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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 Miner (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 Miner. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Miner 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 Miner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Miner:

  • Juneau County     (The home county of New Miner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Miner, with the one closest to New Miner listed first.
    • Sprague
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • 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 New Miner to Sprague
    • Necedah
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Mather
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Camp Douglas
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • New Lisbon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Hustler
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Mauston
      (25 miles [40.2 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
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Adams County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Miner, with the one closest to New Miner listed first.
    • Strongs Prairie
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • New Rome ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 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 New Miner to New Rome
    • Big Flats
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Arkdale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Friendship
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Leola
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • 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 New Miner to Leola
    • Adams
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Quincy ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Easton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Crawford County
    • Lynxville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynxville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynxville
      • Lynxville is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Miner, with the one closest to New Miner listed first.
    • City Point
      (18 miles [29 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 New Miner to City Point
    • Lapham Junction
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Pray
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Millston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Miner, with the one closest to New Miner listed first.
    • Shennington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Wyeville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Oakdale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Warrens
      (23 miles [37 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
    • Clifton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Tomah
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Tunnel City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Kendall
      (30 miles [48.3 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
  • Waushara County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Miner, with the one closest to New Miner listed first.
    • Hancock
      (25 miles [40.2 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
    • 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
    • Plainfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
      • Plainfield is located in Waushara County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
  • Wood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Miner, with the one closest to New Miner listed first.
    • Nekoosa
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Port Edwards
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Wisconsin Rapids
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Pittsville
      (19 miles [30.6 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
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Wazeecha
      (19 miles [30.6 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
    • Eight Corners
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Vesper
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Biron
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biron
      • Biron is located in Wood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
    • Arpin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arpin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arpin
      • Arpin is located in Wood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
    • Rudolph
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rudolph have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudolph
      • Rudolph is located in Wood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
    • Lindsey
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near New Miner ...

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

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

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

  • Novotny Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Novotny Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Novotny Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Searles Prairie Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • 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.
  • Zion Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • 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.
  • St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Monroe Center Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • 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.
  • Strongs Prairie Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • 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.
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bayview Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Meadow Valley Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meadow Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meadow Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Babcock Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Babcock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Babcock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Edwardson Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • 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.
  • Green Hill Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (114 more) ...
    • St. Francis of Assisi Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] 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.
    • West Arkdale Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • 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.
    • South Arkdale Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • 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.

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 New Miner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of New Miner.

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

  • Sprague
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • 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 New Miner to Sprague
  • Monroe Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
  • Strongs Prairie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Babcock
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Babcock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babcock
    • Babcock is located in Wood County
  • New Rome ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 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 New Miner to New Rome
  • Meadow Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • 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
  • Cloverdale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
  • Arkdale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Roche a Cri ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
  • Mather
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Norway Ridge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • 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
  • Port Edwards
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Walker
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
      • Walker is located in Wood County
    • Friendship
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Veedum
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Veedum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veedum
      • Veedum is located in Wood County

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

Newspapers Published in New Miner ...

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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Miner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Miner, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Miner.

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 Miner:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for New Miner. 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 New Miner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- New Miner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Miner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1697, Longitude: -90.0361    









 

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