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 Dekorra (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 Dekorra. 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 and 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.
Dekorra is located in Columbia County.
To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Columbia County: Adams, Dane, Dodge, Green Lake, Juneau, Marquette & Sauk.
Below are the counties that are near Dekorra. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dekorra:
- Columbia County (The home county of Dekorra)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dekorra, with the one closest to Dekorra listed first.
- Portage
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Portage is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,381 people
- Poynette
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Harmony Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
- Harmony Grove is located in Columbia County
- Durwards Glen ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durwards Glen
- Durwards Glen is located in Columbia County
- Lake Wisconsin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Wisconsin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wisconsin
- Lake Wisconsin is located in Columbia County
- Wyocena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyocena
- Wyocena is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
- Former names for Wyocena:
- Duck Creek
- Wiocena
- Pardeeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pardeeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardeeville
- Pardeeville is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,053 people
- Arlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Arlington is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
- Okee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okee
- Okee is located in Columbia County
- Lodi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Lodi is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
- Rio
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - North Leeds
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Leeds have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
- North Leeds is located in Columbia County
- Keyeser
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Adams County
- Plainville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Plainville is located in Adams County
- Plainville
- Dane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dekorra, with the one closest to Dekorra listed first.
- Morrisonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
- Morrisonville is located in Dane County
- Dane
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - DeForest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeForest
- DeForest is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,915 people
- Windsor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Windsor is located in Dane County
- Waunakee
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - North Bristol
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bristol
- North Bristol is located in Dane County
- Martinsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Martinsville is located in Dane County
- Marxville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest) - Ashton Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton Corners
- Ashton Corners is located in Dane County
- Ashton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Ashton is located in Dane County
- Mendota
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south) - Sun Prairie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Prairie
- Sun Prairie is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,119 people
- Darwin ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Dodge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dekorra, with the one closest to Dekorra listed first.
- Randolph
(23 miles [37 km] to the east) - Astico
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astico
- Astico is located in Dodge County
- Fox Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Green Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dekorra, with the one closest to Dekorra listed first.
- Kingston
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Kingston is located in Green Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Marquette
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast) - Markesan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Iowa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dekorra, with the one closest to Dekorra listed first.
- Cassell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest) - Arena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
- Arena is located in Iowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
- Jefferson County
- Waterloo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Waterloo
- Juneau County
- Lyndon Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndon Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon Station
- Lyndon Station is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Lyndon Station
- Marquette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dekorra, with the one closest to Dekorra listed first.
- Douglas Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglas Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Center
- Douglas Center is located in Marquette County
- Endeavor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Glen Oak
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Oak
- Glen Oak is located in Marquette County
- Packwaukee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packwaukee
- Packwaukee is located in Marquette County
- Oxford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Oxford is located in Marquette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Montello
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north) - Westfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sauk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dekorra, with the one closest to Dekorra listed first.
- Merrimac
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Moon Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Valley
- Moon Valley is located in Sauk County
- Baraboo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baraboo
- Baraboo is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,121 people
- West Baraboo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Baraboo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baraboo
- West Baraboo is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
- Prairie du Sac village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Sac village
- Prairie du Sac village is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,426 people
- Lake Delton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Delton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Delton
- Lake Delton is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,986 people
- Sauk City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - North Freedom
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Freedom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Freedom
- North Freedom is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
- Denzer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denzer
- Denzer is located in Sauk County
- Rock Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Rock Springs is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Witwen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witwen
- Witwen is located in Sauk County
- Leland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west) - Reedsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dekorra, see our County-by-County Page for Dekorra.
Newspapers Published in Dekorra ...
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 147 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dekorra.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dekorra, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dekorra.
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 Dekorra:
- 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 Columbia County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams 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
- Dodge County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Green Lake County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Iowa County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jefferson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Juneau County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Marquette 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
- Adams County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Columbia County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Columbia County
Cemeteries Near Dekorra ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dekorra.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dekorra covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dekorra, with the one closest to Dekorra listed first.
- Dekorra Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dekorra Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87784 <3>
- Ginter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ginter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ginter Cemetery
- Rubin - Guenther Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rubin - Guenther Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88011 <3>
- Methodist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Methodist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88439 <3>
- Hastie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Hastie Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hastie Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2213155 <3>
- Shanks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shanks Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89257 <3>
- McDonald Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the McDonald Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- The McDonald Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crawford Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDonald Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88422 <3>
- Inch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Inch Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2154865 <3>
- Schofield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schofield Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89242 <3>
- Pacific Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pacific Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88674 <3>
- Klaila Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Klaila Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Klaila Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88155 <3>
- Continue List (216 more) ...
- Welsh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Welsh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Welsh Cemetery
- Welsh Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Welsh Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89494 <3>
- St. Camillus Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- The St. Camillus Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Camillus Novitiate Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Camillus Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2141444 <3>
- Welsh 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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Dekorra had a population of 85 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dekorra, with the one closest to Dekorra listed first.
- Poynette
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Portage
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Portage is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,381 people
- Lowville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Wyocena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyocena
- Wyocena is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
- Former names for Wyocena:
- Duck Creek
- Wiocena
- Okee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okee
- Okee is located in Columbia County
- Arlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Arlington is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
- Pardeeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pardeeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardeeville
- Pardeeville is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,053 people
- Lodi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Lodi is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
- North Leeds
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Leeds have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
- North Leeds is located in Columbia County
- Rio
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Leeds
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Marcellon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Continue List (16 more) ...
- Morrisonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
- Morrisonville is located in Dane County
- Baraboo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baraboo
- Baraboo is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,121 people
- Dane
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Morrisonville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dekorra. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dekorra.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dekorra. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Columbia County: www.co.columbia.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | 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- Dekorra) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dekorra. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4575, Longitude: -89.4676 In this case, the coordinates for Dekorra have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | 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 Dekorra, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |