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 Herman Center (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 Herman Center. 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.
Name Variations for Herman Center ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Herman Center: Herman Ctr. (or less commonly used: Herman Cen., Herman Cent. or Herman Cntr.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Herman Center is located in Dodge 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 Dodge County: Columbia, Dane, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Jefferson, Washington & Waukesha.
Below are the counties that are near Herman Center. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Herman Center:
- Dodge County (The home county of Herman Center)
- The following are listed by their distance from Herman Center, with the one closest to Herman Center listed first.
- Huilsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Huilsburg is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huilsburg
- Iron Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Iron Ridge is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
- Neda
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Neda is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neda
- Woodland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Rubicon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rubicon is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubicon
- Theresa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Theresa is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theresa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,199 people
- Mayville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mayville is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,829 people
- Neosho
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Neosho is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosho
- Population from the 2020 Census: 543 people
- Hustisford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hustisford is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustisford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,060 people
- Kekoskee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kekoskee is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kekoskee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 891 people
- Horicon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Horicon is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horicon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,680 people
- Knowles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Knowles is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Herman Center, with the one closest to Herman Center listed first.
- Columbus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Columbus is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,117 people
- Fall River
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Fall River is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,757 people
- Englewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Englewood is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
- Fond du Lac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Herman Center, with the one closest to Herman Center listed first.
- Saint Kilian
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Kilian is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Kilian
- Ashford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ashford is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Elmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elmore is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
- Kewaskum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kewaskum is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewaskum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,296 people
- Campbellsport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Campbellsport is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,811 people
- Byron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Byron is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- New Fane
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Fane is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fane
- Eden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Eden is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 943 people
- Oakfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Oakfield is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
- New Prospect
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Prospect is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Marblehead
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Marblehead is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
- Ladoga
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ladoga is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladoga
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Herman Center, with the one closest to Herman Center listed first.
- Lac La Belle
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lac La Belle is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lac La Belle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
- Ixonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ixonia is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ixonia
- Lake Lac La Belle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lake Lac La Belle is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lac La Belle
- Watertown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Watertown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,370 people
- Concord
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Concord is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Farmington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Farmington is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Grellton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grellton is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grellton
- Sullivan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sullivan is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Johnson Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,065 people
- Milford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Milford is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Helenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Helenville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helenville
- Milwaukee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Herman Center, with the one closest to Herman Center listed first.
- West Granville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Granville is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Granville
- Brown Deer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brown Deer is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Deer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,191 people
- Ozaukee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Herman Center, with the one closest to Herman Center listed first.
- Horns Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Horns Corners is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horns Corners
- Kohler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Kohler is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohler
- Waubeka
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Waubeka is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waubeka
- Freistadt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Freistadt is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freistadt
- Cedarburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cedarburg is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,783 people
- Fredonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fredonia is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,251 people
- Grafton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Grafton is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,758 people
- Saukville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Saukville is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saukville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,437 people
- Mequon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mequon is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mequon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,765 people
- Thiensville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Thiensville is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thiensville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,116 people
- Holy Cross
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Holy Cross is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- Ulao
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ulao is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulao
- Sheboygan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Herman Center, with the one closest to Herman Center listed first.
- 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
- Cascade
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cascade is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Adell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Adell is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Herman Center, with the one closest to Herman Center listed first.
- Allenton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Allenton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Aurora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Aurora is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Hartford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hartford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,675 people
- Saint Lawrence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Lawrence is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lawrence
- Wayne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wayne is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
- Cedar Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Lake is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Slinger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Slinger is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slinger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,704 people
- Thompson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Cedar Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Barton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Barton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- West Bend
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- West Bend is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,478 people
- Rugby Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rugby Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby Junction
- Waukesha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Herman Center, with the one closest to Herman Center listed first.
- Monterey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Monterey is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Stonebank
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Stonebank is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebank
- Chenequa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Chenequa is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenequa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Merton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Merton is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,812 people
- Okauchee Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Okauchee Lake is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okauchee Lake
- Okauchee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Okauchee is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okauchee
- Nashotah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Nashotah is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashotah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,361 people
- Oconomowoc Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Oconomowoc Lake is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconomowoc Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Oconomowoc
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Oconomowoc is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconomowoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,160 people
- Hartland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hartland is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,338 people
- Sussex
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sussex is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,086 people
- Lannon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lannon is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,284 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Herman Center, see our County-by-County Page for Herman Center.
Cemeteries Near Herman Center ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Herman Center.
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 Herman Center - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Herman Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Herman Center, with the one closest to Herman Center listed first.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Reform Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hallowell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greenbush Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Township Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mace Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lehman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Bartholomew Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Killian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (322 more) ...
- St. Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Old St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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>
While we didn't find Herman Center in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Herman Center.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Herman Center, with the one closest to Herman Center listed first.
- Huilsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Huilsburg is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huilsburg
- Iron Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Iron Ridge is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
- Woodland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Addison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Addison is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Nenno
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nenno is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nenno
- Allenton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Allenton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Neosho
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Neosho is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosho
- Population from the 2020 Census: 543 people
- Hartford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hartford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,675 people
- Saint Lawrence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Lawrence is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lawrence
- Aurora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Aurora is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Kohlsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kohlsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohlsville
- Theresa Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Theresa Station is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theresa Station
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Theresa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Theresa is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theresa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,199 people
- Mayville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mayville is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,829 people
- Hustisford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hustisford is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustisford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,060 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Herman Center. See our List of 1890's Communities around Herman Center.
Newspapers Published in Herman Center ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Herman Center.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Herman Center, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<1>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Herman Center.
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 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 Herman Center:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Dodge County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Fond du Lac County
- Jefferson County
- Milwaukee County
- Ozaukee County
- Sheboygan County
- Washington County
- Waukesha County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
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- Herman Center) 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 Herman Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |