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 Folsom (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 Folsom. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Folsom is located in Vernon 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 Vernon County: Allamakee (IA), Houston (MN), Crawford, Juneau, La Crosse, Monroe, Richland & Sauk.
Below are the counties that are near Folsom. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Folsom:
- Vernon County (The home county of Folsom)
- The following are listed by their distance from Folsom, with the one closest to Folsom listed first.
- Readstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Readstown is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
- Liberty Pole
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Pole is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Pole
- Fargo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fargo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
- Liberty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Viroqua
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Viroqua is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viroqua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,394 people
- West Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- West Prairie is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Prairie
- Purdy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Purdy is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Retreat
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Retreat is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- La Farge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- La Farge is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Farge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Westby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Westby is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,254 people
- Newton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Newton is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Newry
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Newry is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newry
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Folsom, with the one closest to Folsom listed first.
- Towerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Towerville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towerville
- Soldiers Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Soldiers Grove is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
- Rising Sun
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rising Sun is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Gays Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gays Mills is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Mount Sterling
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Sterling is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Bell Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bell Center is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
- Petersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Petersburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Ferryville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ferryville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Freeman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Freeman is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Steuben
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Steuben is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- De Soto
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- De Soto is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Eastman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eastman is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Folsom, with the one closest to Folsom listed first.
- Boscobel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Boscobel is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boscobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,134 people
- Blue River
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blue River is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
- Woodman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Woodman is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Muscoda
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Muscoda is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscoda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,236 people
- Millville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Millville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Werley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Werley is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Werley
- La Crosse County
- The following are listed by their distance from Folsom, with the one closest to Folsom listed first.
- Middle Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Middle Ridge is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ridge
- Saint Joseph
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Joseph is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Shelby
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shelby is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Folsom, with the one closest to Folsom listed first.
- Cashton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cashton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,111 people
- Oil City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oil City is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Melvina
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Melvina is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Norwalk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Norwalk is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- Wilton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wilton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Folsom, with the one closest to Folsom listed first.
- Viola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Viola is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 665 people
- Sabin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sabin is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabin
- Boaz
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Boaz is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Westport
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Westport is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Bloom City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bloom City is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom City
- Gillingham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Gillingham is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillingham
- Woodstock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Woodstock is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Yuba
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Yuba is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Richland Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Richland Center is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,949 people
- Balmoral
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Balmoral is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balmoral
- Hub City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hub City is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub City
- Aubrey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Aubrey is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aubrey
- Allamakee County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Folsom, with the one closest to Folsom listed first.
- Lansing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Harpers Ferry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Albin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dalby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dalby is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalby
- Waukon Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Waukon Junction is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukon Junction
- Elon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elon is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
- Waterville
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Ion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ion is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ion
- Lycurgus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lycurgus is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lycurgus
- Houston County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Folsom, with the one closest to Folsom listed first.
- Reno
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Reno is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Brownsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsville is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Folsom, see our County-by-County Page for Folsom.
Cemeteries Near Folsom ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Folsom.
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 Folsom - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Folsom covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Folsom, with the one closest to Folsom listed first.
- Fortney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hooverson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Kickapoo Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Towerville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Yankeetown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maiben Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Brookville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Manning Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Utica Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gays Mills Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (223 more) ...
- Montgomeryville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Clayton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Belgium Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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, Folsom had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Folsom, with the one closest to Folsom listed first.
- Towerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Towerville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towerville
- Soldiers Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Soldiers Grove is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
- Readstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Readstown is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
- Liberty Pole
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Pole is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Pole
- Rising Sun
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rising Sun is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Fargo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fargo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
- North Clayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Clayton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Clayton
- Sugar Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sugar Grove is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Liberty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Viroqua
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Viroqua is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viroqua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,394 people
- Ross
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ross is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Mount Sterling
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Sterling is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Viola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Viola is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 665 people
- West Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- West Prairie is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Prairie
- Bell Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bell Center is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Folsom. See our List of 1890's Communities around Folsom.
Newspapers Published in Folsom ...
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 125 newspapers that have been published in the area around Folsom.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Folsom, 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 Folsom.
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 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 Folsom:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Vernon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Grant County
- La Crosse County
- Monroe County
- Richland County
- Allamakee 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> | 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 Folsom, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Folsom) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |