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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 Necedah (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 Necedah. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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.

Necedah is located in Juneau 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 Juneau County: Adams, Columbia, Jackson, Monroe, Sauk, Vernon & Wood.

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

  • Juneau County     (The home county of Necedah)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Necedah, with the one closest to Necedah listed first.
    • Sprague
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • New Miner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • New Lisbon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Camp Douglas
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Mather
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hustler
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Mauston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Mauston is located in Juneau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,358 people
    • Lemonweir
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Elroy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Elroy is located in Juneau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
    • Lyndon Station
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Lyndon Station is located in Juneau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon Station
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
    • Union Center
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Wonewoc
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Wonewoc is located in Juneau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonewoc
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
  • Adams County
  • Jackson County
  • Marquette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Necedah, with the one closest to Necedah listed first.
    • Westfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Westfield is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,268 people
    • Oxford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Necedah, with the one closest to Necedah listed first.
    • Shennington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Oakdale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Wyeville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Wyeville is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
    • Valley Junction
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Clifton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Kendall
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Kendall is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
    • Tomah
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Tomah is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomah
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,363 people
    • Warrens
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Warrens is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrens
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
    • Tunnel City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Tunnel City is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel City
    • Wilton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Wilton is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
    • Norwalk
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sauk County
  • Vernon County
  • Waushara County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Necedah, with the one closest to Necedah listed first.
    • Coloma
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Coloma is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
    • Hancock
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Hancock is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
  • Wood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Necedah, with the one closest to Necedah listed first.
    • Nekoosa
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Port Edwards
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Wisconsin Rapids
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Pittsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Pittsville is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
    • Grand Rapids
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Wazeecha
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Lake Wazeecha is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wazeecha

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

Cemeteries Near Necedah ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Necedah.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Necedah, with the one closest to Necedah 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.<2>

While we didn't find Necedah in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Necedah.

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

  • Strongs Prairie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cloverdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Cloverdale is located in Juneau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Sprague
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Monroe Center
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Monroe Center is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Center
  • Arkdale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • New Lisbon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Quincy ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Camp Douglas
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Roche a Cri ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Roche a Cri is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roche a Cri
  • Friendship
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Friendship is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
  • Hustler
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Meadow Valley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Meadow Valley is located in Juneau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Valley
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Mather
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Norway Ridge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Norway Ridge is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Ridge
    • Oakdale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Necedah ...

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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Necedah.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Necedah. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Necedah and those printed in the larger area surrounding Necedah.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Necedah.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Necedah:

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 Necedah, 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- Necedah) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.