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 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 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) - Liberty Pole
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Pole
- Liberty Pole is located in Vernon County
- Fargo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Liberty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Viroqua
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Purdy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Retreat
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Retreat is located in Vernon County
- La Farge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Farge
- La Farge is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Westby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westby
- Westby is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,254 people
- Newton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Newry
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newry
- Newry is located in Vernon County
- Chaseburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseburg
- Chaseburg is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Coon Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Valley
- Coon Valley is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- 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)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Towerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towerville
- Towerville is located in Crawford County
- Soldiers Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soldiers Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Grove
- Soldiers Grove is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
- Rising Sun
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rising Sun. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Rising Sun is located in Crawford County
- Gays Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gays Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Mills
- Gays Mills is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Mount Sterling
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Mount Sterling is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Bell Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bell Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Center
- Bell Center is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
- Petersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Petersburg is located in Crawford County
- Ferryville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferryville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferryville
- Ferryville is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Freeman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Steuben
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Steuben is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- De Soto
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- De Soto is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Eastman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest) - Boydtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydtown
- Boydtown is located in Crawford County
- 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) - Blue River
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
- Blue River is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
- Woodman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south) - Muscoda
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast) - Millville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Millville is located in Grant County
- 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)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Middle Ridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ridge
- Middle Ridge is located in La Crosse County
- Saint Joseph
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Saint Joseph is located in La Crosse County
- Shelby
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- 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) - Oil City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast) - Melvina
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvina
- Melvina is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Norwalk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
- Norwalk is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- Wilton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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) - Sabin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Boaz
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Westport
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Bloom City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom City
- Bloom City is located in Richland County
- Gillingham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillingham
- Gillingham is located in Richland County
- Yuba
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east) - Richland Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Center
- Richland Center is located in Richland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,949 people
- Balmoral
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast) - Hub City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east) - Aubrey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aubrey
- Aubrey is located in Richland County
- Ithaca
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east) - Neptune
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Neptune is located in Richland County
- 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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Lansing is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <3>
- Harpers Ferry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Ferry
- Harpers Ferry is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harpers Ferry <3>
- New Albin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albin
- New Albin is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Albin <3>
- Dalby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalby
- Dalby is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Waukon Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukon Junction
- Waukon Junction is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Elon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest) - Waterville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Waterville is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Ion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest) - Lycurgus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Reno is located in Houston County (MN)
- Brownsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Brownsville is located in Houston County (MN)
- 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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fortney Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fortney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hooverson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hooverson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hooverson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Kickapoo Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kickapoo Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kickapoo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Towerville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Towerville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Towerville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Carter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Yankeetown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yankeetown Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yankeetown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Maiben Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maiben Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maiben Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Brookville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brookville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brookville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Manning Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Manning Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Manning Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Utica Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Utica Lutheran Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Utica Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Gays Mills Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gays Mills Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gays Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (223 more) ...
- Montgomeryville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Montgomeryville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Montgomeryville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- North Clayton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Clayton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Clayton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Belgium Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belgium Ridge Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belgium Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Montgomeryville Cemetery
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.<4>
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)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Towerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towerville
- Towerville is located in Crawford County
- Soldiers Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soldiers Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Grove
- Soldiers Grove is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
- Readstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Liberty Pole
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Pole
- Liberty Pole is located in Vernon County
- Rising Sun
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rising Sun. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Rising Sun is located in Crawford County
- Fargo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - North Clayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Clayton
- North Clayton is located in Crawford County
- Sugar Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Sugar Grove is located in Vernon County
- Liberty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Viroqua
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Ross
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Mount Sterling
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Mount Sterling is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Viola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - West Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Prairie
- West Prairie is located in Vernon County
- Bell Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bell Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Center
- Bell Center is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
- Viola
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]<5>. 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 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 Folsom:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.wisconsinhistory.org/
- Pages specific to Vernon County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Grant County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- La Crosse County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Monroe County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Richland County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Allamakee County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Houston County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Crawford County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Vernon County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Vernon County
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Folsom. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Folsom) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Folsom. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4383, Longitude: -90.8385 In this case, the coordinates for Folsom have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |