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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 Tunnelville (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 Tunnelville. 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 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.

Tunnelville is primarily located in Richland County. A portion of Tunnelville extends into Vernon 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 Richland County: Crawford, Grant, Iowa, Sauk & Vernon.

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

Richland County (The home county of Tunnelville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tunnelville, with the one closest to Tunnelville listed first.
- Viola
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  - Viola is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 665 people
- Sabin
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  - Sabin is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabin
- Bloom City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  - Bloom City is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom City
- Yuba
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  - Yuba is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Woodstock
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  - Woodstock is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Gillingham
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  - Gillingham is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillingham
- Hub City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  - Hub City is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub City
- Boaz
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  - Boaz is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Richland Center
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  - Richland Center is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Center
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 4,949 people
- Cazenovia
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  - Cazenovia is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cazenovia
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Ithaca
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  - Ithaca is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
- Neptune
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  - Neptune is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tunnelville, with the one closest to Tunnelville listed first.
- Soldiers Grove
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  - Soldiers Grove is located in Crawford County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Grove
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
- Towerville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  - Towerville is located in Crawford County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towerville
- Rising Sun
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  - Rising Sun is located in Crawford County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Gays Mills
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  - Gays Mills is located in Crawford County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Mills
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Bell Center
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  - Bell Center is located in Crawford County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Center
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
- Mount Sterling
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  - Mount Sterling is located in Crawford County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Petersburg
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  - Petersburg is located in Crawford County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Freeman
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  - Freeman is located in Crawford County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Ferryville
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  - Ferryville is located in Crawford County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferryville
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Steuben
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  - Steuben is located in Crawford County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- De Soto
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  - De Soto is located in Crawford County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tunnelville, with the one closest to Tunnelville listed first.
- Blue River
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  - Blue River is located in Grant County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
- Muscoda
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  - Muscoda is located in Grant County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscoda
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,236 people
- Boscobel
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  - Boscobel is located in Grant County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boscobel
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 3,134 people
Iowa County
- Avoca
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  - Avoca is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 620 people
Juneau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tunnelville, with the one closest to Tunnelville listed first.
- Union Center
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  - Union Center is located in Juneau County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Wonewoc
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  - Wonewoc is located in Juneau County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonewoc
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
- Elroy
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  - Elroy is located in Juneau County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
- Hustler
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  - Hustler is located in Juneau County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustler
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
La Crosse County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tunnelville, with the one closest to Tunnelville listed first.
- Middle Ridge
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  - Middle Ridge is located in La Crosse County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ridge
- Saint Joseph
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  - Saint Joseph is located in La Crosse County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Rockland
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  - Rockland is located in La Crosse County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Bangor
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  - Bangor is located in La Crosse County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,442 people
- Shelby
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  - Shelby is located in La Crosse County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Barre Mills
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  - Barre Mills is located in La Crosse County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre Mills
Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tunnelville, with the one closest to Tunnelville listed first.
- Oil City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  - Oil City is located in Monroe County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Cashton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  - Cashton is located in Monroe County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashton
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,111 people
- Melvina
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  - Melvina is located in Monroe County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvina
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Norwalk
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  - Norwalk is located in Monroe County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- Wilton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  - Wilton is located in Monroe County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Kendall
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  - Kendall is located in Monroe County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Clifton
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  - Clifton is located in Monroe County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Sparta
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  - Sparta is located in Monroe County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 9,800 people
- Angelo
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  - Angelo is located in Monroe County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelo
Sauk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tunnelville, with the one closest to Tunnelville listed first.
- Ironton
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  - Ironton is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Lime Ridge
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  - Lime Ridge is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- La Valle
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  - La Valle is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Valle
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 360 people
- Sandusky
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  - Sandusky is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
Vernon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tunnelville, with the one closest to Tunnelville listed first.
- La Farge
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  - La Farge is located in Vernon County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Farge
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Liberty
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  - Liberty is located in Vernon County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Readstown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  - Readstown is located in Vernon County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readstown
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
- White City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  - White City is located in Vernon County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Viroqua
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  - Viroqua is located in Vernon County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viroqua
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 4,394 people
- Ontario
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  - Ontario is located in Vernon County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 561 people
- Westby
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  - Westby is located in Vernon County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westby
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 2,254 people
- Newry
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  - Newry is located in Vernon County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newry
- Liberty Pole
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  - Liberty Pole is located in Vernon County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Pole
- Mount Tabor
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  - Mount Tabor is located in Vernon County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor
- Trippville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  - Trippville is located in Vernon County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trippville
- Fargo
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  - Fargo is located in Vernon County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo

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

Cemeteries Near Tunnelville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tunnelville.

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 Tunnelville - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

Lawton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton Cemetery
Bear Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87551 <1>
Chapel Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery
Star Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Cemetery
Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
Viola Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1996947 <1>
Booher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booher Cemetery
Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
Bender Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bender Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bender Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the southeast of Viola.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2136070 <1>
Brush Hollow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Hollow Cemetery
Manning Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning Cemetery
Berry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Cemetery
Continue List (239 more) ...
- Newburn Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburn Cemetery
- Jug Creek Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jug Creek Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge 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.<3>

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

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

La Farge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- La Farge is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Farge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
Viola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Viola is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 665 people
Liberty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
Ross
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ross is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
West Lima
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- West Lima is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lima
Rockton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rockton is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
Avalanche
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Avalanche is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalanche
Readstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Readstown is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
Sugar Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sugar Grove is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Valley is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
Bloomingdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomingdale is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
Sylvan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sylvan is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sabin
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  - Sabin is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabin
- Bloom City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  - Bloom City is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom City
- Yuba
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  - Yuba is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people

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

Newspapers Published in Tunnelville ...

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 122 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tunnelville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tunnelville, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tunnelville.

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 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 Tunnelville:

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 Richland 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
- Grant 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
- Juneau County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- La Crosse County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Monroe County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Sauk County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Vernon County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails

Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Richland County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Richland County

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>	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- Tunnelville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Tunnelville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.