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 Stitzer (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 Stitzer. 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 northeast 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 north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Stitzer is located in Grant 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 Grant County: Clayton (IA), Dubuque (IA), Jo Daviess (IL), Crawford, Iowa, Lafayette & Richland.
Below are the counties that are near Stitzer. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stitzer:
- Grant County (The home county of Stitzer)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stitzer, with the one closest to Stitzer listed first.
- Annaton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annaton
- Annaton is located in Grant County
- Fennimore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fennimore
- Fennimore is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
- Preston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Lancaster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Mount Ida
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Livingston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- 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
- Montfort
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montfort
- Montfort is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 675 people
- Mount Hope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mount Hope is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Woodman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Boscobel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Platteville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- 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
- Bloomington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Bloomington is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Beetown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beetown
- Beetown is located in Grant County
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stitzer, with the one closest to Stitzer listed first.
- Boydtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydtown
- Boydtown is located in Crawford County
- Wauzeka
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Steuben
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Steuben is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Bridgeport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Bridgeport is located in Crawford County
- Eastman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest) - Petersburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Petersburg is located in Crawford County
- Bell Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bell Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Center
- Bell Center is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
- Prairie du Chien
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Chien
- Prairie du Chien is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,531 people
- Gays Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gays Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Mills
- Gays Mills is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Mount Sterling
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Mount Sterling is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Iowa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stitzer, with the one closest to Stitzer listed first.
- Centreville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centreville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Centreville is located in Iowa County
- Former names for Centreville:
- Dry Bone Post Office
- Dry Bone
- Rewey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rewey
- Rewey is located in Iowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Highland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Cobb
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Linden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - Edmund
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmund
- Edmund is located in Iowa County
- Mineral Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Mineral Point is located in Iowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,454 people
- Avoca
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast) - Dodgeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- 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
- Pleasant Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Iowa County
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stitzer, with the one closest to Stitzer listed first.
- Belmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Belmont is located in Lafayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 974 people
- Elk Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast) - Calamine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calamine
- Calamine is located in Lafayette County
- Benton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast) - Etna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast) - Darlington
(30 miles [48.3 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
- New Diggings
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Diggings
- New Diggings is located in Lafayette County
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stitzer, with the one closest to Stitzer listed first.
- Westport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Balmoral
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north) - Lone Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast) - Boaz
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north) - Richland Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Center
- Richland Center is located in Richland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,949 people
- Clayton County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stitzer, with the one closest to Stitzer listed first.
- North Buena Vista
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Buena Vista
- North Buena Vista is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Guttenberg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guttenberg
- Guttenberg is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,783 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guttenberg <2>
- Clayton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Clayton is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Millville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest) - Marquette
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquette
- Marquette is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marquette <2>
- McGregor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGregor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor
- McGregor is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 826 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGregor <2>
- Osterdock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterdock
- Osterdock is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Dubuque County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stitzer, with the one closest to Stitzer listed first.
- Waupeton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waupeton
- Waupeton is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Sherrill
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
- Sherrill is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherrill <2>
- Balltown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest) - Old Balltown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Balltown
- Old Balltown is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Durango
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durango have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durango
- Durango is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durango <2>
- Sageville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south) - Rickardsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rickardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rickardsville
- Rickardsville is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Asbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south) - Dubuque
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- 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 <2>
- Holy Cross
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holy Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- Holy Cross is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
- Jo Daviess County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stitzer, with the one closest to Stitzer listed first.
- East Dubuque
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- 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 <2>
- Menominee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stitzer, see our County-by-County Page for Stitzer.
Newspapers Published in Stitzer ...
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 108 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stitzer.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stitzer, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stitzer.
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 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 Stitzer:
- 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 Grant County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford 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
- Lafayette 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
- Clayton 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
- Crawford County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Grant County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Grant County
Cemeteries Near Stitzer ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stitzer.
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 Stitzer covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stitzer, with the one closest to Stitzer listed first.
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- 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
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
- Switzer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Switzer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Switzer Cemetery
- Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88775 <4>
- St. Marys Catholic Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Catholic Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2129747 <4>
- Lancaster Hillside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- The Lancaster Hillside Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hillside Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lancaster Hillside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88156 <4>
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Buckwheat Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buckwheat Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buckwheat Ridge Cemetery
- German Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the German Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Cemetery
- Borah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Borah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Borah Cemetery
- St. Clements Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Clements Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Clements Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- 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
- Continue List (228 more) ...
- Aupperle Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aupperle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aupperle Cemetery
- Rock Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- The Rock Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Rock Church Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88835 <4>
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crown Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crown Hill Cemetery
- Aupperle 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Stitzer had a population of 89 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stitzer, with the one closest to Stitzer listed first.
- Lancaster Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Junction
- Lancaster Junction is located in Grant County
- Fennimore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fennimore
- Fennimore is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
- Annaton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annaton
- Annaton is located in Grant County
- Preston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Lancaster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Mount Ida
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Ellenboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Livingston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- 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
- Werley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Arthur
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Montfort
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montfort
- Montfort is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 675 people
- Homer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Continue List (14 more) ...
- Centreville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centreville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Centreville is located in Iowa County
- Former names for Centreville:
- Dry Bone Post Office
- Dry Bone
- Hurricane
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Rewey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rewey
- Rewey is located in Iowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Centreville ‑ Historic
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stitzer. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stitzer.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stitzer. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Grant County: www.grantcounty.org/
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stitzer) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stitzer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9262, Longitude: -90.6231 |
| <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 Stitzer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |