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 Ferryville (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 Ferryville. 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 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.
Ferryville is located in Crawford 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 Crawford County: Allamakee (IA), Clayton (IA), Grant, Richland & Vernon.
Below are the counties that are near Ferryville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ferryville:
- Crawford County (The home county of Ferryville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferryville, with the one closest to Ferryville listed first.
- Freeman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Freeman is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Mount Sterling
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Sterling is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- De Soto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- De Soto is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Rising Sun
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rising Sun is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Towerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Towerville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towerville
- Gays Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gays Mills is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Charme
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Charme is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charme
- Eastman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Eastman is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Bell Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bell Center is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
- Petersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Petersburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Soldiers Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Soldiers Grove is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
- Steuben
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Steuben is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Prairie du Chien
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Prairie du Chien is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Chien
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,531 people
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferryville, with the one closest to Ferryville listed first.
- Millville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Millville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Woodman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodman is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Boscobel
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Boscobel is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boscobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,134 people
- Blue River
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Blue River is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
- Wyalusing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wyalusing is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyalusing
- Werley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Werley is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Werley
- Patch Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Patch Grove is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patch Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
- Mount Hope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Hope is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Bagley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bagley is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Mount Ida
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Ida is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ida
- La Crosse County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferryville, with the one closest to Ferryville listed first.
- Shelby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Shelby is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Saint Joseph
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Saint Joseph is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferryville, with the one closest to Ferryville listed first.
- Viola
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Viola is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 665 people
- Westport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Westport is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Sabin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sabin is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabin
- Boaz
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Boaz is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Vernon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferryville, with the one closest to Ferryville listed first.
- Retreat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Retreat is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- West Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- West Prairie is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Prairie
- Fargo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fargo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
- Purdy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Purdy is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Liberty Pole
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Pole is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Pole
- Newton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Newton is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Readstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Readstown is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
- Viroqua
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Viroqua is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viroqua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,394 people
- Genoa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Genoa is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Chaseburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Chaseburg is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Liberty
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Stoddard
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Stoddard is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
- Westby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Westby is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,254 people
- Allamakee County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferryville, with the one closest to Ferryville listed first.
- Lansing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Harpers Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dalby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dalby is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalby
- Elon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elon is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
- New Albin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waukon Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Waukon Junction is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukon Junction
- Waterville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Waterville is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Lycurgus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lycurgus is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lycurgus
- Ion
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ion is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ion
- Rossville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rossville is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
- Volney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Volney is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volney
- Waukon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Waukon is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,600 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waukon <1>
- Dorchester
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Clayton County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferryville, with the one closest to Ferryville listed first.
- Marquette
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- McGregor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Watson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Watson is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Beulah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Beulah is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Monona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hardin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hardin is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Luana
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clayton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Clayton is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Farmersburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Farmersburg is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Winneshiek County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferryville, with the one closest to Ferryville listed first.
- Frankville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Frankville is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
- Highlandville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Highlandville is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlandville
- Houston County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferryville, with the one closest to Ferryville listed first.
- Reno
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Reno is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Eitzen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eitzen is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eitzen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Brownsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Brownsville is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
- Bee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bee is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
- Wilmington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmington is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Caledonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Willington Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Willington Grove is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington Grove
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ferryville, see our County-by-County Page for Ferryville.
Cemeteries Near Ferryville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ferryville.
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 Ferryville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ferryville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ferryville, with the one closest to Ferryville listed first.
- Ferryville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rush Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Freeman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wexford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dickson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Eitsert Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lawrence Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Heminway Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Utica Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Walnut Mound Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (268 more) ...
- Village Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Sterling Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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, Ferryville had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Ferryville had a population of 173 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ferryville, with the one closest to Ferryville listed first.
- Mount Sterling
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Sterling is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Retreat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Retreat is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- De Soto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- De Soto is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Lansing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Seneca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Seneca is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Rising Sun
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rising Sun is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Red Mound
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Red Mound is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mound
- West Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- West Prairie is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Prairie
- Harpers Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Towerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Towerville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towerville
- Fargo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fargo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
- Victory
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Victory is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Charme
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Charme is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charme
- Eastman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Eastman is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Purdy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Purdy is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ferryville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ferryville.
Newspapers Published in Ferryville ...
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 131 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ferryville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ferryville, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ferryville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Ferryville:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Crawford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Grant County
- La Crosse County
- Richland County
- Vernon County
- Allamakee County
- Clayton County
- Winneshiek County
- Houston County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Ferryville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Ferryville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |