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 Lapham 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 Lapham 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 Lapham 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 have occurred.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Lapham Junction: Lapham Jct. (or less commonly used: Lapham Jctn.)
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.
Lapham Junction is located in Jackson County.
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 Jackson County: Clark, Eau Claire, Juneau, La Crosse, Monroe, Trempealeau & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near Lapham Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lapham Junction:
- Jackson County (The home county of Lapham Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lapham Junction, with the one closest to Lapham Junction listed first.
- Pray
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pray
- Pray is located in Jackson County
- Millston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millston
- Millston is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Hatfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Hatfield is located in Jackson County
- Black River Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black River Falls
- Black River Falls is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,454 people
- Merrillan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest) - Alma Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma Center
- Alma Center is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 491 people
- Hixton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixton
- Hixton is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- Sechlerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sechlerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sechlerville
- Sechlerville is located in Jackson County
- Melrose
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Melrose is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lapham Junction, with the one closest to Lapham Junction listed first.
- Strongs Prairie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongs Prairie
- Strongs Prairie is located in Adams County
- New Rome ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lapham Junction, with the one closest to Lapham Junction listed first.
- Neillsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neillsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neillsville
- Neillsville is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,375 people
- Granton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granton
- Granton is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Chili
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
- Chili is located in Clark County
- Humbird
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humbird
- Humbird is located in Clark County
- Globe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north) - Spokeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spokeville
- Spokeville is located in Clark County
- Loyal
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Crawford County
- Lynxville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lynxville
- Juneau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lapham Junction, with the one closest to Lapham Junction listed first.
- Mather
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mather
- Mather is located in Juneau County
- New Miner
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Miner
- New Miner is located in Juneau County
- Camp Douglas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Douglas
- Camp Douglas is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 625 people
- Necedah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necedah
- Necedah is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 923 people
- Hustler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustler
- Hustler is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lapham Junction, with the one closest to Lapham Junction listed first.
- Warrens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Valley Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Valley Junction is located in Monroe County
- Wyeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Tunnel City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunnel City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel City
- Tunnel City is located in Monroe County
- Shennington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennington
- Shennington is located in Monroe County
- Tomah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south) - Oakdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the south) - Angelo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelo
- Angelo is located in Monroe County
- Clifton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Clifton is located in Monroe County
- Sparta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Sparta is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,800 people
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lapham Junction, with the one closest to Lapham Junction listed first.
- Lindsey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey
- Lindsey is located in Wood County
- Pittsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
- Pittsville is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
- Bakerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
- Bakerville is located in Wood County
- Arpin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast) - Nekoosa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nekoosa
- Nekoosa is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,391 people
- Vesper
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesper
- Vesper is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
- Eight Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eight Corners
- Eight Corners is located in Wood County
- Marshfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
- Marshfield is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,414 people
- Port Edwards
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Edwards
- Port Edwards is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,752 people
- Hewitt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
- Hewitt is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lapham Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Lapham Junction.
Newspapers Published in Lapham 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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lapham Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lapham Junction, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lapham Junction.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Lapham Junction:
- 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 Jackson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Clark County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Crawford County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Juneau County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Monroe County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Wood County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Adams County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Jackson County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Jackson County
Cemeteries Near Lapham Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lapham 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.
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 Lapham Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lapham Junction, with the one closest to Lapham Junction listed first.
- Knapp Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knapp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knapp Cemetery
- City Point Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the City Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the City Point Cemetery
- Martyrs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martyrs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martyrs Cemetery
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2266484 <3>
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
- Brookside Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brookside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brookside Cemetery
- Komensky Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Komensky Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Komensky Cemetery
- Warren Mills Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warren Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warren Mills Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
- Dannavang Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dannavang Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dannavang Cemetery
- Sherwood Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sherwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sherwood Cemetery
- Meadow Valley Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meadow Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meadow Valley Cemetery
- Continue List (122 more) ...
- Levis Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Levis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Levis Cemetery
- Indian Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Cemetery
- Decorah Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Decorah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Decorah Cemetery
- Levis 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Lapham Junction had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lapham Junction, with the one closest to Lapham Junction listed first.
- Pray
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pray
- Pray is located in Jackson County
- Spaulding
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Lynxville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - City Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for City Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Point
- City Point is located in Jackson County
- Waterbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Millston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millston
- Millston is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Warrens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Mather
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mather
- Mather is located in Juneau County
- Meadow Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Valley
- Meadow Valley is located in Juneau County
- Shortville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shortville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortville
- Shortville is located in Clark County
- Kirby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Norway Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norway Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Ridge
- Norway Ridge is located in Monroe County
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Nevins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Hatfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Hatfield is located in Jackson County
- Sheppard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Nevins
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lapham Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lapham Junction.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lapham Junction. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Jackson County: www.co.jackson.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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lapham Junction) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lapham Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2975, Longitude: -90.4782 In this case, the coordinates for Lapham Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Lapham Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |