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 Markesan (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 Markesan. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Markesan is located in Green Lake 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 Green Lake County: Columbia, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Waushara & Winnebago.
Below are the counties that are near Markesan. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Markesan:
- Green Lake County (The home county of Markesan)
- The following are listed by their distance from Markesan, with the one closest to Markesan listed first.
- Utley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Utley is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utley
- Kingston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kingston is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Marquette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Marquette is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Green Lake
(9 miles [14.5 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Princeton is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,166 people
- Berlin
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Berlin is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,383 people
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Markesan, with the one closest to Markesan listed first.
- Friesland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Friesland is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Cambria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cambria is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 748 people
- Englewood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Englewood is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
- Pardeeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pardeeville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardeeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,053 people
- Doylestown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Doylestown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Rio
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rio is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- Wyocena
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Fall River
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Fall River is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,757 people
- Otsego
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Otsego is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otsego
- Columbus
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Portage
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Portage is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,381 people
- North Leeds
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Leeds is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
- Poynette
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Poynette is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poynette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,508 people
- Dodge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Markesan, with the one closest to Markesan listed first.
- Fox Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fox Lake is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,440 people
- Randolph
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Randolph is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
- Waupun
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Waupun is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waupun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,271 people
- Atwater
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Atwater is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwater
- Beaver Dam
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver Dam is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,303 people
- Burnett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Burnett is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Minnesota Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Minnesota Junction is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota Junction
- Kekoskee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kekoskee is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kekoskee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 891 people
- Brownsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Brownsville is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Knowles
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Knowles is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles
- Horicon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Horicon is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horicon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,680 people
- Juneau
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Juneau is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juneau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,532 people
- Astico
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Astico is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astico
- Fond du Lac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Markesan, with the one closest to Markesan listed first.
- Fairwater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fairwater is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairwater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Brandon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Brandon is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 845 people
- Metomen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Metomen is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metomen
- Ripon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ripon is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,844 people
- Ladoga
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ladoga is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladoga
- West Rosendale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Rosendale is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rosendale
- Rosendale
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Eldorado
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eldorado is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Woodhull
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Woodhull is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhull
- Oakfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Oakfield is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
- North Fond du Lac
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- North Fond du Lac is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fond du Lac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,059 people
- Byron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Byron is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Fond du Lac
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fond du Lac is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fond du Lac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,178 people
- Marquette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Markesan, with the one closest to Markesan listed first.
- Montello
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Montello is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,454 people
- Germania
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Germania is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania
- Glen Oak
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Glen Oak is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Oak
- Neshkoro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Neshkoro is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshkoro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
- Endeavor
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Endeavor is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endeavor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
- Packwaukee
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Packwaukee is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packwaukee
- Westfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Westfield is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,268 people
- Douglas Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Douglas Center is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Center
- Oxford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Oxford is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Waushara County
- The following are listed by their distance from Markesan, with the one closest to Markesan listed first.
- Rodney ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rodney is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Lohrville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lohrville is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lohrville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 389 people
- Redgranite
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Redgranite is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redgranite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,111 people
- Silver Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Lake is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Mount Morris
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Morris is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Morris
- Poy Sippi
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Poy Sippi is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poy Sippi
- Wautoma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wautoma is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wautoma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,114 people
- Pine River
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pine River is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
- Winnebago County
- The following are listed by their distance from Markesan, with the one closest to Markesan listed first.
- Pickett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pickett is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett
- Fisk
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fisk is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisk
- Omro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Omro is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,592 people
- Fitzgerald
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fitzgerald is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerald
- Black Wolf
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Black Wolf is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Wolf
- Reighmoor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Reighmoor is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reighmoor
- Harbor Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harbor Springs is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Springs
- Point Comfort
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Point Comfort is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Comfort
- Stony Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Beach is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Beach
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Markesan, see our County-by-County Page for Markesan.
Cemeteries Near Markesan ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Markesan.
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 Markesan - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Markesan covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Markesan, with the one closest to Markesan listed first.
- Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Tichora Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Phelps Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Maria Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mackford Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Green Lake Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Engedi Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engedi Cemetery
- The Engedi Cemetery has also been known as:
- Blaen Y Cae Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87594 <1>
- West Alto Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fairwater Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (271 more) ...
- Lakeview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Krastetter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Sarah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 Markesan had a population of 475 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Markesan had a population of 1,389 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Markesan, with the one closest to Markesan listed first.
- Utley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Utley is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utley
- Fairwater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fairwater is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairwater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Kingston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kingston is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Marquette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Marquette is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Alto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Alto is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Fox Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fox Lake is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,440 people
- Brandon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Brandon is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 845 people
- Randolph
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Randolph is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
- Princeton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Princeton is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,166 people
- Cambria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cambria is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 748 people
- Ripon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ripon is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,844 people
- Fox Lake Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fox Lake Junction is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake Junction
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Belle Fountain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Fountain is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Fountain
- Ladoga
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ladoga is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladoga
- West Rosendale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Rosendale is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rosendale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Markesan. See our List of 1890's Communities around Markesan.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Markesan ...
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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Markesan.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Markesan. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Markesan and those printed in the larger area surrounding Markesan.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> of Markesan.
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 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 Markesan:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Green Lake County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Dodge County
- Fond du Lac County
- Marquette County
- Waushara County
- Winnebago 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 Markesan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Markesan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |