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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 Lake Delton (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 Lake Delton. 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 Lake Delton ...

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 Lake Delton: Lk. Delton

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

Lake Delton is located in Sauk 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 Sauk County: Adams, Columbia, Dane, Iowa, Juneau, Richland & Vernon.

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

  • Sauk County     (The home county of Lake Delton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Delton, with the one closest to Lake Delton listed first.
    • West Baraboo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • West Baraboo is located in Sauk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baraboo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
    • Baraboo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • North Freedom
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • North Freedom is located in Sauk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Freedom
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
    • Rock Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Rock Springs is located in Sauk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
    • Reedsburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Reedsburg is located in Sauk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,500 people
    • Moon Valley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Loganville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • La Valle
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Merrimac
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Merrimac is located in Sauk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
    • Ironton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Ironton is located in Sauk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
    • Denzer
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Leland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Lime Ridge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Adams County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Delton, with the one closest to Lake Delton listed first.
    • Plainville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Easton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Quincy ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Adams
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Friendship
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Friendship is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
    • Pilot Knob ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Pilot Knob is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
    • Arkdale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Columbia County
  • Dane County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Delton, with the one closest to Lake Delton listed first.
    • Dane
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Dane is located in Dane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dane
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
    • Marxville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Mazomanie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Mazomanie is located in Dane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazomanie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,715 people
    • Martinsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Iowa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Delton, with the one closest to Lake Delton listed first.
    • Cassell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Arena
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Juneau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Delton, with the one closest to Lake Delton listed first.
    • Lyndon Station
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Lyndon Station is located in Juneau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon Station
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
    • Lemonweir
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mauston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Mauston is located in Juneau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,358 people
    • Wonewoc
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Wonewoc is located in Juneau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonewoc
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
    • Union Center
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Elroy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Elroy is located in Juneau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
    • New Lisbon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hustler
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Marquette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Delton, with the one closest to Lake Delton listed first.
    • Douglas Center
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Oxford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Endeavor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Endeavor is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endeavor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
    • Packwaukee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Glen Oak
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Westfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Westfield is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,268 people
    • Montello
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Richland County
  • Vernon County

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

Cemeteries Near Lake Delton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lake Delton.

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 Lake Delton - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lake Delton, with the one closest to Lake Delton 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>

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

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

  • Dell Prairie ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Dell Prairie is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell Prairie
  • Plainville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Big Spring
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Big Spring is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
  • Baraboo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Lyndon Station
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lyndon Station is located in Juneau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon Station
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
  • North Freedom
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • North Freedom is located in Sauk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Freedom
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
  • Reedsburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Reedsburg is located in Sauk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,500 people
  • Briggsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Briggsville is located in Marquette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
  • Douglas Center
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • White Creek
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • White Creek is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Creek
  • Loganville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Portage
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Lake Delton ...

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 136 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lake Delton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lake Delton, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<1>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lake Delton.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Lake Delton:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Lake Delton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<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 Lake Delton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.