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 Hamilton (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 Hamilton. 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.
Hamilton is located in Fond du Lac 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 Fond du Lac County: Calumet, Dodge, Green Lake, Sheboygan, Washington & Winnebago.
Below are the counties that are near Hamilton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hamilton:
- Fond du Lac County (The home county of Hamilton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamilton, with the one closest to Hamilton listed first.
- Marblehead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Marblehead is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
- Byron
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Byron is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Eden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Eden is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 943 people
- Oakfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oakfield is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
- Fond du Lac
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- 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
- North Fond du Lac
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- North Fond du Lac is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fond du Lac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,059 people
- Woodhull
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodhull is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhull
- Ashford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ashford is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Peebles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Peebles is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peebles
- Dotyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dotyville is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotyville
- Minawa Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Minawa Beach is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minawa Beach
- Ladoga
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ladoga is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladoga
- Calumet County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamilton, with the one closest to Hamilton listed first.
- Brothertown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Brothertown is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brothertown
- Quinney
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Quinney is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinney
- New Holstein
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Holstein is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holstein
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,105 people
- Stockbridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Stockbridge is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
- Chilton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chilton is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,868 people
- Brant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brant is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant
- Hayton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hayton is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayton
- Dodge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamilton, with the one closest to Hamilton listed first.
- Brownsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brownsville is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Lomira
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lomira is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,454 people
- Knowles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Knowles is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles
- Theresa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Theresa is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theresa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,199 people
- Kekoskee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kekoskee is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kekoskee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 891 people
- Mayville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mayville is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,829 people
- Waupun
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Waupun is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waupun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,271 people
- Atwater
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Atwater is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwater
- Burnett
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Burnett is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Neda
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Neda is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neda
- Horicon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Horicon is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horicon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,680 people
- Iron Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Iron Ridge is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
- Green Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamilton, with the one closest to Hamilton listed first.
- Utley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Utley is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utley
- Green Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Green Lake is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
- Markesan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Markesan is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markesan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
- Berlin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Berlin is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,383 people
- Manitowoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamilton, with the one closest to Hamilton listed first.
- Kiel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kiel is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,799 people
- Rockville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rockville is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Millhome
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Millhome is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhome
- Louis Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Louis Corners is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis Corners
- Steinthal
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Steinthal is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinthal
- Ozaukee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamilton, with the one closest to Hamilton listed first.
- Kohler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kohler is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohler
- Waubeka
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Waubeka is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waubeka
- Fredonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fredonia is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,251 people
- Sheboygan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamilton, with the one closest to Hamilton listed first.
- Glenbeulah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Glenbeulah is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbeulah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
- Cascade
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cascade is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Elkhart Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Elkhart Lake is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhart Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Plymouth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Plymouth is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,737 people
- Waldo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Waldo is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Adell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Adell is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
- Random Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Random Lake is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,567 people
- Rhine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rhine is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhine
- Johnsonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Johnsonville is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamilton, with the one closest to Hamilton listed first.
- Wayne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wayne is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
- Allenton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Allenton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Saint Michaels
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Michaels is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Michaels
- Aurora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Aurora is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Boltonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Boltonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boltonville
- Barton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Barton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Saint Lawrence
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Saint Lawrence is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lawrence
- West Bend
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- West Bend is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,478 people
- Fillmore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fillmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Cedar Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cedar Lake is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Hartford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hartford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,675 people
- Myra
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Myra is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Winnebago County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamilton, with the one closest to Hamilton listed first.
- Black Wolf
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Black Wolf is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Wolf
- Point Comfort
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Point Comfort is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Comfort
- Stony Beach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Stony Beach is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Beach
- Fisk
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fisk is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisk
- Pickett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pickett is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett
- Fitzgerald
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fitzgerald is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerald
- Oshkosh
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Oshkosh is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshkosh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66,495 people
- Harbor Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harbor Springs is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Springs
- Omro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Omro is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,592 people
- Reighmoor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Reighmoor is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reighmoor
- Adella Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Adella Beach is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adella Beach
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hamilton, see our County-by-County Page for Hamilton.
Cemeteries Near Hamilton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hamilton.
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 Hamilton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hamilton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hamilton, with the one closest to Hamilton listed first.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Byron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Avoca Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Genesee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fond du Lac County Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hamiston Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hawes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kinwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (315 more) ...
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Empire Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rienzi Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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>
While we didn't find Hamilton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hamilton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hamilton, with the one closest to Hamilton listed first.
- Byron
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Byron is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Marblehead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Marblehead is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
- Oakfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oakfield is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
- South Byron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- South Byron is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Byron
- Eden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Eden is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 943 people
- Brownsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brownsville is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Oak Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oak Center is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Center
- Lomira
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lomira is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,454 people
- Woodhull
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodhull is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhull
- Knowles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Knowles is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles
- Ashford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ashford is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Taycheedah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Taycheedah is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taycheedah
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- LeRoy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- LeRoy is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LeRoy
- Peebles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Peebles is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peebles
- Waucousta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Waucousta is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waucousta
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hamilton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hamilton.
Newspapers Published in Hamilton ...
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 100 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hamilton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hamilton, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hamilton.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Hamilton:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Fond du Lac County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calumet County
- Dodge County
- Green Lake County
- Manitowoc County
- Ozaukee County
- Sheboygan 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 Hamilton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hamilton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |