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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 Sandusky (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 Sandusky. 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 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 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.

Sandusky is located in Sauk 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 Sauk County: Adams, Columbia, Dane, Iowa, Juneau, Richland & Vernon.

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

  • Sauk County     (The home county of Sandusky)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sandusky, with the one closest to Sandusky listed first.
    • Lime Ridge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Loganville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Plain
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Plain is located in Sauk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 765 people
    • Ironton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Ironton is located in Sauk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
    • Leland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Reedsburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Reedsburg is located in Sauk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,500 people
    • Denzer
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • La Valle
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Rock Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Rock Springs is located in Sauk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
    • North Freedom
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • North Freedom is located in Sauk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Freedom
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
    • Spring Green
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Spring Green is located in Sauk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Green
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
    • Witwen
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Adams County
  • Columbia County
  • Dane County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sandusky, with the one closest to Sandusky listed first.
    • Mazomanie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Mazomanie is located in Dane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazomanie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,715 people
    • Black Earth
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Elvers
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Marxville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Blue Mounds
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Blue Mounds is located in Dane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mounds
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
  • Grant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sandusky, with the one closest to Sandusky listed first.
    • Muscoda
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Muscoda is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscoda
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,236 people
    • Blue River
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Blue River is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
  • Iowa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sandusky, with the one closest to Sandusky listed first.
    • Helena
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Avoca
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Avoca is located in Iowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 620 people
    • Arena
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Cassell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Hyde
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant Ridge
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Highland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ridgeway
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Ridgeway is located in Iowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
    • Dodgeville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Dodgeville is located in Iowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,677 people
    • Barneveld
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Barneveld is located in Iowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barneveld
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people
    • Centreville ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cobb
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Juneau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sandusky, with the one closest to Sandusky listed first.
    • Wonewoc
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Wonewoc is located in Juneau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonewoc
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
    • Union Center
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Elroy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Elroy is located in Juneau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
    • Lyndon Station
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Lyndon Station is located in Juneau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon Station
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
    • Lemonweir
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Mauston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Mauston is located in Juneau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,358 people
  • Monroe County
    • Kendall
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Kendall is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
  • Richland County
  • Vernon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sandusky, with the one closest to Sandusky listed first.
    • Hillsboro
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • White City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • White City is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • Mount Tabor
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Trippville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • La Farge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Liberty
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Liberty is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Readstown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Readstown is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readstown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people

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

Cemeteries Near Sandusky ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sandusky.

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

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

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

  • Blakeslee Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Eiffmeyer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Ward Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Tuckertown Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Neptune Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Westfield Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Big Willow Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (234 more) ...
    • Loyd Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Whitemound Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • St. Peter Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)

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.<1>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Sandusky had a population of 69 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Loyd
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Loyd is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
  • Keyesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Keyesville is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyesville
  • Lime Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Neptune
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Bear Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Loganville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ithaca
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Cazenovia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Plain
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Plain is located in Sauk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 765 people
  • Sextonville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Ironton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Ironton is located in Sauk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
  • Buck Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Buck Creek is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Creek
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Twin Bluffs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Twin Bluffs is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bluffs
    • Leland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Hub City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Hub City is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub City

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

Newspapers Published in Sandusky ...

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 141 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sandusky.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sandusky, 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 Sandusky.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Sandusky:

Footnotes ...

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