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 Fox Lake (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 Fox Lake. 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.
Name Variations for Fox Lake ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Fox Lake: Fox Lk.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Fox Lake. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fox Lake.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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.
Fox Lake is located in Dodge 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 Dodge County: Columbia, Dane, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Jefferson, Washington & Waukesha.
Below are the counties that are near Fox Lake. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fox Lake:
- Dodge County (The home county of Fox Lake)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Lake, with the one closest to Fox Lake listed first.
- Randolph
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Randolph is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
- Atwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Atwater is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwater
- Beaver Dam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver Dam is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,303 people
- Burnett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Burnett is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Waupun
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Waupun is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waupun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,271 people
- Minnesota Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Minnesota Junction is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota Junction
- Juneau
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Juneau is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juneau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,532 people
- Astico
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Astico is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astico
- Lowell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lowell is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Horicon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Horicon is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horicon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,680 people
- Kekoskee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Kekoskee is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kekoskee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 891 people
- Mayville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mayville is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,829 people
- Reeseville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Reeseville is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeseville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 673 people
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Lake, with the one closest to Fox Lake listed first.
- Friesland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Friesland is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Cambria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cambria is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 748 people
- Englewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Englewood is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
- Fall River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fall River is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,757 people
- Doylestown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Doylestown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Columbus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Columbus is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,117 people
- Otsego
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Otsego is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otsego
- Rio
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rio is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- Pardeeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pardeeville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardeeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,053 people
- Wyocena
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Wyocena is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyocena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
- Former names for Wyocena:
- Duck Creek
- Wiocena
- Keyeser
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Keyeser is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyeser
- North Leeds
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Leeds is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
- Arlington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
- Dane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Lake, with the one closest to Fox Lake listed first.
- East Bristol
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- East Bristol is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bristol
- North Bristol
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Bristol is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bristol
- Marshall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Marshall is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,016 people
- Morrisonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morrisonville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
- DeForest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- DeForest is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeForest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,915 people
- Sun Prairie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sun Prairie is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Prairie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,119 people
- Fond du Lac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Lake, with the one closest to Fox Lake listed first.
- Fairwater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fairwater is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairwater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Brandon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brandon is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 845 people
- Metomen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Metomen is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metomen
- Ladoga
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ladoga is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladoga
- Ripon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ripon is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,844 people
- Oakfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oakfield is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
- Rosendale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rosendale is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,026 people
- West Rosendale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Rosendale is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rosendale
- Woodhull
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woodhull is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhull
- Byron
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Byron is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Eldorado
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Eldorado is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Ashford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ashford is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Fond du Lac
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fond du Lac is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fond du Lac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,178 people
- Green Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Lake, with the one closest to Fox Lake listed first.
- Markesan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Markesan is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markesan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
- Utley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Utley is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utley
- Kingston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kingston is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Marquette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marquette is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Green Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Green Lake is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
- Princeton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Princeton is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,166 people
- Berlin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Berlin is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,383 people
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Lake, with the one closest to Fox Lake listed first.
- Waterloo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Waterloo is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,322 people
- Watertown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Watertown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,370 people
- Grellton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Grellton is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grellton
- Marquette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Lake, with the one closest to Fox Lake listed first.
- Glen Oak
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Oak is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Oak
- Montello
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Montello is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,454 people
- Germania
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Germania is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania
- Endeavor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Endeavor is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endeavor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
- Packwaukee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Packwaukee is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packwaukee
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Lake, with the one closest to Fox Lake listed first.
- Wayne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wayne is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
- Allenton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Allenton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Winnebago County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Lake, with the one closest to Fox Lake listed first.
- Pickett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pickett is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett
- Fisk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fisk is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisk
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fox Lake, see our County-by-County Page for Fox Lake.
Cemeteries Near Fox Lake ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fox Lake.
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 Fox Lake - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fox Lake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fox Lake, with the one closest to Fox Lake listed first.
- Riverside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- English Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Trenton Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kelley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lake Emily Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Annunciation Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Randolph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Engedi Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engedi Cemetery
- The Engedi Cemetery has also been known as:
- Blaen Y Cae Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87594 <1>
- Highland Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Courtland Methodist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland Methodist Cemetery
- The Courtland Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Courtland Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
- Courtland United Methodist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2221930 <1>
- Continue List (279 more) ...
- Beaver Dam Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mackford Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- West Alto Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Fox Lake had a population of 814 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Fox Lake had a population of 1,440 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fox Lake, with the one closest to Fox Lake listed first.
- Fox Lake Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fox Lake Junction is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake Junction
- Randolph
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Randolph is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
- Lost Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lost Lake is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Lake
- Beaver Dam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver Dam is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,303 people
- Atwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Atwater is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwater
- Alto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alto is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Cambria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cambria is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 748 people
- Markesan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Markesan is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markesan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
- Burnett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Burnett is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Rolling Prairie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rolling Prairie is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Prairie
- Utley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Utley is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utley
- Fairwater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fairwater is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairwater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fall River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fall River is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,757 people
- Minnesota Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Minnesota Junction is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota Junction
- Brandon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brandon is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 845 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fox Lake. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fox Lake.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Fox Lake ...
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 105 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fox Lake.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Fox Lake. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Fox Lake and those printed in the larger area surrounding Fox Lake.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> of Fox Lake.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Fox Lake:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Dodge County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Dane County
- Fond du Lac County
- Green Lake County
- Jefferson County
- Marquette County
- Washington County
- Winnebago County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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 Fox Lake, 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- Fox Lake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |