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 Dodge (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 Dodge. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Dodge is located in Trempealeau 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 Trempealeau County: Winona (MN), Buffalo, Eau Claire, Jackson & La Crosse.
Below are the counties that are near Dodge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dodge:
- Trempealeau County (The home county of Dodge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dodge, with the one closest to Dodge listed first.
- Wrights Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wrights Corners is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corners
- Arcadia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Arcadia is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,026 people
- Galesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Galesville is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
- Trempealeau
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Trempealeau is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trempealeau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,663 people
- Frenchville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Frenchville is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchville
- Ettrick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ettrick is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ettrick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- New City ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- New City is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
- Independence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Independence is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
- Blair
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Blair is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,330 people
- Whitehall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Whitehall is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,565 people
- Russell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Russell is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Coral City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coral City is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral City
- Buffalo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dodge, with the one closest to Dodge listed first.
- Marshland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Marshland is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshland
- Bluff Siding
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff Siding is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Siding
- Fountain City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fountain City is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
- Anchorage ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Anchorage is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
- Waumandee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waumandee is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waumandee
- Montana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Montana is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana
- Cochrane
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cochrane is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 409 people
- Buffalo City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo City is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people
- Buffalo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Buffalo is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Lookout
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lookout is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Alma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Alma is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
- Gilmanton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Gilmanton is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmanton
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dodge, with the one closest to Dodge listed first.
- North Bend
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- North Bend is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend
- Taylor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Taylor is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Melrose
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Melrose is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
- York
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- York is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Sechlerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sechlerville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sechlerville
- La Crosse County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dodge, with the one closest to Dodge listed first.
- Brice Prairie
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Brice Prairie is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice Prairie
- Holmen
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Holmen is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,368 people
- Midway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Midway is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Mindoro
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mindoro is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindoro
- French Island
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- French Island is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Island
- Onalaska
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Onalaska is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onalaska
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,108 people
- North La Crosse
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- North La Crosse is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North La Crosse
- Grand Crossing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Crossing is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Crossing
- La Crosse
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- La Crosse is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51,163 people
- West Salem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Salem is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,013 people
- Barre Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barre Mills is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre Mills
- Fillmore County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dodge, with the one closest to Dodge listed first.
- Rushford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rushford Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rushford Village is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushford Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
- South Rushford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- South Rushford is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rushford
- Peterson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bratsberg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bratsberg is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bratsberg
- Houston County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dodge, with the one closest to Dodge listed first.
- Money Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Money Creek is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money Creek
- La Crescent
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Houston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hokah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Olmsted County (MN)
- Dover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wabasha County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dodge, with the one closest to Dodge listed first.
- Minneiska
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Weaver
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Weaver is located in Wabasha County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Kellogg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wabasha
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plainview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Winona County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dodge, with the one closest to Dodge listed first.
- Homer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Homer is located in Winona County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Winona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lamoille
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lamoille is located in Winona County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamoille
- Goodview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Goodview is located in Winona County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,127 people
- Minnesota City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Stockton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stockton is located in Winona County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
- Wilson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson is located in Winona County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Rollingstone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Nodine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Nodine is located in Winona County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodine
- Dakota
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dakota is located in Winona County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dakota
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Wyattville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wyattville is located in Winona County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyattville
- Lewiston
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dodge, see our County-by-County Page for Dodge.
Cemeteries Near Dodge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dodge.
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 Dodge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dodge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dodge, with the one closest to Dodge listed first.
- Piper Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bohris Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tamarack Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cortland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fountain City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Arcadia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Glencoe Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (185 more) ...
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Eagle Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Dodge had a population of 179 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dodge, with the one closest to Dodge listed first.
- Bohri ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bohri is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohri
- Pine Creek ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pine Creek is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
- Bluff Siding
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff Siding is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Siding
- Cortland ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cortland is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
- East Winona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- East Winona is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Winona
- Centerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Winona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Homer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Homer is located in Winona County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Sugarloaf
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sugarloaf is located in Winona County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarloaf
- Arcadia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Arcadia is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,026 people
- Fountain City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fountain City is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
- Lamoille
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lamoille is located in Winona County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamoille
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Minnesota City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Glencoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Glencoe is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
- Pickwick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pickwick is located in Winona County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dodge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dodge.
Newspapers Published in Dodge ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 131 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dodge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dodge, 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 Dodge.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Dodge:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Trempealeau County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Buffalo County
- Jackson County
- La Crosse County
- Fillmore County
- Houston County
- Olmsted County
- Wabasha County
- Winona County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Dodge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Dodge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |