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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 Gillingham (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 Gillingham. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Gillingham is located in Richland 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 Richland County: Crawford, Grant, Iowa, Sauk & Vernon.

Below are the counties that are near Gillingham. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gillingham:

  • Richland County     (The home county of Gillingham)
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gillingham, with the one closest to Gillingham listed first.
    • Soldiers Grove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Soldiers Grove is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Grove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
    • Bell Center
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Gays Mills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Gays Mills is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Mills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
    • Petersburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Towerville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Mount Sterling
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Mount Sterling is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
    • Rising Sun
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Steuben
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Boydtown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Grant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gillingham, with the one closest to Gillingham listed first.
    • Muscoda
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Muscoda is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscoda
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,236 people
    • Blue River
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Blue River is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
    • Boscobel
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Boscobel is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boscobel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,134 people
    • Woodman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodman is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
  • Iowa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gillingham, with the one closest to Gillingham listed first.
    • Avoca
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Avoca is located in Iowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 620 people
    • Highland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Helena
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Centreville ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Juneau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gillingham, with the one closest to Gillingham listed first.
    • Union Center
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Wonewoc
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Wonewoc is located in Juneau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonewoc
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
    • Elroy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Elroy is located in Juneau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gillingham, with the one closest to Gillingham listed first.
    • Oil City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Oil City is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
    • Kendall
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Kendall is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
    • Wilton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Wilton is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
    • Cashton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Cashton is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,111 people
    • Norwalk
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Melvina
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Sauk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gillingham, with the one closest to Gillingham listed first.
    • Lime Ridge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Sandusky
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Ironton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Ironton is located in Sauk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
    • La Valle
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Loganville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Plain
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Plain is located in Sauk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 765 people
    • Reedsburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Reedsburg is located in Sauk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,500 people
    • Leland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Spring Green
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Spring Green is located in Sauk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Green
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
    • Rock Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Rock Springs is located in Sauk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
    • Denzer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • North Freedom
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • North Freedom is located in Sauk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Freedom
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
    • Witwen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Vernon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gillingham, with the one closest to Gillingham listed first.
    • White City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • White City is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • La Farge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Liberty
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Liberty is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Readstown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Readstown is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readstown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
    • Hillsboro
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Mount Tabor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Trippville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Ontario
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Ontario is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 561 people
    • Liberty Pole
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Viroqua
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Viroqua is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viroqua
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,394 people
    • Westby
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Fargo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Newry
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gillingham, see our County-by-County Page for Gillingham.

Cemeteries Near Gillingham ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gillingham.

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 Gillingham - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gillingham covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gillingham, with the one closest to Gillingham listed first.

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 in 1895, Gillingham had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Gillingham, with the one closest to Gillingham listed first.

  • Woodstock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Bloom City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Buck Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Buck Creek is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Creek
  • Rockbridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Rockbridge is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbridge
  • Mill Creek ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mill Creek is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
  • Hub City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hub City is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub City
  • Richland Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Henrietta ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Henrietta is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
  • Sabin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Boaz
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Yuba
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Yuba is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
  • Neptune
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • West Lima
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • West Lima is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lima
    • Sylvan
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Sylvan is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
    • Five Points
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Five Points is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gillingham. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gillingham.

Newspapers Published in Gillingham ...

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 116 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gillingham.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gillingham, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<1>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gillingham.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Gillingham:

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Gillingham) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Gillingham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.