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 Endeavor (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 Endeavor. 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 hospitals 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.
Endeavor is located in Marquette 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 Marquette County: Adams, Columbia, Green Lake & Waushara.
Below are the counties that are near Endeavor. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Endeavor:
- Marquette County (The home county of Endeavor)
- The following are listed by their distance from Endeavor, with the one closest to Endeavor listed first.
- Packwaukee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Packwaukee is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packwaukee
- Douglas Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Douglas Center is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Center
- Glen Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Glen Oak is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Oak
- Oxford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oxford is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Montello
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Montello is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,454 people
- Westfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Westfield is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,268 people
- Germania
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Germania is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania
- Neshkoro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Neshkoro is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshkoro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Endeavor, with the one closest to Endeavor listed first.
- Plainville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Plainville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Easton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Easton is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Pilot Knob ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pilot Knob is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Adams
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Adams is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Friendship
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
- Quincy ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Quincy is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Arkdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arkdale is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdale
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Endeavor, with the one closest to Endeavor listed first.
- Portage
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Portage is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,381 people
- Pardeeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pardeeville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardeeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,053 people
- Wisconsin Dells
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wisconsin Dells is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisconsin Dells
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
- Wyocena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wyocena is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyocena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
- Former names for Wyocena:
- Duck Creek
- Wiocena
- Durwards Glen ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Durwards Glen is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durwards Glen
- Cambria
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cambria is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 748 people
- Friesland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Friesland is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Rio
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rio is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- Poynette
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Poynette is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poynette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,508 people
- Harmony Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Harmony Grove is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
- Lake Wisconsin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lake Wisconsin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wisconsin
- Okee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Okee is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okee
- Doylestown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Doylestown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Dane County
- Morrisonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Morrisonville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
- Dodge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Endeavor, with the one closest to Endeavor listed first.
- Randolph
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Randolph is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
- Fox Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fox Lake is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,440 people
- Fond du Lac County
- Fairwater
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fairwater is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairwater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Green Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Endeavor, with the one closest to Endeavor listed first.
- Marquette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Marquette is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Kingston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Kingston is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Princeton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Princeton is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,166 people
- Markesan
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Markesan is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markesan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
- Green Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Green Lake is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
- Utley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Utley is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utley
- Juneau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Endeavor, with the one closest to Endeavor listed first.
- Lyndon Station
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lyndon Station is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Lemonweir
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lemonweir is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemonweir
- Sauk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Endeavor, with the one closest to Endeavor listed first.
- Lake Delton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Delton is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Delton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,986 people
- Baraboo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Baraboo is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baraboo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,121 people
- West Baraboo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Baraboo is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baraboo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
- Merrimac
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Merrimac is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Moon Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Moon Valley is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Valley
- North Freedom
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Freedom is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Freedom
- Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
- Rock Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Springs is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Reedsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reedsburg is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,500 people
- Waushara County
- The following are listed by their distance from Endeavor, with the one closest to Endeavor listed first.
- Coloma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Coloma is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
- Rodney ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rodney is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Wautoma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Wautoma is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wautoma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,114 people
- Silver Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Lake is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Lohrville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lohrville is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lohrville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 389 people
- Hancock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hancock is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
- Redgranite
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Redgranite is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redgranite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,111 people
- Mount Morris
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Morris is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Morris
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Endeavor, see our County-by-County Page for Endeavor.
Cemeteries Near Endeavor ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Endeavor.
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 Endeavor - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Endeavor covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Endeavor, with the one closest to Endeavor listed first.
- Hodge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kelly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Briggsville Protestant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bach Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oxford Village Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Village Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oxford Village Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Oxford.
- The Oxford Village Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oxford Cemetery
- Village Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1967858 <1>
- Spicer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sheldon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (208 more) ...
- Cummings Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Marcellon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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>
While we didn't find Endeavor in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Endeavor.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Endeavor, with the one closest to Endeavor listed first.
- Packwaukee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Packwaukee is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packwaukee
- Douglas Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Douglas Center is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Center
- Oxford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oxford is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Briggsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Briggsville is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
- Big Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Big Spring is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Montello
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Montello is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,454 people
- Portage
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Portage is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,381 people
- Harrisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Harrisville is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Dell Prairie ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dell Prairie is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell Prairie
- Belle Fountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Belle Fountain is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Fountain
- New Chester ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Chester is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chester
- Marcellon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marcellon is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcellon
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pardeeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pardeeville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardeeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,053 people
- Marquette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Marquette is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Germania
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Germania is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Endeavor. See our List of 1890's Communities around Endeavor.
Newspapers Published in Endeavor ...
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 115 newspapers that have been published in the area around Endeavor.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Endeavor, 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 Endeavor.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Endeavor:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Marquette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Columbia County
- Dane County
- Dodge County
- Fond du Lac County
- Green Lake County
- Juneau County
- Sauk County
- Waushara County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
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 Endeavor, 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' (or 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- Endeavor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |