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 Mifflin (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 Mifflin. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Mifflin is located in Iowa 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 Iowa County: Dane, Grant, Green, Lafayette, Richland & Sauk.
Below are the counties that are near Mifflin. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mifflin:
- Iowa County (The home county of Mifflin)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mifflin, with the one closest to Mifflin listed first.
- Rewey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rewey is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rewey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Linden
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Linden is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
- Cobb
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cobb is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
- Mineral Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mineral Point is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,454 people
- Edmund
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Edmund is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmund
- Centreville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Centreville is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Former name for Centreville:
- Dry Bone
- Highland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Highland is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 826 people
- Dodgeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dodgeville is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,677 people
- Pleasant Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Ridgeway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeway is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- Hollandale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hollandale is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Avoca
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Avoca is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 620 people
- Hyde
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hyde is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde
- Crawford County
- Boydtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Boydtown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydtown
- Dane County
- Blue Mounds
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Blue Mounds is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mounds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mifflin, with the one closest to Mifflin listed first.
- Livingston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Livingston is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Montfort
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Montfort is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montfort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 675 people
- Annaton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Annaton is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annaton
- Platteville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Platteville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platteville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,650 people
- Preston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Preston is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Stitzer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Stitzer is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stitzer
- Fennimore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fennimore is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fennimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
- Cuba City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cuba City is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,047 people
- Lancaster
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lancaster is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,700 people
- Dickeyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dickeyville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,020 people
- Jamestown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jamestown is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Tennyson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tennyson is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennyson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- Mount Ida
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mount Ida is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ida
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mifflin, with the one closest to Mifflin listed first.
- Belmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Belmont is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 974 people
- Elk Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Elk Grove is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Grove
- Calamine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Calamine is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calamine
- Darlington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Darlington is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,317 people
- Benton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Benton is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
- Etna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Etna is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Shullsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Shullsburg is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shullsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
- Fort Gratiot ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Fort Gratiot is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gratiot
- Former name for Fort Gratiot:
- Gratiot Grove
- New Diggings
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- New Diggings is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Diggings
- White Oak
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- White Oak is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Blanchardville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Blanchardville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchardville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
- Wiota
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wiota is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiota
- Gratiot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gratiot is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratiot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mifflin, with the one closest to Mifflin listed first.
- Lone Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lone Rock is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Balmoral
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Balmoral is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balmoral
- Westport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Westport is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Sextonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sextonville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sextonville
- Aubrey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Aubrey is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aubrey
- Sauk County
- Spring Green
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Green is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
- Dubuque County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mifflin, with the one closest to Mifflin listed first.
- Sageville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sageville is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sageville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Sherrill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dubuque
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Balltown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Balltown is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Durango
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Old Balltown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Old Balltown is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Balltown
- Waupeton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Waupeton is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waupeton
- Jo Daviess County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mifflin, with the one closest to Mifflin listed first.
- Menominee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Menominee is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menominee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Scales Mound
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Apple River
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Dubuque
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mifflin, see our County-by-County Page for Mifflin.
Cemeteries Near Mifflin ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mifflin.
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 Mifflin - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mifflin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mifflin, with the one closest to Mifflin listed first.
- Mifflin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Carmel Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the southeast of Rewey.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2321622 <3>
- Penniel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Powell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kirkpatrick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lydia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- McReynolds Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Cobb.
- The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cobb Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2130959 <3>
- Rock Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Laxey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (185 more) ...
- Graceland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Old Mineral Point Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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 Mifflin had a population of 255 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mifflin, with the one closest to Mifflin listed first.
- Rewey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rewey is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rewey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Arthur
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Arthur is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Livingston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Livingston is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Linden
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Linden is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
- Leslie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Leslie is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Cobb
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cobb is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
- Montfort
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Montfort is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montfort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 675 people
- Mineral Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mineral Point is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,454 people
- Edmund
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Edmund is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmund
- Belmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Belmont is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 974 people
- Annaton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Annaton is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annaton
- Centreville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Centreville is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Former name for Centreville:
- Dry Bone
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Platteville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Platteville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platteville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,650 people
- Ipswich
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ipswich is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipswich
- Truman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Truman is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truman
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mifflin. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mifflin.
Newspapers Published in Mifflin ...
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 113 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mifflin.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mifflin, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mifflin.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Mifflin:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Iowa County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Dane County
- Grant County
- Lafayette County
- Richland County
- Sauk County
- Dubuque County
- Jo Daviess County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Mifflin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Mifflin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |