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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 Lancaster (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 Lancaster. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.

Lancaster is located in Grant 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 Grant County: Clayton (IA), Dubuque (IA), Jo Daviess (IL), Crawford, Iowa, Lafayette & Richland.

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

  • Grant County     (The home county of Lancaster)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lancaster, with the one closest to Lancaster listed first.
    • Stitzer
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Ida
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Ida. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ida
      • Mount Ida is located in Grant County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mount Ida
      • From Lancaster to Mount Ida
    • Fennimore
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Annaton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Beetown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Potosi
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Tennyson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tennyson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennyson
      • Tennyson is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
    • Mount Hope
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
      • Mount Hope is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
    • Bloomington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
      • Bloomington is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
    • Preston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Preston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
      • Preston is located in Grant County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Preston
      • From Lancaster to Preston
    • North Andover
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Livingston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
      • Livingston is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
    • Patch Grove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patch Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patch Grove
      • Patch Grove is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lancaster, with the one closest to Lancaster listed first.
    • Boydtown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Wauzeka
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wauzeka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauzeka
      • Wauzeka is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
    • Bridgeport
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Steuben
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Prairie du Chien
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Eastman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
      • Eastman is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
    • Petersburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Iowa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lancaster, with the one closest to Lancaster listed first.
    • Rewey
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Centreville ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Centreville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
      • Centreville is located in Iowa County
      • Former name for Centreville:
      • Dry Bone
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Centreville
      • From Lancaster to Centreville
    • Cobb
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cobb have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
      • Cobb is located in Iowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
    • Highland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
      • Highland is located in Iowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 826 people
    • Linden
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
      • Linden is located in Iowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
    • Edmund
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Mineral Point
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Dodgeville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
      • Dodgeville is located in Iowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,677 people
    • Avoca
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avoca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
      • Avoca is located in Iowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 620 people
  • Lafayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lancaster, with the one closest to Lancaster listed first.
    • Belmont
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Elk Grove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elk Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Grove
      • Elk Grove is located in Lafayette County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elk Grove
      • From Lancaster to Elk Grove
    • Benton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
      • Benton is located in Lafayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
    • Etna
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Etna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
      • Etna is located in Lafayette County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Etna
      • From Lancaster to Etna
    • Calamine
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • New Diggings
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Shullsburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shullsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shullsburg
      • Shullsburg is located in Lafayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
  • Richland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lancaster, with the one closest to Lancaster listed first.
    • Westport
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
      • Westport is located in Richland County
    • Balmoral
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Balmoral. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balmoral
      • Balmoral is located in Richland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Balmoral
      • From Lancaster to Balmoral
  • Clayton County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lancaster, with the one closest to Lancaster listed first.
    • North Buena Vista
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Buena Vista
      • North Buena Vista is located in Clayton County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
    • Turkey River
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Guttenberg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Millville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
      • Millville is located in Clayton County (IA)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 29 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Millville
      • From Lancaster to Millville
    • Clayton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Osterdock
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • McGregor
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGregor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor
      • McGregor is located in Clayton County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 826 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGregor <3>
    • Garnavillo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Marquette
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Garber
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Garber. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garber
      • Garber is located in Clayton County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Garber
      • From Lancaster to Garber
    • Elkport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkport
      • Elkport is located in Clayton County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
  • Delaware County (IA)
  • Dubuque County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lancaster, with the one closest to Lancaster listed first.
    • Waupeton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Balltown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Balltown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
      • Balltown is located in Dubuque County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Balltown
      • From Lancaster to Balltown
    • Old Balltown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sherrill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Durango
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Sageville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sageville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sageville
      • Sageville is located in Dubuque County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • Rickardsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rickardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rickardsville
      • Rickardsville is located in Dubuque County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
    • Asbury
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Asbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
      • Asbury is located in Dubuque County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,841 people
    • Holy Cross
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holy Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
      • Holy Cross is located in Dubuque County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
    • Dubuque
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Luxemburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luxemburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxemburg
      • Luxemburg is located in Dubuque County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
    • Graf
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graf
      • Graf is located in Dubuque County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
    • Bankston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bankston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
      • Bankston is located in Dubuque County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
  • Jo Daviess County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lancaster, with the one closest to Lancaster listed first.
    • East Dubuque
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Menominee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Menominee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menominee
      • Menominee is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Menominee
      • From Lancaster to Menominee

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

Cemeteries Near Lancaster ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lancaster.

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 Lancaster covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Lancaster Hillside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • St. Clements Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Clements Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Clements Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Aupperle Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aupperle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aupperle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Morrell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morrell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morrell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hurricane Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hurricane Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hurricane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kinney Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kinney Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kinney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Boice Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boice Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boice Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hampton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hampton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hampton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Boice Prairie Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boice Prairie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boice Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Buckwheat Ridge Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buckwheat Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buckwheat Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Oak Ridge Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Ridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Little Grant Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Grant Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Grant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Borah Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Borah Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Borah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Lancaster had a population of 1,543 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Lancaster had a population of 3,700 people.

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

  • Hurricane
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurricane have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
    • Hurricane is located in Grant County
  • Ellenboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellenboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenboro
    • Ellenboro is located in Grant County
  • Stitzer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Ida
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Ida. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ida
    • Mount Ida is located in Grant County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Mount Ida
    • From Lancaster to Mount Ida
  • Rockville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
    • Rockville is located in Grant County
  • Beetown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • British Hollow
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for British Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for British Hollow
    • British Hollow is located in Grant County
  • Annaton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Fennimore
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Burton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
    • Burton is located in Grant County
  • Potosi
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Lancaster Junction
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Junction
    • Lancaster Junction is located in Grant County
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    • Mount Hope
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
      • Mount Hope is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
    • Werley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Werley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Werley
      • Werley is located in Grant County
    • Preston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Preston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
      • Preston is located in Grant County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Preston
      • From Lancaster to Preston

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Lancaster ...

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 158 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lancaster.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Lancaster. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Lancaster and those printed in the larger area surrounding Lancaster.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<6> of Lancaster.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Lancaster:

The official website for Lancaster: www.lancasterwisconsin.com/

The official website for Grant County: www.grantcounty.org/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Lancaster, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Lancaster) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lancaster. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8480, Longitude: -90.7097    









 

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