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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 Oxford (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 Oxford. 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.

Oxford is located in Marquette 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 Marquette County: Adams, Columbia, Green Lake & Waushara.

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

  • Marquette County     (The home county of Oxford)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oxford, with the one closest to Oxford listed first.
    • Packwaukee
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Douglas Center
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Endeavor
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Endeavor is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endeavor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
    • Westfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Westfield is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,268 people
    • Glen Oak
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Montello
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Germania
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Neshkoro
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Neshkoro is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshkoro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
  • Adams County
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oxford, with the one closest to Oxford listed first.
    • Wisconsin Dells
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Portage
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Pardeeville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Pardeeville is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardeeville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,053 people
    • Durwards Glen ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Wyocena
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Wyocena is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyocena
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
      • Former names for Wyocena:
      • Duck Creek
      • Wiocena
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wyocena
      • From Oxford to Wyocena
    • Harmony Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Lake Wisconsin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Lake Wisconsin is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wisconsin
    • Poynette
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Cambria
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Friesland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Friesland is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
    • Rio
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Rio is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
    • Okee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Green Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oxford, with the one closest to Oxford listed first.
    • Marquette
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Marquette is located in Green Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquette
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
    • Princeton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Kingston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Markesan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Markesan is located in Green Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markesan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
  • Juneau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oxford, with the one closest to Oxford listed first.
    • Lyndon Station
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Lyndon Station is located in Juneau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon Station
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
    • Lemonweir
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Mauston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Mauston is located in Juneau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,358 people
    • Necedah
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • New Lisbon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Sauk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oxford, with the one closest to Oxford listed first.
    • Lake Delton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Baraboo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • West Baraboo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • West Baraboo is located in Sauk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baraboo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
    • North Freedom
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • North Freedom is located in Sauk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Freedom
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
    • Reedsburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Reedsburg is located in Sauk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,500 people
    • Rock Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Rock Springs is located in Sauk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
    • Merrimac
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Merrimac is located in Sauk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
    • Moon Valley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Waushara County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oxford, with the one closest to Oxford listed first.
    • Coloma
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Coloma is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
    • Hancock
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Hancock is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
    • Wautoma
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Wautoma is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wautoma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,114 people
    • Silver Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Silver Lake is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
    • Rodney ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Rodney is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
    • Lohrville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Lohrville is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lohrville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 389 people
    • Mount Morris
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Redgranite
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Plainfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Plainfield is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people

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

Cemeteries Near Oxford ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oxford.

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 Oxford - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oxford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Oxford had a population of 372 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Oxford had a population of 604 people.

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

  • Douglas Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Packwaukee
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • New Chester ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • New Chester is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chester
  • Big Spring
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Big Spring is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
  • Briggsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Briggsville is located in Marquette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
  • Grand Marsh
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Grand Marsh is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Marsh
  • Dell Prairie ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Dell Prairie is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell Prairie
  • Harrisville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Harrisville is located in Marquette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
  • Plainville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Montello
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Easton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Adams Center ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Adams Center is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Center
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • White Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • White Creek is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Creek
    • Pilot Knob ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Pilot Knob is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
    • Lyndon Station
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Lyndon Station is located in Juneau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon Station
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Oxford ...

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 114 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oxford.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Oxford. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Oxford and those printed in the larger area surrounding Oxford.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Oxford.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Oxford:

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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 Oxford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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- Oxford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.