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 Montrose (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 Montrose. 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 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.
Montrose is located in Dane 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 Dane County: Columbia, Dodge, Green, Iowa, Jefferson, Rock & Sauk.
Below are the counties that are near Montrose. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Montrose:
- Dane County (The home county of Montrose)
- The following are listed by their distance from Montrose, with the one closest to Montrose listed first.
- Belleville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Belleville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,514 people
- Basco
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Basco is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basco
- Paoli
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Paoli is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paoli
- Verona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Verona is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,539 people
- Oak Hall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hall is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hall
- Brooklyn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Brooklyn is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,484 people
- Oregon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oregon is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,731 people
- Klevenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Klevenville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klevenville
- Fitchburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fitchburg is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,866 people
- Mount Horeb
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Horeb is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Horeb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,563 people
- Syene ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Syene is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syene
- Stone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Stone is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Pilgrim Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pilgrim Village is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Village
- Columbia County
- Lodi
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lodi is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
- Green County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montrose, with the one closest to Montrose listed first.
- Dayton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dayton is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- New Glarus
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Glarus is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glarus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,136 people
- Monticello
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Monticello is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
- Attica
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Attica is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Mineral Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral Point is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Albany
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Albany is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
- Monroe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Monroe is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,426 people
- Brodhead
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brodhead is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodhead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
- Browntown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Browntown is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Twin Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Twin Grove is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Grove
- Cadiz
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cadiz is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Iowa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montrose, with the one closest to Montrose listed first.
- Moscow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Moscow is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Barneveld
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Barneveld is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barneveld
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people
- Hollandale
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hollandale is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Ridgeway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ridgeway is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- Hyde
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hyde is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde
- Arena
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Arena is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
- Cassell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cassell is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassell
- Pleasant Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Dodgeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dodgeville is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,677 people
- Helena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Helena is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Mineral Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mineral Point is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,454 people
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montrose, with the one closest to Montrose listed first.
- Blanchardville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Blanchardville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchardville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
- Argyle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Argyle is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Woodford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodford is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Wiota
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wiota is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiota
- South Wayne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Wayne is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wayne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Darlington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Darlington is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,317 people
- Gratiot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gratiot is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratiot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Rock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montrose, with the one closest to Montrose listed first.
- Union
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Union is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Evansville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Evansville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,556 people
- Cooksville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cooksville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Magnolia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Fulton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fulton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Footville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Footville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
- Orfordville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Orfordville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orfordville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
- Edgerton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Edgerton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,595 people
- Indianford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Indianford is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianford
- Avon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Avon is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Hanover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hanover is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Newark
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newark is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Sauk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montrose, with the one closest to Montrose listed first.
- Sauk City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sauk City is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauk City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,498 people
- Prairie du Sac village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Prairie du Sac village is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Sac village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,426 people
- Stephenson County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Montrose, with the one closest to Montrose listed first.
- Oneco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Oneco is located in Stephenson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneco
- Orangeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rock Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rock Grove is located in Stephenson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Grove
- Winslow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Montrose, see our County-by-County Page for Montrose.
Cemeteries Near Montrose ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Montrose.
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 Montrose - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Montrose covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Montrose, with the one closest to Montrose listed first.
- Frenchtown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Paoli Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Evangelical Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Swiss Reformed Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Primrose Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- West Primrose Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Story Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (180 more) ...
- Exeter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jug Prairie Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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 Montrose had a population of 67 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Montrose, with the one closest to Montrose listed first.
- Belleville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Belleville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,514 people
- Basco
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Basco is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basco
- Paoli
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Paoli is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paoli
- Primrose
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Primrose is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
- New Glarus
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Glarus is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glarus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,136 people
- Dayton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dayton is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Mount Vernon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Vernon is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Verona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Verona is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,539 people
- Riley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Riley is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
- Monticello
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Monticello is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
- Attica
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Attica is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Forward
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Forward is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forward
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Klevenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Klevenville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klevenville
- Oregon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oregon is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,731 people
- Rutland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rutland is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Montrose. See our List of 1890's Communities around Montrose.
Newspapers Published in Montrose ...
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 227 newspapers that have been published in the area around Montrose.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Montrose, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Montrose.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Montrose:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Dane County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Green County
- Iowa County
- Lafayette County
- Rock County
- Sauk County
- Stephenson 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Montrose) 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 Montrose, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |