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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 Tennyson (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 Tennyson. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

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

  • Grant County     (The home county of Tennyson)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tennyson, with the one closest to Tennyson listed first.
    • Potosi
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi
      • Potosi is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
    • Dickeyville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickeyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
      • Dickeyville is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,020 people
    • Sinnipee ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sinnipee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinnipee
      • Sinnipee is located in Grant County
    • Rutledge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rutledge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
      • Rutledge is located in Grant County
    • Jamestown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
      • Jamestown is located in Grant County
    • Lancaster
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
      • Lancaster is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,700 people
    • Platteville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Beetown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beetown
      • Beetown is located in Grant County
    • Cuba City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Cassville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
      • Cassville is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
    • Stitzer
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stitzer
      • Stitzer is located in Grant County
    • North Andover
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Andover. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Andover
      • North Andover is located in Grant County
    • Hazel Green
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tennyson, with the one closest to Tennyson listed first.
    • Bridgeport
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
      • Bridgeport is located in Crawford County
    • Boydtown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydtown
      • Boydtown is located in Crawford County
    • Wauzeka
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wauzeka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauzeka
      • Wauzeka is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
  • Iowa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tennyson, with the one closest to Tennyson listed first.
    • Rewey
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rewey
      • Rewey is located in Iowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
    • Centreville ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Centreville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
      • Centreville is located in Iowa County
      • Former name for Centreville:
      • Dry Bone
    • Cobb
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cobb have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
      • Cobb is located in Iowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
    • Linden
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
      • Linden is located in Iowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
    • Edmund
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmund
      • Edmund is located in Iowa County
    • Mineral Point
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
      • Mineral Point is located in Iowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,454 people
    • Highland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
      • Highland is located in Iowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 826 people
  • Lafayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tennyson, with the one closest to Tennyson listed first.
    • Elk Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elk Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Grove
      • Elk Grove is located in Lafayette County
    • Benton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
      • Benton is located in Lafayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
    • Belmont
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
      • Belmont is located in Lafayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 974 people
    • Etna
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Etna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
      • Etna is located in Lafayette County
    • New Diggings
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Diggings
      • New Diggings is located in Lafayette County
    • White Oak
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White Oak. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
      • White Oak is located in Lafayette County
    • Fort Gratiot ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • 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
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • 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
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calamine
      • Calamine is located in Lafayette County
    • Darlington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • 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
  • Clayton County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tennyson, with the one closest to Tennyson listed first.
    • North Buena Vista
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Turkey River
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Turkey River. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey River
      • Turkey River is located in Clayton County (IA)
    • Millville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
      • Millville is located in Clayton County (IA)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 29 people
    • Guttenberg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Osterdock
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterdock
      • Osterdock is located in Clayton County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
    • Clayton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
      • Clayton is located in Clayton County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
    • Garber
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Garber. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garber
      • Garber is located in Clayton County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Garnavillo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Elkport
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkport
      • Elkport is located in Clayton County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
  • Delaware County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tennyson, with the one closest to Tennyson listed first.
    • Colesburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesburg
      • Colesburg is located in Delaware County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
    • Holy Cross
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • 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 Delaware County (IA)
    • Petersburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Petersburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
      • Petersburg is located in Delaware County (IA)
    • Rockville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
      • Rockville is located in Delaware County (IA)
  • Dubuque County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tennyson, with the one closest to Tennyson listed first.
    • Sherrill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sageville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sageville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sageville
      • Sageville is located in Dubuque County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • Old Balltown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Balltown
      • Old Balltown is located in Dubuque County (IA)
    • Balltown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Balltown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
      • Balltown is located in Dubuque County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
    • Durango
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Waupeton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waupeton
      • Waupeton is located in Dubuque County (IA)
    • Asbury
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Asbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
      • Asbury is located in Dubuque County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,841 people
    • Dubuque
      (12 miles [19.3 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 <3>
    • Rickardsville
      (12 miles [19.3 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
    • Rockdale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
      • Rockdale is located in Dubuque County (IA)
    • Cattese
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cattese. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattese
      • Cattese is located in Dubuque County (IA)
    • Centralia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centralia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
      • Centralia is located in Dubuque County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
    • Graf
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graf
      • Graf is located in Dubuque County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
  • Jackson County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tennyson, with the one closest to Tennyson listed first.
    • Saint Donatus
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • La Motte
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Motte have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Motte
      • La Motte is located in Jackson County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Motte <3>
    • Garry Owen
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garry Owen
      • Garry Owen is located in Jackson County (IA)
    • Smiths
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Smiths. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths
      • Smiths is located in Jackson County (IA)
  • Jo Daviess County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tennyson, with the one closest to Tennyson listed first.
    • East Dubuque
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Menominee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Menominee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menominee
      • Menominee is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
    • Galena
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Bremen
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
      • Bremen is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
    • Galena Junction
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Galena Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena Junction
      • Galena Junction is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
    • Scales Mound
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Aiken
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
      • Aiken is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)

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

Cemeteries Near Tennyson ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tennyson.

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

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

  • British Hollow Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the British Hollow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the British Hollow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Van Buren Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Van Buren Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Van Buren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Thomas Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Thomas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Osceola Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Osceola Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Osceola Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hampton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hampton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hampton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Boice Prairie Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boice Prairie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boice Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Boice Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boice Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boice Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Harrison Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrison Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harrison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Piddington Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Piddington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Piddington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kaump Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kaump Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kaump Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kinney Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kinney Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kinney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (250 more) ...
    • St. Matthews Lutheran Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Matthews Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Matthews Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Peter & Paul Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter & Paul Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peter & Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Sherrill Methodist Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sherrill Methodist Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sherrill Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<4>

While we didn't find Tennyson in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tennyson.

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

  • British Hollow
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for British Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for British Hollow
    • British Hollow is located in Grant County
  • Potosi
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi
    • Potosi is located in Grant County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
  • Rockville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
    • Rockville is located in Grant County
  • Dickeyville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickeyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
    • Dickeyville is located in Grant County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,020 people
  • Burton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
    • Burton is located in Grant County
  • Sherrill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Ellenboro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellenboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenboro
    • Ellenboro is located in Grant County
  • Hurricane
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurricane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
    • Hurricane is located in Grant County
  • Kieler
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kieler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kieler
    • Kieler is located in Grant County
  • McCartney
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCartney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCartney
    • McCartney is located in Grant County
  • Cameron
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
    • Cameron is located in Dubuque County (IA)
  • Balltown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Balltown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
    • Balltown is located in Dubuque County (IA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Sageville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sageville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sageville
      • Sageville is located in Dubuque County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • Rutledge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rutledge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
      • Rutledge is located in Grant County
    • Jamestown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
      • Jamestown is located in Grant County

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

Newspapers Published in Tennyson ...

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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tennyson.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tennyson, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tennyson.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Tennyson:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tennyson. 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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 Tennyson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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 from Point A (ie- Tennyson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tennyson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6897, Longitude: -90.6868       In this case, the coordinates for Tennyson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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