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 Denzer (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 Denzer. 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.
Denzer is located in Sauk 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 Sauk County: Adams, Columbia, Dane, Iowa, Juneau, Richland & Vernon.
Below are the counties that are near Denzer. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Denzer:
- Sauk County (The home county of Denzer)
- The following are listed by their distance from Denzer, with the one closest to Denzer listed first.
- Leland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Witwen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witwen
- Witwen is located in Sauk County
- North Freedom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- 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
- Prairie du Sac village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- 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
- Rock Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- 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
- Sauk City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Plain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - West Baraboo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- 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
- Loganville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loganville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
- Moon Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Valley
- Moon Valley is located in Sauk County
- Baraboo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baraboo
- Baraboo is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,121 people
- Merrimac
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Adams County
- Plainville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- 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
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Denzer, with the one closest to Denzer listed first.
- Lake Wisconsin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- 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
- Okee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okee
- Okee is located in Columbia County
- Durwards Glen ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durwards Glen
- Durwards Glen is located in Columbia County
- Harmony Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
- Harmony Grove is located in Columbia County
- Lodi
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Lodi is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
- Wisconsin Dells
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisconsin Dells
- Wisconsin Dells is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
- Poynette
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east) - Arlington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Arlington is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
- Portage
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Portage is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,381 people
- North Leeds
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- 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
- Wyocena
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Dane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Denzer, with the one closest to Denzer listed first.
- Mazomanie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Black Earth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Earth
- Black Earth is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,422 people
- Marxville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Martinsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Martinsville is located in Dane County
- Elvers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Cross Plains
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
- Cross Plains is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,280 people
- Dane
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east) - Blue Mounds
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Mounds have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mounds
- Blue Mounds is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Ashton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Ashton is located in Dane County
- Ashton Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton Corners
- Ashton Corners is located in Dane County
- Mount Horeb
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Horeb have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Horeb
- Mount Horeb is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,563 people
- Klevenville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Klevenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klevenville
- Klevenville is located in Dane County
- Grant County
- Iowa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Denzer, with the one closest to Denzer listed first.
- Cassell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Arena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
- Arena is located in Iowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
- Helena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Helena is located in Iowa County
- Hyde
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde
- Hyde is located in Iowa County
- Barneveld
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south) - Pleasant Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Iowa County
- Ridgeway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south) - Avoca
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest) - Dodgeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Dodgeville is located in Iowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,677 people
- Juneau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Denzer, with the one closest to Denzer listed first.
- Lyndon Station
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- 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
- Wonewoc
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest) - Union Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
- Marquette County
- Douglas Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- 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
- Douglas Center
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Denzer, with the one closest to Denzer listed first.
- Lone Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Neptune
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Neptune is located in Richland County
- Cazenovia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest) - Aubrey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aubrey
- Aubrey is located in Richland County
- Hub City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west) - Richland Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Center
- Richland Center is located in Richland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,949 people
- Gillingham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillingham
- Gillingham is located in Richland County
- Yuba
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest) - Balmoral
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west) - Bloom City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom City
- Bloom City is located in Richland County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Denzer, see our County-by-County Page for Denzer.
Newspapers Published in Denzer ...
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 133 newspapers that have been published in the area around Denzer.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Denzer, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Denzer.
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 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 Denzer:
- 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 Sauk 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
- 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
- Iowa 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
- Adams County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Sauk County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Sauk County
Cemeteries Near Denzer ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Denzer.
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 Denzer covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Denzer, with the one closest to Denzer listed first.
- Free Thinkers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Free Thinkers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Free Thinkers Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
- Otter Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Otter Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Otter Creek Cemetery
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Hill Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Grove Cemetery
- Sauk Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sauk Prairie Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89236 <3>
- Miller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
- Sumpter Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sumpter Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sumpter Hill Cemetery
- Prairie du Sac Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie du Sac Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie du Sac Cemetery
- Thoelke Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thoelke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thoelke Cemetery
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (224 more) ...
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
- Whitemound Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitemound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitemound Cemetery
- Oak Hill 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Denzer had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Denzer, with the one closest to Denzer listed first.
- Leland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Black Hawk
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Hawk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hawk
- Black Hawk is located in Sauk County
- Prairie du Sac village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- 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
- North Freedom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- 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
- Plain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Cassell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Sauk City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Loganville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loganville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
- Baraboo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baraboo
- Baraboo is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,121 people
- Arena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
- Arena is located in Iowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
- Mazomanie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Roxbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Continue List (15 more) ...
- Helena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Helena is located in Iowa County
- Sandusky
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Spring Green
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Green have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Green
- Spring Green is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
- Helena
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Denzer. See our List of 1890's Communities around Denzer.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Denzer. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Sauk County: www.co.sauk.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 drawn from Point A (ie- Denzer) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Denzer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3440, Longitude: -89.8870 |
| <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> | 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 Denzer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |