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 Loddes Mill (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 Loddes Mill. 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 Loddes Mill ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Loddes Mill: Loddes Ml. (or less commonly used: Loddes Mll.)
- While the name of this community is Loddes Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Loddes Mill may originally have been Lodde's Mill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Loddes Mill might be written as Lodde Mill.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Loddes Mill is located in Sauk 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 Sauk County: Adams, Columbia, Dane, Iowa, Juneau, Richland & Vernon.
Below are the counties that are near Loddes Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Loddes Mill:
- Sauk County (The home county of Loddes Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Loddes Mill, with the one closest to Loddes Mill listed first.
- Sauk City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Prairie du Sac village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Sac village
- Prairie du Sac village is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,426 people
- Witwen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witwen
- Witwen is located in Sauk County
- Denzer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denzer
- Denzer is located in Sauk County
- Leland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Moon Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Valley
- Moon Valley is located in Sauk County
- Merrimac
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Plain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - North Freedom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Freedom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Freedom
- North Freedom is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
- Baraboo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baraboo
- Baraboo is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,121 people
- West Baraboo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Baraboo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baraboo
- West Baraboo is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
- Spring Green
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Green
- Spring Green is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
- Loganville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Loganville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganville
- Loganville is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
- Adams County
- Plainville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Plainville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Plainville is located in Adams County
- Plainville
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loddes Mill, with the one closest to Loddes Mill listed first.
- Okee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okee
- Okee is located in Columbia County
- Lake Wisconsin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Wisconsin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wisconsin
- Lake Wisconsin is located in Columbia County
- Lodi
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Lodi is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
- Durwards Glen ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durwards Glen
- Durwards Glen is located in Columbia County
- Harmony Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
- Harmony Grove is located in Columbia County
- Arlington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Arlington is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
- Poynette
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poynette
- Poynette is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,508 people
- North Leeds
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Leeds. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
- North Leeds is located in Columbia County
- Wisconsin Dells
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisconsin Dells
- Wisconsin Dells is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
- Portage
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Portage is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,381 people
- Keyeser
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east) - Wyocena
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyocena
- Wyocena is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
- Former names for Wyocena:
- Duck Creek
- Wiocena
- Dane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loddes Mill, with the one closest to Loddes Mill listed first.
- Mazomanie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Marxville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Black Earth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Earth
- Black Earth is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,422 people
- Cross Plains
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
- Cross Plains is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,280 people
- Martinsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Martinsville is located in Dane County
- Elvers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Dane
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Ashton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Ashton is located in Dane County
- Blue Mounds
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Mounds have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mounds
- Blue Mounds is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Ashton Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton Corners
- Ashton Corners is located in Dane County
- Mount Horeb
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Horeb have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Horeb
- Mount Horeb is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,563 people
- Klevenville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Klevenville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klevenville
- Klevenville is located in Dane County
- Middleton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Iowa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loddes Mill, with the one closest to Loddes Mill listed first.
- Cassell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Arena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
- Arena is located in Iowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
- Helena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Helena is located in Iowa County
- Hyde
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde
- Hyde is located in Iowa County
- Barneveld
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Pleasant Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Iowa County
- Ridgeway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest) - Dodgeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Dodgeville is located in Iowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,677 people
- Avoca
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west) - Hollandale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandale
- Hollandale is located in Iowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Moscow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Moscow is located in Iowa County
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loddes Mill, with the one closest to Loddes Mill listed first.
- Bear Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bear Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Bear Valley is located in Richland County
- Lone Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west) - Ithaca
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west) - Neptune
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Neptune is located in Richland County
- Sextonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sextonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sextonville
- Sextonville is located in Richland County
- Aubrey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aubrey
- Aubrey is located in Richland County
- Cazenovia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cazenovia
- Cazenovia is located in Richland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Richland Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Center
- Richland Center is located in Richland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,949 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Loddes Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Loddes Mill.
Cemeteries Near Loddes Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Loddes Mill.
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 Loddes Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Loddes Mill, with the one closest to Loddes Mill listed first.
- Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Aloysius Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Aloysius Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Aloysius Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Sauk City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sauk City Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sauk City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Prairie du Sac Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie du Sac Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie du Sac Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Sauk Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sauk Prairie Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89236 <4>
- Cassell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cassell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cassell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Dunlap Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunlap Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunlap Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Norbert's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Norbert's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2144352 <4>
- St. Barnabas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Barnabas Cemetery
- The St. Barnabas Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Barnabus Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88898 <4>
- Thoelke Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thoelke Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thoelke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Otter Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Otter Creek Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Otter Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Free Thinkers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Free Thinkers Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Free Thinkers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (222 more) ...
- Culver Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Culver Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Culver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Sunning Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunning Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunning Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Union Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Culver 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.<5>
While we didn't find Loddes Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Loddes Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Loddes Mill, with the one closest to Loddes Mill listed first.
- Sauk City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Prairie du Sac village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Sac village
- Prairie du Sac village is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,426 people
- Cassell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Mazomanie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Roxbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Black Hawk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Hawk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hawk
- Black Hawk is located in Sauk County
- Denzer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denzer
- Denzer is located in Sauk County
- Arena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
- Arena is located in Iowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
- Marxville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Leland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Black Earth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Earth
- Black Earth is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,422 people
- Helena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Helena is located in Iowa County
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cross Plains
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
- Cross Plains is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,280 people
- Springfield Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield Corners
- Springfield Corners is located in Dane County
- Okee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okee
- Okee is located in Columbia County
- Cross Plains
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Loddes Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Loddes Mill.
Newspapers Published in Loddes Mill ...
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 200 newspapers that have been published in the area around Loddes Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Loddes Mill, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Loddes Mill.
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 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 Loddes Mill:
- 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 Sauk 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
- Columbia County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Dane County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Iowa 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
- Adams County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Sauk County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Sauk County
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Loddes Mill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Sauk County: www.co.sauk.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Loddes Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <6> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Loddes Mill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Loddes Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2639, Longitude: -89.8007 In this case, the coordinates for Loddes Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |