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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 Hillside (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 Hillside. 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 and 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.

Hillside is located in Dane 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 Dane County: Columbia, Dodge, Green, Iowa, Jefferson, Rock & Sauk.

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

  • Dane County     (The home county of Hillside)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hillside, with the one closest to Hillside listed first.
    • Rockdale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Rockdale is located in Dane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
    • Albion
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Albion is located in Dane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
    • Edgerton Beach Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Edgerton Beach Park is located in Dane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton Beach Park
    • Cambridge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Cambridge is located in Dane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,538 people
    • Hanerville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Hanerville is located in Dane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanerville
    • Deerfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Deerfield is located in Dane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,540 people
    • Dunkirk
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Dunkirk is located in Dane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
    • Stoughton
      (9 miles [14.5 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
    • Door Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Door Creek is located in Dane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Door Creek
    • Cottage Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 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
    • Hope
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Hope is located in Dane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
    • McFarland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • McFarland is located in Dane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,291 people
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hillside, with the one closest to Hillside listed first.
    • Columbus
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Columbus is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,117 people
    • Keyeser
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Keyeser is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyeser
    • North Leeds
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • North Leeds is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
  • Dodge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hillside, with the one closest to Hillside listed first.
    • Astico
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Astico is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astico
    • 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
    • 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
    • Clyman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Clyman is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
  • Green County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hillside, with the one closest to Hillside listed first.
    • Attica
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Attica is located in Green County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
    • Dayton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Dayton is located in Green County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
    • Albany
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Albany is located in Green County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
    • Mineral Point
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Mineral Point is located in Green County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
    • Brodhead
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Brodhead is located in Green County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodhead
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
    • Monticello
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Monticello is located in Green County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hillside, with the one closest to Hillside listed first.
    • Lake Ripley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Lake Ripley is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ripley
    • Carcajou
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Carcajou is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carcajou
    • Lake Koshkonong
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Lake Koshkonong is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Koshkonong
    • Fort Atkinson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Fort Atkinson is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Atkinson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,372 people
    • Lake Mills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lake Mills is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,014 people
    • Jefferson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,037 people
    • Cold Spring
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Cold Spring is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
    • Milford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Milford is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
    • Johnson Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Johnson Creek is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,065 people
    • Hebron
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Hebron is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
    • Waterloo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Waterloo is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,322 people
    • Grellton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Grellton is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grellton
  • Rock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hillside, with the one closest to Hillside listed first.
    • Edgerton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Edgerton is located in Rock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,595 people
    • Indianford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Indianford is located in Rock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianford
    • Fulton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Fulton is located in Rock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
    • Milton Junction
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Milton Junction is located in Rock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Junction
    • Milton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Milton is located in Rock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,643 people
    • Cooksville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Cooksville is located in Rock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
    • Lima Center
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Lima Center is located in Rock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima Center
    • Union
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Union is located in Rock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Evansville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Evansville is located in Rock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,556 people
    • Janesville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Janesville is located in Rock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,664 people
    • Johnstown Center
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Johnstown Center is located in Rock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown Center
    • Magnolia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Magnolia is located in Rock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
  • Walworth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hillside, with the one closest to Hillside listed first.
    • Whitewater
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Whitewater is located in Walworth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,993 people
    • Richmond
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Richmond is located in Walworth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
    • Heart Prairie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Heart Prairie is located in Walworth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heart Prairie
    • La Grange
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • La Grange is located in Walworth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
    • Little Prairie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Little Prairie is located in Walworth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Prairie
    • Adams
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Adams is located in Walworth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
    • Lauderdale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Lauderdale is located in Walworth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauderdale
    • Allens Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Allens Grove is located in Walworth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Grove
    • Darien
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Darien is located in Walworth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,591 people
    • Delavan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Delavan is located in Walworth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,240 people
    • Troy Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Troy Center is located in Walworth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Center
  • Waukesha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hillside, with the one closest to Hillside listed first.
    • Dousman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Dousman is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dousman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,317 people
    • Eagle
      (29 miles [46.7 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
    • Summit
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Summit is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,255 people
    • Oconomowoc
      (29 miles [46.7 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
    • Ottawa
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Ottawa is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
    • Summit Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Summit Center is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Center

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

Cemeteries Near Hillside ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hillside.

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

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

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

  • Albion Prairie Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sweet Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Busseyville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake Ripley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Wheeler Prairie Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hauge Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Union Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • West Koshkonong Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jenson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Fassett Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (215 more) ...
    • Union Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • St. Anns Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Rock River Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)

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 Hillside in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hillside.

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

  • Rockdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Rockdale is located in Dane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
  • Albion
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Albion is located in Dane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
  • Utica
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Utica is located in Dane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
  • Cambridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Cambridge is located in Dane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,538 people
  • Hanerville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hanerville is located in Dane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanerville
  • Edgerton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Edgerton is located in Rock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,595 people
  • London
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • London is located in Dane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
  • Deerfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Deerfield is located in Dane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,540 people
  • Koshkonong
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Koshkonong is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koshkonong
  • Nora
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Nora is located in Dane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
  • Stebbinsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Stebbinsville is located in Rock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stebbinsville
  • Fulton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Fulton is located in Rock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Indianford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Indianford is located in Rock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianford
    • Stoughton
      (9 miles [14.5 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
    • Fort Atkinson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Fort Atkinson is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Atkinson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,372 people

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

Newspapers Published in Hillside ...

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 135 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hillside.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hillside, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hillside.

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 Hillside:

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 Hillside, 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 from Point A (ie- Hillside) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.