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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 Jefferson Junction (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 Jefferson Junction. 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.
Name Variations for Jefferson Junction ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Jefferson Junction: Jefferson Jct. (or less commonly used: Jefferson Jctn.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Jefferson Junction. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Jefferson Junction.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Jefferson Junction is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Dane, Dodge, Rock, Walworth & Waukesha.
Below are the counties that are near Jefferson Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jefferson Junction:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Jefferson Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson Junction, with the one closest to Jefferson Junction listed first.
- Johnson Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Johnson Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,065 people
- Jefferson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,037 people
- Helenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Helenville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helenville
- Milford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Milford is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Grellton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Grellton is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grellton
- Farmington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Farmington is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Lake Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Mills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,014 people
- Fort Atkinson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fort Atkinson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Atkinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,372 people
- Rome
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rome is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Concord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Hebron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Cold Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cold Spring is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson Junction, with the one closest to Jefferson Junction listed first.
- Columbus
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Columbus is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,117 people
- Fall River
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fall River is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,757 people
- Keyeser
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Keyeser is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyeser
- Englewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Englewood is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
- Dane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson Junction, with the one closest to Jefferson Junction listed first.
- Cambridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cambridge is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,538 people
- Rockdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rockdale is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Deerfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Deerfield is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,540 people
- Marshall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marshall is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,016 people
- Edgerton Beach Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Edgerton Beach Park is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton Beach Park
- Albion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Albion is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Pierceville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pierceville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Door Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Door Creek is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Door Creek
- Hanerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hanerville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanerville
- Cottage Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cottage Grove is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,158 people
- Dunkirk
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Dunkirk is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
- Hope
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hope is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Dodge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson Junction, with the one closest to Jefferson Junction listed first.
- Reeseville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Reeseville is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeseville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 673 people
- Ashippun
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ashippun is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashippun
- Clyman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Clyman is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Lowell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lowell is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Astico
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Astico is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astico
- Hustisford
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hustisford is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustisford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,060 people
- Neosho
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Neosho is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosho
- Population from the 2020 Census: 543 people
- Juneau
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Juneau is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juneau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,532 people
- Rubicon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rubicon is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubicon
- Woodland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Iron Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Ridge is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
- Beaver Dam
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Beaver Dam is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,303 people
- Racine County
- Caldwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Caldwell is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
- Rock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson Junction, with the one closest to Jefferson Junction listed first.
- Lima Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lima Center is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima Center
- Edgerton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Edgerton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,595 people
- Milton Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Milton Junction is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Junction
- Milton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Milton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,643 people
- Indianford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Indianford is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianford
- Johnstown Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Johnstown Center is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown Center
- Johnstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Johnstown is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Fulton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Emerald Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Emerald Grove is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Grove
- Cooksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cooksville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Janesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Janesville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,664 people
- Avalon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Avalon is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Walworth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson Junction, with the one closest to Jefferson Junction listed first.
- Whitewater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Whitewater is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,993 people
- La Grange
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- La Grange is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
- Little Prairie
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Little Prairie is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Prairie
- Heart Prairie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Heart Prairie is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heart Prairie
- Adams
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Adams is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Richmond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Richmond is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Lauderdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lauderdale is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauderdale
- Troy Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Troy Center is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Center
- East Troy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Troy is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,307 people
- Potter Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Potter Lake is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Lake
- Lake Beulah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Beulah is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Beulah
- Delavan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Delavan is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,240 people
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson Junction, with the one closest to Jefferson Junction listed first.
- Thompson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Hartford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hartford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,675 people
- Lake Five
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Five is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Five
- Waukesha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson Junction, with the one closest to Jefferson Junction listed first.
- Oconomowoc
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Oconomowoc is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconomowoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,160 people
- Summit
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Dousman
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Summit Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Summit Center is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Center
- Oconomowoc Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Oconomowoc Lake is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconomowoc Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Ottawa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ottawa is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Waterville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Waterville is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Monterey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Monterey is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Okauchee Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Okauchee Lake is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okauchee Lake
- Okauchee
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Okauchee is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okauchee
- Nashotah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Nashotah is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashotah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,361 people
- Eagle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,193 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jefferson Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Jefferson Junction.
Cemeteries Near Jefferson Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jefferson Junction.
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 Jefferson Junction - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jefferson Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jefferson Junction, with the one closest to Jefferson Junction listed first.
- Greenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. John Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rock River Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Aztalan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Farmington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Church Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Oakland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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- Cushman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Farmington Concord Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Whitney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Jefferson Junction had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jefferson Junction, with the one closest to Jefferson Junction listed first.
- Jefferson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,037 people
- Johnson Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Johnson Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,065 people
- Helenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Helenville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helenville
- Aztalan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Aztalan is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aztalan
- Milford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Milford is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Farmington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Farmington is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Lake Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Mills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,014 people
- Fort Atkinson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fort Atkinson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Atkinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,372 people
- Rome
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rome is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Hebron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Concord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Cold Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cold Spring is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
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- Pipersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pipersville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipersville
- Hubbleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hubbleton is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbleton
- London
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- London is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jefferson Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jefferson Junction.
Newspapers Published in Jefferson Junction ...
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 137 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jefferson Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jefferson Junction, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jefferson Junction.
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 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 Jefferson Junction:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Dane County
- Dodge County
- Racine County
- Rock County
- Walworth County
- Washington County
- Waukesha 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 Jefferson Junction, 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 from Point A (ie- Jefferson Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |