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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 Lime Ridge (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 Lime Ridge. 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 Lime Ridge ...

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 occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Lime Ridge: Lime Rdg. (or less commonly used: Lime Rdge. or Lime Ridg.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Lime Ridge. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lime Ridge.

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

Lime Ridge is located in Sauk 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 Sauk County: Adams, Columbia, Dane, Iowa, Juneau, Richland & Vernon.

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

  • Sauk County     (The home county of Lime Ridge)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lime Ridge, with the one closest to Lime Ridge listed first.
    • Ironton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Ironton is located in Sauk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
    • Sandusky
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Loganville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • La Valle
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Reedsburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Reedsburg is located in Sauk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,500 people
    • Rock Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Rock Springs is located in Sauk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
    • Leland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • North Freedom
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • North Freedom is located in Sauk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Freedom
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
    • Plain
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Plain is located in Sauk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 765 people
    • Denzer
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Witwen
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • West Baraboo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • West Baraboo is located in Sauk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baraboo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
  • Adams County
  • Columbia County
  • Dane County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lime Ridge, with the one closest to Lime Ridge listed first.
    • Mazomanie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Mazomanie is located in Dane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazomanie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,715 people
    • Black Earth
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Grant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lime Ridge, with the one closest to Lime Ridge listed first.
    • Muscoda
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Muscoda is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscoda
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,236 people
    • Blue River
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Blue River is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
  • Iowa County
  • Juneau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lime Ridge, with the one closest to Lime Ridge listed first.
    • Wonewoc
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Wonewoc is located in Juneau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonewoc
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
    • Union Center
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Elroy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Elroy is located in Juneau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
    • Lyndon Station
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Lyndon Station is located in Juneau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon Station
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
    • Lemonweir
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Mauston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Mauston is located in Juneau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,358 people
    • New Lisbon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Hustler
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lime Ridge, with the one closest to Lime Ridge listed first.
    • Kendall
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Kendall is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
    • Oil City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Oil City is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
    • Clifton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Wilton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Wilton is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
  • Richland County
  • Vernon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lime Ridge, with the one closest to Lime Ridge listed first.
    • Hillsboro
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • White City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • White City is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • Trippville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Tabor
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • La Farge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Ontario
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Ontario is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 561 people
    • Liberty
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Liberty is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Readstown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Readstown is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readstown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people

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

Cemeteries Near Lime Ridge ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lime Ridge.

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 Lime Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Big Willow Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Tuckertown Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Concord Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Eiffmeyer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Cazenovia Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Loyd Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Blakeslee Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Norwegian Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (237 more) ...
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Resting Green Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Thornton Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)

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.<1>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Lime Ridge had a population of 146 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Lime Ridge had a population of 163 people.

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

  • Cazenovia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Loyd
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Loyd is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
  • Sandusky
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Ironton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Ironton is located in Sauk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
  • Loganville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Neptune
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • La Valle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Keyesville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Keyesville is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyesville
  • Reedsburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Reedsburg is located in Sauk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,500 people
  • Valton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Valton is located in Sauk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valton
  • Buck Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Buck Creek is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Creek
  • Ithaca
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Hub City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Hub City is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub City
    • Rockbridge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Rockbridge is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbridge
    • Bear Valley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Lime Ridge ...

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 132 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lime Ridge.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lime Ridge, 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 Lime Ridge.

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 Lime Ridge:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Lime Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lime Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.