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 Montello (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 Montello. 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.
Montello is located in Marquette County and is the County Seat.
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 Marquette County: Adams, Columbia, Green Lake & Waushara.
Below are the counties that are near Montello. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Montello:
- Marquette County (The home county of Montello)
- The following are listed by their distance from Montello, with the one closest to Montello listed first.
- Glen Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Oak
- Glen Oak is located in Marquette County
- Packwaukee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packwaukee
- Packwaukee is located in Marquette County
- Germania
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Endeavor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Westfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Oxford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Oxford is located in Marquette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Douglas Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglas Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Center
- Douglas Center is located in Marquette County
- Neshkoro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montello, with the one closest to Montello listed first.
- Easton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Easton is located in Adams County
- Plainville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Plainville is located in Adams County
- Adams
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Adams is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Friendship
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montello, with the one closest to Montello listed first.
- Pardeeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pardeeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardeeville
- Pardeeville is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,053 people
- Portage
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Portage is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,381 people
- Friesland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Wyocena
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyocena
- Wyocena is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
- Former names for Wyocena:
- Duck Creek
- Wiocena
- Cambria
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast) - Rio
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south) - Wisconsin Dells
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisconsin Dells
- Wisconsin Dells is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
- Doylestown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
- Doylestown is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Durwards Glen ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durwards Glen
- Durwards Glen is located in Columbia County
- Otsego
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otsego
- Otsego is located in Columbia County
- Poynette
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south) - Englewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
- Englewood is located in Columbia County
- Dodge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montello, with the one closest to Montello listed first.
- Randolph
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast) - Fox Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fond du Lac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montello, with the one closest to Montello listed first.
- Fairwater
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairwater
- Fairwater is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Ripon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripon
- Ripon is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,844 people
- Brandon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Brandon is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 845 people
- West Rosendale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rosendale
- West Rosendale is located in Fond du Lac County
- Green Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montello, with the one closest to Montello listed first.
- Marquette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Princeton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Kingston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Kingston is located in Green Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Markesan
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Green Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
- Green Lake is located in Green Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
- Berlin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Juneau County
- Lyndon Station
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndon Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon Station
- Lyndon Station is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Lyndon Station
- Sauk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montello, with the one closest to Montello listed first.
- Lake Delton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Delton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Delton
- Lake Delton is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,986 people
- Baraboo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baraboo
- Baraboo is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,121 people
- West Baraboo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Baraboo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baraboo
- West Baraboo is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
- Waushara County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montello, with the one closest to Montello listed first.
- Silver Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Silver Lake is located in Waushara County
- Coloma
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Wautoma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Lohrville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Redgranite
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redgranite have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redgranite
- Redgranite is located in Waushara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,111 people
- Mount Morris
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Morris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Morris
- Mount Morris is located in Waushara County
- Hancock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north) - Wild Rose
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rose
- Wild Rose is located in Waushara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
- Pine River
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
- Pine River is located in Waushara County
- Saxeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxeville
- Saxeville is located in Waushara County
- Poy Sippi
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poy Sippi
- Poy Sippi is located in Waushara County
- Plainfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Plainfield is located in Waushara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Montello, see our County-by-County Page for Montello.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Montello ...
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 77 newspapers that have been published in the area around Montello.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Montello. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Montello and those printed in the larger area surrounding Montello.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> of Montello.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Montello:
- 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 Marquette County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Columbia County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Dodge 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
- Juneau County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Sauk County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Waushara County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Adams County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Marquette County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Marquette County
Cemeteries Near Montello ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Montello.
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 Montello covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Montello, with the one closest to Montello listed first.
- Eastside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eastside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eastside Cemetery
- St. John the Baptist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John the Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John the Baptist Cemetery
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Lawn Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- 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
- Greenwood Presbyterian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Presbyterian Cemetery
- Sheldon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sheldon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheldon Cemetery
- St. Peter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter Cemetery
- Germania Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Germania Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Germania Cemetery
- Matz - Tagatz Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Matz - Tagatz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Matz - Tagatz Cemetery
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
- Hodge Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hodge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hodge Cemetery
- Emmanuel Evangelical Crystal Lake Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emmanuel Evangelical Crystal Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emmanuel Evangelical Crystal Lake Cemetery
- Continue List (205 more) ...
- East Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Cemetery
- Westfield South Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westfield South Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2138947 <3>
- Rood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rood Cemetery
- East 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Montello had a population of 761 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Montello had a population of 1,454 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Montello, with the one closest to Montello listed first.
- Packwaukee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packwaukee
- Packwaukee is located in Marquette County
- Harrisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Harrisville is located in Marquette County
- Germania
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Marquette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Princeton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Oxford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Oxford is located in Marquette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Douglas Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglas Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Center
- Douglas Center is located in Marquette County
- Belle Fountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Fountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Fountain
- Belle Fountain is located in Columbia County
- Kingston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Kingston is located in Green Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Neshkoro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Dakota
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Briggsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briggsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
- Briggsville is located in Marquette County
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Marcellon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - New Chester ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chester
- New Chester is located in Adams County
- Richford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Marcellon
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Montello. See our List of 1890's Communities around Montello.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Montello. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Marquette County: www.co.marquette.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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Montello) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Montello. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7941, Longitude: -89.3346 In this case, the coordinates for Montello have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Montello, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |