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 Riverwood Estates (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 Riverwood Estates. 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.
Name Variations for Riverwood Estates ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Riverwood Estates: Riverwood Ests.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Riverwood Estates. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Riverwood Estates.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Riverwood Estates 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 Riverwood Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Riverwood Estates:
- Dane County (The home county of Riverwood Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverwood Estates, with the one closest to Riverwood Estates listed first.
- Stoughton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Stoughton is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoughton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,218 people
- Dunkirk
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dunkirk is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
- Hanerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hanerville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanerville
- Stone
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Stone is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Albion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Albion is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Brooklyn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brooklyn is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,484 people
- Oregon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oregon is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,731 people
- Door Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Door Creek is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Door Creek
- McFarland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- McFarland is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,291 people
- Edgerton Beach Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Edgerton Beach Park is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton Beach Park
- Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hope is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Rockdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rockdale is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverwood Estates, with the one closest to Riverwood Estates listed first.
- Keyeser
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Keyeser is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyeser
- North Leeds
(30 miles [48.3 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 Riverwood Estates, with the one closest to Riverwood Estates listed first.
- Dayton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dayton is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Attica
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Attica is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Albany
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Albany is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
- Mineral Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Point is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- 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
- Monticello
(21 miles [33.8 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
- New Glarus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- New Glarus is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glarus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,136 people
- Monroe
(30 miles [48.3 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Grove is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Grove
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverwood Estates, with the one closest to Riverwood Estates listed first.
- Carcajou
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Carcajou is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carcajou
- Lake Ripley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Ripley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ripley
- Lake Koshkonong
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lake Koshkonong is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Koshkonong
- Fort Atkinson
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Lake Mills
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Jefferson
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Cold Spring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cold Spring is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Waterloo
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Milford
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Milford is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Johnson Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,065 people
- Hebron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hebron is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Grellton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grellton is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grellton
- Rock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverwood Estates, with the one closest to Riverwood Estates listed first.
- Cooksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cooksville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Union is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Fulton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fulton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Edgerton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Edgerton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,595 people
- Indianford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Indianford is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianford
- Evansville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Evansville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,556 people
- Magnolia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Magnolia is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Footville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Footville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
- Milton Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Milton Junction is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Junction
- Milton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Milton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,643 people
- Janesville
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Hanover
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hanover is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Walworth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverwood Estates, with the one closest to Riverwood Estates listed first.
- Whitewater
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Whitewater is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,993 people
- Richmond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Heart Prairie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Heart Prairie is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heart Prairie
- Winnebago County (IL)
- South Beloit
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Riverwood Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Riverwood Estates.
Cemeteries Near Riverwood Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Riverwood Estates.
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 Riverwood Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Riverwood Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Riverwood Estates, with the one closest to Riverwood Estates listed first.
- Riverside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Anns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- East Side Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wheeler Prairie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Skaalen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- West Koshkonong Lutheran Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rutland Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fulton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (188 more) ...
- McFarland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jenson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fassett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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>
While we didn't find Riverwood Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Riverwood Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Riverwood Estates, with the one closest to Riverwood Estates listed first.
- Stoughton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Stoughton is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoughton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,218 people
- Hanerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hanerville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanerville
- Cooksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cooksville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Stebbinsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stebbinsville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stebbinsville
- Rutland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rutland is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Union is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Utica
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Utica is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Fulton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fulton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Albion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Albion is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Edgerton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Edgerton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,595 people
- Oregon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oregon is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,731 people
- Evansville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Evansville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,556 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Indianford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Indianford is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianford
- Nora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Nora is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Door Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Door Creek is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Door Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Riverwood Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Riverwood Estates.
Newspapers Published in Riverwood Estates ...
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 101 newspapers that have been published in the area around Riverwood Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Riverwood Estates, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Riverwood Estates.
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 helpful 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 Riverwood Estates:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Dane County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Green County
- Jefferson County
- Rock County
- Walworth County
- Winnebago 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 Riverwood Estates, 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 from Point A (ie- Riverwood Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |