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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 Madge (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 Madge. 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.

Madge is located in Washburn 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 Washburn County: Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Rusk & Sawyer.

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

  • Washburn County     (The home county of Madge)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Madge, with the one closest to Madge listed first.
    • Nobleton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nobleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobleton
      • Nobleton is located in Washburn County
    • Shell Lake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Lake
      • Shell Lake is located in Washburn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,318 people
    • Spooner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spooner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spooner
      • Spooner is located in Washburn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,553 people
    • Birchwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birchwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
      • Birchwood is located in Washburn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 426 people
    • Earl
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
      • Earl is located in Washburn County
    • Minong
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minong have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minong
      • Minong is located in Washburn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
  • Barron County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Madge, with the one closest to Madge listed first.
    • Haugen
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haugen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haugen
      • Haugen is located in Barron County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
    • Rice Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rice Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
      • Rice Lake is located in Barron County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,498 people
    • Cumberland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
      • Cumberland is located in Barron County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,097 people
    • Cameron
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Cameron is located in Barron County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,798 people
    • Barron
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron
      • Barron is located in Barron County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 people
    • Poskin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poskin
      • Poskin is located in Barron County
    • Almena
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almena
      • Almena is located in Barron County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
    • Chetek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chetek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chetek
      • Chetek is located in Barron County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,094 people
    • Twin Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Town
      • Twin Town is located in Barron County
  • Burnett County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Madge, with the one closest to Madge listed first.
    • Bashaw
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bashaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashaw
      • Bashaw is located in Burnett County
    • Hertel
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hertel
      • Hertel is located in Burnett County
    • Webb Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Lake
      • Webb Lake is located in Burnett County
  • Polk County
    • Clam Falls
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clam Falls
      • Clam Falls is located in Polk County
  • Rusk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Madge, with the one closest to Madge listed first.
    • Strickland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickland
      • Strickland is located in Rusk County
    • Weyerhaeuser
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weyerhaeuser have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyerhaeuser
      • Weyerhaeuser is located in Rusk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
    • Apollonia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apollonia
      • Apollonia is located in Rusk County
    • Bruce
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruce have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
      • Bruce is located in Rusk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
  • Sawyer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Madge, with the one closest to Madge listed first.
    • Stone Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Lake
      • Stone Lake is located in Sawyer County
    • Reserve
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reserve
      • Reserve is located in Sawyer County
    • Couderay
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Couderay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couderay
      • Couderay is located in Sawyer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Hayward
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayward have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
      • Hayward is located in Sawyer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,352 people
    • Chief Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chief Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chief Lake
      • Chief Lake is located in Sawyer County
    • Little Round Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Round Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Round Lake
      • Little Round Lake is located in Sawyer County
    • Exeland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exeland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeland
      • Exeland is located in Sawyer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
    • Radisson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radisson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radisson
      • Radisson is located in Sawyer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
    • Phipps
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps
      • Phipps is located in Sawyer County
    • New Post
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Post
      • New Post is located in Sawyer County

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

Newspapers Published in Madge ...

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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Madge.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Madge, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Madge.

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 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 Madge:

Cemeteries Near Madge ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Madge.

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

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

  • Sarona Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sarona Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sarona Cemetery
  • Shell Lake Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shell Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shell Lake Cemetery
  • Bohemian National Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bohemian National Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bohemian National Cemetery
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
  • Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Cemetery
  • St. Lukes Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • 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
  • Rocky Ridge Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rocky Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rocky Ridge Cemetery
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeside Cemetery
  • Wiesner Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wiesner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wiesner Cemetery
  • Our Saviors Lutheran Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Our Saviors Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Our Saviors Lutheran Cemetery
  • Cedar Lake Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Lake Cemetery
  • Continue List   (66 more) ...
    • Clam River Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clam River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clam River Cemetery
    • Nora Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nora Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nora Cemetery
    • East Cumberland Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Cumberland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Cumberland 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.<4>

While we didn't find Madge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Madge.

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

  • Nobleton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nobleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobleton
    • Nobleton is located in Washburn County
  • Shell Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Lake
    • Shell Lake is located in Washburn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,318 people
  • Haugen
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haugen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haugen
    • Haugen is located in Barron County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
  • Spooner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spooner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spooner
    • Spooner is located in Washburn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,553 people
  • Barronett
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barronett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barronett
    • Barronett is located in Barron County
  • Bashaw
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bashaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashaw
    • Bashaw is located in Burnett County
  • Rice Lake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rice Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
    • Rice Lake is located in Barron County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,498 people
  • Reserve
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reserve
    • Reserve is located in Sawyer County
  • Cumberland
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
    • Cumberland is located in Barron County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,097 people
  • Hayward
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayward have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
    • Hayward is located in Sawyer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,352 people
  • Canton
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
    • Canton is located in Barron County
  • Lehigh
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lehigh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh
    • Lehigh is located in Barron County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Cameron
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Cameron is located in Barron County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,798 people
    • Minong
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minong have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minong
      • Minong is located in Washburn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
    • Barron
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron
      • Barron is located in Barron County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 people

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Madge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Washburn County: www.co.washburn.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 '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- Madge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Madge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.7460, Longitude: -91.7243    
<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>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 Madge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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