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 Mayville (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 Mayville. 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 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.
Mayville is located in Dodge County.
To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Dodge County: Columbia, Dane, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Jefferson, Washington & Waukesha.
Below are the counties that are near Mayville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mayville:
- Dodge County (The home county of Mayville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayville, with the one closest to Mayville listed first.
- Kekoskee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Theresa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theresa
- Theresa is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,199 people
- Knowles
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles
- Knowles is located in Dodge County
- Neda
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neda
- Neda is located in Dodge County
- Horicon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Iron Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Ridge
- Iron Ridge is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
- Brownsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Brownsville is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Lomira
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Woodland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Woodland is located in Dodge County
- Huilsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huilsburg
- Huilsburg is located in Dodge County
- Burnett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Burnett is located in Dodge County
- Atwater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwater
- Atwater is located in Dodge County
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayville, with the one closest to Mayville listed first.
- Columbus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Columbus is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,117 people
- Englewood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
- Englewood is located in Columbia County
- Fall River
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Fall River is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,757 people
- Friesland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west) - Cambria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west) - Doylestown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
- Doylestown is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Fond du Lac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayville, with the one closest to Mayville listed first.
- Saint Kilian
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Kilian
- Saint Kilian is located in Fond du Lac County
- Ashford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Ashford is located in Fond du Lac County
- Byron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Byron is located in Fond du Lac County
- Oakfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Campbellsport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Campbellsport is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,811 people
- Kewaskum
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Eden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Ladoga
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladoga
- Ladoga is located in Fond du Lac County
- New Fane
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fane
- New Fane is located in Fond du Lac County
- Fond du Lac
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fond du Lac
- Fond du Lac is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,178 people
- Woodhull
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Brandon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Brandon is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 845 people
- Green Lake County
- Markesan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Markesan
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayville, with the one closest to Mayville listed first.
- Watertown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Watertown is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,370 people
- Ixonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south) - Lac La Belle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lac La Belle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lac La Belle
- Lac La Belle is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
- Lake Lac La Belle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Lac La Belle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lac La Belle
- Lake Lac La Belle is located in Jefferson County
- Grellton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grellton
- Grellton is located in Jefferson County
- Concord
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ozaukee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayville, with the one closest to Mayville listed first.
- Kohler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohler
- Kohler is located in Ozaukee County
- Waubeka
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waubeka
- Waubeka is located in Ozaukee County
- Horns Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horns Corners
- Horns Corners is located in Ozaukee County
- Fredonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sheboygan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayville, with the one closest to Mayville listed first.
- Random Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Lake
- Random Lake is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,567 people
- Cascade
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayville, with the one closest to Mayville listed first.
- Wayne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
- Wayne is located in Washington County
- Aurora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Aurora is located in Washington County
- Saint Lawrence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lawrence
- Saint Lawrence is located in Washington County
- Hartford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Hartford is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,675 people
- Cedar Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Cedar Lake is located in Washington County
- Slinger
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Barton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Barton is located in Washington County
- West Bend
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
- West Bend is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,478 people
- Thompson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Saint Michaels
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Michaels have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Michaels
- Saint Michaels is located in Washington County
- Boltonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boltonville
- Boltonville is located in Washington County
- Jackson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Jackson is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,256 people
- Waukesha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayville, with the one closest to Mayville listed first.
- Monterey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Monterey is located in Waukesha County
- Stonebank
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebank
- Stonebank is located in Waukesha County
- Okauchee Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Okauchee Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okauchee Lake
- Okauchee Lake is located in Waukesha County
- Chenequa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south) - Oconomowoc Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oconomowoc Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconomowoc Lake
- Oconomowoc Lake is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Oconomowoc
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oconomowoc have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconomowoc
- Oconomowoc is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,160 people
- Okauchee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south) - Merton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast) - Nashotah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south) - Hartland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south) - Sussex
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
- Sussex is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,086 people
- Delafield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Winnebago County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayville, with the one closest to Mayville listed first.
- Pickett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett
- Pickett is located in Winnebago County
- Black Wolf
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Wolf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Wolf
- Black Wolf is located in Winnebago County
- Point Comfort
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Comfort
- Point Comfort is located in Winnebago County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mayville, see our County-by-County Page for Mayville.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Mayville ...
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 90 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mayville.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Mayville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Mayville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Mayville.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<2> of Mayville.
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 Mayville:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.wisconsinhistory.org/
- Pages specific to Dodge County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Fond du Lac County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Green Lake County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jefferson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Ozaukee County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Sheboygan County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Washington County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Waukesha County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Winnebago County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Columbia County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Dodge County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Dodge County
Cemeteries Near Mayville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mayville.
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 Mayville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mayville, with the one closest to Mayville listed first.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- 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.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
- New St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New St. Marys Cemetery
- Graceland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graceland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graceland Cemetery
- Old St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
- Greenbush Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenbush Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenbush Cemetery
- Mace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mace Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
- St. Gobki Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Gobki Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Gobki Cemetery
- Tidyman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tidyman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tidyman Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
- Township Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Township Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Township Cemetery
- Continue List (318 more) ...
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
- Wrucke Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wrucke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wrucke Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- 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.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
- Union 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Mayville had a population of 1,165 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Mayville had a population of 4,829 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mayville, with the one closest to Mayville listed first.
- Kekoskee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Theresa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theresa
- Theresa is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,199 people
- Horicon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Knowles
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles
- Knowles is located in Dodge County
- LeRoy
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Iron Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Ridge
- Iron Ridge is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
- Theresa Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Theresa Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theresa Station
- Theresa Station is located in Dodge County
- Minnesota Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnesota Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota Junction
- Minnesota Junction is located in Dodge County
- Woodland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Woodland is located in Dodge County
- Huilsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huilsburg
- Huilsburg is located in Dodge County
- Nenno
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Lomira
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Continue List (15 more) ...
- Brownsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Brownsville is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Burnett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Burnett is located in Dodge County
- Rolling Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Prairie
- Rolling Prairie is located in Dodge County
- Brownsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mayville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mayville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Mayville: www.mayvillecity.com/
The official website for Dodge County: www.co.dodge.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mayville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mayville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4983, Longitude: -88.5462 In this case, the coordinates for Mayville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Mayville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |