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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 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 occur.
- 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Scotts Junction is located in Monroe 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 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)
- Tunnel City is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel City
- Angelo
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Angelo is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelo
- Sparta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sparta is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,800 people
- Tomah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tomah is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,363 people
- Norwalk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Norwalk is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- Wilton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wilton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Melvina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Melvina is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Oakdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Oakdale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 290 people
- Wyeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wyeville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Valley Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Junction is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Warrens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Warrens is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Oil City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Oil City is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Cashton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cashton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,111 people
- Crawford County
- Lynxville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lynxville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
- 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)
- Millston is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Melrose
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Melrose is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
- North Bend
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- North Bend is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend
- Black River Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Black River Falls is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black River Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,454 people
- Lapham Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lapham Junction is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapham Junction
- Pray
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pray
- 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)
- Camp Douglas is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Douglas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 625 people
- Hustler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hustler is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Mather
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mather is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mather
- Elroy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Elroy is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
- New Lisbon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- New Lisbon is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lisbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,547 people
- Union Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Union Center is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Necedah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Necedah is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necedah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 923 people
- Sprague
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sprague is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
- Wonewoc
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wonewoc is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonewoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
- 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)
- Rockland is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Bangor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bangor is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,442 people
- Middle Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Ridge is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ridge
- West Salem
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- West Salem is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,013 people
- Mindoro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mindoro is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindoro
- Saint Joseph
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Joseph is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Barre Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Barre Mills is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre Mills
- Shelby
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shelby is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Onalaska
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Onalaska is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onalaska
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,108 people
- Grand Crossing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Grand Crossing is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Crossing
- Holmen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Holmen is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,368 people
- Midway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- North La Crosse
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- North La Crosse is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North La Crosse
- 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)
- Ontario is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
- Population from the 2020 Census: 561 people
- Newry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Newry is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newry
- Mount Tabor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Tabor is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor
- Trippville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Trippville is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trippville
- Westby
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Westby is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,254 people
- Coon Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Coon Valley is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- La Farge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- La Farge is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Farge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- White City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- White City is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Hillsboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsboro is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,387 people
- Chaseburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chaseburg is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Viroqua
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Viroqua is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viroqua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,394 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Scotts Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Scotts Junction.
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.
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 Scotts Junction - one of the links might be able to help.
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)
- County Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lafayette Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Farmers Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Valley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Farmers Valley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the southeast of Sparta.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87924 <3>
- Angelo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Summit Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Aney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boyonton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (159 more) ...
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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)
- Tunnel City is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel City
- Angelo
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Angelo is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelo
- Sparta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sparta is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,800 people
- Tomah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tomah is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,363 people
- Norwalk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Norwalk is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- Leon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leon is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Kirby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kirby is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Saint Marys
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Marys is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
- Melvina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Melvina is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Cataract
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cataract is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataract
- Rockland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rockland is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Oakdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Oakdale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 290 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Wyeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wyeville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Valley Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Junction is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Warrens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Warrens is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
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.
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]<2>. 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 start with 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
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Jackson County
- Juneau County
- La Crosse County
- Vernon County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Scotts Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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. |