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 Shullsburg (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 Shullsburg. 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 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.
Shullsburg is located in Lafayette 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 Lafayette County: Jo Daviess (IL), Stephenson (IL), Grant, Green & Iowa.
Below are the counties that are near Shullsburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shullsburg:
- Lafayette County (The home county of Shullsburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shullsburg, with the one closest to Shullsburg listed first.
- Fort Gratiot ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fort Gratiot is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gratiot
- Former name for Fort Gratiot:
- Gratiot Grove
- White Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- White Oak is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Etna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Etna is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- New Diggings
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Diggings is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Diggings
- Benton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Benton is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
- Darlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Darlington is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,317 people
- Gratiot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gratiot is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratiot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Elk Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Grove is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Grove
- Calamine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Calamine is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calamine
- Belmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 974 people
- Wiota
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wiota is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiota
- South Wayne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- South Wayne is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wayne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shullsburg, with the one closest to Shullsburg listed first.
- Cuba City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cuba City is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,047 people
- Hazel Green
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hazel Green is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
- Platteville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Platteville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platteville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,650 people
- Jamestown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jamestown is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Dickeyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Dickeyville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,020 people
- Rutledge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rutledge is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- Sinnipee ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sinnipee is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinnipee
- Livingston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Livingston is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Tennyson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Tennyson is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennyson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- Potosi
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Potosi is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
- Annaton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Annaton is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annaton
- Montfort
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Montfort is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montfort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 675 people
- Green County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shullsburg, with the one closest to Shullsburg listed first.
- Browntown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Browntown is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Cadiz
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cadiz is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Monroe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Monroe is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,426 people
- Iowa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shullsburg, with the one closest to Shullsburg listed first.
- Mineral Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mineral Point is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,454 people
- Rewey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rewey is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rewey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Linden
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Linden is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
- Hollandale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hollandale is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Moscow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Moscow is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Cobb
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cobb is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
- Dodgeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Dodgeville is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,677 people
- Edmund
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Edmund is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmund
- Dubuque County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shullsburg, with the one closest to Shullsburg listed first.
- Wilkins
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wilkins is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins
- Massey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Massey is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey
- Cattese
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cattese is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattese
- Dubuque
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rockdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rockdale is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Key West
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Key West is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key West
- Sageville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sageville is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sageville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Asbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Asbury is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,841 people
- Durango
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sherrill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Zwingle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Zwingle is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zwingle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Jackson County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shullsburg, with the one closest to Shullsburg listed first.
- Smiths
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Smiths is located in Jackson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths
- Saint Donatus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Bellevue
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Bellevue is located in Jackson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bellevue
- Bellevue
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- La Motte
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Green Island
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Green Island is located in Jackson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Island
- Cottonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cottonville is located in Jackson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
- Springbrook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carroll County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shullsburg, with the one closest to Shullsburg listed first.
- Blackhawk
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Blackhawk is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhawk
- Arnold
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Arnold is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Marcus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Marcus is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Polsgrove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Polsgrove is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polsgrove
- Jo Daviess County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shullsburg, with the one closest to Shullsburg listed first.
- Scales Mound
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Apple River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Warren
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Warren is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,300 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <1>
- Galena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Galena is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,151 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <1>
- Bremen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bremen is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
- Nora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nora is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nora <1>
- Menominee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Menominee is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menominee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Elizabeth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Aiken
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Aiken is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
- Galena Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Galena Junction is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena Junction
- Stockton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- East Dubuque
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Stephenson County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shullsburg, with the one closest to Shullsburg listed first.
- Winslow
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Kent
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lena
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lena is located in Stephenson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,680 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lena <1>
- Yellow Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow Creek is located in Stephenson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- McConnell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Salem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Salem is located in Stephenson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Loran
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Loran is located in Stephenson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loran
- Buena Vista
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Buena Vista is located in Stephenson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Oneco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Oneco is located in Stephenson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneco
- Eleroy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pearl City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Orangeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shullsburg, see our County-by-County Page for Shullsburg.
Cemeteries Near Shullsburg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shullsburg.
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 Shullsburg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shullsburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shullsburg, with the one closest to Shullsburg listed first.
- St. Matthew Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Monticello Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- White Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Masonic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shawnee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Citzens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Highland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kingsley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Schwartz Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (248 more) ...
- St. Peters Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Council Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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 Shullsburg had a population of 1,393 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Shullsburg had a population of 1,192 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shullsburg, with the one closest to Shullsburg listed first.
- White Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- White Oak is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Etna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Etna is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- New Diggings
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Diggings is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Diggings
- Dunbarton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dunbarton is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbarton
- Lead Mine
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lead Mine is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lead Mine
- Scales Mound
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Strawbridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Strawbridge is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawbridge
- Benton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Benton is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
- Council Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Council Hill is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Hill
- Apple River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Meekers Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Meekers Grove is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meekers Grove
- Darlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Darlington is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,317 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hazel Green
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hazel Green is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
- Gratiot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gratiot is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratiot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Truman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Truman is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truman
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shullsburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shullsburg.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Shullsburg ...
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 172 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shullsburg.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Shullsburg. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Shullsburg and those printed in the larger area surrounding Shullsburg.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4> of Shullsburg.
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 helpful 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 Shullsburg:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Lafayette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Grant County
- Green County
- Iowa County
- Dubuque County
- Jackson County
- Carroll County
- Jo Daviess County
- Stephenson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Shullsburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Shullsburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |