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 Red Mound (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 Red Mound. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Red Mound is located in Vernon 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 Vernon County: Allamakee (IA), Houston (MN), Crawford, Juneau, La Crosse, Monroe, Richland & Sauk.
Below are the counties that are near Red Mound. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Red Mound:
- Vernon County (The home county of Red Mound)
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Mound, with the one closest to Red Mound listed first.
- Retreat
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Retreat is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Purdy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Purdy is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- West Prairie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- West Prairie is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Prairie
- Genoa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Genoa is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Fargo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fargo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
- Newton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Newton is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Liberty Pole
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Liberty Pole is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Pole
- Chaseburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Chaseburg is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Stoddard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Stoddard is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
- Viroqua
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Viroqua is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viroqua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,394 people
- Coon Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Coon Valley is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Readstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Readstown is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
- Westby
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Westby is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,254 people
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Mound, with the one closest to Red Mound listed first.
- De Soto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- De Soto is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Freeman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Freeman is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Ferryville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ferryville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Rising Sun
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rising Sun is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Towerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Towerville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towerville
- Mount Sterling
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Sterling is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Gays Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Gays Mills is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Soldiers Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Soldiers Grove is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
- Bell Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bell Center is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
- Petersburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Petersburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Charme
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Charme is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charme
- Eastman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Eastman is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Steuben
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Steuben is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- La Crosse County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Mound, with the one closest to Red Mound listed first.
- Shelby
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Shelby is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Saint Joseph
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Saint Joseph is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- La Crosse
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- La Crosse is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51,163 people
- Middle Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Middle Ridge is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ridge
- Barre Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Barre Mills is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre Mills
- Grand Crossing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Grand Crossing is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Crossing
- North La Crosse
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- North La Crosse is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North La Crosse
- French Island
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- French Island is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Island
- Onalaska
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Onalaska is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onalaska
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,108 people
- Bangor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bangor is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,442 people
- West Salem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- West Salem is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,013 people
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Mound, with the one closest to Red Mound listed first.
- Cashton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cashton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,111 people
- Melvina
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Melvina is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Mound, with the one closest to Red Mound listed first.
- Viola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Viola is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 665 people
- Sabin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sabin is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabin
- Allamakee County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Mound, with the one closest to Red Mound listed first.
- New Albin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lansing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dalby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dalby is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalby
- Elon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elon is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
- Lycurgus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lycurgus is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lycurgus
- Harpers Ferry
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Dorchester
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Waterville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Waterville is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Waukon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Waukon is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,600 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waukon <1>
- Waukon Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Waukon Junction is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukon Junction
- Rossville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rossville is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
- Quandahl
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Quandahl is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quandahl
- Ion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ion is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ion
- Clayton County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Mound, with the one closest to Red Mound listed first.
- Watson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Watson is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Marquette
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- McGregor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Winneshiek County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Mound, with the one closest to Red Mound listed first.
- Highlandville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Highlandville is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlandville
- Frankville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Frankville is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
- Houston County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Mound, with the one closest to Red Mound listed first.
- Reno
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reno is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Brownsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsville is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
- Eitzen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Eitzen is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eitzen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Caledonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Wilmington is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Bee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bee is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
- Hokah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Willington Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Willington Grove is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington Grove
- La Crescent
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Spring Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Houston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yucatan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Yucatan is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan
- Riceford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Riceford is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceford
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Red Mound, see our County-by-County Page for Red Mound.
Cemeteries Near Red Mound ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Red Mound.
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 Red Mound - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Red Mound covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Red Mound, with the one closest to Red Mound listed first.
- German Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrence Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Walnut Mound Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rush Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Freeman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fargo Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Albin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Heminway Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Haukley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- St. Joseph's Catholic Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- St. Peters Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (279 more) ...
- Gethsemane Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ferryville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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 in 1895, Red Mound had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Red Mound, with the one closest to Red Mound listed first.
- Retreat
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Retreat is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Victory
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Victory is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
- De Soto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- De Soto is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Romance
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Romance is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
- Purdy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Purdy is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- West Prairie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- West Prairie is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Prairie
- New Albin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lansing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Genoa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Genoa is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Ferryville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ferryville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Fargo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fargo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
- Newton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Newton is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Rising Sun
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rising Sun is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Liberty Pole
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Liberty Pole is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Pole
- Reno
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reno is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Red Mound. See our List of 1890's Communities around Red Mound.
Newspapers Published in Red Mound ...
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 145 newspapers that have been published in the area around Red Mound.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Red Mound, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Red Mound.
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 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 Red Mound:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Vernon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- La Crosse County
- Monroe County
- Richland County
- Allamakee County
- Clayton County
- Winneshiek County
- Houston County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Red Mound, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Red Mound) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |