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 Leon (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 Leon. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Leon is located in Monroe 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 Monroe County: Jackson, Juneau, La Crosse & Vernon.
Below are the counties that are near Leon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Leon:
- Monroe County (The home county of Leon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leon, with the one closest to Leon listed first.
- Sparta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Sparta is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,800 people
- Melvina
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvina
- Melvina is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Angelo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelo
- Angelo is located in Monroe County
- Cashton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Norwalk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
- Norwalk is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- Oil City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Wilton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Tunnel City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- 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
- Tomah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Clifton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Clifton is located in Monroe County
- Kendall
(23 miles [37 km] to the east) - Oakdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the east) - Warrens
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Crawford County
- Lynxville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lynxville
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leon, with the one closest to Leon listed first.
- Melrose
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Melrose is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
- North Bend
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend
- North Bend is located in Jackson County
- Millston
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millston
- Millston is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Black River Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- 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
- Juneau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leon, with the one closest to Leon listed first.
- Hustler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustler
- Hustler is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Camp Douglas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Douglas
- Camp Douglas is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 625 people
- Elroy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- La Crosse County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leon, with the one closest to Leon listed first.
- Rockland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Rockland is located in La Crosse County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Middle Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ridge
- Middle Ridge is located in La Crosse County
- Bangor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Saint Joseph
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Saint Joseph is located in La Crosse County
- West Salem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
- West Salem is located in La Crosse County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,013 people
- Barre Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barre Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre Mills
- Barre Mills is located in La Crosse County
- Mindoro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindoro
- Mindoro is located in La Crosse County
- Shelby
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Onalaska
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - Grand Crossing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Crossing
- Grand Crossing is located in La Crosse County
- French Island
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Island
- French Island is located in La Crosse County
- La Crosse
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
- La Crosse is located in La Crosse County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51,163 people
- Midway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Midway is located in La Crosse County
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leon, with the one closest to Leon listed first.
- Viola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south) - Yuba
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Trempealeau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leon, with the one closest to Leon listed first.
- Ettrick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest) - Galesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesville
- Galesville is located in Trempealeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
- Frenchville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchville
- Frenchville is located in Trempealeau County
- Vernon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leon, with the one closest to Leon listed first.
- Newry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newry
- Newry is located in Vernon County
- Westby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westby
- Westby is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,254 people
- Ontario
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Coon Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coon Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Valley
- Coon Valley is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Chaseburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseburg
- Chaseburg is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Viroqua
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south) - La Farge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Farge
- La Farge is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Mount Tabor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor
- Mount Tabor is located in Vernon County
- Trippville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trippville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trippville
- Trippville is located in Vernon County
- Stoddard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddard
- Stoddard is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
- Liberty
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south) - White City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- White City is located in Vernon County
- Liberty Pole
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Pole
- Liberty Pole is located in Vernon County
- Houston County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leon, with the one closest to Leon listed first.
- La Crescent
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Crescent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crescent
- La Crescent is located in Houston County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,037 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Crescent <2>
- Brownsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Brownsville is located in Houston County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
- Hokah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hokah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokah
- Hokah is located in Houston County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hokah <2>
- Reno
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Reno is located in Houston County (MN)
- Winona County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leon, with the one closest to Leon listed first.
- Dakota
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west) - Nodine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodine
- Nodine is located in Winona County (MN)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Leon, see our County-by-County Page for Leon.
Newspapers Published in Leon ...
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 168 newspapers that have been published in the area around Leon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Leon, 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 Leon.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Leon:
- 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 Monroe County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jackson 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
- La Crosse County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Richland County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Trempealeau County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Vernon County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Houston County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Winona County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Crawford County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Monroe County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Monroe County
Cemeteries Near Leon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Leon.
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 Leon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Leon, with the one closest to Leon listed first.
- Leon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leon Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
- Farmers Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farmers Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farmers Valley Cemetery
- Welsh Calvanistic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Welsh Calvanistic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Welsh Calvanistic Cemetery
- Welsh Congregational Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Welsh Congregational Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Welsh Congregational Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
- Angelo Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Angelo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Angelo Cemetery
- Summit Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Summit Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Summit Ridge Cemetery
- Mound Prairie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mound Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mound Prairie Cemetery
- Continue List (187 more) ...
- Burns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burns Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
- Burns 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 Leon had a population of 183 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Leon, with the one closest to Leon listed first.
- Sparta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Sparta is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,800 people
- Rockland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Rockland is located in La Crosse County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Melvina
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvina
- Melvina is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Angelo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelo
- Angelo is located in Monroe County
- Middle Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ridge
- Middle Ridge is located in La Crosse County
- Saint Marys
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Marys have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
- Saint Marys is located in Monroe County
- Burns
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Cashton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Norwalk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
- Norwalk is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- Newry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newry
- Newry is located in Vernon County
- Saint Joseph
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Saint Joseph is located in La Crosse County
- West Salem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
- West Salem is located in La Crosse County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,013 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Oil City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Cataract
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Barre Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barre Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre Mills
- Barre Mills is located in La Crosse County
- Oil City
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Leon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Leon.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Leon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Monroe County: www.co.monroe.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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Leon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Leon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8775, Longitude: -90.8301 In this case, the coordinates for Leon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Leon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |