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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 Troy Center (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 Troy Center. 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 Troy Center ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Troy Center: Troy Ctr. (or less commonly used: Troy Cen., Troy Cent. or Troy Cntr.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Troy Center. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Troy Center.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Troy Center is located in Walworth 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 Walworth County: Boone (IL), McHenry (IL), Jefferson, Kenosha, Racine, Rock & Waukesha.

Below are the counties that are near Troy Center. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Troy Center:

  • Walworth County     (The home county of Troy Center)
  • Dane County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Troy Center, with the one closest to Troy Center listed first.
    • Edgerton Beach Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Cambridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Cambridge is located in Dane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,538 people
    • Albion
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Rockdale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Rockdale is located in Dane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
  • Dodge County
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Troy Center, with the one closest to Troy Center listed first.
    • Palmyra
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Palmyra is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,746 people
    • Hebron
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Hebron is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
    • Rome
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Rome is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
    • Sullivan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Sullivan is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
    • Cold Spring
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Helenville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Concord
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Concord is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Fort Atkinson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Farmington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Lac La Belle
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Lake Lac La Belle is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lac La Belle
    • Jefferson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,037 people
    • Ixonia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Ixonia is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ixonia
    • Lac La Belle
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Lac La Belle is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lac La Belle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
  • Kenosha County
  • Milwaukee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Troy Center, with the one closest to Troy Center listed first.
    • Union Church
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Saint Martins
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Hales Corners
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Hales Corners is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Corners
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,553 people
    • Franklin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Franklin is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,925 people
    • Greendale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Greendale is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,127 people
    • Greenfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • West Allis
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Wauwatosa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • West Milwaukee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • West Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milwaukee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,090 people
    • Oak Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Racine County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Troy Center, with the one closest to Troy Center listed first.
    • Honey Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Caldwell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Rochester
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Waterford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Waterford is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,618 people
    • Burlington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Burlington is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,898 people
    • Browns Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Browns Lake is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Lake
    • Wind Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Bohners Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Bohners Lake is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohners Lake
    • Eagle Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Eagle Lake is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
    • Raymond
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Union Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Union Grove is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,266 people
    • Yorkville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Yorkville is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
    • Kneeland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Rock County
  • Washington County
  • Waukesha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Troy Center, with the one closest to Troy Center listed first.
    • Eagleville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Eagle
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Mukwonago
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Mukwonago is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mukwonago
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,107 people
    • North Prairie
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • North Prairie is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,236 people
    • Ottawa
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Genesee Depot
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Genesee
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Genesee is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
    • Vernon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Vernon is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
    • Big Bend
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Big Bend is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,487 people
    • Dousman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Dousman is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dousman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,317 people
    • Wales
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Wales is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,651 people
    • Waterville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Summit
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Lake County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Troy Center, with the one closest to Troy Center listed first.
    • Channel Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Channel Lake is located in Lake County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Channel Lake
    • Lake Catherine
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake Catherine is located in Lake County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Catherine
    • Antioch
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Antioch is located in Lake County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,174 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antioch <1>
    • Fox Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • McHenry County (IL)

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

Cemeteries Near Troy Center ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Troy Center.

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 Troy Center - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Troy Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Troy Center had a population of 111 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

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

Newspapers Published in Troy Center ...

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 135 newspapers that have been published in the area around Troy Center.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Troy Center, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Troy Center.

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 Troy Center:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Troy Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Troy Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.