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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 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 southwest 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 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.

Mayville is located in Dodge 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 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)
      • Kekoskee is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kekoskee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 891 people
    • Theresa
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Theresa is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theresa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,199 people
    • Knowles
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Knowles is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles
    • Neda
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Neda is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neda
    • Horicon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Horicon is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horicon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,680 people
    • Iron Ridge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Iron Ridge is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Ridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
    • Brownsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Brownsville is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
    • Lomira
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Lomira is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomira
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,454 people
    • Woodland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Woodland is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
    • Huilsburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Huilsburg is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huilsburg
    • Minnesota Junction
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Minnesota Junction is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota Junction
    • Burnett
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Burnett is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
    • Atwater
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Atwater is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwater
  • 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)
      • Columbus is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,117 people
    • Englewood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Englewood is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
    • Fall River
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Fall River is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,757 people
    • Friesland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Friesland is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
    • Cambria
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Cambria is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 748 people
    • Doylestown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Doylestown is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
      • 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)
      • Saint Kilian is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Kilian
    • Ashford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Ashford is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
    • Byron
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Byron is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
    • Oakfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Oakfield is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
    • Elmore
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Elmore is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
    • Campbellsport
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Campbellsport is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,811 people
    • Kewaskum
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Kewaskum is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewaskum
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,296 people
    • Eden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Eden is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 943 people
    • Marblehead
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Marblehead is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
    • Ladoga
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Ladoga is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladoga
    • New Fane
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • New Fane is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fane
    • Fond du Lac
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Woodhull
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Woodhull is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhull
  • Green Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mayville, with the one closest to Mayville listed first.
    • Utley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Utley is located in Green Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utley
    • Markesan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Markesan is located in Green Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markesan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
  • 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)
      • Watertown is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,370 people
    • Ixonia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Ixonia is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ixonia
    • Lac La Belle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Lac La Belle is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lac La Belle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
    • Lake Lac La Belle
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Lake Lac La Belle is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lac La Belle
    • Grellton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Grellton is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grellton
    • Concord
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Concord is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Farmington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Farmington is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
  • 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)
      • Kohler is located in Ozaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohler
    • Waubeka
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Waubeka is located in Ozaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waubeka
    • Horns Corners
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Horns Corners is located in Ozaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horns Corners
    • Fredonia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Fredonia is located in Ozaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,251 people
  • 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)
      • Random Lake is located in Sheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,567 people
    • Cascade
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Cascade is located in Sheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
  • 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)
      • Wayne is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
    • Allenton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Allenton is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
    • Aurora
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Aurora is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
    • Saint Lawrence
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Saint Lawrence is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lawrence
    • Hartford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Hartford is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,675 people
    • Cedar Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Cedar Lake is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
    • Slinger
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Slinger is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slinger
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,704 people
    • Barton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Barton is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
    • West Bend
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • West Bend is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,478 people
    • Thompson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Thompson is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
    • Saint Michaels
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Saint Michaels is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Michaels
    • Cedar Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Cedar Creek is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
    • Rugby Junction
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Rugby Junction is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby Junction
  • 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)
      • Monterey is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
    • Stonebank
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Stonebank is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebank
    • Okauchee Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Okauchee Lake is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okauchee Lake
    • Chenequa
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Chenequa is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenequa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
    • Oconomowoc Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Oconomowoc Lake is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconomowoc Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
    • Oconomowoc
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Oconomowoc is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconomowoc
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,160 people
    • Okauchee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Okauchee is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okauchee
    • Merton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Merton is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,812 people
    • Nashotah
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Nashotah is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashotah
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,361 people
    • Hartland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Hartland is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,338 people
    • Sussex
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Sussex is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,086 people
    • Delafield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Delafield is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delafield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,559 people
    • Lannon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Lannon is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lannon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,284 people
  • 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)
      • Pickett is located in Winnebago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett
    • Black Wolf
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Black Wolf is located in Winnebago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Wolf
    • Point Comfort
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Point Comfort is located in Winnebago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Comfort

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

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.

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 Mayville - one of the links might be able to help.

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)
  • New St. Marys Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Graceland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Old St. Marys Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Greenbush Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Mace Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Gobki Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Tidyman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Township Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (321 more) ...
    • Union Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Wrucke Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

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)
    • Kekoskee is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kekoskee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 891 people
  • Theresa
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Theresa is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theresa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,199 people
  • Horicon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Horicon is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horicon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,680 people
  • Knowles
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Knowles is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles
  • LeRoy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • LeRoy is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LeRoy
  • Iron Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Iron Ridge is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Ridge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
  • Theresa Station
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Theresa Station is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theresa Station
  • Minnesota Junction
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Minnesota Junction is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota Junction
  • Woodland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Woodland is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
  • Huilsburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Huilsburg is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huilsburg
  • Nenno
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Nenno is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nenno
  • Lomira
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lomira is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomira
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,454 people
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Brownsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Brownsville is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
    • Burnett
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Burnett is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
    • Rolling Prairie
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Rolling Prairie is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Prairie

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.

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:

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Mayville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.