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 Sabin (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 Sabin. 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.
Sabin is located in Richland 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 Richland County: Crawford, Grant, Iowa, Sauk & Vernon.
Below are the counties that are near Sabin. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sabin:
- Richland County (The home county of Sabin)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sabin, with the one closest to Sabin listed first.
- Gillingham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillingham
- Gillingham is located in Richland County
- Bloom City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom City
- Bloom City is located in Richland County
- Viola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Boaz
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Yuba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Hub City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Richland Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Center
- Richland Center is located in Richland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,949 people
- Neptune
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Neptune is located in Richland County
- Balmoral
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Westport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Aubrey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aubrey
- Aubrey is located in Richland County
- Cazenovia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sabin, with the one closest to Sabin listed first.
- Soldiers Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- 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
- Bell Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- 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
- Gays Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- 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
- Towerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- 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
- Petersburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Petersburg is located in Crawford County
- Mount Sterling
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- 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
- Steuben
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Steuben is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Boydtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydtown
- Boydtown is located in Crawford County
- Ferryville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- 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
- Wauzeka
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest) - Eastman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sabin, with the one closest to Sabin listed first.
- Blue River
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- 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
- Muscoda
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Boscobel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south) - Woodman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Iowa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sabin, with the one closest to Sabin listed first.
- Avoca
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast) - Highland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south) - Centreville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- 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
- Juneau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sabin, with the one closest to Sabin listed first.
- Union Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
- Union Center is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Wonewoc
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast) - Elroy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sabin, with the one closest to Sabin listed first.
- Oil City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north) - Cashton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) - Kendall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north) - Wilton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north) - Melvina
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvina
- Melvina is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Norwalk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
- Norwalk is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- Sauk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sabin, with the one closest to Sabin listed first.
- Lime Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lime Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
- Lime Ridge is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Ironton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east) - La Valle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Valle
- La Valle is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 360 people
- Loganville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loganville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganville
- Loganville is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
- Plain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east) - Reedsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east) - Spring Green
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Green have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Green
- Spring Green is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
- Vernon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sabin, with the one closest to Sabin listed first.
- Readstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - La Farge
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Liberty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - White City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- White City is located in Vernon County
- Liberty Pole
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Pole
- Liberty Pole is located in Vernon County
- Viroqua
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Mount Tabor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor
- Mount Tabor is located in Vernon County
- Hillsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Hillsboro is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,387 people
- Fargo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - Ontario
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north) - Trippville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trippville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trippville
- Trippville is located in Vernon County
- Westby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westby
- Westby is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,254 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sabin, see our County-by-County Page for Sabin.
Newspapers Published in Sabin ...
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 116 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sabin.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sabin, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sabin.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Sabin:
- 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 Richland County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- 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
- Juneau County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Monroe County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Sauk 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
- Crawford County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Richland County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Richland County
Cemeteries Near Sabin ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sabin.
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 Sabin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sabin, with the one closest to Sabin listed first.
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mill Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mill Creek Cemetery
- Ash Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ash Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ash Ridge Cemetery
- Sylvan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sylvan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sylvan Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
- Felton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Felton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Felton Cemetery
- Conkle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Conkle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conkle Cemetery
- English Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the English Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the English Ridge Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
- Bender Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bender Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bender Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
- Fancy Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fancy Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fancy Creek Cemetery
- Continue List (227 more) ...
- Sugar Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sugar Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sugar Grove Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Hill Cemetery
- Sugar Grove 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Sabin had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sabin, with the one closest to Sabin listed first.
- Mill Creek ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Mill Creek is located in Richland County
- Sylvan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Sugar Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Sugar Grove is located in Vernon County
- Gillingham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillingham
- Gillingham is located in Richland County
- Bloom City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom City
- Bloom City is located in Richland County
- North Clayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- 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
- Five Points
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- 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
- Boaz
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Woodstock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Viola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - West Lima
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Readstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Continue List (14 more) ...
- Soldiers Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- 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
- La Farge
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Buck Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buck Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Creek
- Buck Creek is located in Richland County
- Soldiers Grove
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sabin. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sabin.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sabin. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Richland County: www.co.richland.wi.us/
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> | 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- Sabin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sabin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4301, Longitude: -90.5686 In this case, the coordinates for Sabin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Sabin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |