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 Scotts Junction (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 Scotts Junction. 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 Scotts Junction ...
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 have occurred.
- A typical abbreviation for Scotts Junction: Scotts Jct. (or less commonly used: Scotts Jctn.)
- While the name of this community is Scotts Junction, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Scotts Junction may originally have been Scott's Junction.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Scotts Junction might be written as Scott Junction.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Scotts Junction is located in Monroe 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 Monroe County: Jackson, Juneau, La Crosse & Vernon.
Below are the counties that are near Scotts Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Scotts Junction:
- Monroe County (The home county of Scotts Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotts Junction, with the one closest to Scotts Junction listed first.
- Tunnel City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunnel City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel City
- Tunnel City is located in Monroe County
- Angelo
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelo
- Angelo is located in Monroe County
- Sparta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Sparta is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,800 people
- Tomah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Norwalk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
- Norwalk is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- Wilton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Melvina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvina
- Melvina is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Oakdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Wyeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Valley Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Valley Junction is located in Monroe County
- Warrens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Oil City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Crawford County
- Lynxville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lynxville
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotts Junction, with the one closest to Scotts Junction listed first.
- Millston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millston
- Millston is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Melrose
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Melrose is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
- North Bend
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend
- North Bend is located in Jackson County
- Black River Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black River Falls
- Black River Falls is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,454 people
- Pray
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pray
- Pray is located in Jackson County
- Juneau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotts Junction, with the one closest to Scotts Junction listed first.
- Camp Douglas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Douglas
- Camp Douglas is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 625 people
- Hustler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustler
- Hustler is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Mather
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mather
- Mather is located in Juneau County
- Elroy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast) - New Lisbon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lisbon
- New Lisbon is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,547 people
- Union Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
- Necedah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necedah
- Necedah is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 923 people
- Wonewoc
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- La Crosse County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotts Junction, with the one closest to Scotts Junction listed first.
- Rockland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Rockland is located in La Crosse County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Bangor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - Middle Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ridge
- Middle Ridge is located in La Crosse County
- West Salem
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
- West Salem is located in La Crosse County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,013 people
- Mindoro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindoro
- Mindoro is located in La Crosse County
- Saint Joseph
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Saint Joseph is located in La Crosse County
- Barre Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barre Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre Mills
- Barre Mills is located in La Crosse County
- Shelby
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest) - Onalaska
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west) - Grand Crossing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Crossing
- Grand Crossing is located in La Crosse County
- Holmen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west) - Midway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Midway is located in La Crosse County
- Vernon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotts Junction, with the one closest to Scotts Junction listed first.
- Ontario
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Newry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newry
- Newry is located in Vernon County
- Mount Tabor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor
- Mount Tabor is located in Vernon County
- Trippville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trippville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trippville
- Trippville is located in Vernon County
- Westby
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westby
- Westby is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,254 people
- Coon Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coon Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Valley
- Coon Valley is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- La Farge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Farge
- La Farge is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- White City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- White City is located in Vernon County
- Hillsboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Hillsboro is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,387 people
- Chaseburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseburg
- Chaseburg is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Viroqua
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Scotts Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Scotts Junction.
Newspapers Published in Scotts Junction ...
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 104 newspapers that have been published in the area around Scotts Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Scotts Junction, 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 Scotts Junction.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Scotts Junction:
- 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 Monroe 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
- Jackson 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
- La Crosse 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 Monroe County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Monroe County
Cemeteries Near Scotts Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Scotts Junction.
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 Scotts Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Scotts Junction, with the one closest to Scotts Junction listed first.
- Mound Prairie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mound Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mound Prairie Cemetery
- County Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Cemetery
- Lafayette Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lafayette Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lafayette Cemetery
- Farmers Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farmers Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farmers Valley Cemetery
- Angelo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Angelo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Angelo Cemetery
- Summit Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Summit Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Summit Ridge Cemetery
- Aney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aney Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
- Boyonton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boyonton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boyonton Cemetery
- Greenfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenfield Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
- Continue List (158 more) ...
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
- St. Patricks 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 Scotts Junction in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Scotts Junction.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Scotts Junction, with the one closest to Scotts Junction listed first.
- Tunnel City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunnel City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel City
- Tunnel City is located in Monroe County
- Angelo
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelo
- Angelo is located in Monroe County
- Sparta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Sparta is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,800 people
- Tomah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Norwalk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
- Norwalk is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- Leon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Kirby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Saint Marys
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Marys have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
- Saint Marys is located in Monroe County
- Melvina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvina
- Melvina is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Cataract
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Rockland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Rockland is located in La Crosse County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Oakdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Continue List (16 more) ...
- Wyeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Valley Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Valley Junction is located in Monroe County
- Warrens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wyeville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Scotts Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Scotts Junction.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Scotts Junction. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Monroe County: www.co.monroe.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Scotts Junction) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Scotts Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9647, Longitude: -90.6693 In this case, the coordinates for Scotts Junction 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 Scotts Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |