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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Fellows. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Fellows to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fellows, please Contact Us.
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 Fellows (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 Fellows. 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Fellows is historic, it would have been located within present day Rock 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 Rock County: Boone (IL), Winnebago (IL), Dane, Green, Jefferson & Walworth.
Below are the counties that are near Fellows. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fellows:
- Rock County (The home county of Fellows)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fellows, with the one closest to Fellows listed first.
- Magnolia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia is located in Rock County
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- Fulton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fulton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Evansville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Evansville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,556 people
- Footville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Footville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
- Cooksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cooksville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Indianford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Indianford is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianford
- Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Union is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Hanover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hanover is located in Rock County
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- Edgerton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Edgerton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,595 people
- Orfordville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Orfordville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orfordville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
- Janesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Janesville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,664 people
- Milton Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Milton Junction is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Junction
- Milton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Milton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,643 people
- Dane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fellows, with the one closest to Fellows listed first.
- Dunkirk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dunkirk is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
- Hanerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hanerville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanerville
- Stone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stone is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Albion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Albion is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Brooklyn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brooklyn is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,484 people
- Stoughton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Stoughton is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoughton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,218 people
- Edgerton Beach Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Edgerton Beach Park is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton Beach Park
- Oregon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oregon is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,731 people
- Rockdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rockdale is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Belleville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Belleville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,514 people
- Oak Hall
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hall is located in Dane County
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- Door Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Door Creek is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Door Creek
- Basco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Basco is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basco
- Green County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fellows, with the one closest to Fellows listed first.
- Brodhead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brodhead is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodhead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
- Albany
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Albany is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
- Mineral Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mineral Point is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Attica
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Attica is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Dayton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Dayton is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Monticello
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Monticello is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
- Twin Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Grove is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Grove
- New Glarus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- New Glarus is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glarus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,136 people
- Monroe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,426 people
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fellows, with the one closest to Fellows listed first.
- Carcajou
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carcajou is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carcajou
- Lake Koshkonong
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Koshkonong is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Koshkonong
- Lake Ripley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Ripley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ripley
- Fort Atkinson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Atkinson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Atkinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,372 people
- Cold Spring
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cold Spring is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Jefferson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,037 people
- Lake Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Mills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,014 people
- Hebron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hebron is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Milford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Milford is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Walworth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fellows, with the one closest to Fellows listed first.
- Richmond
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Richmond is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Whitewater
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Whitewater is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,993 people
- Allens Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Allens Grove is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Grove
- Darien
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Darien is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,591 people
- Heart Prairie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Heart Prairie is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heart Prairie
- Delavan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Delavan is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,240 people
- Sharon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
- Delavan Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Delavan Lake is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan Lake
- La Grange
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- La Grange is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
- Boone County (IL)
- Caledonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stephenson County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fellows, with the one closest to Fellows listed first.
- Davis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Davis is located in Stephenson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 616 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davis <2>
- Rock Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Grove is located in Stephenson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Grove
- Rock City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rock City is located in Stephenson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Afolkey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Afolkey is located in Stephenson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afolkey
- Dakota
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oneco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oneco is located in Stephenson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneco
- Orangeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Winnebago County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fellows, with the one closest to Fellows listed first.
- Shirland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- South Beloit
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rockton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Durand
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Durand is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,387 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durand <2>
- Lake Summerset
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Summerset is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Summerset
- Roscoe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Roscoe is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,406 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscoe <2>
- Wempletown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wempletown is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wempletown
- Sturbridge Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sturbridge Village is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturbridge Village
- Machesney Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Argyle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Argyle is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Loves Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fellows, see our County-by-County Page for Fellows.
Cemeteries Near Fellows ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fellows.
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 Fellows - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fellows covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fellows, with the one closest to Fellows listed first.
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- South Porter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ball Tavern Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Magnolia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fulton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jenson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (201 more) ...
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fassett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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.
Fellows itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fellows, with the one closest to Fellows listed first.
- Cainville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cainville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainville
- Leyden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Leyden is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leyden
- Magnolia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Footville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Footville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
- Fulton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fulton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Evansville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Evansville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,556 people
- Cooksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cooksville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Indianford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Indianford is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianford
- Stebbinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Stebbinsville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stebbinsville
- Hanover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hanover is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Union is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Orfordville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Orfordville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orfordville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Edgerton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Edgerton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,595 people
- Hanerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hanerville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanerville
- Janesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Janesville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,664 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fellows. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fellows.
Newspapers Published in Fellows ...
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 169 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fellows.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fellows, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fellows.
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 Fellows:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Rock County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dane County
- Green County
- Jefferson County
- Walworth County
- Boone County
- Stephenson County
- Winnebago County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Fellows, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Fellows) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |