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 East Waupun (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 East Waupun. 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 East Waupun ...
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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for East Waupun: E. Waupun
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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.
East Waupun is located in Dodge 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 Dodge County: Columbia, Dane, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Jefferson, Washington & Waukesha.
Below are the counties that are near East Waupun. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Waupun:
- Dodge County (The home county of East Waupun)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Waupun, with the one closest to East Waupun listed first.
- Waupun
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Waupun is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waupun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,271 people
- Atwater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Atwater is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwater
- Burnett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Burnett is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Brownsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Brownsville is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Knowles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Knowles is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles
- Kekoskee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kekoskee is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kekoskee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 891 people
- Minnesota Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Minnesota Junction is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota Junction
- Mayville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mayville is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,829 people
- Fox Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fox Lake is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,440 people
- Lomira
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lomira is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,454 people
- Horicon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Horicon is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horicon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,680 people
- Theresa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Theresa is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theresa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,199 people
- Beaver Dam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Dam is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,303 people
- Calumet County
- Brothertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brothertown is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brothertown
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Waupun, with the one closest to East Waupun listed first.
- Friesland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Friesland is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Cambria
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cambria is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 748 people
- Englewood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Englewood is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
- Fall River
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fall River is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,757 people
- Columbus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,117 people
- Doylestown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Doylestown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Otsego
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Otsego is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otsego
- Rio
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rio is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- Fond du Lac County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Waupun, with the one closest to East Waupun listed first.
- Ladoga
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ladoga is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladoga
- Oakfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oakfield is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
- Brandon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brandon is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 845 people
- Byron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Byron is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Rosendale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rosendale is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,026 people
- Woodhull
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Woodhull is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhull
- Fairwater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairwater is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairwater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Metomen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Metomen is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metomen
- West Rosendale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- West Rosendale is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rosendale
- Eldorado
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Eldorado is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Fond du Lac
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fond du Lac is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fond du Lac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,178 people
- Ashford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ashford is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Marblehead
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Marblehead is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
- Green Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Waupun, with the one closest to East Waupun listed first.
- Utley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Utley is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utley
- Markesan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Markesan is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markesan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
- Green Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Green Lake is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
- Kingston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Kingston is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Marquette
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Marquette is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Berlin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Berlin is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,383 people
- Princeton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Princeton is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,166 people
- Jefferson County
- Watertown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Watertown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,370 people
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Waupun, with the one closest to East Waupun listed first.
- Wayne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Wayne is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
- Allenton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Allenton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Aurora
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Aurora is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Saint Lawrence
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Lawrence is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lawrence
- Hartford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hartford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,675 people
- Saint Michaels
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Saint Michaels is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Michaels
- Cedar Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Lake is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Barton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Barton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Slinger
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Slinger is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slinger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,704 people
- West Bend
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Bend is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,478 people
- Thompson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Boltonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Boltonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boltonville
- Cedar Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Winnebago County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Waupun, with the one closest to East Waupun listed first.
- Pickett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pickett is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett
- Fisk
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Fisk is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisk
- Black Wolf
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Black Wolf is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Wolf
- Point Comfort
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Point Comfort is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Comfort
- Fitzgerald
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fitzgerald is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerald
- Stony Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Stony Beach is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Beach
- Omro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Omro is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,592 people
- Oshkosh
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Oshkosh is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshkosh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66,495 people
- Reighmoor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Reighmoor is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reighmoor
- Harbor Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Harbor Springs is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Springs
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Waupun, see our County-by-County Page for East Waupun.
Cemeteries Near East Waupun ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Waupun.
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 East Waupun - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Waupun covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Waupun, with the one closest to East Waupun listed first.
- State Prison Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cattaraugus Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Norwegian Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Mound Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Atwater Community Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Miles Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oak Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Burnett Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rock River Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wedge Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (295 more) ...
- Oak Mound Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alton Reformed Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
While we didn't find East Waupun in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of East Waupun.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Waupun, with the one closest to East Waupun listed first.
- Atwater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Atwater is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwater
- Oak Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Center is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Center
- Ladoga
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ladoga is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladoga
- Alto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alto is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- LeRoy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- LeRoy is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LeRoy
- Burnett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Burnett is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Oakfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oakfield is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
- Brandon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brandon is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 845 people
- Kekoskee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kekoskee is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kekoskee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 891 people
- Knowles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Knowles is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles
- Brownsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Brownsville is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- South Byron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- South Byron is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Byron
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Fox Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fox Lake is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,440 people
- Rolling Prairie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rolling Prairie is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Prairie
- Minnesota Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Minnesota Junction is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota Junction
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Waupun. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Waupun.
Newspapers Published in East Waupun ...
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 87 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Waupun.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Waupun, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<1>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Waupun.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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 East Waupun:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Dodge County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calumet County
- Columbia County
- Fond du Lac County
- Green Lake County
- Jefferson County
- Washington County
- Winnebago County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- East Waupun) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about East Waupun, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |