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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Lost Lake: Lost Lk.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Lost Lake is located in Dodge 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 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) - Beaver Dam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Dam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Beaver Dam is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,303 people
- Fox Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Astico
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astico
- Astico is located in Dodge County
- Lowell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Reeseville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeseville
- Reeseville is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 673 people
- Burnett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Burnett is located in Dodge County
- Juneau
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juneau
- Juneau is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,532 people
- Minnesota Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Minnesota Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota Junction
- Minnesota Junction is located in Dodge County
- Atwater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwater
- Atwater is located in Dodge County
- Clyman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Horicon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
- Englewood is located in Columbia County
- Fall River
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Fall River is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,757 people
- Cambria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Cambria is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 748 people
- Columbus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Columbus is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,117 people
- Doylestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
- Doylestown is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Friesland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Otsego
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otsego
- Otsego is located in Columbia County
- Rio
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Pardeeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pardeeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardeeville
- Pardeeville is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,053 people
- Wyocena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- 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
- Keyeser
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - North Leeds
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- 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.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
- North Leeds is located in Columbia County
- 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)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Bristol. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bristol
- East Bristol is located in Dane County
- North Bristol
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Bristol. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bristol
- North Bristol is located in Dane County
- Marshall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Marshall is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,016 people
- Morrisonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
- Morrisonville is located in Dane County
- Sun Prairie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Prairie
- Sun Prairie is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,119 people
- Pierceville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Pierceville is located in Dane County
- DeForest
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeForest
- DeForest is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,915 people
- Windsor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Windsor is located in Dane County
- Burke
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest) - Cottage Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Cottage Grove is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,158 people
- Deerfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Deerfield is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,540 people
- Dane
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairwater
- Fairwater is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Brandon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Brandon is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 845 people
- Ladoga
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladoga
- Ladoga is located in Fond du Lac County
- Metomen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north) - Oakfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
- Oakfield is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
- Ripon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripon
- Ripon is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,844 people
- Rosendale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast) - West Rosendale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rosendale
- West Rosendale is located in Fond du Lac County
- Byron
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Byron is located in Fond du Lac County
- Woodhull
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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) - Kingston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Kingston is located in Green Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Utley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Marquette
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north) - Green Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
- Green Lake is located in Green Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
- Princeton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost Lake, with the one closest to Lost Lake listed first.
- Waterloo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Watertown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Watertown is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,370 people
- Grellton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grellton
- Grellton is located in Jefferson County
- Milford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Milford is located in Jefferson County
- Lake Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mills
- Lake Mills is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,014 people
- Johnson Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Creek
- Johnson Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,065 people
- Ixonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast) - Farmington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Farmington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Farmington is located in Jefferson County
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Oak
- Glen Oak is located in Marquette County
- Montello
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest) - Endeavor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
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.
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 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 the St. Marys Cemetery
- 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.
- Wanderers Rest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wanderers Rest Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wanderers Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Bethany Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Courtland Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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 <3>
- Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery
- St. Stephen's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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 <3>
- Fall River Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fall River Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87922 <3>
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Calamus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calamus Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calamus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- English Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the English Prairie Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the English Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Fountain Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fountain Prairie Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fountain Prairie Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the northeast of Englewood.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87970 <3>
- Annunciation Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Annunciation Catholic Cemetery
- The Annunciation Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Gabriels Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2162667 <3>
- Continue List (272 more) ...
- Randolph Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Randolph Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1972969 <3>
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
- Leipsig Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leipsig Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leipsig Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Randolph 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>
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) - Fall River
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Fall River is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,757 people
- Fox Lake Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Lake Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake Junction
- Fox Lake Junction is located in Dodge County
- Beaver Dam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Dam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Beaver Dam is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,303 people
- Doylestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
- Doylestown is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Columbus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Columbus is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,117 people
- Fox Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Cambria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Cambria is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 748 people
- Otsego
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otsego
- Otsego is located in Columbia County
- Danville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Lowell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Reeseville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeseville
- Reeseville is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 673 people
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Rolling Prairie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Prairie
- Rolling Prairie is located in Dodge County
- Rio
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Juneau
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juneau
- Juneau is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,532 people
- Rolling Prairie
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 53 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]<4>. 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 like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to 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
- Columbia County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of 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
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lost Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Dodge County: www.co.dodge.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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lost Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lost Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4589, Longitude: -88.9890 In this case, the coordinates for Lost Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Lost Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |