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 South Byron (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 South Byron. 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 South Byron ...
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 have occurred.
For example, a typical abbreviation for South Byron: S. Byron
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 hospitals 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.
South Byron is located in Fond du Lac 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 Fond du Lac County: Calumet, Dodge, Green Lake, Sheboygan, Washington & Winnebago.
Below are the counties that are near South Byron. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Byron:
- Fond du Lac County (The home county of South Byron)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Byron, with the one closest to South Byron listed first.
- Byron
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Byron is located in Fond du Lac County
- Oakfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Ashford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Ashford is located in Fond du Lac County
- Eden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Fond du Lac
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fond du Lac
- Fond du Lac is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,178 people
- Saint Kilian
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Kilian
- Saint Kilian is located in Fond du Lac County
- Campbellsport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Campbellsport is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,811 people
- Ladoga
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladoga
- Ladoga is located in Fond du Lac County
- Woodhull
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - North Fond du Lac
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Fond du Lac have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fond du Lac
- North Fond du Lac is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,059 people
- Dotyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Eldorado
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Eldorado is located in Fond du Lac County
- Armstrong
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Armstrong is located in Fond du Lac County
- Calumet County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Byron, with the one closest to South Byron listed first.
- Brothertown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brothertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brothertown
- Brothertown is located in Calumet County
- Quinney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinney
- Quinney is located in Calumet County
- New Holstein
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Holstein have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holstein
- New Holstein is located in Calumet County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,105 people
- Columbia County
- Friesland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Friesland
- Dodge County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Byron, with the one closest to South Byron listed first.
- Brownsville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Brownsville is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Knowles
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles
- Knowles is located in Dodge County
- Lomira
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Theresa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theresa
- Theresa is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,199 people
- Kekoskee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Mayville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Waupun
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Atwater
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwater
- Atwater is located in Dodge County
- Burnett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Burnett is located in Dodge County
- Neda
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neda
- Neda is located in Dodge County
- Horicon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Iron Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Ridge
- Iron Ridge is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
- Huilsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huilsburg
- Huilsburg is located in Dodge County
- Green Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Byron, with the one closest to South Byron listed first.
- Markesan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west) - Green Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
- Green Lake is located in Green Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
- Manitowoc County
- Kiel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiel
- Kiel is located in Manitowoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,799 people
- Kiel
- Ozaukee County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Byron, with the one closest to South Byron listed first.
- Kohler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohler
- Kohler is located in Ozaukee County
- Waubeka
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waubeka
- Waubeka is located in Ozaukee County
- Fredonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast) - Horns Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horns Corners
- Horns Corners is located in Ozaukee County
- Sheboygan County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Byron, with the one closest to South Byron listed first.
- Cascade
(23 miles [37 km] to the east) - Glenbeulah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenbeulah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbeulah
- Glenbeulah is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
- Plymouth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Plymouth is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,737 people
- Random Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Lake
- Random Lake is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,567 people
- Waldo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Waldo is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Elkhart Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhart Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhart Lake
- Elkhart Lake is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Adell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Byron, with the one closest to South Byron listed first.
- Wayne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
- Wayne is located in Washington County
- Aurora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Aurora is located in Washington County
- Saint Michaels
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Michaels have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Michaels
- Saint Michaels is located in Washington County
- Boltonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boltonville
- Boltonville is located in Washington County
- Barton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Barton is located in Washington County
- Saint Lawrence
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lawrence
- Saint Lawrence is located in Washington County
- West Bend
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
- West Bend is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,478 people
- Hartford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Hartford is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,675 people
- Cedar Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Cedar Lake is located in Washington County
- Fillmore
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Fillmore is located in Washington County
- Slinger
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast) - Myra
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Myra is located in Washington County
- Newburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Newburg is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
- Winnebago County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Byron, with the one closest to South Byron listed first.
- Black Wolf
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Wolf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Wolf
- Black Wolf is located in Winnebago County
- Point Comfort
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Comfort
- Point Comfort is located in Winnebago County
- Pickett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett
- Pickett is located in Winnebago County
- Fisk
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisk
- Fisk is located in Winnebago County
- Stony Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Beach
- Stony Beach is located in Winnebago County
- Oshkosh
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshkosh
- Oshkosh is located in Winnebago County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66,495 people
- Reighmoor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reighmoor
- Reighmoor is located in Winnebago County
- Omro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omro
- Omro is located in Winnebago County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,592 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Byron, see our County-by-County Page for South Byron.
Newspapers Published in South Byron ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Byron.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Byron, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Byron.
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 South Byron:
- 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 Fond du Lac County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calumet County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Columbia County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Dodge County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Green Lake County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Manitowoc County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Ozaukee County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Sheboygan County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Washington County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Winnebago County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Calumet County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Fond du Lac County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Fond du Lac County
Cemeteries Near South Byron ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Byron.
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 South Byron covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Byron, with the one closest to South Byron listed first.
- Genesee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Genesee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Genesee Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Byron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Byron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Byron Cemetery
- Kinwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kinwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kinwood Cemetery
- Emanuel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emanuel Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- 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
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] 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
- Avoca Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Avoca Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Avoca Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
- Oak Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Center Cemetery
- Hawes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hawes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hawes Cemetery
- Continue List (308 more) ...
- St. Martins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Martins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Martins Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- 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.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- 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. Martins 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that South Byron had a population of 17 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Byron, with the one closest to South Byron listed first.
- Brownsville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Brownsville is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Byron
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Byron is located in Fond du Lac County
- Knowles
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles
- Knowles is located in Dodge County
- Lomira
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Oakfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - LeRoy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Oak Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Center
- Oak Center is located in Fond du Lac County
- Ashford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Ashford is located in Fond du Lac County
- Marblehead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marblehead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
- Marblehead is located in Fond du Lac County
- Eden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Kekoskee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Theresa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theresa
- Theresa is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,199 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Theresa Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Theresa Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theresa Station
- Theresa Station is located in Dodge County
- Saint Kilian
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Kilian
- Saint Kilian is located in Fond du Lac County
- Mayville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Theresa Station
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Byron. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Byron.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for South Byron. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Fond du Lac County: www.co.fond-du-lac.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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- South Byron) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in South Byron. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6389, Longitude: -88.4865 In this case, the coordinates for South Byron have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 South Byron, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |