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 Morrisonville (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 Morrisonville. 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 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.
Morrisonville is located in Dane 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 Dane County: Columbia, Dodge, Green, Iowa, Jefferson, Rock & Sauk.
Below are the counties that are near Morrisonville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Morrisonville:
- Dane County (The home county of Morrisonville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morrisonville, with the one closest to Morrisonville listed first.
- DeForest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeForest
- DeForest is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,915 people
- Windsor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Windsor is located in Dane County
- North Bristol
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bristol
- North Bristol is located in Dane County
- Waunakee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Dane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Mendota
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Sun Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Prairie
- Sun Prairie is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,119 people
- Darwin ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Burke
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Maple Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Bluff
- Maple Bluff is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,307 people
- Ashton Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton Corners
- Ashton Corners is located in Dane County
- Ashton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Ashton is located in Dane County
- Martinsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Martinsville is located in Dane County
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morrisonville, with the one closest to Morrisonville listed first.
- Arlington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Arlington is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
- North Leeds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Leeds have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
- North Leeds is located in Columbia County
- Keyeser
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Poynette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Lodi
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Lodi is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
- Harmony Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
- Harmony Grove is located in Columbia County
- Lake Wisconsin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Wisconsin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wisconsin
- Lake Wisconsin is located in Columbia County
- Okee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okee
- Okee is located in Columbia County
- Otsego
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otsego
- Otsego is located in Columbia County
- Rio
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Doylestown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
- Doylestown is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Wyocena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- 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
- Durwards Glen ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durwards Glen
- Durwards Glen is located in Columbia County
- Dodge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morrisonville, with the one closest to Morrisonville listed first.
- Astico
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astico
- Astico is located in Dodge County
- Reeseville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reeseville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeseville
- Reeseville is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 673 people
- Randolph
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast) - Lowell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east) - Beaver Dam
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Dam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Beaver Dam is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,303 people
- Fox Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Iowa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morrisonville, with the one closest to Morrisonville listed first.
- Cassell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west) - Arena
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
- Arena is located in Iowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morrisonville, with the one closest to Morrisonville listed first.
- Waterloo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Lake Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
- Lake Ripley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ripley
- Lake Ripley is located in Jefferson County
- Grellton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grellton
- Grellton is located in Jefferson County
- Marquette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morrisonville, with the one closest to Morrisonville listed first.
- Douglas Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- 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
- Endeavor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sauk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morrisonville, with the one closest to Morrisonville listed first.
- Merrimac
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Moon Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Valley
- Moon Valley is located in Sauk County
- Prairie du Sac village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Sac village
- Prairie du Sac village is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,426 people
- Sauk City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Baraboo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baraboo
- Baraboo is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,121 people
- West Baraboo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- 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
- Denzer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denzer
- Denzer is located in Sauk County
- Witwen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witwen
- Witwen is located in Sauk County
- North Freedom
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Freedom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Freedom
- North Freedom is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
- Leland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west) - Lake Delton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Morrisonville, see our County-by-County Page for Morrisonville.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Morrisonville ...
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 262 newspapers that have been published in the area around Morrisonville.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Morrisonville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Morrisonville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Morrisonville.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> of Morrisonville.
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 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 Morrisonville:
- 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 Dane County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- 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
- Iowa County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jefferson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Marquette 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
- Columbia County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Dane County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Dane County
Cemeteries Near Morrisonville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Morrisonville.
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 Morrisonville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Morrisonville, with the one closest to Morrisonville listed first.
- Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- The Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Zion Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2140120 <3>
- Matsen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Matsen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Matsen Cemetery
- Moravian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moravian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moravian Cemetery
- Evangelical Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evangelical Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evangelical Cemetery
- Arlington Evangelical Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arlington Evangelical Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87877 <3>
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88072 <3>
- Windsor Congregational Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Windsor Congregational Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1993592 <3>
- North Windsor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Windsor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Windsor Cemetery
- Leeds Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- The Leeds Center Cemetery has also been known as:
- Leeds Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leeds Center Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88322 <3>
- Arlington Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- The Arlington Presbyterian Cemetery has also been known as:
- Caldwell Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arlington Presbyterian Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2275736 <3>
- Arlington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arlington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arlington Cemetery
- Onehundred Mile Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Onehundred Mile Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Onehundred Mile Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (221 more) ...
- Spring Prairie - Hauge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- The Spring Prairie - Hauge Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hauge Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Prairie - Hauge Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2267328 <3>
- Spring Prairie Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- The Spring Prairie Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Spring Prairie Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Prairie Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2133271 <3>
- Vienna Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vienna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vienna Cemetery
- Spring Prairie - Hauge 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 Morrisonville had a population of 136 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Morrisonville, with the one closest to Morrisonville listed first.
- Norway Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norway Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Grove
- Norway Grove is located in Dane County
- DeForest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeForest
- DeForest is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,915 people
- Leeds
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Arlington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Arlington is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
- Windsor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Windsor is located in Dane County
- North Leeds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Leeds have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
- North Leeds is located in Columbia County
- Keyeser
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Dane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Waunakee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - North Bristol
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bristol
- North Bristol is located in Dane County
- Lowville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Poynette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lodi
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Lodi is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
- Mendota
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Sun Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Prairie
- Sun Prairie is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,119 people
- Lodi
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Morrisonville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Morrisonville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Morrisonville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Dane County: www.co.dane.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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Morrisonville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Morrisonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2772, Longitude: -89.3579 |
| <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 Morrisonville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |