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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 Loreta (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 Loreta. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Loreta 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 Loreta. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Loreta:

  • Sauk County     (The home county of Loreta)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Loreta, with the one closest to Loreta listed first.
    • Plain
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain
      • Plain is located in Sauk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 765 people
    • Loganville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loganville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganville
      • Loganville is located in Sauk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
    • Leland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
      • Leland is located in Sauk County
    • Lime Ridge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lime Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
      • Lime Ridge is located in Sauk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
    • Denzer
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denzer
      • Denzer is located in Sauk County
    • Witwen
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witwen
      • Witwen is located in Sauk County
    • Spring Green
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Green have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Ironton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ironton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
      • Ironton is located in Sauk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
    • Rock Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
      • Rock Springs is located in Sauk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
    • Reedsburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsburg
      • Reedsburg is located in Sauk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,500 people
    • North Freedom
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Freedom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • La Valle
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Valle
      • La Valle is located in Sauk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 360 people
    • Prairie du Sac village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • 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
  • Adams County
    • Plainville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
      • Plainville is located in Adams County
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Loreta, with the one closest to Loreta listed first.
    • Wisconsin Dells
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisconsin Dells
      • Wisconsin Dells is located in Columbia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
    • Durwards Glen ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durwards Glen
      • Durwards Glen is located in Columbia County
    • Lake Wisconsin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Wisconsin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wisconsin
      • Lake Wisconsin is located in Columbia County
    • Okee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okee
      • Okee is located in Columbia County
    • Harmony Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
      • Harmony Grove is located in Columbia County
    • Lodi
      (29 miles [46.7 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
  • Dane County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Loreta, with the one closest to Loreta listed first.
    • Mazomanie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mazomanie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazomanie
      • Mazomanie is located in Dane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,715 people
    • Black Earth
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Earth
      • Black Earth is located in Dane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,422 people
    • Elvers
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elvers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvers
      • Elvers is located in Dane County
    • Marxville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marxville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marxville
      • Marxville is located in Dane County
    • Blue Mounds
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Mounds have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Cross Plains
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
      • Martinsville is located in Dane County
    • Mount Horeb
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Horeb have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
  • Grant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Loreta, with the one closest to Loreta listed first.
    • Muscoda
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muscoda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscoda
      • Muscoda is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,236 people
    • Blue River
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
      • Blue River is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
    • Montfort
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montfort
      • Montfort is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 675 people
  • Iowa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Loreta, with the one closest to Loreta listed first.
    • Helena
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
      • Helena is located in Iowa County
    • Arena
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
      • Arena is located in Iowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
    • Cassell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cassell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassell
      • Cassell is located in Iowa County
    • Avoca
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avoca have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
      • Avoca is located in Iowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 620 people
    • Hyde
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde
      • Hyde is located in Iowa County
    • Pleasant Ridge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
      • Pleasant Ridge is located in Iowa County
    • Ridgeway
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgeway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
      • Ridgeway is located in Iowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
    • Highland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
      • Highland is located in Iowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 826 people
    • Barneveld
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barneveld have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barneveld
      • Barneveld is located in Iowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people
    • Dodgeville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Edmund
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmund
      • Edmund is located in Iowa County
    • Centreville ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centreville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
      • Centreville is located in Iowa County
      • Former names for Centreville:
      • Dry Bone Post Office
      • Dry Bone
    • Cobb
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cobb have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
      • Cobb is located in Iowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
  • Juneau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Loreta, with the one closest to Loreta listed first.
    • Wonewoc
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wonewoc have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonewoc
      • Wonewoc is located in Juneau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
    • Union Center
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
      • Union Center is located in Juneau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
    • Lyndon Station
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndon Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon Station
      • Lyndon Station is located in Juneau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
    • Elroy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elroy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
      • Elroy is located in Juneau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
    • Lemonweir
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemonweir
      • Lemonweir is located in Juneau County
  • Richland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Loreta, with the one closest to Loreta listed first.
    • Neptune
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
      • Neptune is located in Richland County
    • Aubrey
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aubrey
      • Aubrey is located in Richland County
    • Lone Rock
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Rock
      • Lone Rock is located in Richland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
    • Cazenovia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cazenovia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cazenovia
      • Cazenovia is located in Richland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
    • Richland Center
      (13 miles [20.9 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
    • Hub City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hub City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub City
      • Hub City is located in Richland County
    • Gillingham
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillingham
      • Gillingham is located in Richland County
    • Balmoral
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Balmoral have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balmoral
      • Balmoral is located in Richland County
    • Bloom City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom City
      • Bloom City is located in Richland County
    • Yuba
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yuba have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
      • Yuba is located in Richland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
    • Boaz
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boaz have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
      • Boaz is located in Richland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
    • Sabin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sabin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabin
      • Sabin is located in Richland County
    • Westport
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
      • Westport is located in Richland County
  • Vernon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Loreta, with the one closest to Loreta listed first.
    • Hillsboro
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
      • Hillsboro is located in Vernon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,387 people
    • White City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Trippville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • La Farge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Farge
      • La Farge is located in Vernon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
    • Mount Tabor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor
      • Mount Tabor is located in Vernon County

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

Newspapers Published in Loreta ...

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 151 newspapers that have been published in the area around Loreta.

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

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 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 Loreta:

Cemeteries Near Loreta ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Loreta.

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 Loreta covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Blakeslee Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blakeslee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blakeslee Cemetery
  • Whitemound Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitemound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitemound Cemetery
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
  • Eiffmeyer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eiffmeyer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eiffmeyer Cemetery
  • Ward Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ward Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ward Cemetery
  • St. Lukes Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lukes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lukes Cemetery
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 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
  • St. Killian Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Killian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Killian Cemetery
  • Westfield Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westfield Cemetery
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    • Tuckertown Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tuckertown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tuckertown Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 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
    • Bear Valley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bear Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bear Valley 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 Loreta in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Loreta.

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

  • Sandusky
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandusky have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
    • Sandusky is located in Sauk County
  • Bear Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
    • Bear Valley is located in Richland County
  • Plain
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain
    • Plain is located in Sauk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 765 people
  • Keyesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keyesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyesville
    • Keyesville is located in Richland County
  • Loganville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loganville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganville
    • Loganville is located in Sauk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
  • Lime Ridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lime Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
    • Lime Ridge is located in Sauk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
  • Leland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
    • Leland is located in Sauk County
  • Loyd
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loyd have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
    • Loyd is located in Richland County
  • Neptune
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
    • Neptune is located in Richland County
  • Ithaca
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ithaca have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
    • Ithaca is located in Richland County
  • Sextonville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sextonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sextonville
    • Sextonville is located in Richland County
  • Black Hawk
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Hawk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hawk
    • Black Hawk is located in Sauk County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Twin Bluffs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Bluffs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bluffs
      • Twin Bluffs is located in Richland County
    • Spring Green
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Green have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Denzer
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denzer
      • Denzer is located in Sauk County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Loreta. 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>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>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- Loreta) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Loreta. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3455, Longitude: -90.1073       In this case, the coordinates for Loreta have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Loreta, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.









 

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