RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Wisconsin >> Dane County >> Marxville >> Genealogy HelperIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Wisconsin

The Commemorative Quarter for Wisconsin





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 Marxville (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 Marxville. 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 doctors and 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.

Marxville is located in Dane 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 Dane County: Columbia, Dodge, Green, Iowa, Jefferson, Rock & Sauk.

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

  • Dane County     (The home county of Marxville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marxville, with the one closest to Marxville listed first.
    • Martinsville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Cross Plains
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
      • Cross Plains is located in Dane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,280 people
    • Black Earth
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ashton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mazomanie
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mazomanie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazomanie
      • Mazomanie is located in Dane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,715 people
    • Ashton Corners
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Dane
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dane
      • Dane is located in Dane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
    • Middleton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
      • Middleton is located in Dane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,195 people
    • Waunakee
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waunakee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waunakee
      • Waunakee is located in Dane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,188 people
    • Elvers
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elvers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvers
      • Elvers is located in Dane County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elvers
      • From Marxville to Elvers
    • Klevenville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Mendota
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mendota. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
      • Mendota is located in Dane County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mendota
      • From Marxville to Mendota
    • Mount Horeb
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Horeb have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Horeb
      • Mount Horeb is located in Dane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,563 people
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marxville, with the one closest to Marxville listed first.
    • Lodi
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Okee
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Lake Wisconsin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Wisconsin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wisconsin
      • Lake Wisconsin is located in Columbia County
    • Harmony Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Durwards Glen ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Arlington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Poynette
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • North Leeds
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Keyeser
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keyeser. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyeser
      • Keyeser is located in Columbia County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Keyeser
      • From Marxville to Keyeser
    • Portage
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Rio
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rio have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
      • Rio is located in Columbia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
    • Wyocena
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Otsego
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Green County
  • Iowa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marxville, with the one closest to Marxville listed first.
    • Cassell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cassell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassell
      • Cassell is located in Iowa County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cassell
      • From Marxville to Cassell
    • Arena
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Barneveld
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barneveld have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barneveld
      • Barneveld is located in Iowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people
    • Hyde
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Helena
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Ridgeway
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgeway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
      • Ridgeway is located in Iowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
    • Pleasant Ridge
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hollandale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Moscow
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Dodgeville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
      • Dodgeville is located in Iowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,677 people
  • Lafayette County
  • Richland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marxville, with the one closest to Marxville listed first.
    • Lone Rock
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Rock
      • Lone Rock is located in Richland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
    • Bear Valley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Sauk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marxville, with the one closest to Marxville listed first.
    • Sauk City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sauk City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauk City
      • Sauk City is located in Sauk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,498 people
    • Prairie du Sac village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Merrimac
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrimac have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
      • Merrimac is located in Sauk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
    • Moon Valley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Witwen
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Denzer
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Leland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
      • Leland is located in Sauk County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Leland
      • From Marxville to Leland
    • Baraboo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • West Baraboo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Baraboo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baraboo
      • West Baraboo is located in Sauk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
    • Plain
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain
      • Plain is located in Sauk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 765 people
    • Spring Green
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Green have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Green
      • Spring Green is located in Sauk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
    • North Freedom
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Freedom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Freedom
      • North Freedom is located in Sauk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
    • Rock Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
      • Rock Springs is located in Sauk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people

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

Cemeteries Near Marxville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Marxville.

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

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

  • Sunning Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunning Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunning Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dunlap Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunlap Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunlap Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Norbert's Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Roxbury Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roxbury Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roxbury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Black Earth Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Kohlman Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kohlman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kohlman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Aloysius Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Aloysius Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Aloysius Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sauk City Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sauk City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sauk City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Barnabas Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (207 more) ...
    • Prairie du Sac Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie du Sac Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie du Sac Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Evergreen Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Kingsley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kingsley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kingsley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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>

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

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

  • Roxbury
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roxbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
    • Roxbury is located in Dane County
  • Springfield Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield Corners
    • Springfield Corners is located in Dane County
  • Black Earth
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cross Plains
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
    • Cross Plains is located in Dane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,280 people
  • Ashton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sauk City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sauk City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauk City
    • Sauk City is located in Sauk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,498 people
  • Mazomanie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mazomanie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazomanie
    • Mazomanie is located in Dane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,715 people
  • Prairie du Sac village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pine Bluff
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff
    • Pine Bluff is located in Dane County
  • Middleton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
    • Middleton is located in Dane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,195 people
  • Dane
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dane
    • Dane is located in Dane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
  • Elvers
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elvers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvers
    • Elvers is located in Dane County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Elvers
    • From Marxville to Elvers
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • West Middleton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Middleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middleton
      • West Middleton is located in Dane County
    • Pheasant Branch
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pheasant Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Branch
      • Pheasant Branch is located in Dane County
    • Waunakee
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waunakee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waunakee
      • Waunakee is located in Dane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,188 people

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

Newspapers Published in Marxville ...

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 211 newspapers that have been published in the area around Marxville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Marxville, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Marxville.

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 Marxville:

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

The official website for Dane County: www.co.dane.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>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 Marxville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Marxville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Marxville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1912, Longitude: -89.6599       In this case, the coordinates for Marxville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

Copyright 2025
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 29 Apr 2025