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 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.
Leon is located in Monroe 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 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)
- Sparta is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,800 people
- Melvina
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Melvina is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Angelo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Angelo is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelo
- Cashton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cashton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,111 people
- Norwalk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Norwalk is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- Oil City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oil City is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Wilton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wilton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Tunnel City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tunnel City is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel City
- Tomah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tomah is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,363 people
- Clifton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Clifton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Kendall
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Kendall is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Oakdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Oakdale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 290 people
- Warrens
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Warrens is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Crawford County
- Lynxville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lynxville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
- 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)
- Melrose is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
- North Bend
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Bend is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend
- Millston
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Millston is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Black River Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Black River Falls is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black River Falls
- 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)
- Hustler is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Camp Douglas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Camp Douglas is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Douglas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 625 people
- Elroy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Elroy is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
- 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)
- Rockland is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Middle Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Ridge is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ridge
- Bangor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bangor is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,442 people
- Saint Joseph
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Joseph is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- West Salem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- West Salem is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,013 people
- Barre Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Barre Mills is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre Mills
- Mindoro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mindoro is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindoro
- Shelby
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Shelby is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Onalaska
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Onalaska is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onalaska
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,108 people
- Grand Crossing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Grand Crossing is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Crossing
- North La Crosse
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- North La Crosse is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North La Crosse
- French Island
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- French Island is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Island
- La Crosse
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- La Crosse is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51,163 people
- 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)
- Viola is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 665 people
- Yuba
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Yuba is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- 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)
- Ettrick is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ettrick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Galesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Galesville is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
- Frenchville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Frenchville is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchville
- 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)
- Newry is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newry
- Westby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Westby is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,254 people
- Ontario
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ontario is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
- Population from the 2020 Census: 561 people
- Coon Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coon Valley is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Chaseburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chaseburg is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Viroqua
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Viroqua is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viroqua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,394 people
- La Farge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- La Farge is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Farge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Mount Tabor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Tabor is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor
- Newton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Newton is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Trippville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Trippville is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trippville
- Stoddard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stoddard is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
- Liberty
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- White City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- White City is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- 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)
- Brownsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brownsville is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
- Hokah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Reno
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reno is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- 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)
- Dakota is located in Winona County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dakota
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Nodine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Nodine is located in Winona County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodine
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Leon, see our County-by-County Page for Leon.
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.
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 Leon - one of the links might be able to help.
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)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Farmers Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Valley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Farmers Valley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the southeast of Sparta.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87924 <3>
- Welsh Calvanistic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Welsh Congregational Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rockland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Angelo Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Summit Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (188 more) ...
- Mound Prairie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Burns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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)
- Sparta is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,800 people
- Rockland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rockland is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Melvina
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Melvina is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Angelo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Angelo is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelo
- Middle Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Ridge is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ridge
- Saint Marys
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Marys is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
- Burns
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Burns is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
- Cashton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cashton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,111 people
- Norwalk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Norwalk is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- Newry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Newry is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newry
- Saint Joseph
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Joseph is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- West Salem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- West Salem is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,013 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Oil City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oil City is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Cataract
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cataract is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataract
- Barre Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Barre Mills is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre Mills
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.
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]<2>. 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 first visit 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
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Jackson County
- Juneau County
- La Crosse County
- Richland County
- Trempealeau County
- Vernon County
- Houston County
- Winona County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Leon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |