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 Hebron (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 Hebron. 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 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.
Hebron is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Dane, Dodge, Rock, Walworth & Waukesha.
Below are the counties that are near Hebron. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hebron:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Hebron)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hebron, with the one closest to Hebron listed first.
- Rome
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rome is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Cold Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cold Spring is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Helenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Helenville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helenville
- Palmyra
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Palmyra is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,746 people
- Sullivan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sullivan is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Fort Atkinson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fort Atkinson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Atkinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,372 people
- Jefferson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,037 people
- Farmington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Farmington is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Johnson Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Johnson Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,065 people
- Concord
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Lake Koshkonong
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lake Koshkonong is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Koshkonong
- Carcajou
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Carcajou is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carcajou
- Lake Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Mills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,014 people
- Dane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hebron, with the one closest to Hebron listed first.
- Cambridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cambridge is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,538 people
- Edgerton Beach Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Edgerton Beach Park is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton Beach Park
- Rockdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rockdale is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Albion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Albion is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Deerfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Deerfield is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,540 people
- Hanerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hanerville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanerville
- Marshall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Marshall is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,016 people
- Door Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Door Creek is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Door Creek
- Dunkirk
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dunkirk is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
- Stoughton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Stoughton is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoughton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,218 people
- Cottage Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cottage Grove is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,158 people
- Pierceville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pierceville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Hope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hope is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Dodge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hebron, with the one closest to Hebron listed first.
- Ashippun
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ashippun is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashippun
- Clyman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Clyman is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Reeseville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Reeseville is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeseville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 673 people
- Neosho
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Neosho is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosho
- Population from the 2020 Census: 543 people
- Hustisford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hustisford is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustisford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,060 people
- Lowell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lowell is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Astico
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Astico is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astico
- Racine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hebron, with the one closest to Hebron listed first.
- Caldwell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Caldwell is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
- Honey Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Honey Creek is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Rochester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rochester is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,880 people
- Waterford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Waterford is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,618 people
- Wind Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wind Lake is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Lake
- Burlington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burlington is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,898 people
- Browns Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Browns Lake is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Lake
- Bohners Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bohners Lake is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohners Lake
- Rock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hebron, with the one closest to Hebron listed first.
- Lima Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lima Center is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima Center
- Johnstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Johnstown is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Milton Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Milton Junction is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Junction
- Milton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Milton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,643 people
- Johnstown Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Johnstown Center is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown Center
- Emerald Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Emerald Grove is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Grove
- Edgerton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Edgerton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,595 people
- Indianford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Indianford is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianford
- Avalon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Avalon is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Janesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Janesville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,664 people
- Fulton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Fulton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Clinton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Clinton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,119 people
- Tiffany
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tiffany is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany
- Walworth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hebron, with the one closest to Hebron listed first.
- Whitewater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Whitewater is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,993 people
- La Grange
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- La Grange is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
- Little Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Little Prairie is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Prairie
- Heart Prairie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Heart Prairie is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heart Prairie
- Adams
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Adams is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Lauderdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lauderdale is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauderdale
- Richmond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Richmond is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Troy Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Troy Center is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Center
- East Troy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Troy is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,307 people
- Potter Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Potter Lake is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Lake
- Elkhorn
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Elkhorn is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,020 people
- Delavan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Delavan is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,240 people
- Bowers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bowers is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hebron, with the one closest to Hebron listed first.
- Lake Five
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Five is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Five
- Thompson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Waukesha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hebron, with the one closest to Hebron listed first.
- Eagle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Eagle is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,193 people
- Ottawa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ottawa is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Dousman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dousman is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dousman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,317 people
- Eagleville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Eagleville is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Summit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Summit is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,255 people
- Summit Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Summit Center is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Center
- Waterville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Waterville is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- North Prairie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- North Prairie is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,236 people
- Oconomowoc
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oconomowoc is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconomowoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,160 people
- Genesee Depot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Genesee Depot is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee Depot
- Genesee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Genesee is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
- Wales
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wales is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,651 people
- Oconomowoc Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oconomowoc Lake is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconomowoc Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- McHenry County (IL)
- Big Foot Prairie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Big Foot Prairie is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Foot Prairie
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hebron, see our County-by-County Page for Hebron.
Cemeteries Near Hebron ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hebron.
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 Hebron - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hebron covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hebron, with the one closest to Hebron listed first.
- Hebron Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- McLery Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Munroe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cushman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Riverview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hoffman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery
- St. Patrick Catholic Church Cemetery
- St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87663 <1>
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Skoponong Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (256 more) ...
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hillside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Melindas Prairie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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 Hebron had a population of 178 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hebron, with the one closest to Hebron listed first.
- Cold Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cold Spring is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Rome
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rome is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Oak Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Helenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Helenville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helenville
- Whitewater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Whitewater is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,993 people
- Palmyra
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Palmyra is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,746 people
- Fort Atkinson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fort Atkinson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Atkinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,372 people
- Jefferson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,037 people
- Little Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Little Prairie is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Prairie
- Jefferson Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson Junction is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Junction
- Farmington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Farmington is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Lima Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lima Center is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima Center
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Heart Prairie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Heart Prairie is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heart Prairie
- Johnson Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Johnson Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,065 people
- Adams
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Adams is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hebron. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hebron.
Newspapers Published in Hebron ...
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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hebron.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hebron, 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 Hebron.
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 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 Hebron:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dane County
- Dodge County
- Racine County
- Rock County
- Walworth County
- Washington County
- Waukesha County
- McHenry 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 Hebron, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hebron) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |