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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 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 occur.

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

Loddes Mill 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 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)
  - Sauk City is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauk City
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 3,498 people
- Prairie du Sac village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  - Prairie du Sac village is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Sac village
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 4,426 people
- Witwen
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  - Witwen is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witwen
- Denzer
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  - Denzer is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denzer
- Leland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  - Leland is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
- Moon Valley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  - Moon Valley is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Valley
- Merrimac
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  - Merrimac is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Plain
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  - Plain is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 765 people
- North Freedom
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  - North Freedom is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Freedom
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
- Baraboo
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  - Baraboo is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baraboo
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 12,121 people
- West Baraboo
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  - West Baraboo is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baraboo
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
- Spring Green
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  - Spring Green is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Green
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
Adams County
- Plainville
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  - Plainville is located in Adams County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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)
  - Okee is located in Columbia County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okee
- Lake Wisconsin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  - Lake Wisconsin is located in Columbia County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wisconsin
- Lodi
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  - Lodi is located in Columbia County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
- Durwards Glen ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  - Durwards Glen is located in Columbia County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durwards Glen
- Harmony Grove
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  - Harmony Grove is located in Columbia County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
- Arlington
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  - Arlington is located in Columbia County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
- Poynette
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  - Poynette is located in Columbia County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poynette
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 2,508 people
- North Leeds
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  - North Leeds is located in Columbia County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
- Wisconsin Dells
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  - Wisconsin Dells is located in Columbia County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisconsin Dells
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
- Portage
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  - Portage is located in Columbia County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 10,381 people
- Keyeser
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  - Keyeser is located in Columbia County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyeser
- Wyocena
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  - Wyocena is located in Columbia County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyocena
  - 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)
  - Mazomanie is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazomanie
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,715 people
- Marxville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  - Marxville is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marxville
- Black Earth
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  - Black Earth is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Earth
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,422 people
- Cross Plains
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  - Cross Plains is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 4,280 people
- Martinsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  - Martinsville is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Elvers
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  - Elvers is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvers
- Dane
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  - Dane is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dane
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
- Ashton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  - Ashton is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Blue Mounds
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  - Blue Mounds is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mounds
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Ashton Corners
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  - Ashton Corners is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton Corners
- Mount Horeb
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  - Mount Horeb is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Horeb
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 7,563 people
- Klevenville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  - Klevenville is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klevenville
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)
  - Cassell is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassell
- Arena
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  - Arena is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
- Helena
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  - Helena is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Hyde
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  - Hyde is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde
- Barneveld
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  - Barneveld is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barneveld
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people
- Pleasant Ridge
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  - Pleasant Ridge is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Ridgeway
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  - Ridgeway is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- Dodgeville
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  - Dodgeville is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 4,677 people
- Avoca
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  - Avoca is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 620 people
- Hollandale
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  - Hollandale is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandale
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Moscow
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  - Moscow is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
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)
  - Bear Valley is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Lone Rock
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  - Lone Rock is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Rock
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Ithaca
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  - Ithaca is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
- Neptune
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  - Neptune is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Sextonville
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  - Sextonville is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sextonville
- Aubrey
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  - Aubrey is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aubrey
- Cazenovia
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  - Cazenovia is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cazenovia
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Richland Center
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  - Richland Center is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Center
  - 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.

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 Loddes Mill - one of the links might be able to help.

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 Zion Cemetery
St. Aloysius Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Aloysius Cemetery
Sauk City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauk City Cemetery
Prairie du Sac Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Sac Cemetery
Sauk Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauk Prairie Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89236 <2>
Cassell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassell Cemetery
Dunlap Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap Cemetery
St. Norbert's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Norbert's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2144352 <2>
St. Barnabas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Barnabas Cemetery
- The St. Barnabas Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Barnabus Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88898 <2>
Thoelke Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thoelke Cemetery
Otter Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek Cemetery
Free Thinkers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Thinkers Cemetery
Continue List (222 more) ...
- Culver Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver Cemetery
- Sunning Hill Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunning Hill Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove 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.<3>

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)
- Sauk City is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauk City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,498 people
Prairie du Sac village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie du Sac village is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Sac village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,426 people
Cassell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cassell is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassell
Mazomanie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mazomanie is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazomanie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,715 people
Roxbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Roxbury is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
Black Hawk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Black Hawk is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hawk
Denzer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Denzer is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denzer
Arena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Arena is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
Marxville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marxville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marxville
Leland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Leland is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
Black Earth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Black Earth is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Earth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,422 people
Helena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Helena is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cross Plains
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  - Cross Plains is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 4,280 people
- Springfield Corners
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  - Springfield Corners is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield Corners
- Okee
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  - Okee is located in Columbia County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okee

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]<4>. 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 like to start with 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

Cemetery Information and Directories for 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

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 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.
<3>	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.
<4>	Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Loddes Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.