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 Lowville (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 Lowville. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Lowville is located in Columbia 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 Columbia County: Adams, Dane, Dodge, Green Lake, Juneau, Marquette & Sauk.
Below are the counties that are near Lowville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lowville:
- Columbia County (The home county of Lowville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lowville, with the one closest to Lowville listed first.
- North Leeds
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- North Leeds is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
- Arlington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
- Poynette
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Poynette is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poynette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,508 people
- Rio
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rio is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- Keyeser
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Keyeser is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyeser
- Wyocena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- 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
- Otsego
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Otsego is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otsego
- Doylestown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Doylestown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Pardeeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pardeeville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardeeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,053 people
- Harmony Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Harmony Grove is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
- Lodi
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lodi is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
- Lake Wisconsin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lake Wisconsin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wisconsin
- Okee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Okee is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okee
- Dane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lowville, with the one closest to Lowville listed first.
- Morrisonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Morrisonville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
- DeForest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- DeForest is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeForest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,915 people
- North Bristol
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Bristol is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bristol
- Windsor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Windsor is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- East Bristol
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Bristol is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bristol
- Dane
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Sun Prairie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sun Prairie is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Prairie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,119 people
- Waunakee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Waunakee is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waunakee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,188 people
- Mendota
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mendota is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
- Burke
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Burke is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Darwin ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Darwin is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Maple Bluff
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Maple Bluff is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,307 people
- Ashton Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ashton Corners is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton Corners
- Dodge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lowville, with the one closest to Lowville listed first.
- Astico
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Astico is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astico
- Randolph
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Randolph is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
- Reeseville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Reeseville is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeseville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 673 people
- Fox Lake
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Beaver Dam
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Lowell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lowell is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Clyman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Clyman is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Green Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lowville, with the one closest to Lowville listed first.
- Kingston
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Kingston is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Marquette
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Markesan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Markesan is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markesan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
- Iowa County
- Cassell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cassell is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassell
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lowville, with the one closest to Lowville listed first.
- Waterloo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Waterloo is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,322 people
- Lake Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Mills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,014 people
- Milford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Milford is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Marquette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lowville, with the one closest to Lowville listed first.
- Endeavor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Endeavor is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endeavor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
- Douglas Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Douglas Center is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Center
- Glen Oak
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Glen Oak is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Oak
- Packwaukee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Packwaukee is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packwaukee
- Montello
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Montello is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,454 people
- Oxford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oxford is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Sauk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lowville, with the one closest to Lowville listed first.
- Merrimac
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Merrimac is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Moon Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Moon Valley is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Valley
- Baraboo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Baraboo is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baraboo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,121 people
- Prairie du Sac village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- 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
- Sauk City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sauk City is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauk City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,498 people
- West Baraboo
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- West Baraboo is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baraboo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
- Lake Delton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Delton is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Delton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,986 people
- North Freedom
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- North Freedom is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Freedom
- Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
- Denzer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Denzer is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denzer
- Witwen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Witwen is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witwen
- Rock Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rock Springs is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lowville, see our County-by-County Page for Lowville.
Cemeteries Near Lowville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lowville.
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 Lowville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lowville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lowville, with the one closest to Lowville listed first.
- Lowville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rocky Run Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Run Cemetery
- The Rocky Run Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rocky Run Protestant Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88845 <1>
- Hillside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Leeds Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Schofield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Klaila Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Arlington Evangelical Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Evangelical Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bonnet Prairie Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Run Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (231 more) ...
- Inch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Arlington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington Presbyterian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Lowville had a population of 42 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lowville, with the one closest to Lowville listed first.
- Arlington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
- North Leeds
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- North Leeds is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
- Poynette
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Poynette is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poynette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,508 people
- Leeds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Leeds is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Keyeser
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Keyeser is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyeser
- Rio
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rio is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- Morrisonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Morrisonville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
- Wyocena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- 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
- Otsego
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Otsego is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otsego
- Dekorra
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dekorra is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dekorra
- Norway Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Norway Grove is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Grove
- DeForest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- DeForest is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeForest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,915 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- North Bristol
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Bristol is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bristol
- Doylestown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Doylestown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Pardeeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pardeeville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardeeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,053 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lowville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lowville.
Newspapers Published in Lowville ...
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 182 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lowville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lowville, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lowville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Lowville:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Columbia County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dane County
- Dodge County
- Green Lake County
- Iowa County
- Jefferson County
- Marquette County
- Sauk County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
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> | 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 Lowville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lowville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |