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 Forward (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 Forward. 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.
Forward is located in Dane 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 Dane County: Columbia, Dodge, Green, Iowa, Jefferson, Rock & Sauk.
Below are the counties that are near Forward. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Forward:
- Dane County (The home county of Forward)
- The following are listed by their distance from Forward, with the one closest to Forward listed first.
- Mount Horeb
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Horeb have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Horeb
- Mount Horeb is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,563 people
- Klevenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Klevenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klevenville
- Klevenville is located in Dane County
- Blue Mounds
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Mounds have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mounds
- Blue Mounds is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Belleville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belleville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Belleville is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,514 people
- Paoli
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Basco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basco
- Basco is located in Dane County
- Elvers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Verona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Cross Plains
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
- Cross Plains is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,280 people
- Oak Hall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hall
- Oak Hall is located in Dane County
- Black Earth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Earth
- Black Earth is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,422 people
- Fitchburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
- Fitchburg is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,866 people
- Green County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forward, with the one closest to Forward listed first.
- New Glarus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glarus
- New Glarus is located in Green County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,136 people
- Dayton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Dayton is located in Green County
- Monticello
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Monticello is located in Green County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
- Attica
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Attica is located in Green County
- Mineral Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Mineral Point is located in Green County
- Albany
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast) - Monroe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south) - Browntown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browntown
- Browntown is located in Green County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Cadiz
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south) - Brodhead
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast) - Twin Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Grove
- Twin Grove is located in Green County
- Iowa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forward, with the one closest to Forward listed first.
- Moscow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Moscow is located in Iowa County
- Hollandale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollandale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandale
- Hollandale is located in Iowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Barneveld
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Ridgeway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Hyde
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde
- Hyde is located in Iowa County
- Pleasant Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Iowa County
- Dodgeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Dodgeville is located in Iowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,677 people
- Arena
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
- Arena is located in Iowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
- Mineral Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Mineral Point is located in Iowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,454 people
- Cassell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north) - Helena
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Helena is located in Iowa County
- Edmund
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmund
- Edmund is located in Iowa County
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forward, with the one closest to Forward listed first.
- Blanchardville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchardville
- Blanchardville is located in Lafayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
- Argyle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Woodford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Woodford is located in Lafayette County
- Wiota
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiota
- Wiota is located in Lafayette County
- South Wayne
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Wayne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wayne
- South Wayne is located in Lafayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Calamine
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calamine
- Calamine is located in Lafayette County
- Darlington
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Darlington is located in Lafayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,317 people
- Gratiot
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Richland County
- Lone Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Rock
- Rock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forward, with the one closest to Forward listed first.
- Union
(23 miles [37 km] to the east) - Evansville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evansville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Evansville is located in Rock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,556 people
- Cooksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Cooksville is located in Rock County
- Magnolia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Magnolia is located in Rock County
- Sauk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forward, with the one closest to Forward listed first.
- Spring Green
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Green have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Green
- Spring Green is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
- Sauk City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north) - Prairie du Sac village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Sac village
- Prairie du Sac village is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,426 people
- Witwen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witwen
- Witwen is located in Sauk County
- Plain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Warren
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Warren is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,300 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <3>
- Warren
- Stephenson County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Forward, with the one closest to Forward listed first.
- Winslow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
- Winslow is located in Stephenson County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winslow <3>
- Oneco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneco
- Oneco is located in Stephenson County (IL)
- Orangeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
- Orangeville is located in Stephenson County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 737 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orangeville <3>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Forward, see our County-by-County Page for Forward.
Newspapers Published in Forward ...
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 264 newspapers that have been published in the area around Forward.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Forward, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Forward.
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 Forward:
- 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 Dane County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Green County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Iowa County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lafayette 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
- Rock County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Sauk County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jo Daviess County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Stephenson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Green County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Dane County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Dane County
Cemeteries Near Forward ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Forward.
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 Forward covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Forward, with the one closest to Forward listed first.
- West Primrose Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Primrose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Primrose Cemetery
- Perry Luterhan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perry Luterhan Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2129930 <5>
- York Memorial Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the York Memorial Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1994013 <5>
- East Primrose Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Primrose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Primrose Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Ula Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ula Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ula Cemetery
- German Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the German Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Valley Cemetery
- Greens Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greens Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greens Prairie Cemetery
- Postville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Postville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Postville Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Evangelical Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evangelical Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
- Continue List (173 more) ...
- Swiss Reformed Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- The Swiss Reformed Cemetery has also been known as:
- Swiss Cemetery
- Swiss UCC Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swiss Reformed Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89339 <5>
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
- St. Ignatius Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Ignatius Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Ignatius Cemetery
- Swiss Reformed 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.<6>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Forward had a population of 16 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Forward, with the one closest to Forward listed first.
- Primrose
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Moscow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Moscow is located in Iowa County
- Mount Vernon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Mount Vernon is located in Dane County
- Mount Horeb
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Horeb have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Horeb
- Mount Horeb is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,563 people
- Blanchardville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchardville
- Blanchardville is located in Lafayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
- New Glarus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glarus
- New Glarus is located in Green County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,136 people
- Blue Mounds
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Mounds have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mounds
- Blue Mounds is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Montrose
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Klevenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Klevenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klevenville
- Klevenville is located in Dane County
- Hollandale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollandale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandale
- Hollandale is located in Iowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Barneveld
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Belleville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belleville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Belleville is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,514 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Paoli
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Riley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Yellowstone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellowstone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowstone
- Yellowstone is located in Lafayette County
- Paoli
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Forward. See our List of 1890's Communities around Forward.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Forward. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Dane County: www.co.dane.wi.us/
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Forward) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Forward. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8969, Longitude: -89.7562 In this case, the coordinates for Forward have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Forward, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |