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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 New Glarus (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 New Glarus. 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 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 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.

New Glarus is located in Green 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 Green County: Stephenson (IL), Winnebago (IL), Dane, Iowa, Lafayette & Rock.

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

  • Green County     (The home county of New Glarus)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Glarus, with the one closest to New Glarus listed first.
    • Monticello
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Dayton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Attica
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Mineral Point
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
      • Mineral Point is located in Green County
    • Albany
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
      • Albany is located in Green County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
    • Monroe
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
      • Monroe is located in Green County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,426 people
    • Brodhead
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brodhead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodhead
      • Brodhead is located in Green County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
    • Browntown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Cadiz
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cadiz. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
      • Cadiz is located in Green County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cadiz
      • From New Glarus to Cadiz
    • Twin Grove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Dane County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Glarus, with the one closest to New Glarus listed first.
    • Belleville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belleville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
      • Belleville is located in Dane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,514 people
    • Basco
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Paoli
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Paoli. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paoli
      • Paoli is located in Dane County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Paoli
      • From New Glarus to Paoli
    • Brooklyn
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
      • Brooklyn is located in Dane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,484 people
    • Verona
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
      • Verona is located in Dane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,539 people
    • Oak Hall
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Klevenville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Mount Horeb
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Horeb have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Horeb
      • Mount Horeb is located in Dane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,563 people
    • Oregon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oregon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
      • Oregon is located in Dane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,731 people
    • Stone
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Fitchburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Syene ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Syene. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syene
      • Syene is located in Dane County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Syene
      • From New Glarus to Syene
    • Blue Mounds
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Mounds have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mounds
      • Blue Mounds is located in Dane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
  • Iowa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Glarus, with the one closest to New Glarus listed first.
    • Moscow
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Hollandale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Barneveld
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barneveld have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barneveld
      • Barneveld is located in Iowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people
    • Ridgeway
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgeway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
      • Ridgeway is located in Iowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
    • Hyde
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Arena
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pleasant Ridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Dodgeville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
      • Dodgeville is located in Iowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,677 people
    • Mineral Point
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Cassell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cassell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassell
      • Cassell is located in Iowa County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cassell
      • From New Glarus to Cassell
  • Lafayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Glarus, with the one closest to New Glarus listed first.
    • Blanchardville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Argyle
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Argyle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
      • Argyle is located in Lafayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
    • Woodford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Wiota
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • South Wayne
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Wayne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wayne
      • South Wayne is located in Lafayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
    • Gratiot
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Darlington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
      • Darlington is located in Lafayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,317 people
    • Calamine
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Rock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Glarus, with the one closest to New Glarus listed first.
    • Union
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Union. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Union is located in Rock County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Union
      • From New Glarus to Union
    • Evansville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evansville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
      • Evansville is located in Rock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,556 people
    • Magnolia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Cooksville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Footville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Orfordville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Avon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Fulton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Hanover
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Indianford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Newark
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newark. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
      • Newark is located in Rock County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Newark
      • From New Glarus to Newark
    • Edgerton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Jo Daviess County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Glarus, with the one closest to New Glarus listed first.
    • Warren
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
      • Warren is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,300 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <3>
    • Nora
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
      • Nora is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nora <3>
  • Stephenson County (IL)
  • Winnebago County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Glarus, with the one closest to New Glarus listed first.
    • Lake Summerset
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Summerset have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Summerset
      • Lake Summerset is located in Winnebago County (IL)
    • Durand
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near New Glarus ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Glarus.

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 New Glarus covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Swiss Reformed Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Evangelical Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Postville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Postville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Postville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Highland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East Primrose Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Primrose Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Primrose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Primrose Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Primrose Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Primrose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. James Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greens Prairie Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greens Prairie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greens Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Benkert Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Benkert Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Benkert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Exeter Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Exeter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Exeter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shooks Prairie Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shooks Prairie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shooks Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (197 more) ...
    • Frenchtown Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Ula Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ula Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ula Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Paoli Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paoli Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paoli Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that New Glarus had a population of 356 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, New Glarus had a population of 2,136 people.

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

  • Monticello
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Belleville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belleville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
    • Belleville is located in Dane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,514 people
  • Montrose
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montrose have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
    • Montrose is located in Dane County
  • Primrose
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Primrose have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
    • Primrose is located in Dane County
  • Dayton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Schultz
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schultz have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz
    • Schultz is located in Green County
  • Attica
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Forward
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forward have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forward
    • Forward is located in Dane County
  • Basco
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Paoli
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Paoli. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paoli
    • Paoli is located in Dane County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Paoli
    • From New Glarus to Paoli
  • Mount Vernon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
    • Mount Vernon is located in Dane County
  • Moscow
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Blanchardville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Albany
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
      • Albany is located in Green County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
    • Verona
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
      • Verona is located in Dane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,539 people

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of New Glarus ...

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 239 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Glarus.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of New Glarus. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of New Glarus and those printed in the larger area surrounding New Glarus.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<5> of New Glarus.

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 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 New Glarus:

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

The official website for Green County: www.co.green.wi.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- New Glarus) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Glarus. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8145, Longitude: -89.6351    
<6>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 New Glarus, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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