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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 Eldorado (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 Eldorado. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.

Eldorado is located in Fond du Lac 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 Fond du Lac County: Calumet, Dodge, Green Lake, Sheboygan, Washington & Winnebago.

Below are the counties that are near Eldorado. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Eldorado:

  • Fond du Lac County     (The home county of Eldorado)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eldorado, with the one closest to Eldorado listed first.
    • Rosendale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosendale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosendale
      • Rosendale is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,026 people
    • Woodhull
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodhull. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhull
      • Woodhull is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Woodhull
      • From Eldorado to Woodhull
    • West Rosendale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • North Fond du Lac
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Fond du Lac have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fond du Lac
      • North Fond du Lac is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,059 people
    • Ladoga
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Fond du Lac
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Metomen
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Metomen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metomen
      • Metomen is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Metomen
      • From Eldorado to Metomen
    • Oakfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Brandon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Ripon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Gladstone Beach
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Linden Beach
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Minawa Beach
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Calumet County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eldorado, with the one closest to Eldorado listed first.
    • Brothertown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Quinney
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Stockbridge
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
      • Stockbridge is located in Calumet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
    • Brant
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brant. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant
      • Brant is located in Calumet County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Brant
      • From Eldorado to Brant
    • Harrison
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • New Holstein
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Holstein have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holstein
      • New Holstein is located in Calumet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,105 people
    • Chilton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hayton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sherwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
      • Sherwood is located in Calumet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,040 people
  • Columbia County
    • Friesland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friesland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesland
      • Friesland is located in Columbia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
  • Dodge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eldorado, with the one closest to Eldorado listed first.
    • Waupun
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waupun have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waupun
      • Waupun is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,271 people
    • Brownsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
      • Brownsville is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
    • Knowles
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Lomira
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Atwater
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Kekoskee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kekoskee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kekoskee
      • Kekoskee is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 891 people
    • Burnett
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Mayville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
      • Mayville is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,829 people
    • Theresa
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Fox Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake
      • Fox Lake is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,440 people
    • Horicon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horicon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horicon
      • Horicon is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,680 people
    • Minnesota Junction
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Beaver Dam
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Dam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
      • Beaver Dam is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,303 people
  • Green Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eldorado, with the one closest to Eldorado listed first.
    • Utley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Utley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utley
      • Utley is located in Green Lake County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Utley
      • From Eldorado to Utley
    • Green Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
      • Green Lake is located in Green Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
    • Berlin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
      • Berlin is located in Green Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,383 people
    • Markesan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Markesan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markesan
      • Markesan is located in Green Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
    • Princeton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
      • Princeton is located in Green Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,166 people
    • Kingston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Marquette
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marquette have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquette
      • Marquette is located in Green Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
  • Manitowoc County
    • Kiel
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Outagamie County
    • Medina
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Medina. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
      • Medina is located in Outagamie County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Medina
      • From Eldorado to Medina
  • Sheboygan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eldorado, with the one closest to Eldorado listed first.
    • Glenbeulah
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenbeulah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbeulah
      • Glenbeulah is located in Sheboygan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
    • Elkhart Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhart Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhart Lake
      • Elkhart Lake is located in Sheboygan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
  • Washington County
  • Waushara County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eldorado, with the one closest to Eldorado listed first.
    • Lohrville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lohrville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lohrville
      • Lohrville is located in Waushara County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 389 people
    • Poy Sippi
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Redgranite
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redgranite have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redgranite
      • Redgranite is located in Waushara County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,111 people
  • Winnebago County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eldorado, with the one closest to Eldorado listed first.
    • Pickett
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Fisk
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Black Wolf
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Wolf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Wolf
      • Black Wolf is located in Winnebago County
    • Fitzgerald
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fitzgerald. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerald
      • Fitzgerald is located in Winnebago County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fitzgerald
      • From Eldorado to Fitzgerald
    • Point Comfort
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Stony Beach
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Oshkosh
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Omro
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Harbor Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Reighmoor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Winneconne
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winneconne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winneconne
      • Winneconne is located in Winnebago County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
    • Allenville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Adella Beach
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adella Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adella Beach
      • Adella Beach is located in Winnebago County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Eldorado, see our County-by-County Page for Eldorado.

Cemeteries Near Eldorado ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Eldorado.

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 Eldorado covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Eldorado, with the one closest to Eldorado listed first.

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Eldorado had a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Eldorado, with the one closest to Eldorado listed first.

  • Rosendale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosendale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosendale
    • Rosendale is located in Fond du Lac County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,026 people
  • Woodhull
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodhull. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhull
    • Woodhull is located in Fond du Lac County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Woodhull
    • From Eldorado to Woodhull
  • West Rosendale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Ring
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ring
    • Ring is located in Winnebago County
  • Ladoga
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Van Dyne
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Dyne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Dyne
    • Van Dyne is located in Fond du Lac County
  • Pickett
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Elo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elo
    • Elo is located in Winnebago County
  • Fisk
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Black Wolf
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Wolf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Wolf
    • Black Wolf is located in Winnebago County
  • Fitzgerald
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fitzgerald. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerald
    • Fitzgerald is located in Winnebago County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Fitzgerald
    • From Eldorado to Fitzgerald
  • Brandon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Oakfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Ripon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Oak Center
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Center
      • Oak Center is located in Fond du Lac County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Eldorado. See our List of 1890's Communities around Eldorado.

Newspapers Published in Eldorado ...

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 121 newspapers that have been published in the area around Eldorado.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Eldorado, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Eldorado.

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 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 Eldorado:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Eldorado. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Fond du Lac County: www.co.fond-du-lac.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>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.
<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 Eldorado, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Eldorado) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Eldorado. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8258, Longitude: -88.6218    









 

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