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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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for South Byron: S. Byron
You might be interested in other communities that are also named South Byron. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for South 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 doctors and 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 may 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)
- Byron is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Oakfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oakfield is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
- Marblehead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marblehead is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
- Ashford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ashford is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Eden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eden is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 943 people
- Fond du Lac
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fond du Lac is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fond du Lac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,178 people
- Saint Kilian
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Kilian is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Kilian
- Campbellsport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Campbellsport is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,811 people
- Ladoga
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ladoga is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladoga
- Woodhull
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Woodhull is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhull
- Elmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elmore is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
- North Fond du Lac
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- North Fond du Lac is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fond du Lac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,059 people
- 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)
- Brothertown is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brothertown
- Quinney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Quinney is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinney
- New Holstein
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Holstein is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holstein
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,105 people
- Columbia County
- Friesland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Friesland is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- 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)
- Brownsville is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Lomira
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lomira is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,454 people
- Knowles
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Knowles is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles
- Theresa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Theresa is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theresa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,199 people
- Kekoskee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kekoskee is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kekoskee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 891 people
- Mayville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mayville is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,829 people
- Waupun
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Waupun is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waupun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,271 people
- Atwater
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Atwater is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwater
- Burnett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Burnett is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Neda
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Neda is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neda
- Horicon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Horicon is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horicon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,680 people
- Iron Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Iron Ridge is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
- Green Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Byron, with the one closest to South Byron listed first.
- Utley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Utley is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utley
- Markesan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Markesan is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markesan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
- Green Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Green Lake is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
- Manitowoc County
- Kiel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kiel is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,799 people
- 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)
- Kohler is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohler
- Waubeka
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Waubeka is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waubeka
- Fredonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fredonia is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,251 people
- Horns Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Horns Corners is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horns Corners
- 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)
- Cascade is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Glenbeulah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Glenbeulah is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbeulah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
- Plymouth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Plymouth is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,737 people
- Random Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Random Lake is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,567 people
- Waldo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Waldo is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Elkhart Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elkhart Lake is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhart Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Adell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Adell is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
- Johnsonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Johnsonville is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Rhine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rhine is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhine
- 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)
- Wayne is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
- Allenton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Allenton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Aurora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Aurora is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Saint Michaels
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Michaels is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Michaels
- Boltonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Boltonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boltonville
- Barton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Barton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Saint Lawrence
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Lawrence is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lawrence
- West Bend
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Bend is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,478 people
- Hartford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hartford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,675 people
- Cedar Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Lake is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Fillmore
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fillmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Slinger
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Slinger is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slinger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,704 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)
- Black Wolf is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Wolf
- Point Comfort
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Point Comfort is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Comfort
- Pickett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pickett is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett
- Fisk
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fisk is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisk
- Fitzgerald
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fitzgerald is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerald
- Stony Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Stony Beach is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Beach
- Oshkosh
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Oshkosh is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshkosh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66,495 people
- Reighmoor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Reighmoor is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reighmoor
- Omro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Omro is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omro
- 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.
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.
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 South Byron - one of the links might be able to help.
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)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Byron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kinwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Emanuel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Avoca Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Miles Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (311 more) ...
- Hawes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Martins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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)
- Brownsville is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Byron
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Byron is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Lomira
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lomira is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,454 people
- Knowles
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Knowles is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles
- Oakfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oakfield is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
- LeRoy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- LeRoy is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LeRoy
- Oak Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oak Center is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Center
- Ashford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ashford is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Marblehead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marblehead is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
- Eden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eden is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 943 people
- Kekoskee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kekoskee is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kekoskee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 891 people
- Theresa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Theresa is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theresa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,199 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Theresa Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Theresa Station is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theresa Station
- Saint Kilian
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Kilian is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Kilian
- Mayville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mayville is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,829 people
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.
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]<1>. 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 first turn to 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 South Byron:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Fond du Lac County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calumet County
- Columbia County
- Dodge County
- Green Lake County
- Manitowoc County
- Ozaukee County
- Sheboygan County
- Washington County
- Winnebago County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- South Byron) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 South Byron, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |