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 Horicon (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 Horicon. 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 and hospitals 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.
Horicon 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 Horicon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Horicon:
- Dodge County (The home county of Horicon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Horicon, with the one closest to Horicon listed first.
- Minnesota Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Minnesota Junction is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota Junction
- Juneau
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Juneau is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juneau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,532 people
- Neda
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Neda is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neda
- Mayville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mayville is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,829 people
- Burnett
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Burnett is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Kekoskee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kekoskee is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kekoskee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 891 people
- Iron Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Iron Ridge is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
- Hustisford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hustisford is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustisford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,060 people
- Woodland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Atwater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Atwater is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwater
- Huilsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Huilsburg is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huilsburg
- Clyman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clyman is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Beaver Dam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Beaver Dam is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,303 people
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horicon, with the one closest to Horicon listed first.
- Columbus
(20 miles [32.2 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
(20 miles [32.2 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Englewood is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
- Friesland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Friesland is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Cambria
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cambria is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 748 people
- Doylestown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Doylestown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Otsego
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Otsego is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otsego
- Rio
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rio is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- Dane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horicon, with the one closest to Horicon listed first.
- East Bristol
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Bristol is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bristol
- Marshall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,016 people
- Fond du Lac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horicon, with the one closest to Horicon listed first.
- Saint Kilian
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Kilian is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Kilian
- Ashford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ashford is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Oakfield
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Byron
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Byron is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Ladoga
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ladoga is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladoga
- Elmore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Elmore is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
- Campbellsport
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Kewaskum
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Kewaskum is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewaskum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,296 people
- Brandon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Brandon is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 845 people
- Eden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eden is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 943 people
- Marblehead
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Marblehead is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
- New Fane
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- New Fane is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fane
- Fairwater
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fairwater is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairwater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Green Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horicon, with the one closest to Horicon listed first.
- Utley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Utley is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utley
- Markesan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Markesan is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markesan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
- Kingston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kingston is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horicon, with the one closest to Horicon listed first.
- Watertown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Watertown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,370 people
- Ixonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ixonia is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ixonia
- Lac La Belle
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Grellton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Grellton is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grellton
- Lake Lac La Belle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lake Lac La Belle is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lac La Belle
- Farmington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Farmington is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Waterloo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Waterloo is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,322 people
- Concord
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Concord is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Johnson Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Johnson Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,065 people
- Milford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Milford is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Sullivan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sullivan is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Lake Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Mills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,014 people
- Helenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Helenville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helenville
- Ozaukee County
- Kohler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Kohler is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohler
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horicon, with the one closest to Horicon listed first.
- Allenton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Allenton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Hartford
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Aurora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Aurora is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Saint Lawrence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Lawrence is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lawrence
- Wayne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wayne is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
- Cedar Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cedar Lake is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Thompson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Slinger
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Barton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Barton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Cedar Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cedar Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- West Bend
(22 miles [35.4 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Rugby Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby Junction
- Saint Michaels
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Saint Michaels is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Michaels
- Waukesha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horicon, with the one closest to Horicon listed first.
- Monterey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Monterey is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Stonebank
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Stonebank is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebank
- Oconomowoc
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Okauchee Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Okauchee Lake is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okauchee Lake
- Okauchee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Okauchee is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okauchee
- Oconomowoc Lake
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Chenequa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chenequa is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenequa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Merton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Merton is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,812 people
- Nashotah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nashotah is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashotah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,361 people
- Summit Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Summit Center is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Center
- Summit
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Summit is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,255 people
- Delafield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Delafield is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delafield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,559 people
- Hartland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hartland is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,338 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Horicon, see our County-by-County Page for Horicon.
Cemeteries Near Horicon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Horicon.
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 Horicon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Horicon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Horicon, with the one closest to Horicon listed first.
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wrucke Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- County Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rex Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Juneau City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juneau City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Juneau City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Juneau.
- The Juneau City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Juneau Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1615128 <1>
- Mace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Township Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Greenbush Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (307 more) ...
- New St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Graceland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Johns 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Horicon had a population of 1,429 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Horicon had a population of 3,680 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Horicon, with the one closest to Horicon listed first.
- Minnesota Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Minnesota Junction is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota Junction
- Juneau
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Juneau is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juneau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,532 people
- Rolling Prairie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rolling Prairie is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Prairie
- Mayville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mayville is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,829 people
- Burnett
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Burnett is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Iron Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Iron Ridge is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
- Kekoskee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kekoskee is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kekoskee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 891 people
- Hustisford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hustisford is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustisford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,060 people
- Woodland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Huilsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Huilsburg is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huilsburg
- Atwater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Atwater is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwater
- LeRoy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- LeRoy is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LeRoy
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Clyman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clyman is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Theresa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Theresa is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theresa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,199 people
- Beaver Dam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Beaver Dam is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,303 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Horicon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Horicon.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Horicon ...
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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Horicon.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Horicon. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Horicon and those printed in the larger area surrounding Horicon.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> of Horicon.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Horicon:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Dodge County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Dane County
- Fond du Lac County
- Green Lake County
- Jefferson County
- Ozaukee County
- Washington County
- Waukesha 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 Horicon, 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- Horicon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |