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 Slabtown (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 Slabtown. 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 northwest 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 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.
Slabtown is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Dane, Dodge, Rock, Walworth & Waukesha.
Below are the counties that are near Slabtown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Slabtown:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Slabtown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Slabtown, with the one closest to Slabtown listed first.
- Rome
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rome is located in Jefferson County
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- Sullivan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sullivan is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Helenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Helenville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helenville
- Hebron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron is located in Jefferson County
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- Palmyra
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Palmyra is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,746 people
- Concord
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Farmington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Farmington is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Cold Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cold Spring is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Jefferson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,037 people
- Johnson Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Johnson Creek is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,065 people
- Fort Atkinson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fort Atkinson is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,372 people
- Ixonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ixonia is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ixonia
- Dane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slabtown, with the one closest to Slabtown listed first.
- Cambridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cambridge is located in Dane County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,538 people
- Edgerton Beach Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Edgerton Beach Park is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton Beach Park
- Rockdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rockdale is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Albion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Albion is located in Dane County
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- Deerfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Deerfield is located in Dane County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,540 people
- Marshall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Marshall is located in Dane County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,016 people
- Hanerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hanerville is located in Dane County
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- Pierceville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pierceville is located in Dane County
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- Door Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Door Creek is located in Dane County
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- Cottage Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cottage Grove is located in Dane County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,158 people
- Dunkirk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Dunkirk is located in Dane County
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- Stoughton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Stoughton is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoughton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,218 people
- Dodge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slabtown, with the one closest to Slabtown listed first.
- Ashippun
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ashippun is located in Dodge County
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- Clyman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Clyman is located in Dodge County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Neosho
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Neosho is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosho
- Population from the 2020 Census: 543 people
- Reeseville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Reeseville is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeseville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 673 people
- Hustisford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hustisford is located in Dodge County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,060 people
- Lowell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lowell is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Rubicon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rubicon is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubicon
- Woodland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Woodland is located in Dodge County
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- Astico
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Astico is located in Dodge County
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- Huilsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Huilsburg is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huilsburg
- Iron Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Iron Ridge is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
- Juneau
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Juneau is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juneau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,532 people
- Milwaukee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slabtown, with the one closest to Slabtown listed first.
- Hales Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hales Corners is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Corners
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,553 people
- Saint Martins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Martins is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martins
- Union Church
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Union Church is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Church
- Racine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slabtown, with the one closest to Slabtown listed first.
- Caldwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Caldwell is located in Racine County
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- Honey Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Honey Creek is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Wind Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Wind Lake is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Lake
- Rochester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rochester is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,880 people
- Waterford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Waterford is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,618 people
- Burlington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Burlington is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,898 people
- Browns Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Browns Lake is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Lake
- Bohners Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bohners Lake is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohners Lake
- Rock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slabtown, with the one closest to Slabtown listed first.
- Lima Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lima Center is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima Center
- Johnstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Johnstown is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Milton Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Milton Junction is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Junction
- Milton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Milton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,643 people
- Johnstown Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Johnstown Center is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown Center
- Edgerton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Edgerton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,595 people
- Emerald Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Emerald Grove is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Grove
- Avalon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Avalon is located in Rock County
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- Indianford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Indianford is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianford
- Fulton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton is located in Rock County
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- Janesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Janesville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,664 people
- Clinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Clinton is located in Rock County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,119 people
- Walworth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slabtown, with the one closest to Slabtown listed first.
- Little Prairie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Little Prairie is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Prairie
- Whitewater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whitewater is located in Walworth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,993 people
- La Grange
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- La Grange is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
- Adams
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Adams is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Heart Prairie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Heart Prairie is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heart Prairie
- Troy Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Troy Center is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Center
- Lauderdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lauderdale is located in Walworth County
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- East Troy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Troy is located in Walworth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,307 people
- Potter Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Potter Lake is located in Walworth County
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- Richmond
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Richmond is located in Walworth County
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- Lake Beulah
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Beulah is located in Walworth County
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- Elkhorn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Elkhorn is located in Walworth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,020 people
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slabtown, with the one closest to Slabtown listed first.
- Lake Five
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Five is located in Washington County
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- Thompson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson is located in Washington County
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- Hartford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hartford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,675 people
- Richfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Richfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
- Estimated population in 2015: 11,530 people
- Rugby Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rugby Junction is located in Washington County
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- Slinger
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Slinger is located in Washington County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,704 people
- Waukesha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slabtown, with the one closest to Slabtown listed first.
- Dousman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dousman is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dousman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,317 people
- Ottawa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ottawa is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Summit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Summit is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,255 people
- Waterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Waterville is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Summit Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Summit Center is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Center
- Eagle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,193 people
- Oconomowoc
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oconomowoc is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconomowoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,160 people
- North Prairie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- North Prairie is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,236 people
- Oconomowoc Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oconomowoc Lake is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconomowoc Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Eagleville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eagleville is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Genesee Depot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Genesee Depot is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee Depot
- Genesee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Genesee is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Slabtown, see our County-by-County Page for Slabtown.
Cemeteries Near Slabtown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Slabtown.
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 Slabtown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Slabtown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Slabtown, with the one closest to Slabtown listed first.
- Riverview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cushman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hoffman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- McLery Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Munroe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Melindas Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Brunos Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (275 more) ...
- Farmington Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Concord Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<1>
While we didn't find Slabtown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Slabtown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Slabtown, with the one closest to Slabtown listed first.
- Rome
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rome is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Oak Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Hebron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Helenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Helenville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helenville
- Palmyra
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Palmyra is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,746 people
- Farmington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Farmington is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Concord
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Cold Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cold Spring is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Dousman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dousman is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dousman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,317 people
- Ottawa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ottawa is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Jefferson Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson Junction is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Junction
- Jefferson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,037 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Fort Atkinson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fort Atkinson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Atkinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,372 people
- Whitewater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whitewater is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,993 people
- Little Prairie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Little Prairie is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Prairie
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Slabtown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Slabtown.
Newspapers Published in Slabtown ...
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 155 newspapers that have been published in the area around Slabtown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Slabtown, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Slabtown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Slabtown:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dane County
- Dodge County
- Milwaukee County
- Racine County
- Rock County
- Walworth County
- Washington County
- Waukesha County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
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 Slabtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Slabtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |