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 Shennington (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 Shennington. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Shennington 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 Shennington. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shennington:
- Monroe County (The home county of Shennington)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shennington, with the one closest to Shennington listed first.
- Wyeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Oakdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Valley Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Valley Junction is located in Monroe County
- Tomah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Clifton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Clifton is located in Monroe County
- Warrens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Tunnel City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunnel City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel City
- Tunnel City is located in Monroe County
- Kendall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Wilton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Norwalk
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
- Norwalk is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- Oil City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest) - Angelo
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelo
- Angelo is located in Monroe County
- Sparta
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shennington, with the one closest to Shennington listed first.
- Strongs Prairie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongs Prairie
- Strongs Prairie is located in Adams County
- Quincy ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Quincy is located in Adams County
- Arkdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdale
- Arkdale is located in Adams County
- Friendship
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
- Adams
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Adams is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Big Flats
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Flats
- Big Flats is located in Adams County
- New Rome ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast) - Easton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Easton is located in Adams County
- Crawford County
- Lynxville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lynxville
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shennington, with the one closest to Shennington listed first.
- Millston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millston
- Millston is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Pray
(25 miles [40.2 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 Shennington, with the one closest to Shennington listed first.
- Camp Douglas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Douglas
- Camp Douglas is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 625 people
- Mather
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mather
- Mather is located in Juneau County
- Hustler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustler
- Hustler is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Necedah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necedah
- Necedah is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 923 people
- New Lisbon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lisbon
- New Lisbon is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,547 people
- New Miner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Miner
- New Miner is located in Juneau County
- Elroy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Mauston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Lemonweir
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemonweir
- Lemonweir is located in Juneau County
- Union Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south) - Lyndon Station
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndon Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon Station
- Lyndon Station is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Vernon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shennington, with the one closest to Shennington listed first.
- Trippville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- 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
- Mount Tabor
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor
- Mount Tabor is located in Vernon County
- Hillsboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Hillsboro is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,387 people
- Ontario
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest) - White City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- 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
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shennington, with the one closest to Shennington listed first.
- Nekoosa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nekoosa
- Nekoosa is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,391 people
- Pittsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
- Pittsville is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shennington, see our County-by-County Page for Shennington.
Newspapers Published in Shennington ...
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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shennington.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shennington, 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 Shennington.
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 either 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 Shennington:
- 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
- Adams County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- 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
- Vernon County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Wood County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Adams 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 Shennington ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shennington.
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 Shennington covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shennington, with the one closest to Shennington listed first.
- St. Peters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles 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
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
- Wood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wood Cemetery
- Oakdale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakdale Cemetery
- Sorenson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sorenson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sorenson Cemetery
- Camp Douglas Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Camp Douglas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camp Douglas Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Stephens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stephens Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
- Dannavang Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dannavang Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dannavang Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
- Continue List (133 more) ...
- Clifton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clifton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clifton Cemetery
- Ranney Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ranney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ranney Cemetery
- Lone Rock Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Rock Cemetery
- Clifton 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>
While we didn't find Shennington in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shennington.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shennington, with the one closest to Shennington listed first.
- Wyeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Oakdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Valley Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Valley Junction is located in Monroe County
- Cloverdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverdale is located in Juneau County
- Norway Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norway Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Ridge
- Norway Ridge is located in Monroe County
- Camp Douglas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Douglas
- Camp Douglas is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 625 people
- Mather
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mather
- Mather is located in Juneau County
- Tomah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Clifton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Clifton is located in Monroe County
- Hustler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustler
- Hustler is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Warrens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Kirby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Continue List (13 more) ...
- New Lisbon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lisbon
- New Lisbon is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,547 people
- Sprague
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Tunnel City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunnel City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel City
- Tunnel City is located in Monroe County
- New Lisbon
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shennington. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shennington.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shennington. 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> | 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shennington) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shennington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0258, Longitude: -90.3176 |
| <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 Shennington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |