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 Jacksonville (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 Jacksonville. 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 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.
Jacksonville is located in Monroe 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 Monroe County: Jackson, Juneau, La Crosse & Vernon.
Below are the counties that are near Jacksonville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jacksonville:
- Monroe County (The home county of Jacksonville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jacksonville, with the one closest to Jacksonville listed first.
- Tunnel City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tunnel City is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel City
- Tomah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tomah is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,363 people
- Oakdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oakdale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 290 people
- Norwalk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Norwalk is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- Wilton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wilton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Valley Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Junction is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Wyeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wyeville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Clifton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Angelo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Angelo is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelo
- Warrens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Warrens is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Shennington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shennington is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennington
- Sparta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sparta is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,800 people
- Oil City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Oil City is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jacksonville, with the one closest to Jacksonville listed first.
- Strongs Prairie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Strongs Prairie is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongs Prairie
- Quincy ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Quincy is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Crawford County
- Lynxville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lynxville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jacksonville, with the one closest to Jacksonville listed first.
- Millston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Millston is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Lapham Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lapham Junction is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapham Junction
- Melrose
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Melrose is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
- Black River Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Black River Falls is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black River Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,454 people
- Pray
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pray
- North Bend
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- North Bend is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend
- City Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- City Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Point
- Juneau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jacksonville, with the one closest to Jacksonville listed first.
- Camp Douglas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Camp Douglas is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Douglas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 625 people
- Hustler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hustler is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Mather
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mather is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mather
- New Lisbon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- New Lisbon is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lisbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,547 people
- Elroy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Elroy is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
- Union Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Union Center is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Necedah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Necedah is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necedah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 923 people
- Sprague
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sprague is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
- Mauston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mauston is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,358 people
- Wonewoc
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wonewoc is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonewoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
- New Miner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Miner is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Miner
- Lemonweir
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lemonweir is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemonweir
- La Crosse County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jacksonville, with the one closest to Jacksonville listed first.
- Rockland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rockland is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Middle Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Ridge is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ridge
- Bangor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bangor is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,442 people
- Saint Joseph
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Joseph is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- West Salem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- West Salem is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,013 people
- Mindoro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mindoro is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindoro
- Barre Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Barre Mills is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre Mills
- Richland County
- Yuba
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Yuba is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Vernon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jacksonville, with the one closest to Jacksonville listed first.
- Ontario
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ontario is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
- Population from the 2020 Census: 561 people
- Mount Tabor
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mount Tabor is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor
- Trippville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Trippville is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trippville
- Newry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Newry is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newry
- White City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- White City is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Hillsboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsboro is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,387 people
- Westby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Westby is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,254 people
- La Farge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- La Farge is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Farge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Coon Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coon Valley is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jacksonville, see our County-by-County Page for Jacksonville.
Cemeteries Near Jacksonville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jacksonville.
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 Jacksonville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jacksonville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jacksonville, with the one closest to Jacksonville listed first.
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Greenfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- County Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Noth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Worden - Burroughs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Boyonton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mound Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Aney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (151 more) ...
- LaGrange Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Summit Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pilgrims Home 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 Jacksonville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jacksonville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jacksonville, with the one closest to Jacksonville listed first.
- Tomah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tomah is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,363 people
- Tunnel City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tunnel City is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel City
- Norwalk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Norwalk is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- Oakdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oakdale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 290 people
- Kirby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kirby is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Wyeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wyeville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Valley Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Junction is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Clifton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Angelo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Angelo is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelo
- Saint Marys
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Marys is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
- Warrens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Warrens is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Sparta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sparta is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,800 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Oil City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Oil City is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Leon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Leon is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Melvina
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Melvina is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jacksonville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jacksonville.
Newspapers Published in Jacksonville ...
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 86 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jacksonville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jacksonville, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jacksonville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Jacksonville:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Crawford County
- Jackson County
- Juneau County
- La Crosse County
- Richland County
- Vernon County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
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 Jacksonville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Jacksonville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |