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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 Lemonweir (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 Lemonweir. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.

Lemonweir is located in Juneau 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 Juneau County: Adams, Columbia, Jackson, Monroe, Sauk, Vernon & Wood.

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

  • Juneau County     (The home county of Lemonweir)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lemonweir, with the one closest to Lemonweir listed first.
    • Mauston
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Mauston is located in Juneau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,358 people
    • Lyndon Station
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Lyndon Station is located in Juneau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon Station
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
    • New Lisbon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Wonewoc
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Wonewoc is located in Juneau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonewoc
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
    • Elroy
      (13 miles [20.9 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
    • Hustler
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Union Center
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Camp Douglas
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Necedah
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Sprague
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • New Miner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Mather
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Adams County
  • Columbia County
  • Marquette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lemonweir, with the one closest to Lemonweir listed first.
    • Oxford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Douglas Center
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Westfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Westfield is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,268 people
    • Endeavor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Endeavor is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endeavor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
    • Packwaukee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lemonweir, with the one closest to Lemonweir listed first.
    • Kendall
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Kendall is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
    • Clifton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Oakdale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Shennington
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Wyeville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Wyeville is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
    • Wilton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Wilton is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
    • Valley Junction
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Tomah
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Tomah is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomah
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,363 people
    • Oil City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Oil City is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
    • Norwalk
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Richland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lemonweir, with the one closest to Lemonweir listed first.
    • Cazenovia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Yuba
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Yuba is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
    • Hub City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Hub City is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub City
    • Bloom City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodstock
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sauk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lemonweir, with the one closest to Lemonweir listed first.
    • La Valle
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Lake Delton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ironton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Ironton is located in Sauk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
    • Reedsburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Reedsburg is located in Sauk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,500 people
    • Rock Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Rock Springs is located in Sauk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
    • Lime Ridge
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Loganville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • North Freedom
      (23 miles [37 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
    • West Baraboo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • West Baraboo is located in Sauk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baraboo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
    • Baraboo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Sandusky
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Vernon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lemonweir, with the one closest to Lemonweir listed first.
    • Hillsboro
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Trippville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Mount Tabor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • White City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • White City is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • Ontario
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Ontario is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 561 people
  • Waushara County
    • Coloma
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Coloma is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people

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

Cemeteries Near Lemonweir ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lemonweir.

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 Lemonweir - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lemonweir, with the one closest to Lemonweir 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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Lemonweir had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Mauston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Mauston is located in Juneau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,358 people
  • Lyndon Station
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lyndon Station is located in Juneau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon Station
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
  • Quincy ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • White Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • White Creek is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Creek
  • New Lisbon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Plainville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Easton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Elroy
    (13 miles [20.9 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
  • Union Center
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • La Valle
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Adams Center ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Adams Center is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Center
  • Hustler
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Camp Douglas
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Friendship
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Friendship is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
    • Ironton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Ironton is located in Sauk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people

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

Newspapers Published in Lemonweir ...

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 101 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lemonweir.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lemonweir, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lemonweir.

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 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 Lemonweir:

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>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 Lemonweir, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lemonweir) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.