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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 Milton Junction (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 Milton Junction. 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.

Name Variations for Milton Junction ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Milton Junction: Milton Jct. (or less commonly used: Milton Jctn.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 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 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.

Milton Junction is located in Rock 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 Rock County: Boone (IL), Winnebago (IL), Dane, Green, Jefferson & Walworth.

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

  • Rock County     (The home county of Milton Junction)
  • Dane County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Milton Junction, with the one closest to Milton Junction listed first.
    • Albion
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Hanerville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Rockdale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
      • Rockdale is located in Dane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
    • Dunkirk
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Cambridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
      • Cambridge is located in Dane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,538 people
    • Stoughton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoughton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoughton
      • Stoughton is located in Dane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,218 people
    • Stone
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Deerfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Door Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Brooklyn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
      • Brooklyn is located in Dane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,484 people
    • McFarland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McFarland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland
      • McFarland is located in Dane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,291 people
    • Oregon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oregon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
      • Oregon is located in Dane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,731 people
    • Cottage Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Green County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Milton Junction, with the one closest to Milton Junction listed first.
    • Brodhead
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brodhead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodhead
      • Brodhead is located in Green County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
    • Albany
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
      • Albany is located in Green County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
    • Attica
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Mineral Point
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
      • Mineral Point is located in Green County
    • Dayton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Milton Junction, with the one closest to Milton Junction listed first.
    • Carcajou
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Lake Koshkonong
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Koshkonong have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Koshkonong
      • Lake Koshkonong is located in Jefferson County
    • Fort Atkinson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Atkinson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Atkinson
      • Fort Atkinson is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,372 people
    • Cold Spring
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Ripley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Hebron
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
      • Hebron is located in Jefferson County
    • Jefferson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
      • Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,037 people
    • Palmyra
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmyra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
      • Palmyra is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,746 people
    • Lake Mills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mills
      • Lake Mills is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,014 people
    • Helenville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Rome
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rome have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
      • Rome is located in Jefferson County
    • Milford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Johnson Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Walworth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Milton Junction, with the one closest to Milton Junction listed first.
    • Richmond
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Whitewater
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Heart Prairie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Allens Grove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • La Grange
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Darien
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Delavan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Lauderdale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Adams
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Little Prairie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Delavan Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delavan Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan Lake
      • Delavan Lake is located in Walworth County
    • Elkhorn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Sharon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
      • Sharon is located in Walworth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
  • Waukesha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Milton Junction, with the one closest to Milton Junction listed first.
    • Eagle
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Eagleville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Dousman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dousman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dousman
      • Dousman is located in Waukesha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,317 people
    • Ottawa
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ottawa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
      • Ottawa is located in Waukesha County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ottawa
      • From Milton Junction to Ottawa
    • North Prairie
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
      • North Prairie is located in Waukesha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,236 people
    • Summit
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Boone County (IL)
  • McHenry County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Milton Junction, with the one closest to Milton Junction listed first.
    • Big Foot Prairie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Harvard
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
      • Harvard is located in McHenry County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,979 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harvard <3>
  • Winnebago County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Milton Junction, with the one closest to Milton Junction listed first.
    • South Beloit
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Beloit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Beloit
      • South Beloit is located in Winnebago County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,540 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Beloit <3>
    • Rockton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Roscoe
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Shirland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shirland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirland
      • Shirland is located in Winnebago County (IL)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shirland <3>
    • Machesney Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Machesney Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machesney Park
      • Machesney Park is located in Winnebago County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,678 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Machesney Park <3>
    • Argyle
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Argyle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
      • Argyle is located in Winnebago County (IL)
    • Loves Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loves Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Park
      • Loves Park is located in Winnebago County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,382 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loves Park <3>
    • Sturbridge Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sturbridge Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturbridge Village
      • Sturbridge Village is located in Winnebago County (IL)
    • Durand
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Milton Junction ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Milton Junction.

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

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

  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Milton Junction Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milton Junction Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Milton Junction Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Milton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Milton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Otter Creek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Otter Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Otter Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rock River Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock River Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Milton Lawn Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milton Lawn Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Milton Lawn Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • North Johnstown Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Johnstown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Johnstown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lima Center Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lima Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lima Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fassett Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fassett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fassett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (221 more) ...

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Milton Junction had a population of 681 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Milton
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Koshkonong
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Koshkonong have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koshkonong
    • Koshkonong is located in Jefferson County
  • Lima Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Edgerton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Indianford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Janesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Johnstown Center
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Albion
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Fulton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Leyden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leyden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leyden
    • Leyden is located in Rock County
  • Emerald Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Johnstown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Fort Atkinson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Atkinson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Atkinson
      • Fort Atkinson is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,372 people
    • Hanerville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Stebbinsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stebbinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stebbinsville
      • Stebbinsville is located in Rock County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Milton Junction ...

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 107 newspapers that have been published in the area around Milton Junction.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Milton Junction. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Milton Junction and those printed in the larger area surrounding Milton Junction.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<6> of Milton Junction.

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 websites either 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 Milton Junction:

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

The official website for Rock County: www.co.rock.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Milton Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Milton Junction) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Milton Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7833, Longitude: -88.9630       In this case, the coordinates for Milton Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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