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 Muscoda (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 Muscoda. 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.
Muscoda is primarily located in Grant County. A portion of Muscoda extends into Iowa 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 Grant County: Clayton (IA), Dubuque (IA), Jo Daviess (IL), Crawford, Iowa, Lafayette & Richland.
Below are the counties that are near Muscoda. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Muscoda:
- Grant County (The home county of Muscoda)
- The following are listed by their distance from Muscoda, with the one closest to Muscoda listed first.
- Blue River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Blue River is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
- Boscobel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Boscobel is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boscobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,134 people
- Montfort
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Montfort is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montfort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 675 people
- Preston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Preston is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Fennimore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fennimore is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fennimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
- Annaton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Annaton is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annaton
- Livingston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Livingston is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Woodman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Woodman is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Stitzer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stitzer is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stitzer
- Werley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Werley is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Werley
- Mount Ida
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Ida is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ida
- Mount Hope
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Hope is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Muscoda, with the one closest to Muscoda listed first.
- Boydtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Boydtown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydtown
- Bell Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bell Center is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
- Petersburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Petersburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Soldiers Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Soldiers Grove is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
- Steuben
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Steuben is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Gays Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gays Mills is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Wauzeka
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Wauzeka is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauzeka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
- Mount Sterling
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mount Sterling is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Towerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Towerville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towerville
- Eastman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Eastman is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Rising Sun
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rising Sun is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Iowa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Muscoda, with the one closest to Muscoda listed first.
- Avoca
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Avoca is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 620 people
- Highland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Highland is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 826 people
- Centreville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Centreville is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Former name for Centreville:
- Dry Bone
- Cobb
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cobb is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
- Edmund
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Edmund is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmund
- Linden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Linden is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
- Pleasant Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Helena
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Helena is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Dodgeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dodgeville is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,677 people
- Hyde
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hyde is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde
- Rewey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Rewey is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rewey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Arena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Arena is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Muscoda, with the one closest to Muscoda listed first.
- Balmoral
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Balmoral is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balmoral
- Sextonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sextonville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sextonville
- Richland Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Richland Center is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,949 people
- Boaz
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Boaz is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Westport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Westport is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Aubrey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aubrey is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aubrey
- Lone Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lone Rock is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Ithaca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ithaca is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
- Bear Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Valley is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Neptune
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Neptune is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Gillingham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Gillingham is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillingham
- Sabin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sabin is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabin
- Sauk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Muscoda, with the one closest to Muscoda listed first.
- Spring Green
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Spring Green is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
- Plain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Plain is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 765 people
- Sandusky
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sandusky is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Lime Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lime Ridge is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Leland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Leland is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
- Loganville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Loganville is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
- Witwen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Witwen is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witwen
- Ironton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ironton is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Denzer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Denzer is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denzer
- Vernon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Muscoda, with the one closest to Muscoda listed first.
- Readstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Readstown is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
- Liberty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- La Farge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- La Farge is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Farge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- White City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- White City is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Muscoda, see our County-by-County Page for Muscoda.
Cemeteries Near Muscoda ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Muscoda.
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 Muscoda - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Muscoda covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Muscoda, with the one closest to Muscoda listed first.
- Indian Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dawson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Newburn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pipal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Basswood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Avoca Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mayfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (212 more) ...
- Blue River Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ash Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coumbe Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Muscoda had a population of 605 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Muscoda had a population of 1,236 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Muscoda, with the one closest to Muscoda listed first.
- Orion
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Orion is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Balmoral
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Balmoral is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balmoral
- Avoca
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Avoca is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 620 people
- Basswood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Basswood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basswood
- Byrds Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Byrds Creek is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrds Creek
- Blue River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Blue River is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
- Gotham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gotham is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotham
- Twin Bluffs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Bluffs is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bluffs
- Sextonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sextonville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sextonville
- Highland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Highland is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 826 people
- Boaz
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Boaz is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Richland Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Richland Center is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,949 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Excelsior
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Excelsior is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Westport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Westport is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Homer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Homer is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Muscoda. See our List of 1890's Communities around Muscoda.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Muscoda ...
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 123 newspapers that have been published in the area around Muscoda.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Muscoda. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Muscoda and those printed in the larger area surrounding Muscoda.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<2> of Muscoda.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Muscoda:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Grant County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Iowa County
- Richland County
- Sauk County
- Vernon County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Muscoda, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Muscoda) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |