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 Mount Horeb (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 Mount Horeb. 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 Mount Horeb ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Mount Horeb: Mt. Horeb

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mount Horeb. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Horeb.

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 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.

Mount Horeb 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 Mount Horeb. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Horeb:

Dane County (The home county of Mount Horeb)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Horeb, with the one closest to Mount Horeb listed first.
- Klevenville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  - Klevenville is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klevenville
- Blue Mounds
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  - Blue Mounds is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mounds
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Elvers
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  - Elvers is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvers
- Black Earth
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  - Black Earth is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Earth
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,422 people
- Cross Plains
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  - Cross Plains is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 4,280 people
- Verona
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  - Verona is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 13,539 people
- Mazomanie
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  - Mazomanie is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazomanie
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,715 people
- Paoli
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  - Paoli is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paoli
- Basco
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  - Basco is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basco
- Marxville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  - Marxville is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marxville
- Ashton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  - Ashton is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Martinsville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  - Martinsville is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Horeb, with the one closest to Mount Horeb listed first.
- Lodi
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  - Lodi is located in Columbia County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
- Okee
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  - Okee is located in Columbia County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okee
- Harmony Grove
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  - Harmony Grove is located in Columbia County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
- Lake Wisconsin
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  - Lake Wisconsin is located in Columbia County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wisconsin
- Arlington
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  - Arlington is located in Columbia County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
- Durwards Glen ‑ Historic
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  - Durwards Glen is located in Columbia County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durwards Glen
- North Leeds
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  - North Leeds is located in Columbia County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
Green County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Horeb, with the one closest to Mount Horeb listed first.
- New Glarus
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  - New Glarus is located in Green County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glarus
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 2,136 people
- Dayton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  - Dayton is located in Green County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Monticello
  (19 miles [30.6 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
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  - Attica is located in Green County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Mineral Point
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  - Mineral Point is located in Green County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Albany
  (25 miles [40.2 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
  (28 miles [45.1 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
- Browntown
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  - Browntown is located in Green County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browntown
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
Iowa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Horeb, with the one closest to Mount Horeb listed first.
- Barneveld
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  - Barneveld is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barneveld
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people
- Hollandale
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  - Hollandale is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandale
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Moscow
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  - Moscow is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Hyde
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  - Hyde is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde
- Ridgeway
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  - Ridgeway is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- Arena
  (14 miles [22.5 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
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  - Cassell is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassell
- Pleasant Ridge
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  - Pleasant Ridge is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Helena
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  - Helena is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Dodgeville
  (20 miles [32.2 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
- Mineral Point
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  - Mineral Point is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 2,454 people
- Edmund
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  - Edmund is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmund
Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Horeb, with the one closest to Mount Horeb listed first.
- Blanchardville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  - Blanchardville is located in Lafayette County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchardville
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
- Argyle
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  - Argyle is located in Lafayette County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Woodford
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  - Woodford is located in Lafayette County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Calamine
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  - Calamine is located in Lafayette County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calamine
- Wiota
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  - Wiota is located in Lafayette County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiota
- Darlington
  (29 miles [46.7 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
Richland County
- Lone Rock
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  - Lone Rock is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Rock
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
Rock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Horeb, with the one closest to Mount Horeb listed first.
- Union
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  - Union is located in Rock County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Cooksville
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  - Cooksville is located in Rock County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Evansville
  (27 miles [43.5 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
- Magnolia
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  - Magnolia is located in Rock County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
Sauk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Horeb, with the one closest to Mount Horeb listed first.
- Sauk City
  (18 miles [29 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
  (19 miles [30.6 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
- Spring Green
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  - Spring Green is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Green
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
- Witwen
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  - Witwen is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witwen
- Denzer
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  - Denzer is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denzer
- Leland
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  - Leland is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
- Plain
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  - Plain is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 765 people
- Merrimac
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  - Merrimac is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Moon Valley
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  - Moon Valley is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Valley

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

Cemeteries Near Mount Horeb ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Horeb.

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 Mount Horeb - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount Horeb covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
St. Ignatius Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Ignatius Cemetery
North Side Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Side Cemetery
German Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Valley Cemetery
St. Mary of Pine Bluff Catholic Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary of Pine Bluff Catholic Church Cemetery
Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
Oak Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
Perry Luterhan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Luterhan Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2129930 <1>
White Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Church Cemetery
Old Black Earth Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Black Earth Cemetery
- The Old Black Earth Cemetery has also been known as:
- George Beaty Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2405349 <1>
Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
West Primrose Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Primrose Cemetery
Continue List (180 more) ...
- East Primrose Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Primrose Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant 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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Mount Horeb had a population of 517 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Mount Horeb had a population of 7,563 people.

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

Klevenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Klevenville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klevenville
Blue Mounds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Blue Mounds is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mounds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
Mount Vernon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
Riley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Riley is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
Pine Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Bluff is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff
Elvers
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Elvers is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvers
Forward
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Forward is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forward
Primrose
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Primrose is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
West Middleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Middleton is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middleton
Cross Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cross Plains is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,280 people
Black Earth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Black Earth is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Earth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,422 people
Barneveld
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Barneveld is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barneveld
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people
Continue List (15 more) ...
- Verona
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  - Verona is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 13,539 people
- Mazomanie
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  - Mazomanie is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazomanie
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,715 people
- Montrose
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  - Montrose is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Mount Horeb ...

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 254 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Horeb.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Mount Horeb. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Mount Horeb and those printed in the larger area surrounding Mount Horeb.
An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> of Mount Horeb.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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 Mount Horeb:

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
- Green 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
- Lafayette County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Richland County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Rock 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

Cemetery Information and Directories for 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

Footnotes ...

<1>	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.
<2>	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 Mount Horeb, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>	Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mount Horeb) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.