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 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.
Forward is located in Dane 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 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)
- Mount Horeb is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Horeb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,563 people
- Klevenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Klevenville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klevenville
- Blue Mounds
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Mounds is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mounds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Belleville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Belleville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,514 people
- Paoli
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Paoli is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paoli
- Basco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Basco is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basco
- Elvers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Elvers is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvers
- Verona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Verona is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,539 people
- Cross Plains
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cross Plains is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,280 people
- Oak Hall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Oak Hall is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hall
- Black Earth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Black Earth is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Earth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,422 people
- Fitchburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fitchburg is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,866 people
- Brooklyn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Brooklyn is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,484 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)
- New Glarus is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glarus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,136 people
- Dayton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dayton is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Monticello
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Monticello is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
- Attica
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Attica is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Mineral Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral Point is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Albany
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Albany is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
- Monroe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Monroe is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,426 people
- Browntown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Browntown is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Cadiz
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cadiz is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Brodhead
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brodhead is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodhead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
- Twin Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Grove is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Grove
- 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)
- Moscow is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Hollandale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hollandale is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Barneveld
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Barneveld is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barneveld
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people
- Ridgeway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeway is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- Hyde
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hyde is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde
- Pleasant Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Dodgeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dodgeville is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,677 people
- Arena
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Arena is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
- Mineral Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mineral Point is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,454 people
- Cassell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cassell is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassell
- Helena
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Helena is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Edmund
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Edmund is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmund
- Linden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Linden is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
- 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)
- Blanchardville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchardville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
- Argyle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Argyle is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Woodford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Woodford is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Wiota
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wiota is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiota
- South Wayne
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- South Wayne is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wayne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Calamine
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Calamine is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calamine
- Darlington
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Darlington is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,317 people
- Gratiot
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gratiot is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratiot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Richland County
- Lone Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Rock is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- 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)
- Union is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Evansville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Evansville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,556 people
- Cooksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cooksville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Magnolia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- 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)
- Spring Green is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
- Sauk City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sauk City is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauk City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,498 people
- Prairie du Sac village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Prairie du Sac village is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Sac village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,426 people
- Witwen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Witwen is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witwen
- Plain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Plain is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 765 people
- Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Warren
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Warren is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,300 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <1>
- 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)
- Oneco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Oneco is located in Stephenson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneco
- Orangeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Forward, see our County-by-County Page for Forward.
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.
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 Forward - one of the links might be able to help.
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)
- Perry Luterhan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- York Memorial Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Primrose Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ula Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- German Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Greens Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Postville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Evangelical Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (177 more) ...
- Swiss Reformed Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- St. Ignatius Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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 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)
- Primrose is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
- Moscow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moscow is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Mount Vernon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Mount Horeb
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Horeb is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Horeb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,563 people
- Blanchardville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blanchardville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchardville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
- New Glarus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Glarus is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glarus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,136 people
- Blue Mounds
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Mounds is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mounds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Montrose
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Montrose is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Klevenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Klevenville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klevenville
- Hollandale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hollandale is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Barneveld
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Barneveld is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barneveld
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people
- Belleville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Belleville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,514 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Paoli
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Paoli is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paoli
- Riley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Riley is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
- Yellowstone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Yellowstone is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowstone
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.
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 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 Forward:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Dane County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Green County
- Iowa County
- Lafayette County
- Richland County
- Rock County
- Sauk County
- Jo Daviess County
- Stephenson 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 Forward, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) 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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |