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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 La Farge (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 La Farge. 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 La Farge ...

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.

Another variation: LaFarge.

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

La Farge is located in Vernon 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 Vernon County: Allamakee (IA), Houston (MN), Crawford, Juneau, La Crosse, Monroe, Richland & Sauk.

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

  • Vernon County     (The home county of La Farge)
    • The following are listed by their distance from La Farge, with the one closest to La Farge listed first.
    • Liberty
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Liberty is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • White City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • White City is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • Ontario
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Ontario is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 561 people
    • Readstown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Readstown is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readstown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
    • Mount Tabor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Westby
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Viroqua
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Viroqua is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viroqua
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,394 people
    • Newry
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Trippville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Liberty Pole
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hillsboro
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Fargo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Coon Valley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from La Farge, with the one closest to La Farge listed first.
    • Soldiers Grove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Soldiers Grove is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Grove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
    • Towerville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Rising Sun
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Gays Mills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Gays Mills is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Mills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
    • Bell Center
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Sterling
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Mount Sterling is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
    • Petersburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Freeman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Freeman is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
    • Ferryville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Ferryville is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferryville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
    • Steuben
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • De Soto
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Grant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from La Farge, with the one closest to La Farge listed first.
    • Blue River
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Blue River is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
    • Muscoda
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Muscoda is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscoda
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,236 people
    • Boscobel
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Boscobel is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boscobel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,134 people
  • Juneau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from La Farge, with the one closest to La Farge listed first.
    • Union Center
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Wonewoc
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Wonewoc is located in Juneau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonewoc
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
    • Elroy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Elroy is located in Juneau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
    • Hustler
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Camp Douglas
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • La Crosse County
    • The following are listed by their distance from La Farge, with the one closest to La Farge listed first.
    • Middle Ridge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Joseph
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Rockland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bangor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Bangor is located in La Crosse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,442 people
    • Barre Mills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Shelby
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Shelby is located in La Crosse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from La Farge, with the one closest to La Farge listed first.
    • Oil City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Oil City is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
    • Cashton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Cashton is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,111 people
    • Norwalk
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Wilton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Wilton is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
    • Melvina
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Kendall
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Kendall is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
    • Clifton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Sparta
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Angelo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Tomah
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Tomah is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomah
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,363 people
    • Tunnel City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Tunnel City is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel City
    • Oakdale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Richland County
  • Sauk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from La Farge, with the one closest to La Farge listed first.
    • Ironton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Ironton is located in Sauk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
    • La Valle
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Lime Ridge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Sandusky
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near La Farge ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of La Farge.

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 La Farge - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, La Farge had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, La Farge had a population of 763 people.

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

  • Viola
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Rockton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Rockton is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
  • West Lima
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • West Lima is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lima
  • Ross
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ross is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
  • Liberty
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Liberty is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Valley is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
  • Avalanche
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Avalanche is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalanche
  • Bloomingdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Bloomingdale is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
  • Readstown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Readstown is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readstown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
  • Sugar Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Sugar Grove is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
  • Sylvan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Sylvan is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
  • Sabin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Bloom City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Yuba
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Yuba is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
    • Ontario
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Ontario is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 561 people

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of La Farge ...

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 133 newspapers that have been published in the area around La Farge.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of La Farge. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of La Farge and those printed in the larger area surrounding La Farge.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> of La Farge.

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 La Farge:

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>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- La Farge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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 La Farge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.