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 Friesland (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 Friesland. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Friesland is located in Columbia 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 Columbia County: Adams, Dane, Dodge, Green Lake, Juneau, Marquette & Sauk.
Below are the counties that are near Friesland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Friesland:
- Columbia County (The home county of Friesland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Friesland, with the one closest to Friesland listed first.
- Cambria
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Doylestown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
- Doylestown is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Englewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
- Englewood is located in Columbia County
- Rio
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Pardeeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pardeeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardeeville
- Pardeeville is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,053 people
- Fall River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Fall River is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,757 people
- Otsego
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otsego
- Otsego is located in Columbia County
- Wyocena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyocena
- Wyocena is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
- Former names for Wyocena:
- Duck Creek
- Wiocena
- Columbus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Columbus is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,117 people
- Portage
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Portage is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,381 people
- North Leeds
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Leeds have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
- North Leeds is located in Columbia County
- Poynette
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest) - Keyeser
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friesland, with the one closest to Friesland listed first.
- North Bristol
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bristol
- North Bristol is located in Dane County
- Morrisonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
- Morrisonville is located in Dane County
- DeForest
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeForest
- DeForest is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,915 people
- Marshall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Marshall is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,016 people
- Sun Prairie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Prairie
- Sun Prairie is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,119 people
- Windsor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Windsor is located in Dane County
- Dodge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friesland, with the one closest to Friesland listed first.
- Randolph
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Fox Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Beaver Dam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Dam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Beaver Dam is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,303 people
- Atwater
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwater
- Atwater is located in Dodge County
- Waupun
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Burnett
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Burnett is located in Dodge County
- Astico
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astico
- Astico is located in Dodge County
- Lowell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast) - Juneau
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juneau
- Juneau is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,532 people
- Reeseville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reeseville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeseville
- Reeseville is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 673 people
- Horicon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast) - Kekoskee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east) - Clyman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fond du Lac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friesland, with the one closest to Friesland listed first.
- Fairwater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairwater
- Fairwater is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Brandon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Brandon is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 845 people
- Ladoga
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladoga
- Ladoga is located in Fond du Lac County
- Ripon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripon
- Ripon is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,844 people
- West Rosendale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rosendale
- West Rosendale is located in Fond du Lac County
- Rosendale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast) - Oakfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east) - Eldorado
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Eldorado is located in Fond du Lac County
- Woodhull
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Green Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friesland, with the one closest to Friesland listed first.
- Kingston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Kingston is located in Green Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Markesan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Marquette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Green Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
- Green Lake is located in Green Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
- Princeton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - Berlin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Jefferson County
- Waterloo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Waterloo
- Marquette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friesland, with the one closest to Friesland listed first.
- Glen Oak
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Oak
- Glen Oak is located in Marquette County
- Montello
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Endeavor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest) - Germania
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest) - Packwaukee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packwaukee
- Packwaukee is located in Marquette County
- Douglas Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglas Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Center
- Douglas Center is located in Marquette County
- Neshkoro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north) - Oxford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Oxford is located in Marquette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Westfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Winnebago County
- Pickett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett
- Pickett is located in Winnebago County
- Pickett
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Friesland, see our County-by-County Page for Friesland.
Newspapers Published in Friesland ...
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 90 newspapers that have been published in the area around Friesland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Friesland, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Friesland.
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 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 Friesland:
- 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 Columbia County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dane County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Dodge County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Fond du Lac County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Green Lake County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jefferson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Marquette County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Winnebago County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Dane County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Columbia County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Columbia County
Cemeteries Near Friesland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Friesland.
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 Friesland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Friesland, with the one closest to Friesland listed first.
- Friesland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- The Friesland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Randolph Center Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friesland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2143729 <3>
- St. Mary Visitation Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary Visitation Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2564531 <3>
- Annunciation Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- The Annunciation Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Gabriels Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Annunciation Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2162667 <3>
- Randolph Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Randolph Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1972969 <3>
- Krastetter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Krastetter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Krastetter Cemetery
- Lake Sarah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Sarah Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2304855 <3>
- Engedi Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- The Engedi Cemetery has also been known as:
- Blaen Y Cae Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Engedi Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87594 <3>
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2131063 <3>
- Portage Prairie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Portage Prairie Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88764 <3>
- Cambria Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cambria Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2288331 <3>
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
- Rosedale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- The Rosedale Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rosedale Presbyterian Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosedale Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1640036 <3>
- Continue List (266 more) ...
- Lake Emily Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake Emily Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Emily Cemetery
- Lake Maria Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake Maria Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Maria Cemetery
- Courtland Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- The Courtland Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Courtland Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
- Courtland United Methodist Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Courtland Methodist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2221930 <3>
- Lake Emily 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>
While we didn't find Friesland in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Friesland.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Friesland, with the one closest to Friesland listed first.
- Cambria
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Randolph
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Kingston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Kingston is located in Green Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Fox Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Lost Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Fox Lake Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Lake Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake Junction
- Fox Lake Junction is located in Dodge County
- Markesan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Belle Fountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Fountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Fountain
- Belle Fountain is located in Columbia County
- Marcellon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Doylestown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
- Doylestown is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Marquette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Pardeeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pardeeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardeeville
- Pardeeville is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,053 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rio
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Utley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Wyocena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyocena
- Wyocena is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
- Former names for Wyocena:
- Duck Creek
- Wiocena
- Rio
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Friesland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Friesland.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Friesland. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Columbia County: www.co.columbia.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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Friesland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Friesland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.5889, Longitude: -89.0679 In this case, the coordinates for Friesland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Friesland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |