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 Stoughton (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 Stoughton. 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 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.
Stoughton is located in Dane 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 Dane County: Columbia, Dodge, Green, Iowa, Jefferson, Rock & Sauk.
Below are the counties that are near Stoughton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stoughton:
- Dane County (The home county of Stoughton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stoughton, with the one closest to Stoughton listed first.
- Dunkirk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dunkirk is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
- Hanerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hanerville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanerville
- Stone
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stone is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Door Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Door Creek is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Door Creek
- McFarland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- McFarland is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,291 people
- Albion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Albion is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Oregon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oregon is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,731 people
- Hope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hope is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Brooklyn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brooklyn is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,484 people
- Edgerton Beach Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Edgerton Beach Park is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton Beach Park
- Rockdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rockdale is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Monona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Monona is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,164 people
- Syene ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Syene is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syene
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stoughton, with the one closest to Stoughton listed first.
- Keyeser
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Keyeser is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyeser
- North Leeds
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- North Leeds is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
- Arlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Arlington is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
- Columbus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Columbus is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,117 people
- Green County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stoughton, with the one closest to Stoughton listed first.
- Dayton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dayton is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Attica
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Attica is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Albany
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Albany is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
- Mineral Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Point is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Brodhead
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Brodhead is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodhead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
- Monticello
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Monticello is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
- New Glarus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- New Glarus is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glarus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,136 people
- Monroe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,426 people
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stoughton, with the one closest to Stoughton listed first.
- Carcajou
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Carcajou is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carcajou
- Lake Ripley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Ripley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ripley
- Lake Koshkonong
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lake Koshkonong is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Koshkonong
- Fort Atkinson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Fort Atkinson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Atkinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,372 people
- Lake Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Mills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,014 people
- Jefferson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,037 people
- Waterloo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Waterloo is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,322 people
- Cold Spring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cold Spring is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Milford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Milford is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Johnson Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,065 people
- Hebron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hebron is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Grellton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grellton is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grellton
- Helenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Helenville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helenville
- Rock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stoughton, with the one closest to Stoughton listed first.
- Cooksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cooksville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Union is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Edgerton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Edgerton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,595 people
- Fulton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fulton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Evansville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Evansville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,556 people
- Indianford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Indianford is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianford
- Magnolia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Magnolia is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Milton Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Milton Junction is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Junction
- Footville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Footville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
- Milton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Milton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,643 people
- Hanover
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hanover is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Janesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Janesville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,664 people
- Orfordville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Orfordville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orfordville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
- Walworth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stoughton, with the one closest to Stoughton listed first.
- Whitewater
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Whitewater is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,993 people
- Richmond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stoughton, see our County-by-County Page for Stoughton.
Cemeteries Near Stoughton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stoughton.
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 Stoughton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stoughton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stoughton, with the one closest to Stoughton listed first.
- Riverside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Anns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- East Side Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Skaalen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wheeler Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Koshkonong Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rutland Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- McFarland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fulton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Albion Prairie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (188 more) ...
- Liberty Prairie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie Mound Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Stoughton had a population of 2,470 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Stoughton had a population of 13,218 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stoughton, with the one closest to Stoughton listed first.
- Hanerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hanerville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanerville
- Stebbinsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stebbinsville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stebbinsville
- Utica
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Utica is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Cooksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cooksville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Rutland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rutland is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Union is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Door Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Door Creek is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Door Creek
- Albion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Albion is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Nora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nora is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Lakeview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Oregon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oregon is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,731 people
- Fulton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fulton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Edgerton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Edgerton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,595 people
- Hope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hope is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Evansville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Evansville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,556 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stoughton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stoughton.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Stoughton ...
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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stoughton.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Stoughton. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Stoughton and those printed in the larger area surrounding Stoughton.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> of Stoughton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Stoughton:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Dane County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Green County
- Jefferson County
- Rock County
- Walworth County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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 Stoughton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stoughton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |