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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 Tabor (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 Tabor. 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 Tabor ...

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 occur.

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

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

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.

Mount Tabor is located in Vernon 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 Vernon County: Allamakee (IA), Houston (MN), Crawford, Juneau, La Crosse, Monroe, Richland & Sauk.

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

  • Vernon County     (The home county of Mount Tabor)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Tabor, with the one closest to Mount Tabor listed first.
    • Trippville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • White City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • White City is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • Hillsboro
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ontario
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Ontario is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 561 people
    • La Farge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Liberty
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Liberty is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Newry
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Westby
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Readstown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Readstown is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readstown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
    • Viroqua
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Viroqua is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viroqua
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,394 people
    • Liberty Pole
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Coon Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Adams County
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Tabor, with the one closest to Mount Tabor listed first.
    • Soldiers Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Soldiers Grove is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Grove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
    • Towerville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Juneau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Tabor, with the one closest to Mount Tabor listed first.
    • Elroy
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Elroy is located in Juneau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
    • Union Center
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Wonewoc
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Wonewoc is located in Juneau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonewoc
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
    • Hustler
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Camp Douglas
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • New Lisbon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Mauston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Mauston is located in Juneau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,358 people
    • Lemonweir
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Lyndon Station
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Lyndon Station is located in Juneau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon Station
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
    • Necedah
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • La Crosse County
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Tabor, with the one closest to Mount Tabor listed first.
    • Kendall
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Kendall is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
    • Oil City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Oil City is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
    • Wilton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Wilton is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
    • Norwalk
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Clifton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Cashton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Cashton is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,111 people
    • Melvina
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Oakdale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Tomah
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Tomah is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomah
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,363 people
    • Tunnel City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Tunnel City is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel City
    • Wyeville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Wyeville is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
    • Shennington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Richland County
  • Sauk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Tabor, with the one closest to Mount Tabor listed first.
    • Ironton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Ironton is located in Sauk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
    • La Valle
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Lime Ridge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Reedsburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Reedsburg is located in Sauk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,500 people
    • Sandusky
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Loganville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Rock Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Rock Springs is located in Sauk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people

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

Cemeteries Near Mount Tabor ...

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

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 Tabor - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Mount Tabor had a population of 306 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Trippville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Valley is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
  • Hillsboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Kendall
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Kendall is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
  • Oil City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Oil City is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
  • Ontario
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Ontario is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 561 people
  • Rockton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Rockton is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
  • Union Center
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Elroy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Elroy is located in Juneau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
  • West Lima
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • West Lima is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lima
  • Yuba
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Yuba is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
  • La Farge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Valton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Valton is located in Sauk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valton
    • Norwalk
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Henrietta ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Henrietta is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta

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

Newspapers Published in Mount Tabor ...

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 130 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Tabor.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Tabor, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mount Tabor.

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 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 Tabor:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Mount Tabor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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 Tabor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.