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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Sinnipee. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Sinnipee to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sinnipee, please Contact Us.

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 Sinnipee (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 Sinnipee. 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 Sinnipee ...

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.

Another variation: Sinipee.

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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Sinnipee is historic, it would have been located within present day Grant 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 Grant County: Clayton (IA), Dubuque (IA), Jo Daviess (IL), Crawford, Iowa, Lafayette & Richland.

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

  • Grant County     (The home county of Sinnipee)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sinnipee, with the one closest to Sinnipee listed first.
    • Rutledge
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Dickeyville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Dickeyville is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,020 people
    • Jamestown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Tennyson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Tennyson is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennyson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
    • Potosi
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Cuba City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • 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
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Hazel Green is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
    • Platteville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Platteville is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platteville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,650 people
    • Lancaster
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Beetown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Cassville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • North Andover
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Annaton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Iowa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sinnipee, with the one closest to Sinnipee listed first.
    • Rewey
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Linden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Linden is located in Iowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
  • Lafayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sinnipee, with the one closest to Sinnipee listed first.
    • Benton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Benton is located in Lafayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
    • Elk Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Etna
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • New Diggings
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • White Oak
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Belmont
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Fort Gratiot ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Shullsburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Shullsburg is located in Lafayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shullsburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
    • Calamine
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Darlington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Darlington is located in Lafayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,317 people
  • Clayton County (IA)
  • Delaware County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sinnipee, with the one closest to Sinnipee listed first.
    • Rockville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Colesburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Holy Cross
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Holy Cross is located in Delaware County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
    • Petersburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Dubuque County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sinnipee, with the one closest to Sinnipee listed first.
    • Sageville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Sageville is located in Dubuque County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sageville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • Dubuque
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Asbury
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Asbury is located in Dubuque County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,841 people
    • Durango
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Sherrill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Cattese
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Key West
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Rockdale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Massey
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Old Balltown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Centralia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Centralia is located in Dubuque County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
    • Balltown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Rickardsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Rickardsville is located in Dubuque County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rickardsville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
  • Jackson County (IA)
  • Jones County (IA)
    • Clay Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Clay Mills is located in Jones County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Mills
  • Jo Daviess County (IL)

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

Cemeteries Near Sinnipee ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sinnipee.

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

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

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

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.

While we didn't find Sinnipee in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sinnipee.

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

  • Rutledge
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Kieler
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Kieler is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kieler
  • Sageville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sageville is located in Dubuque County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sageville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
  • Dickeyville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Dickeyville is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,020 people
  • Dubuque
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • East Dubuque
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Fair Play
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fair Play is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Play
  • Louisburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Louisburg is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
  • Jamestown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Durango
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Center Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Center Grove is located in Dubuque County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove
  • Sherrill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Sinsinawa
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Sinsinawa is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinsinawa
    • Lore
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Lore is located in Dubuque County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lore
    • Key West
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Sinnipee ...

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 92 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sinnipee.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sinnipee, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sinnipee.

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 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 Sinnipee:

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 Sinnipee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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- Sinnipee) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.