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 Janesville (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 Janesville. 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.
Janesville is located in Rock County and is the County Seat.
To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Rock County: Boone (IL), Winnebago (IL), Dane, Green, Jefferson & Walworth.
Below are the counties that are near Janesville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Janesville:
- Rock County (The home county of Janesville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Janesville, with the one closest to Janesville listed first.
- Emerald Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Grove
- Emerald Grove is located in Rock County
- Milton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Milton is located in Rock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,643 people
- Hanover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Hanover is located in Rock County
- Garden Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Garden Village is located in Rock County
- Avalon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Avalon is located in Rock County
- Shopiere
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shopiere
- Shopiere is located in Rock County
- Tiffany
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Johnstown Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown Center
- Johnstown Center is located in Rock County
- Footville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
- Footville is located in Rock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
- Johnstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Johnstown is located in Rock County
- Edgerton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Edgerton is located in Rock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,595 people
- Fulton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Fulton is located in Rock County
- Beloit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beloit
- Beloit is located in Rock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,637 people
- Dane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Janesville, with the one closest to Janesville listed first.
- Albion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Albion is located in Dane County
- Dunkirk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
- Dunkirk is located in Dane County
- Rockdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Stone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Stone is located in Dane County
- Stoughton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Brooklyn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest) - Cambridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north) - Oregon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) - Deerfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Deerfield is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,540 people
- McFarland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest) - Belleville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belleville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Belleville is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,514 people
- Oak Hall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hall
- Oak Hall is located in Dane County
- Basco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basco
- Basco is located in Dane County
- Green County
- The following are listed by their distance from Janesville, with the one closest to Janesville listed first.
- Brodhead
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Albany
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west) - Mineral Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Mineral Point is located in Green County
- Attica
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Attica is located in Green County
- Dayton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Dayton is located in Green County
- Twin Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Grove
- Twin Grove is located in Green County
- Monticello
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Monticello is located in Green County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Janesville, with the one closest to Janesville listed first.
- Carcajou
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carcajou
- Carcajou is located in Jefferson County
- Lake Koshkonong
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Koshkonong have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Koshkonong
- Lake Koshkonong is located in Jefferson County
- Fort Atkinson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Atkinson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Atkinson
- Fort Atkinson is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,372 people
- Lake Ripley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ripley
- Lake Ripley is located in Jefferson County
- Hebron
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast) - Jefferson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast) - Palmyra
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast) - Lake Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mills
- Lake Mills is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,014 people
- Helenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helenville
- Helenville is located in Jefferson County
- Rome
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast) - Johnson Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Creek
- Johnson Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,065 people
- Walworth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Janesville, with the one closest to Janesville listed first.
- Richmond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Richmond is located in Walworth County
- Allens Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Grove
- Allens Grove is located in Walworth County
- Darien
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
- Darien is located in Walworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,591 people
- Whitewater
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Whitewater is located in Walworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,993 people
- Delavan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
- Delavan is located in Walworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,240 people
- Sharon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Delavan Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delavan Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan Lake
- Delavan Lake is located in Walworth County
- La Grange
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
- La Grange is located in Walworth County
- Walworth
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast) - Elkhorn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Elkhorn is located in Walworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,020 people
- Fontana-on-Geneva Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fontana-on-Geneva Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana-on-Geneva Lake
- Fontana-on-Geneva Lake is located in Walworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,743 people
- Lauderdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lauderdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauderdale
- Lauderdale is located in Walworth County
- Big Foot Prairie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Big Foot Prairie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Foot Prairie
- Big Foot Prairie is located in Walworth County
- Waukesha County
- Eagle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
- Eagle is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,193 people
- Eagle
- Boone County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Janesville, with the one closest to Janesville listed first.
- Caledonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Caledonia is located in Boone County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caledonia <3>
- Capron
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Capron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capron
- Capron is located in Boone County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,343 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capron <3>
- Poplar Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Poplar Grove is located in Boone County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,075 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poplar Grove <3>
- Timberlane
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timberlane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlane
- Timberlane is located in Boone County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
- Russellville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Russellville is located in Boone County (IL)
- Belvidere
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
- Belvidere is located in Boone County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,731 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belvidere <3>
- McHenry County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Janesville, with the one closest to Janesville listed first.
- Big Foot Prairie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Foot Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Foot Prairie
- Big Foot Prairie is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Harvard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
- Harvard is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,979 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harvard <3>
- Alden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Alden is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alden <3>
- Stephenson County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Janesville, with the one closest to Janesville listed first.
- Davis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Davis is located in Stephenson County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 616 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davis <3>
- Rock City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest) - Rock Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Grove
- Rock Grove is located in Stephenson County (IL)
- Winnebago County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Janesville, with the one closest to Janesville listed first.
- South Beloit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Beloit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Beloit
- South Beloit is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,540 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Beloit <3>
- Rockton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Rockton is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,477 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockton <3>
- Roscoe
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roscoe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
- Roscoe is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,406 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscoe <3>
- Shirland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shirland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirland
- Shirland is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shirland <3>
- Machesney Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Machesney Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machesney Park
- Machesney Park is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,678 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Machesney Park <3>
- Argyle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south) - Sturbridge Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sturbridge Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturbridge Village
- Sturbridge Village is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Durand
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
- Durand is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,387 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durand <3>
- Loves Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loves Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Park
- Loves Park is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,382 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loves Park <3>
- Lake Summerset
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Summerset have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Summerset
- Lake Summerset is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Wempletown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wempletown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wempletown
- Wempletown is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Rockford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Rockford is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144,835 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockford <3>
- Winnebago
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnebago
- Winnebago is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,973 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnebago <3>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Janesville, see our County-by-County Page for Janesville.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Janesville ...
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 238 newspapers that have been published in the area around Janesville.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Janesville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Janesville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Janesville.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4> of Janesville.
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 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 Janesville:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.wisconsinhistory.org/
- Pages specific to Rock County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dane County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Green County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jefferson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Walworth County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Waukesha County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Boone County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- McHenry County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Stephenson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Winnebago County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Dane County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Rock County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
Cemeteries Near Janesville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Janesville.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Janesville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Janesville, with the one closest to Janesville listed first.
- Milton Lawn Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Milton Lawn Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milton Lawn Memorial Park
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88594 <5>
- Afton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Afton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Afton Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
- Baldwin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baldwin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baldwin Cemetery
- Milton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Milton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milton Cemetery
- Milton Junction Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Milton Junction Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milton Junction Cemetery
- Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grove Cemetery
- Turtle Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turtle Cemetery
- North Johnstown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Johnstown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Johnstown Cemetery
- Continue List (230 more) ...
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
- Plymouth Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plymouth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plymouth Cemetery
- Johnstown Center Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnstown Center Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1989810 <5>
- Bethel Cemetery
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.<6>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Janesville had a population of 10,836 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Janesville had a population of 64,664 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Janesville, with the one closest to Janesville listed first.
- Afton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Leyden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Hanover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Hanover is located in Rock County
- Emerald Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Grove
- Emerald Grove is located in Rock County
- Milton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Milton is located in Rock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,643 people
- Milton Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Junction
- Milton Junction is located in Rock County
- Shopiere
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shopiere
- Shopiere is located in Rock County
- Tiffany
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Indianford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indianford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianford
- Indianford is located in Rock County
- Johnstown Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown Center
- Johnstown Center is located in Rock County
- Footville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
- Footville is located in Rock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
- Edgerton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Edgerton is located in Rock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,595 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Janesville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Janesville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Janesville: www.ci.janesville.wi.us/
The official website for Rock County: www.co.rock.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Janesville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Janesville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6836, Longitude: -89.0185 |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Janesville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |