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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 Lisbon (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 Lisbon. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

New Lisbon 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 New Lisbon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Lisbon:

  • Juneau County     (The home county of New Lisbon)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Lisbon, with the one closest to New Lisbon listed first.
    • Hustler
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Camp Douglas
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mauston
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mauston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Elroy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elroy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Necedah
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Union Center
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Wonewoc
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wonewoc have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Lyndon Station
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndon Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Sprague
      (18 miles [29 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
      • Sprague is located in Juneau County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sprague
      • From New Lisbon to Sprague
    • Mather
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • New Miner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Adams County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Lisbon, with the one closest to New Lisbon listed first.
    • Quincy ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Strongs Prairie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Arkdale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Adams
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Easton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Friendship
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Plainville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Big Flats
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • New Rome ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 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.<2>
      • 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 New Lisbon to New Rome
  • Columbia County
  • Marquette County
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Lisbon, with the one closest to New Lisbon listed first.
    • Clifton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Oakdale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Kendall
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kendall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Shennington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Wyeville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Tomah
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tomah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Wilton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Tunnel City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunnel City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel City
      • Tunnel City is located in Monroe County
    • Oil City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oil City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
      • Oil City is located in Monroe County
    • Norwalk
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Warrens
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Melvina
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Richland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Lisbon, with the one closest to New Lisbon listed first.
    • Cazenovia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Yuba
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yuba have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
      • Yuba is located in Richland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
    • Hub City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hub City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub City
      • Hub City is located in Richland County
    • Bloom City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sauk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Lisbon, with the one closest to New Lisbon listed first.
    • La Valle
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Ironton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ironton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
      • Ironton is located in Sauk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
    • Reedsburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsburg
      • Reedsburg is located in Sauk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,500 people
    • Lake Delton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Delton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Delton
      • Lake Delton is located in Sauk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,986 people
    • Lime Ridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Loganville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Loganville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganville
      • Loganville is located in Sauk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Loganville
      • From New Lisbon to Loganville
    • Rock Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
      • Rock Springs is located in Sauk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
  • Vernon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Lisbon, with the one closest to New Lisbon listed first.
    • Trippville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hillsboro
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Tabor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • White City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
      • White City is located in Vernon County
    • Ontario
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ontario have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
      • Ontario is located in Vernon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 561 people

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

Cemeteries Near New Lisbon ...

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

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

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

  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brewster Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brewster Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brewster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Acres Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Acres Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Acres Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lone Rock Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Zindorf Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zindorf Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zindorf Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East Lemonweir Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Lemonweir Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Lemonweir Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Stephens Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ranney Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ranney Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ranney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Plymouth Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plymouth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plymouth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Suldal Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Suldal Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Suldal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Camp Douglas Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camp Douglas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Camp Douglas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. James Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • 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.
  • Continue List   (170 more) ...
    • Fountain Lutheran Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fountain Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fountain Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • West Lemonweir Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Lemonweir Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Lemonweir Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion 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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that New Lisbon had a population of 990 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, New Lisbon had a population of 2,547 people.

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

  • Hustler
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Mauston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mauston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
  • Camp Douglas
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lemonweir
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Clifton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Elroy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elroy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
  • Quincy ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Cloverdale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
    • Cloverdale is located in Juneau County
  • Kendall
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kendall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
  • Oakdale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Union Center
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Wyeville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • White Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Creek
      • White Creek is located in Adams County
    • Strongs Prairie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Trippville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of New Lisbon ...

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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Lisbon.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of New Lisbon. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of New Lisbon and those printed in the larger area surrounding New Lisbon.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of New Lisbon.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 New Lisbon:

The official website for New Lisbon: www.newlisbon.net/

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

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>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 Lisbon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New Lisbon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Lisbon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8781, Longitude: -90.1673    









 

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