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 Wayne (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 Wayne. 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 Wayne ...

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 Wayne: S. Wayne

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.

South Wayne 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 South Wayne. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Wayne:

• Lafayette County     (The home county of South Wayne)
  • The following are listed by their distance from South Wayne, with the one closest to South Wayne listed first.
  • Woodford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
    • Woodford is located in Lafayette County
  • Wiota
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiota
    • Wiota is located in Lafayette County
  • Gratiot
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gratiot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratiot
    • Gratiot is located in Lafayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
  • Argyle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Argyle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
    • Argyle is located in Lafayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
  • Darlington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Blanchardville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchardville
    • Blanchardville is located in Lafayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
  • Fort Gratiot ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • 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
  • Shullsburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • 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
  • Calamine
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calamine
    • Calamine is located in Lafayette County
  • White Oak
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
    • White Oak is located in Lafayette County
  • Etna
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Etna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
    • Etna is located in Lafayette County
  • New Diggings
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Diggings
    • New Diggings is located in Lafayette County
• Dane County
  • The following are listed by their distance from South Wayne, with the one closest to South Wayne listed first.
  • Belleville
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belleville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
    • Belleville is located in Dane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,514 people
  • Basco
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basco
    • Basco is located in Dane County
  • Paoli
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paoli have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paoli
    • Paoli is located in Dane County
• Grant County
  • The following are listed by their distance from South Wayne, with the one closest to South Wayne listed first.
  • Cuba City
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuba City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba City
    • Cuba City is located in Grant County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,047 people
  • Hazel Green
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • 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
• Green County
  • The following are listed by their distance from South Wayne, with the one closest to South Wayne listed first.
  • Browntown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browntown
    • Browntown is located in Green County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
  • Cadiz
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cadiz. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
    • Cadiz is located in Green County
  • Monroe
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
    • Monroe is located in Green County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,426 people
  • Twin Grove
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Grove
    • Twin Grove is located in Green County
  • Monticello
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
    • Monticello is located in Green County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
  • New Glarus
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glarus
    • New Glarus is located in Green County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,136 people
  • Mineral Point
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
    • Mineral Point is located in Green County
  • Albany
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
    • Albany is located in Green County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
  • Attica
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
    • Attica is located in Green County
  • Brodhead
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brodhead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodhead
    • Brodhead is located in Green County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
  • Dayton
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
    • Dayton is located in Green County
• Iowa County
  • The following are listed by their distance from South Wayne, with the one closest to South Wayne listed first.
  • Moscow
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
    • Moscow is located in Iowa County
  • Hollandale
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollandale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandale
    • Hollandale is located in Iowa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • Mineral Point
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
    • Mineral Point is located in Iowa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,454 people
  • Barneveld
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barneveld have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barneveld
    • Barneveld is located in Iowa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people
  • Ridgeway
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgeway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
    • Ridgeway is located in Iowa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
  • Dodgeville
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
• Rock County
  • Avon
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
    • Avon is located in Rock County
• Carroll County (IL)
  • The following are listed by their distance from South Wayne, with the one closest to South Wayne listed first.
  • Polsgrove
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polsgrove
    • Polsgrove is located in Carroll County (IL)
  • Zier Cors
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zier Cors
    • Zier Cors is located in Carroll County (IL)
  • Georgetown
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
    • Georgetown is located in Carroll County (IL)
  • Shannon
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
    • Shannon is located in Carroll County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shannon <3>
• Jo Daviess County (IL)
  • The following are listed by their distance from South Wayne, with the one closest to South Wayne listed first.
  • Warren
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Apple River
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apple River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • 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>
  • Stockton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
    • Stockton is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,709 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockton <3>
  • Scales Mound
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • Elizabeth
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
    • Elizabeth is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabeth <3>
  • Bremen
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
    • Bremen is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
  • Hanover
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
    • Hanover is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <3>
  • Galena
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • Aiken
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
    • Aiken is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
• Ogle County (IL)
  • Baileyville
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baileyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyville
    • Baileyville is located in Ogle County (IL)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baileyville <3>
• Stephenson County (IL)
  • The following are listed by their distance from South Wayne, with the one closest to South Wayne listed first.
  • Winslow
    (6 miles [9.7 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>
  • McConnell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McConnell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell
    • McConnell is located in Stephenson County (IL)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McConnell <3>
  • Oneco
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneco
    • Oneco is located in Stephenson County (IL)
  • Lena
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
    • Lena is located in Stephenson County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,680 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lena <3>
  • Orangeville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
    • Orangeville is located in Stephenson County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 737 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orangeville <3>
  • Buena Vista
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
    • Buena Vista is located in Stephenson County (IL)
  • Salem
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Salem is located in Stephenson County (IL)
  • Red Oak
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
    • Red Oak is located in Stephenson County (IL)
  • Eleroy
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleroy
    • Eleroy is located in Stephenson County (IL)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eleroy <3>
  • Kent
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
    • Kent is located in Stephenson County (IL)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <3>
  • Afolkey
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afolkey
    • Afolkey is located in Stephenson County (IL)
  • Cedarville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
    • Cedarville is located in Stephenson County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 675 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedarville <3>
• Winnebago County (IL)
  • The following are listed by their distance from South Wayne, with the one closest to South Wayne listed first.
  • Lake Summerset
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Summerset have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Summerset
    • Lake Summerset is located in Winnebago County (IL)
  • Durand
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
    • Durand is located in Winnebago County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,387 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durand <3>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of South Wayne ...

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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Wayne.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

• A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of South Wayne. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of South Wayne and those printed in the larger area surrounding South Wayne.
• An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of South Wayne.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Wayne:

• 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
  • Rock County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Carroll 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
  • Ogle 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
  • Winnebago County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• 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

Cemeteries Near South Wayne ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Wayne.

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 Wayne covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

• Union Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
• Eastman Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eastman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eastman Cemetery
• Hoffman Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hoffman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoffman Cemetery
• La Due Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the La Due Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the La Due Cemetery
• Brown Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
• Zion Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
• West Wiota Lutheran Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Wiota Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Wiota Lutheran Cemetery
• Christian Hollow Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christian Hollow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christian Hollow Cemetery
• Martin Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Cemetery
• Trinity Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
• Rock Lily Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • The Rock Lily Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Winslow Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Lily Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #443154 <5>
• Saucerman Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Saucerman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saucerman Cemetery
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  • Michael Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Michael Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Michael Cemetery
  • Miller Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
  • Gratiot Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gratiot Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gratiot 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that South Wayne had a population of 285 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, South Wayne had a population of 472 people.

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

• Browntown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browntown
  • Browntown is located in Green County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
• Martintown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martintown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martintown
  • Martintown is located in Green County
• Woodford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
  • Woodford is located in Lafayette County
• Warren
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Gratiot
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gratiot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratiot
  • Gratiot is located in Lafayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
• Nora
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Argyle
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Argyle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
  • Argyle is located in Lafayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
• Waddams Grove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waddams Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddams Grove
  • Waddams Grove is located in Stephenson County (IL)
• Lamont
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
  • Lamont is located in Lafayette County
• Apple River
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apple River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • 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>
• McConnell
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McConnell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell
  • McConnell is located in Stephenson County (IL)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McConnell <3>
• Oneco
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneco
  • Oneco is located in Stephenson County (IL)
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  • Clarno
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarno have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarno
    • Clarno is located in Green County
  • Dunbarton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunbarton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbarton
    • Dunbarton is located in Lafayette County
  • Lena
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
    • Lena is located in Stephenson County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,680 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lena <3>

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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