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 Slateford (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 Slateford. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Slateford is located in Lafayette 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 Lafayette County: Jo Daviess (IL), Stephenson (IL), Grant, Green & Iowa.
Below are the counties that are near Slateford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Slateford:
- Lafayette County (The home county of Slateford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Slateford, with the one closest to Slateford listed first.
- Calamine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calamine
- Calamine is located in Lafayette County
- Belmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Belmont is located in Lafayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 974 people
- Darlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Darlington is located in Lafayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,317 people
- Elk Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Shullsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shullsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shullsburg
- Shullsburg is located in Lafayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
- Wiota
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiota
- Wiota is located in Lafayette County
- Blanchardville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchardville
- Blanchardville is located in Lafayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
- Fort Gratiot ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Gratiot. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gratiot
- Fort Gratiot is located in Lafayette County
- Former name for Fort Gratiot:
- Gratiot Grove
- Gratiot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratiot
- Gratiot is located in Lafayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Etna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Argyle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - Benton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slateford, with the one closest to Slateford listed first.
- Blue Mounds
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Mounds have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mounds
- Blue Mounds is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Mount Horeb
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Horeb have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Horeb
- Mount Horeb is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,563 people
- Elvers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slateford, with the one closest to Slateford listed first.
- Livingston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Livingston is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Platteville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Platteville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platteville
- Platteville is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,650 people
- Montfort
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montfort
- Montfort is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 675 people
- Cuba City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Annaton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annaton
- Annaton is located in Grant County
- Hazel Green
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazel Green have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
- Hazel Green is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
- Preston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest) - Jamestown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jamestown is located in Grant County
- Stitzer
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stitzer
- Stitzer is located in Grant County
- Dickeyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickeyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- Dickeyville is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,020 people
- Tennyson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west) - Lancaster
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Lancaster is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,700 people
- Green County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slateford, with the one closest to Slateford listed first.
- Browntown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browntown
- Browntown is located in Green County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Cadiz
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast) - New Glarus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glarus
- New Glarus is located in Green County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,136 people
- Monticello
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Monticello is located in Green County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
- Monroe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Iowa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slateford, with the one closest to Slateford listed first.
- Mineral Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Mineral Point is located in Iowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,454 people
- Linden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Rewey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rewey
- Rewey is located in Iowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Dodgeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Dodgeville is located in Iowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,677 people
- Edmund
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmund
- Edmund is located in Iowa County
- Hollandale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandale
- Hollandale is located in Iowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Cobb
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Moscow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Moscow is located in Iowa County
- Ridgeway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Pleasant Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Iowa County
- Centreville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Centreville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Centreville is located in Iowa County
- Former name for Centreville:
- Dry Bone
- Highland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Richland County
- Lone Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lone Rock
- Sauk County
- Spring Green
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Green have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Green
- Spring Green is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
- Spring Green
- Dubuque County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Slateford, with the one closest to Slateford listed first.
- Dubuque
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubuque
- Dubuque is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57,781 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dubuque <3>
- Sageville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jo Daviess County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Slateford, with the one closest to Slateford listed first.
- Apple River
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple River
- Apple River is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apple River <3>
- Scales Mound
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scales Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scales Mound
- Scales Mound is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scales Mound <3>
- Warren
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Warren is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,300 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <3>
- Nora
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Nora is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nora <3>
- Menominee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest) - Bremen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
- Bremen is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Galena
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Galena is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,151 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <3>
- East Dubuque
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dubuque
- East Dubuque is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,565 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Dubuque <3>
- Stephenson County (IL)
- Winslow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
- Winslow is located in Stephenson County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winslow <3>
- Winslow
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Slateford, see our County-by-County Page for Slateford.
Cemeteries Near Slateford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Slateford.
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 Slateford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Slateford, with the one closest to Slateford listed first.
- Willow Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willow Springs Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willow Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Graceland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graceland Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graceland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Kenneltown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kenneltown Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kenneltown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Pillings Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pillings Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pillings Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Willow Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willow Springs Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willow Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Old Mineral Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Mineral Point Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
- 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.
- Powell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Powell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Holy Rosary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Rosary Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Rosary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Penniel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Penniel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Penniel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (165 more) ...
- Schwartz Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schwartz Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89244 <4>
- Union Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Fayette Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fayette Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fayette Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Schwartz 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.<5>
While we didn't find Slateford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Slateford.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Slateford, with the one closest to Slateford listed first.
- Calamine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calamine
- Calamine is located in Lafayette County
- Truman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Mineral Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Mineral Point is located in Iowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,454 people
- Belmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Belmont is located in Lafayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 974 people
- Darlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Darlington is located in Lafayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,317 people
- Fayette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Leslie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Linden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Mifflin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Rewey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rewey
- Rewey is located in Iowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Lamont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Yellowstone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellowstone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowstone
- Yellowstone is located in Lafayette County
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ipswich
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Elk Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Jonesdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ipswich
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Slateford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Slateford.
Newspapers Published in Slateford ...
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 130 newspapers that have been published in the area around Slateford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Slateford, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Slateford.
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 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 Slateford:
- 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 Lafayette County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dane County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Grant County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Green County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Iowa County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Richland County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Sauk County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Dubuque County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jo Daviess County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Stephenson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Dane County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Lafayette County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Slateford. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Slateford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <6> | 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 from Point A (ie- Slateford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Slateford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7856, Longitude: -90.1935 In this case, the coordinates for Slateford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |