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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 Elvers (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 Elvers. 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 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.

Elvers is located in Dane 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 Dane County: Columbia, Dodge, Green, Iowa, Jefferson, Rock & Sauk.

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

  • Dane County     (The home county of Elvers)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elvers, with the one closest to Elvers listed first.
    • Blue Mounds
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Blue Mounds is located in Dane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mounds
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
    • Black Earth
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Horeb
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Mount Horeb is located in Dane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Horeb
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,563 people
    • Mazomanie
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Mazomanie is located in Dane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazomanie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,715 people
    • Klevenville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Cross Plains
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Cross Plains is located in Dane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,280 people
    • Marxville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Martinsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Ashton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Ashton Corners
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Middleton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Middleton is located in Dane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,195 people
    • Verona
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Verona is located in Dane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,539 people
    • Pheasant Branch
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Pheasant Branch is located in Dane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Branch
  • Columbia County
  • Green County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elvers, with the one closest to Elvers listed first.
    • New Glarus
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Dayton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Monticello
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Attica
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mineral Point
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Mineral Point is located in Green County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
    • Albany
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Albany is located in Green County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
  • Iowa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elvers, with the one closest to Elvers listed first.
    • Barneveld
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Barneveld is located in Iowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barneveld
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people
    • Arena
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Hyde
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Cassell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Ridgeway
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Ridgeway is located in Iowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
    • Helena
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Pleasant Ridge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Hollandale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Moscow
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Dodgeville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Dodgeville is located in Iowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,677 people
    • Mineral Point
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Edmund
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Linden
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Linden is located in Iowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
  • Lafayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elvers, with the one closest to Elvers listed first.
    • Blanchardville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Argyle
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Argyle is located in Lafayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
    • Woodford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Calamine
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Wiota
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Richland County
  • Rock County
  • Sauk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elvers, with the one closest to Elvers listed first.
    • Sauk City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Sauk City is located in Sauk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauk City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,498 people
    • Prairie du Sac village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Witwen
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Spring Green
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Spring Green is located in Sauk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Green
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
    • Plain
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Plain is located in Sauk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 765 people
    • Denzer
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Leland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Moon Valley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Merrimac
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Merrimac is located in Sauk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
    • North Freedom
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • North Freedom is located in Sauk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Freedom
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
    • Baraboo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Rock Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Rock Springs is located in Sauk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
    • Loganville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Elvers ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elvers.

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 Elvers - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Elvers covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Elvers, with the one closest to Elvers 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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Elvers had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Blue Mounds
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Blue Mounds is located in Dane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mounds
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
  • Mount Horeb
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Horeb is located in Dane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Horeb
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,563 people
  • Black Earth
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Barneveld
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Barneveld is located in Iowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barneveld
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people
  • Klevenville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pine Bluff
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Pine Bluff is located in Dane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff
  • Mazomanie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Mazomanie is located in Dane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazomanie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,715 people
  • Cross Plains
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Cross Plains is located in Dane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,280 people
  • Arena
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Riley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Riley is located in Dane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
  • Cassell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Marxville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Mount Vernon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Mount Vernon is located in Dane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
    • West Middleton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • West Middleton is located in Dane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middleton
    • Forward
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Forward is located in Dane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forward

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

Newspapers Published in Elvers ...

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 199 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elvers.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elvers, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Elvers.

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 Elvers:

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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 Elvers, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 from Point A (ie- Elvers) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.