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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Dell Prairie. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Dell Prairie to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Dell Prairie, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Dell Prairie (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 Dell Prairie. 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.
Name Variations for Dell Prairie ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Dell Prairie: Dell Pr.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Dell Prairie is historic, it would have been located within present day Adams 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 Adams County: Columbia, Juneau, Marquette, Portage, Sauk, Waushara & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near Dell Prairie. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dell Prairie:
- Adams County (The home county of Dell Prairie)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dell Prairie, with the one closest to Dell Prairie listed first.
- Plainville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Plainville is located in Adams County
- Easton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Easton is located in Adams County
- Quincy ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Quincy is located in Adams County
- Adams
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Adams is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Friendship
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
- Arkdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdale
- Arkdale is located in Adams County
- Strongs Prairie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongs Prairie
- Strongs Prairie is located in Adams County
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dell Prairie, with the one closest to Dell Prairie listed first.
- Wisconsin Dells
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisconsin Dells
- Wisconsin Dells is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
- Portage
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Portage is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,381 people
- Durwards Glen ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durwards Glen
- Durwards Glen is located in Columbia County
- Lake Wisconsin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Wisconsin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wisconsin
- Lake Wisconsin is located in Columbia County
- Okee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okee
- Okee is located in Columbia County
- Harmony Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
- Harmony Grove is located in Columbia County
- Pardeeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pardeeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
- Wyocena
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- 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
- Poynette
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast) - Lodi
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Arlington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Arlington is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
- Rio
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dane County
- Green Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dell Prairie, with the one closest to Dell Prairie listed first.
- Kingston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Kingston is located in Green Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Marquette
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Juneau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dell Prairie, with the one closest to Dell Prairie listed first.
- Lyndon Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndon Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
- Lemonweir
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemonweir
- Lemonweir is located in Juneau County
- Mauston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest) - Wonewoc
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west) - New Lisbon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lisbon
- New Lisbon is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,547 people
- Union Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
- Union Center is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Elroy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west) - Necedah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necedah
- Necedah is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 923 people
- Marquette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dell Prairie, with the one closest to Dell Prairie listed first.
- Douglas Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglas Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Center
- Douglas Center is located in Marquette County
- Oxford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Oxford is located in Marquette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Endeavor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Packwaukee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packwaukee
- Packwaukee is located in Marquette County
- Glen Oak
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Oak
- Glen Oak is located in Marquette County
- Westfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Montello
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast) - Germania
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Richland County
- Cazenovia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cazenovia
- Sauk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dell Prairie, with the one closest to Dell Prairie listed first.
- Lake Delton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Delton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
- Baraboo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baraboo
- Baraboo is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,121 people
- West Baraboo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Baraboo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
- North Freedom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Freedom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
- Reedsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Rock Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
- Merrimac
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south) - Moon Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Valley
- Moon Valley is located in Sauk County
- La Valle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Valle
- La Valle is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 360 people
- Loganville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loganville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganville
- Loganville is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
- Ironton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west) - Denzer
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denzer
- Denzer is located in Sauk County
- Waushara County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dell Prairie, see our County-by-County Page for Dell Prairie.
Newspapers Published in Dell Prairie ...
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 129 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dell Prairie.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dell Prairie, 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 Dell Prairie.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Dell Prairie:
- 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 Adams 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
- Green Lake 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
- 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
- Waushara County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Columbia County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Adams County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Adams County
Cemeteries Near Dell Prairie ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dell Prairie.
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 Dell Prairie covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dell Prairie, with the one closest to Dell Prairie listed first.
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87667 <4>
- Spring Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89303 <4>
- Newport Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- The Newport Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Newport Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Newport Norwegian Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newport Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2130958 <4>
- Indian Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Baptist Cemetery
- Dupless Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dupless Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dupless Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88053 <4>
- Briggsville Protestant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Briggsville Protestant Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1959651 <4>
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88141 <4>
- Olin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olin Cemetery
- St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
- St. Paul Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2201446 <4>
- Continue List (214 more) ...
- Cummings Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cummings Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87763 <4>
- Lakeview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Cemetery
- Webster Prairie Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Webster Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webster Prairie Cemetery
- Cummings 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.
Dell Prairie itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dell Prairie, with the one closest to Dell Prairie listed first.
- Big Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Big Spring is located in Adams County
- Plainville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Plainville is located in Adams County
- Briggsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briggsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
- Briggsville is located in Marquette County
- Douglas Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglas Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Center
- Douglas Center is located in Marquette County
- Lyndon Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndon Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
- Oxford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Oxford is located in Marquette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Easton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Easton is located in Adams County
- White Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Creek
- White Creek is located in Adams County
- Baraboo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baraboo
- Baraboo is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,121 people
- New Chester ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chester
- New Chester is located in Adams County
- Packwaukee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packwaukee
- Packwaukee is located in Marquette County
- Portage
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Portage is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,381 people
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Grand Marsh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Marsh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Marsh
- Grand Marsh is located in Adams County
- Reedsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - North Freedom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Freedom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
- Grand Marsh
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dell Prairie. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dell Prairie.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Adams County: www.co.adams.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Dell Prairie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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- Dell Prairie) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dell Prairie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6672, Longitude: -89.7154 In this case, the coordinates for Dell Prairie have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |