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 Ellenboro (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 Ellenboro. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Ellenboro is located in Grant 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 Grant County: Clayton (IA), Dubuque (IA), Jo Daviess (IL), Crawford, Iowa, Lafayette & Richland.
Below are the counties that are near Ellenboro. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ellenboro:
- Grant County (The home county of Ellenboro)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellenboro, with the one closest to Ellenboro listed first.
- Lancaster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Platteville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Platteville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platteville
- Platteville is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,650 people
- Tennyson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Potosi
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi
- Potosi is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
- Stitzer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stitzer
- Stitzer is located in Grant County
- Annaton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annaton
- Annaton is located in Grant County
- Dickeyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickeyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- Dickeyville is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,020 people
- Livingston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Livingston is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Fennimore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fennimore
- Fennimore is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
- Preston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Jamestown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jamestown is located in Grant County
- Beetown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beetown
- Beetown is located in Grant County
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellenboro, with the one closest to Ellenboro listed first.
- Boydtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydtown
- Boydtown is located in Crawford County
- Wauzeka
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest) - Bridgeport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Bridgeport is located in Crawford County
- Steuben
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Steuben is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Iowa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellenboro, with the one closest to Ellenboro listed first.
- Rewey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rewey
- Rewey is located in Iowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Centreville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centreville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Centreville is located in Iowa County
- Former names for Centreville:
- Dry Bone Post Office
- Dry Bone
- Cobb
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Linden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Edmund
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmund
- Edmund is located in Iowa County
- Highland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast) - Mineral Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Mineral Point is located in Iowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,454 people
- Dodgeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- 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
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellenboro, with the one closest to Ellenboro listed first.
- Elk Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Belmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Belmont is located in Lafayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 974 people
- Benton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Etna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast) - New Diggings
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Diggings
- New Diggings is located in Lafayette County
- Calamine
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calamine
- Calamine is located in Lafayette County
- Shullsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shullsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shullsburg
- Shullsburg is located in Lafayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
- White Oak
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast) - Fort Gratiot ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Gratiot. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gratiot
- Fort Gratiot is located in Lafayette County
- Former name for Fort Gratiot:
- Gratiot Grove
- Darlington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Darlington is located in Lafayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,317 people
- Richland County
- Clayton County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellenboro, with the one closest to Ellenboro listed first.
- North Buena Vista
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Buena Vista
- North Buena Vista is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Guttenberg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guttenberg
- Guttenberg is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,783 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guttenberg <3>
- Millville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west) - Osterdock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterdock
- Osterdock is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Clayton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Clayton is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Dubuque County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellenboro, with the one closest to Ellenboro listed first.
- Sherrill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
- Sherrill is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherrill <3>
- Waupeton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waupeton
- Waupeton is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Sageville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Balltown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Old Balltown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Balltown
- Old Balltown is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Durango
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durango have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durango
- Durango is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durango <3>
- Asbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Dubuque
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubuque
- Dubuque is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57,781 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dubuque <3>
- Rickardsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rickardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rickardsville
- Rickardsville is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Cattese
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south) - Rockdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Rockdale is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Graf
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson County (IA)
- Saint Donatus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Donatus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Donatus
- Saint Donatus is located in Jackson County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Donatus <3>
- Saint Donatus
- Jo Daviess County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellenboro, with the one closest to Ellenboro listed first.
- East Dubuque
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dubuque
- East Dubuque is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,565 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Dubuque <3>
- Menominee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south) - Galena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Galena is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,151 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <3>
- Bremen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
- Bremen is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Scales Mound
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scales Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scales Mound
- Scales Mound is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scales Mound <3>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ellenboro, see our County-by-County Page for Ellenboro.
Newspapers Published in Ellenboro ...
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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ellenboro.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ellenboro, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ellenboro.
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 Ellenboro:
- 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 Grant County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford 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
- Lafayette 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
- Clayton County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Dubuque County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jackson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jo Daviess County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Crawford County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Grant County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Grant County
Cemeteries Near Ellenboro ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ellenboro.
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 Ellenboro covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ellenboro, with the one closest to Ellenboro listed first.
- Boice Prairie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boice Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boice Prairie Cemetery
- Whig Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whig Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whig Cemetery
- Buckwheat Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buckwheat Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buckwheat Ridge Cemetery
- Aupperle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aupperle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aupperle Cemetery
- Harrison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harrison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrison Cemetery
- Kaump Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kaump Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kaump Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Lancaster Hillside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- The Lancaster Hillside Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hillside Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lancaster Hillside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88156 <5>
- Boice Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boice Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boice Creek Cemetery
- Hampton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hampton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hampton Cemetery
- British Hollow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the British Hollow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the British Hollow Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
- Continue List (228 more) ...
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Thomas Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
- St. Clements Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Clements Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Clements Cemetery
- St. Thomas 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.<6>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Ellenboro had a population of 77 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ellenboro, with the one closest to Ellenboro listed first.
- Rockville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - British Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for British Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for British Hollow
- British Hollow is located in Grant County
- Lancaster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Platteville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Platteville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platteville
- Platteville is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,650 people
- Hurricane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Potosi
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi
- Potosi is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
- Arthur
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Stitzer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stitzer
- Stitzer is located in Grant County
- Annaton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annaton
- Annaton is located in Grant County
- Dickeyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickeyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- Dickeyville is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,020 people
- Bigpatch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Burton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Continue List (15 more) ...
- Ipswich
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Rewey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rewey
- Rewey is located in Iowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Georgetown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Grant County
- Ipswich
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ellenboro. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ellenboro.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ellenboro. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Grant County: www.grantcounty.org/
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ellenboro) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ellenboro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7833, Longitude: -90.6137 In this case, the coordinates for Ellenboro have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Ellenboro, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |