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 Plugtown (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 Plugtown. 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.
Plugtown is located in Crawford 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 Crawford County: Allamakee (IA), Clayton (IA), Grant, Richland & Vernon.
Below are the counties that are near Plugtown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Plugtown:
- Crawford County (The home county of Plugtown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Plugtown, with the one closest to Plugtown listed first.
- Petersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Petersburg is located in Crawford County
- Bell Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bell Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Center
- Bell Center is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
- Steuben
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Steuben is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Gays Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gays Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Mills
- Gays Mills is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Boydtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydtown
- Boydtown is located in Crawford County
- Soldiers Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soldiers Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Grove
- Soldiers Grove is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
- Mount Sterling
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Mount Sterling is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Wauzeka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Towerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Towerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towerville
- Towerville is located in Crawford County
- Eastman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Ferryville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferryville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferryville
- Ferryville is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Bridgeport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Bridgeport is located in Crawford County
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plugtown, with the one closest to Plugtown listed first.
- Boscobel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Blue River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
- Blue River is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
- Woodman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Muscoda
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Millville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Millville is located in Grant County
- Fennimore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fennimore
- Fennimore is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
- Mount Ida
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Mount Hope
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mount Hope is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Preston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Stitzer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stitzer
- Stitzer is located in Grant County
- Patch Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patch Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patch Grove
- Patch Grove is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
- Annaton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annaton
- Annaton is located in Grant County
- Iowa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plugtown, with the one closest to Plugtown listed first.
- Avoca
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east) - Centreville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centreville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Centreville is located in Iowa County
- Former names for Centreville:
- Dry Bone Post Office
- Dry Bone
- Highland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast) - Cobb
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast) - Edmund
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmund
- Edmund is located in Iowa County
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plugtown, with the one closest to Plugtown listed first.
- Westport
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Boaz
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Balmoral
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Sabin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Richland Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Center
- Richland Center is located in Richland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,949 people
- Viola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north) - Gillingham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillingham
- Gillingham is located in Richland County
- Aubrey
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aubrey
- Aubrey is located in Richland County
- Bloom City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom City
- Bloom City is located in Richland County
- Hub City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast) - Neptune
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Neptune is located in Richland County
- Yuba
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plugtown, with the one closest to Plugtown listed first.
- Readstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Fargo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Liberty
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north) - Liberty Pole
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Pole
- Liberty Pole is located in Vernon County
- Retreat
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Retreat is located in Vernon County
- Viroqua
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north) - La Farge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Farge
- La Farge is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Purdy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest) - Westby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westby
- Westby is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,254 people
- Allamakee County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Plugtown, with the one closest to Plugtown listed first.
- Harpers Ferry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Ferry
- Harpers Ferry is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harpers Ferry <2>
- Waukon Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukon Junction
- Waukon Junction is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Lansing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Lansing is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <2>
- Dalby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalby
- Dalby is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Waterville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Waterville is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Clayton County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Plugtown, with the one closest to Plugtown listed first.
- Marquette
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquette
- Marquette is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marquette <2>
- McGregor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGregor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor
- McGregor is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 826 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGregor <2>
- Clayton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Clayton is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Plugtown, see our County-by-County Page for Plugtown.
Newspapers Published in Plugtown ...
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 150 newspapers that have been published in the area around Plugtown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Plugtown, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Plugtown.
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 Plugtown:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.wisconsinhistory.org/
- Pages specific to Crawford County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Grant County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Iowa County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Richland County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Vernon County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Allamakee County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Clayton County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Grant County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Crawford County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Crawford County
Cemeteries Near Plugtown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Plugtown.
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 Plugtown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Plugtown, with the one closest to Plugtown listed first.
- Pioneer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
- Steele Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Steele Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Steele Cemetery
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patrick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patrick Cemetery
- Union Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Hill Cemetery
- Haney Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haney Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haney Ridge Cemetery
- Graves Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graves Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graves Cemetery
- Posey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Posey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Posey Cemetery
- Pleasant Mound Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Mound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Mound Cemetery
- Wayne Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wayne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wayne Cemetery
- Crow Hollow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crow Hollow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crow Hollow Cemetery
- Barnum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnum Cemetery
- Whiteaker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whiteaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whiteaker Cemetery
- Continue List (218 more) ...
- West Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Fork Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Fork Cemetery
- Bell Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bell Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bell Center Cemetery
- Haskins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haskins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haskins Cemetery
- West Fork Cemetery
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 Plugtown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Plugtown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Plugtown, with the one closest to Plugtown listed first.
- Westport
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Steuben
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Steuben is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Boscobel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Excelsior
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Bell Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bell Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Center
- Bell Center is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
- Boydtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydtown
- Boydtown is located in Crawford County
- Woodman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Blue River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
- Blue River is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
- Byrds Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byrds Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrds Creek
- Byrds Creek is located in Richland County
- Five Points
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Richland County
- Seneca
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Homer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Continue List (16 more) ...
- North Clayton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Clayton
- North Clayton is located in Crawford County
- Mount Sterling
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Mount Sterling is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Soldiers Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soldiers Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Grove
- Soldiers Grove is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
- North Clayton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Plugtown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Plugtown.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Plugtown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Plugtown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Plugtown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2225, Longitude: -90.7485 In this case, the coordinates for Plugtown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Plugtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |