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 Lost Lake (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 Lost Lake. 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 Lost Lake ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Lost Lake: Lost Lk.

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

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.

Lost Lake is located in Dodge 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 Dodge County: Columbia, Dane, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Jefferson, Washington & Waukesha.

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

Dodge County (The home county of Lost Lake)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost Lake, with the one closest to Lost Lake listed first.
- Randolph
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  - Randolph is located in Dodge County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
- Beaver Dam
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  - Beaver Dam is located in Dodge County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 16,303 people
- Fox Lake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  - Fox Lake is located in Dodge County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,440 people
- Astico
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  - Astico is located in Dodge County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astico
- Lowell
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  - Lowell is located in Dodge County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Reeseville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  - Reeseville is located in Dodge County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeseville
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 673 people
- Burnett
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  - Burnett is located in Dodge County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Juneau
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  - Juneau is located in Dodge County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juneau
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 2,532 people
- Minnesota Junction
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  - Minnesota Junction is located in Dodge County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota Junction
- Atwater
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  - Atwater is located in Dodge County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwater
- Clyman
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  - Clyman is located in Dodge County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyman
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Horicon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  - Horicon is located in Dodge County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horicon
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 3,680 people
Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost Lake, with the one closest to Lost Lake listed first.
- Englewood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  - Englewood is located in Columbia County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
- Fall River
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  - Fall River is located in Columbia County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,757 people
- Cambria
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  - Cambria is located in Columbia County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 748 people
- Columbus
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  - Columbus is located in Columbia County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 5,117 people
- Doylestown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  - Doylestown is located in Columbia County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Friesland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  - Friesland is located in Columbia County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesland
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Otsego
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  - Otsego is located in Columbia County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otsego
- Rio
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  - Rio is located in Columbia County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- Pardeeville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  - Pardeeville is located in Columbia County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardeeville
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 2,053 people
- Wyocena
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  - 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
- Keyeser
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  - Keyeser is located in Columbia County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyeser
- North Leeds
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  - North Leeds is located in Columbia County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
Dane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost Lake, with the one closest to Lost Lake listed first.
- East Bristol
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  - East Bristol is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bristol
- North Bristol
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  - North Bristol is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bristol
- Marshall
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  - Marshall is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 4,016 people
- Morrisonville
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  - Morrisonville is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
- Sun Prairie
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  - Sun Prairie is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Prairie
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 35,119 people
- Pierceville
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  - Pierceville is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- DeForest
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  - DeForest is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeForest
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 10,915 people
- Windsor
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  - Windsor is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Burke
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  - Burke is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Cottage Grove
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  - Cottage Grove is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 7,158 people
- Deerfield
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  - Deerfield is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 2,540 people
- Dane
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  - Dane is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dane
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
Fond du Lac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost Lake, with the one closest to Lost Lake listed first.
- Fairwater
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  - Fairwater is located in Fond du Lac County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairwater
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Brandon
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  - Brandon is located in Fond du Lac County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 845 people
- Ladoga
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  - Ladoga is located in Fond du Lac County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladoga
- Metomen
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  - Metomen is located in Fond du Lac County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metomen
- Oakfield
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  - Oakfield is located in Fond du Lac County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
- Ripon
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  - Ripon is located in Fond du Lac County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripon
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 7,844 people
- Rosendale
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  - Rosendale is located in Fond du Lac County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosendale
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,026 people
- West Rosendale
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  - West Rosendale is located in Fond du Lac County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rosendale
- Byron
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  - Byron is located in Fond du Lac County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Woodhull
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  - Woodhull is located in Fond du Lac County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhull
Green Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost Lake, with the one closest to Lost Lake listed first.
- Markesan
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  - Markesan is located in Green Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markesan
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
- Kingston
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  - Kingston is located in Green Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Utley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  - Utley is located in Green Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utley
- Marquette
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  - Marquette is located in Green Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquette
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Green Lake
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  - Green Lake is located in Green Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
- Princeton
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  - Princeton is located in Green Lake County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,166 people
Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost Lake, with the one closest to Lost Lake listed first.
- Waterloo
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  - Waterloo is located in Jefferson County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 3,322 people
- Watertown
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  - Watertown is located in Jefferson County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 23,370 people
- Grellton
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  - Grellton is located in Jefferson County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grellton
- Milford
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  - Milford is located in Jefferson County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Lake Mills
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  - Lake Mills is located in Jefferson County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mills
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 6,014 people
- Johnson Creek
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  - Johnson Creek is located in Jefferson County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Creek
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 3,065 people
- Ixonia
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  - Ixonia is located in Jefferson County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ixonia
- Farmington
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  - Farmington is located in Jefferson County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
Marquette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost Lake, with the one closest to Lost Lake listed first.
- Glen Oak
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  - Glen Oak is located in Marquette County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Oak
- Montello
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  - Montello is located in Marquette County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,454 people
- Endeavor
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  - Endeavor is located in Marquette County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endeavor
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people

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

Cemeteries Near Lost Lake ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lost Lake.

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 Lost Lake - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
Wanderers Rest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanderers Rest Cemetery
Bethany Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
Courtland Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland Methodist Cemetery
- The Courtland Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Courtland Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
- Courtland United Methodist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2221930 <1>
Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
St. Stephen's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephen's Cemetery
- The St. Stephen's Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Stephen Cemetery
- St. Stephen's Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2129745 <1>
Fall River Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87922 <1>
Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
Calamus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calamus Cemetery
English Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Prairie Cemetery
Fountain Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Prairie Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fountain Prairie Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southwest of Englewood.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87970 <1>
Annunciation Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annunciation Catholic Cemetery
- The Annunciation Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Gabriels Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2162667 <1>
Continue List (275 more) ...
- Randolph Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Cemetery
  - Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1972969 <1>
- Bethel Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Leipsig Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsig 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Lost Lake had a post office and no railroad service.

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

Randolph
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Randolph is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
Fall River
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fall River is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,757 people
Fox Lake Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Lake Junction is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake Junction
Beaver Dam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Beaver Dam is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,303 people
Doylestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Doylestown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
Columbus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Columbus is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,117 people
Fox Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Lake is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,440 people
Cambria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cambria is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 748 people
Otsego
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Otsego is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otsego
Danville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Danville is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
Lowell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lowell is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
Reeseville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Reeseville is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeseville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 673 people
Continue List (20 more) ...
- Rolling Prairie
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  - Rolling Prairie is located in Dodge County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Prairie
- Rio
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  - Rio is located in Columbia County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- Juneau
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  - Juneau is located in Dodge County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juneau
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 2,532 people

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

Newspapers Published in Lost Lake ...

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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lost Lake.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lost Lake, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lost Lake.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Lost Lake:

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 Dodge County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails

Genealogy information for nearby counties
- 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
- Fond du Lac County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Green Lake County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jefferson County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Marquette 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 Dodge County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Dodge County

Footnotes ...

<1>	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.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lost Lake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Lost Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.