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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 Hyde (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 Hyde. 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.

Hyde is located in Iowa 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 Iowa County: Dane, Grant, Green, Lafayette, Richland & Sauk.

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

  • Iowa County     (The home county of Hyde)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hyde, with the one closest to Hyde listed first.
    • Pleasant Ridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Ridgeway
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Ridgeway is located in Iowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
    • Barneveld
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Barneveld is located in Iowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barneveld
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people
    • Helena
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Arena
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Cassell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Dodgeville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Dodgeville is located in Iowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,677 people
    • Hollandale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Edmund
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Moscow
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Mineral Point
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Linden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Linden is located in Iowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
    • Avoca
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Avoca is located in Iowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 620 people
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hyde, with the one closest to Hyde listed first.
    • Lodi
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Okee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Wisconsin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lake Wisconsin is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wisconsin
    • Harmony Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Dane County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hyde, with the one closest to Hyde listed first.
    • Blue Mounds
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Blue Mounds is located in Dane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mounds
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
    • Elvers
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Mazomanie
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Mazomanie is located in Dane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazomanie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,715 people
    • Black Earth
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Mount Horeb
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Mount Horeb is located in Dane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Horeb
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,563 people
    • Klevenville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Cross Plains
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Cross Plains is located in Dane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,280 people
    • Marxville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Martinsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Ashton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Ashton Corners
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Verona
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Verona is located in Dane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,539 people
    • Middleton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Middleton is located in Dane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,195 people
  • Grant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hyde, with the one closest to Hyde listed first.
    • Montfort
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Muscoda
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Muscoda is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscoda
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,236 people
    • Livingston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Livingston is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
    • Preston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Annaton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Blue River
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Blue River is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
  • Green County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hyde, with the one closest to Hyde listed first.
    • New Glarus
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Dayton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Monticello
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lafayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hyde, with the one closest to Hyde listed first.
    • Blanchardville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Calamine
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Argyle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Argyle is located in Lafayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
    • Darlington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Darlington is located in Lafayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,317 people
    • Woodford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Belmont
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Wiota
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Richland County
  • Sauk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hyde, with the one closest to Hyde listed first.
    • Spring Green
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Spring Green is located in Sauk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Green
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
    • Plain
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Plain is located in Sauk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 765 people
    • Witwen
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Leland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Sauk City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Sauk City is located in Sauk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauk City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,498 people
    • Denzer
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Prairie du Sac village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Sandusky
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Loganville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Moon Valley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • North Freedom
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • North Freedom is located in Sauk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Freedom
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
    • Merrimac
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Merrimac is located in Sauk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
    • Lime Ridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Hyde ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hyde.

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

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

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

  • Ruggles Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jennieton Baptist Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Griffith Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Rockwell Mills Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Eastside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jennieton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Davis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Bridgets Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • White Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Old Helena Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (180 more) ...
    • Wyoming Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Arena Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Rock Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)

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.<1>

While we didn't find Hyde in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hyde.

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

  • Barneveld
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Barneveld is located in Iowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barneveld
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people
  • Helena
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Arena
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Wyoming
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Wyoming is located in Iowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
  • Blue Mounds
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Blue Mounds is located in Dane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mounds
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
  • Spring Green
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Spring Green is located in Sauk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Green
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
  • Elvers
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Dodgeville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Dodgeville is located in Iowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,677 people
  • Cassell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Mazomanie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mazomanie is located in Dane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazomanie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,715 people
  • Jonesdale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jonesdale is located in Iowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesdale
  • Black Earth
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Hollandale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Mount Horeb
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Mount Horeb is located in Dane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Horeb
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,563 people
    • Black Hawk
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Black Hawk is located in Sauk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hawk

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

Newspapers Published in Hyde ...

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 155 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hyde.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hyde, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hyde.

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 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 Hyde:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Hyde, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hyde) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.