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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 Harrisville (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 Harrisville. 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 hospitals 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.
Harrisville is located in Marquette 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 Marquette County: Adams, Columbia, Green Lake & Waushara.
Below are the counties that are near Harrisville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Harrisville:
- Marquette County (The home county of Harrisville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisville, with the one closest to Harrisville listed first.
- Westfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Westfield is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,268 people
- Germania
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Germania is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania
- Montello
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Montello is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,454 people
- Packwaukee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Packwaukee is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packwaukee
- Glen Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Glen Oak is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Oak
- Oxford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oxford is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Neshkoro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Neshkoro is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshkoro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
- Endeavor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Endeavor is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endeavor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
- Douglas Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Douglas Center is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Center
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisville, with the one closest to Harrisville listed first.
- Pilot Knob ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pilot Knob is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Easton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Easton is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Adams
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Adams is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Friendship
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Friendship is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
- Plainville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Plainville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Arkdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Arkdale is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdale
- Big Flats
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Big Flats is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Flats
- Leola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Leola is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leola
- Quincy ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Quincy is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisville, with the one closest to Harrisville listed first.
- Portage
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Portage is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,381 people
- Pardeeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pardeeville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardeeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,053 people
- Wisconsin Dells
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wisconsin Dells is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisconsin Dells
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
- Wyocena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- 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
- Friesland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Friesland is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Cambria
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cambria is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 748 people
- Rio
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rio is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- Dodge County
- Randolph
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Randolph is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
- Fond du Lac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisville, with the one closest to Harrisville listed first.
- Fairwater
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Fairwater is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairwater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Ripon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ripon is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,844 people
- Metomen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Metomen is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metomen
- Green Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisville, with the one closest to Harrisville listed first.
- Princeton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Princeton is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,166 people
- Marquette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marquette is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Kingston
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Kingston is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Green Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Green Lake is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
- Berlin
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Berlin is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,383 people
- Markesan
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Markesan is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markesan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
- Utley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Utley is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utley
- Juneau County
- Lyndon Station
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lyndon Station is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisville, with the one closest to Harrisville listed first.
- Almond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Almond is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
- Blaine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Blaine is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Sauk County
- Lake Delton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Delton is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Delton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,986 people
- Waushara County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisville, with the one closest to Harrisville listed first.
- Coloma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coloma is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
- Wautoma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wautoma is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wautoma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,114 people
- Rodney ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rodney is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Silver Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Lake is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Lohrville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lohrville is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lohrville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 389 people
- Hancock
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hancock is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
- Redgranite
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Redgranite is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redgranite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,111 people
- Mount Morris
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Morris is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Morris
- Wild Rose
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Wild Rose is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
- Plainfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Plainfield is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
- Pine River
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pine River is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
- Saxeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Saxeville is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxeville
- Poy Sippi
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Poy Sippi is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poy Sippi
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Harrisville, see our County-by-County Page for Harrisville.
Cemeteries Near Harrisville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harrisville.
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 Harrisville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Harrisville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Harrisville, with the one closest to Harrisville listed first.
- St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- East Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sheldon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Krentz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Westfield South Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Newton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Matz - Tagatz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Emmanuel Evangelical Crystal Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. John the Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (189 more) ...
- Eastside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Germania Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Riverside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 Harrisville had a population of 97 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Harrisville, with the one closest to Harrisville listed first.
- Montello
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Montello is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,454 people
- Germania
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Germania is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania
- Packwaukee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Packwaukee is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packwaukee
- Dakota
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dakota is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dakota
- Oxford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oxford is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Richford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Richford is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richford
- Neshkoro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Neshkoro is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshkoro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
- New Chester ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- New Chester is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chester
- Coloma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coloma is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
- Pilot Knob ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pilot Knob is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Douglas Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Douglas Center is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Center
- Princeton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Princeton is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,166 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Grand Marsh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Grand Marsh is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Marsh
- Rodney ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rodney is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Spring Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Lake is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Harrisville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harrisville.
Newspapers Published in Harrisville ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harrisville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harrisville, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Harrisville.
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 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 Harrisville:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Marquette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Columbia County
- Dodge County
- Fond du Lac County
- Green Lake County
- Juneau County
- Portage County
- Sauk County
- Waushara 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 Harrisville, 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- Harrisville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |