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 Dacada (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 Dacada. 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 doctors 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.
Dacada is primarily located in Ozaukee County. A portion of Dacada extends into Sheboygan 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 Ozaukee County: Milwaukee, Sheboygan, Washington & Waukesha.
Below are the counties that are near Dacada. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dacada:
- Ozaukee County (The home county of Dacada)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dacada, with the one closest to Dacada listed first.
- Belgium
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Belgium is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,364 people
- Sauk Trail Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sauk Trail Beach is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauk Trail Beach
- Fredonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fredonia is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,251 people
- Holy Cross
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Holy Cross is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- Lake Church
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Church is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Church
- Kohler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kohler is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohler
- Waubeka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waubeka is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waubeka
- Port Washington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Port Washington is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,066 people
- Saukville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Saukville is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saukville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,437 people
- Grafton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Grafton is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,758 people
- Horns Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Horns Corners is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horns Corners
- Ulao
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ulao is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulao
- Cedarburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cedarburg is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,783 people
- Calumet County
- New Holstein
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- New Holstein is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holstein
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,105 people
- Dodge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dacada, with the one closest to Dacada listed first.
- Lomira
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lomira is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,454 people
- Theresa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Theresa is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theresa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,199 people
- Brownsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Brownsville is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Huilsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Huilsburg is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huilsburg
- Knowles
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Knowles is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles
- Rubicon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rubicon is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubicon
- Fond du Lac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dacada, with the one closest to Dacada listed first.
- New Fane
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- New Fane is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fane
- New Prospect
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- New Prospect is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Kewaskum
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Kewaskum is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewaskum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,296 people
- Armstrong
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Armstrong is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Graham Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Graham Corners is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Corners
- Campbellsport
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Campbellsport is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,811 people
- Elmore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Elmore is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
- Banner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Banner is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Dotyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dotyville is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotyville
- Saint Kilian
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Saint Kilian is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Kilian
- Saint Cloud
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Cloud is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Ashford
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ashford is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Eden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Eden is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 943 people
- Manitowoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dacada, with the one closest to Dacada listed first.
- Millhome
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Millhome is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhome
- Cleveland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cleveland is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
- Kiel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Kiel is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,799 people
- Rockville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rockville is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Louis Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Louis Corners is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis Corners
- Spring Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- School Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- School Hill is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for School Hill
- Osman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Osman is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osman
- Steinthal
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Steinthal is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinthal
- Milwaukee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dacada, with the one closest to Dacada listed first.
- Bayside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bayside is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,326 people
- Brown Deer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Brown Deer is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Deer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,191 people
- River Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- River Hills is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
- Fox Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fox Point is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,628 people
- Glendale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Glendale is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,775 people
- West Granville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- West Granville is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Granville
- Whitefish Bay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Whitefish Bay is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitefish Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,770 people
- Sheboygan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dacada, with the one closest to Dacada listed first.
- Random Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Random Lake is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,567 people
- Cedar Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people
- Adell
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Adell is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
- Oostburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oostburg is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oostburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,082 people
- Waldo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Waldo is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Cascade
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cascade is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Ourtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ourtown is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ourtown
- Sheboygan Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sheboygan Falls is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheboygan Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,914 people
- Plymouth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Plymouth is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,737 people
- Kohler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kohler is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- Johnsonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Johnsonville is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Sheboygan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sheboygan is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheboygan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47,819 people
- Glenbeulah
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Glenbeulah is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbeulah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dacada, with the one closest to Dacada listed first.
- Fillmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fillmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Boltonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Boltonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boltonville
- Newburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Newburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
- Myra
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Myra is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Saint Michaels
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Saint Michaels is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Michaels
- Barton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Barton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- West Bend
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Bend is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,478 people
- Jackson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,256 people
- Wayne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Wayne is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
- Cedar Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Aurora
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Aurora is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Rockfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rockfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Allenton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Allenton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Waukesha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dacada, with the one closest to Dacada listed first.
- Menomonee Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Menomonee Falls is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonee Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,243 people
- Fussville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fussville is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fussville
- Lannon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lannon is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,284 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dacada, see our County-by-County Page for Dacada.
Cemeteries Near Dacada ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dacada.
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 Dacada - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dacada covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dacada, with the one closest to Dacada listed first.
- St. Paul Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<1> to the west of Random Lake.
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- The St. Marys Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mater Dolorosa Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89109 <2>
- St. Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Rose Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waubeka Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oostburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (202 more) ...
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hingham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lyndon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 Dacada had a population of 53 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dacada, with the one closest to Dacada listed first.
- Random Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Random Lake is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,567 people
- Belgium
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Belgium is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,364 people
- Cedar Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people
- Fredonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fredonia is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,251 people
- Holy Cross
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Holy Cross is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- Adell
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Adell is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
- Decker
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Decker is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
- Silver Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Silver Creek is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Kohler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kohler is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohler
- Hingham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hingham is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hingham
- Druecker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Druecker is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Druecker
- Oostburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oostburg is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oostburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,082 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Fillmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fillmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Gibbsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gibbsville is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbsville
- Waldo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Waldo is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dacada. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dacada.
Newspapers Published in Dacada ...
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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dacada.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dacada, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<1>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dacada.
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 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 Dacada:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Ozaukee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calumet County
- Dodge County
- Fond du Lac County
- Manitowoc County
- Milwaukee County
- Sheboygan County
- Washington County
- Waukesha County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dacada) 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 Dacada, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |