Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Oregon (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 Oregon. 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 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 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.
Oregon is located in Dane County.
To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Dane County: Columbia, Dodge, Green, Iowa, Jefferson, Rock & Sauk.
Below are the counties that are near Oregon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oregon:
- Dane County (The home county of Oregon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oregon, with the one closest to Oregon listed first.
- Oak Hall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hall is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hall
- Syene ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Syene is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syene
- Fitchburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fitchburg is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,866 people
- Brooklyn
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brooklyn is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,484 people
- Stone
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stone is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Basco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Basco is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basco
- McFarland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- McFarland is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,291 people
- Paoli
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Paoli is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paoli
- Stoughton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Stoughton is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoughton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,218 people
- Verona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Verona is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,539 people
- Belleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Belleville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,514 people
- Dunkirk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dunkirk is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oregon, with the one closest to Oregon listed first.
- Keyeser
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Keyeser is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyeser
- Lodi
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lodi is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
- Arlington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Arlington is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
- North Leeds
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- North Leeds is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
- Green County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oregon, with the one closest to Oregon listed first.
- Dayton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dayton is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Attica
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Attica is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- New Glarus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Glarus is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glarus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,136 people
- Albany
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Albany is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
- Mineral Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mineral Point is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Monticello
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Monticello is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
- Brodhead
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Brodhead is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodhead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
- Monroe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,426 people
- Twin Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Twin Grove is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Grove
- Iowa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oregon, with the one closest to Oregon listed first.
- Moscow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Moscow is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Barneveld
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Barneveld is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barneveld
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people
- Hollandale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hollandale is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oregon, with the one closest to Oregon listed first.
- Lake Ripley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lake Ripley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ripley
- Carcajou
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Carcajou is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carcajou
- Lake Koshkonong
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lake Koshkonong is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Koshkonong
- Lake Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Mills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,014 people
- Waterloo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Waterloo is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,322 people
- Fort Atkinson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fort Atkinson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Atkinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,372 people
- Jefferson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,037 people
- Milford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Milford is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Cold Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cold Spring is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oregon, with the one closest to Oregon listed first.
- Blanchardville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Blanchardville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchardville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
- Argyle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Argyle is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Woodford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodford is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Rock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oregon, with the one closest to Oregon listed first.
- Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Union is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Cooksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cooksville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Evansville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Evansville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,556 people
- Magnolia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Magnolia is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Fulton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fulton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Indianford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Indianford is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianford
- Edgerton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Edgerton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,595 people
- Footville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Footville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
- Orfordville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Orfordville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orfordville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
- Hanover
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hanover is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Milton Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Milton Junction is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Junction
- Janesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Janesville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,664 people
- Sauk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oregon, with the one closest to Oregon listed first.
- Sauk City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sauk City is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauk City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,498 people
- Prairie du Sac village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie du Sac village is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Sac village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,426 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oregon, see our County-by-County Page for Oregon.
Cemeteries Near Oregon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oregon.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Oregon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oregon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oregon, with the one closest to Oregon listed first.
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Prairie Mound Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Holy Mother of Consolation Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rutland Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Story Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Frenchtown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jug Prairie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Paoli Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Riverside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- McFarland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- St. James Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (177 more) ...
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Madison.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87944 <2>
- St. Anns Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- East Side Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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 Oregon had a population of 595 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Oregon had a population of 10,731 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oregon, with the one closest to Oregon listed first.
- Rutland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rutland is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Lakeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lakeview is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Fitchburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fitchburg is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,866 people
- Syene ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Syene is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syene
- Basco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Basco is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basco
- Paoli
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Paoli is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paoli
- Belleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Belleville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,514 people
- Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Union is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Stoughton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Stoughton is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoughton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,218 people
- Verona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Verona is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,539 people
- Dayton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dayton is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Cooksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cooksville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Montrose
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Montrose is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Evansville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Evansville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,556 people
- Madison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Madison is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263,094 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oregon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oregon.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Oregon ...
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 196 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oregon.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Oregon. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Oregon and those printed in the larger area surrounding Oregon.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> of Oregon.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Oregon:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Dane County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Green County
- Iowa County
- Jefferson County
- Lafayette County
- Rock County
- Sauk County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Oregon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Oregon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |