marxville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  - Marxville is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marxville
- Mount Horeb
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  - 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
  (17 miles [27.4 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
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  - Klevenville is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klevenville
- Martinsville
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  - Martinsville is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Ashton
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  - Ashton is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Ashton Corners
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  - Ashton Corners is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton Corners
- Middleton
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  - Middleton is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 20,195 people
- Dane
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  - Dane is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dane
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coon Rock, with the one closest to Coon Rock listed first.
- Muscoda
  (22 miles [35.4 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
  (25 miles [40.2 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
  (28 miles [45.1 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
  (29 miles [46.7 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
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  - Preston is located in Grant County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
Green County
- New Glarus
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  - New Glarus is located in Green County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glarus
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 2,136 people
Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coon Rock, with the one closest to Coon Rock listed first.
- Blanchardville
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  - Blanchardville is located in Lafayette County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchardville
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
- Calamine
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  - Calamine is located in Lafayette County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calamine
Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coon Rock, with the one closest to Coon Rock listed first.
- Lone Rock
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  - Lone Rock is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Rock
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Bear Valley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  - Bear Valley is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Sextonville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  - Sextonville is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sextonville
- Aubrey
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  - Aubrey is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aubrey
- Ithaca
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  - Ithaca is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
- Neptune
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  - Neptune is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Richland Center
  (23 miles [37 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
- Balmoral
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  - Balmoral is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balmoral
- Cazenovia
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  - Cazenovia is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cazenovia
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Hub City
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  - Hub City is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub City
- Boaz
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  - Boaz is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Gillingham
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  - Gillingham is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillingham
Sauk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coon Rock, with the one closest to Coon Rock listed first.
- Spring Green
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  - Spring Green is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Green
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
- Plain
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  - Plain is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 765 people
- Witwen
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  - Witwen is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witwen
- Leland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  - Leland is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
- Denzer
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  - Denzer is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denzer
- Sauk City
  (15 miles [24.1 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
- Prairie du Sac village
  (16 miles [25.7 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
- Sandusky
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  - Sandusky is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Loganville
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  - Loganville is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganville
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
- North Freedom
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  - North Freedom is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Freedom
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
- Moon Valley
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  - Moon Valley is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Valley
- Lime Ridge
  (23 miles [37 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
- Merrimac
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  - Merrimac is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people

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

Cemeteries Near Coon Rock ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Coon Rock.

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 Coon Rock - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
Old Helena Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Helena Cemetery
Arena Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena Cemetery
Wyoming Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming Cemetery
Ruggles Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles Cemetery
Culver Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver Cemetery
Cassell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassell Cemetery
Union Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
Griffith Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith Cemetery
St. Lukes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
St. Barnabas Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Barnabas Cemetery
- The St. Barnabas Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Barnabus Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88898 <1>
Big Hollow Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Hollow Cemetery
Continue List (201 more) ...
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley Cemetery
- Rockwell Mills Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell Mills Cemetery
- Eastside Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastside 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 Coon Rock in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Coon Rock.

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

Helena
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Helena is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
Arena
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Arena is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
Spring Green
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Green is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
Wyoming
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wyoming is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
Cassell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cassell is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassell
Black Hawk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Black Hawk is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hawk
Plain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Plain is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 765 people
Mazomanie
(9 miles [14.5 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
Barneveld
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Barneveld is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barneveld
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people
Elvers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elvers is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvers
Blue Mounds
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Mounds is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mounds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
Black Earth
(12 miles [19.3 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
Continue List (16 more) ...
- Leland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  - Leland is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
- Dodgeville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  - Dodgeville is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 4,677 people
- Denzer
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  - Denzer is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denzer

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

Newspapers Published in Coon Rock ...

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 131 newspapers that have been published in the area around Coon Rock.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Coon Rock, 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 Coon Rock.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Coon Rock:

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
- Columbia 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
- Green 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 Coon Rock, 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' (or 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- Coon Rock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.