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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 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 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 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sprague. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
      • Sprague is located in Juneau County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sprague
      • From Necedah to Sprague
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mauston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauston
      • Mauston is located in Juneau County
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elroy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
      • Elroy is located in Juneau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
    • Lyndon Station
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndon Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon Station
      • Lyndon Station is located in Juneau County
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wonewoc have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonewoc
      • Wonewoc is located in Juneau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
  • Adams County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Necedah, with the one closest to Necedah listed first.
    • Strongs Prairie
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Arkdale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Quincy ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Adams
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Friendship
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
      • Friendship is located in Adams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
    • Big Flats
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • New Rome ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Rome. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rome
      • New Rome is located in Adams County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to New Rome
      • From Necedah to New Rome
    • Easton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Leola
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leola
      • Leola is located in Adams County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Leola
      • From Necedah to Leola
    • Plainville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Plainville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
      • Plainville is located in Adams County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Plainville
      • From Necedah to Plainville
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Necedah, with the one closest to Necedah listed first.
    • City Point
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for City Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Point
      • City Point is located in Jackson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to City Point
      • From Necedah to City Point
    • Lapham Junction
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Millston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
      • Westfield is located in Marquette County
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeville
      • Wyeville is located in Monroe County
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kendall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
      • Kendall is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
    • Tomah
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tomah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomah
      • Tomah is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,363 people
    • Warrens
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrens
      • Warrens is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
    • Tunnel City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunnel City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel City
      • Tunnel City is located in Monroe County
    • Wilton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
      • Wilton is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
    • Norwalk
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sauk County
  • Vernon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Necedah, with the one closest to Necedah listed first.
    • Trippville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Trippville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trippville
      • Trippville is located in Vernon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Trippville
      • From Necedah to Trippville
    • Hillsboro
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Tabor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coloma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
      • Coloma is located in Waushara County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
    • Hancock
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hancock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
      • Hancock is located in Waushara County
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
      • Pittsville is located in Wood County
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Wazeecha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wazeecha
      • Lake Wazeecha is located in Wood County

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.

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 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.

  • Bayview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • St. Francis of Assisi Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis of Assisi Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Francis of Assisi Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Danish Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Danish Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Danish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Strongs Prairie Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strongs Prairie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strongs Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dellwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dellwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dellwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • South Arkdale Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Arkdale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Arkdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Arkdale Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Arkdale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Arkdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Zion Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Edwardson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edwardson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edwardson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Monroe Center Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monroe Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monroe Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Searles Prairie Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Searles Prairie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Searles Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Stephens Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stephens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Stephens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (137 more) ...
    • East Arkdale Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Arkdale Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Arkdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Lone Rock Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Rock Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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>

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
    • Cloverdale is located in Juneau County
  • Sprague
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sprague. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
    • Sprague is located in Juneau County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Sprague
    • From Necedah to Sprague
  • Monroe Center
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Center
    • Monroe Center is located in Adams County
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roche a Cri have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roche a Cri
    • Roche a Cri is located in Adams County
  • Friendship
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
    • Friendship is located in Adams County
    • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Valley
    • Meadow Valley is located in Juneau County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Mather
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Norway Ridge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norway Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Ridge
      • Norway Ridge is located in Monroe County
    • 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]<5> of Necedah.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Necedah:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Necedah. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Juneau County: www.juneaucounty.com/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>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.
<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 Necedah, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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 from Point A (ie- Necedah) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Necedah. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0262, Longitude: -90.0738    









 

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