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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 Twin Bluffs (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 Twin Bluffs. 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 Twin Bluffs ...
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 Twin Bluffs: Twin Blfs.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Twin Bluffs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Twin Bluffs.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Twin Bluffs is located in Richland 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 Twin Bluffs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Twin Bluffs:
- Richland County (The home county of Twin Bluffs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Twin Bluffs, with the one closest to Twin Bluffs listed first.
- Sextonville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sextonville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sextonville
- Aubrey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Aubrey is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aubrey
- Ithaca
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ithaca is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
- Richland Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Richland Center is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,949 people
- Bear Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bear Valley is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Neptune
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Neptune is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Lone Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Rock is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Balmoral
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Balmoral is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balmoral
- Boaz
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Boaz is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Gillingham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gillingham is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillingham
- Hub City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hub City is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub City
- Woodstock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woodstock is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Twin Bluffs, with the one closest to Twin Bluffs listed first.
- Soldiers Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Soldiers Grove is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
- Bell Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bell Center is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
- Petersburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Petersburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Boydtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Boydtown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydtown
- Gays Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Gays Mills is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Steuben
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Steuben is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Towerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Towerville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towerville
- Dane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Twin Bluffs, with the one closest to Twin Bluffs listed first.
- Mazomanie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mazomanie is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazomanie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,715 people
- Elvers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elvers is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvers
- Black Earth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Black Earth is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Earth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,422 people
- Blue Mounds
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Mounds is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mounds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Twin Bluffs, with the one closest to Twin Bluffs listed first.
- Muscoda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Muscoda is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscoda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,236 people
- Blue River
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blue River is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
- Montfort
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Montfort is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montfort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 675 people
- Boscobel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Boscobel is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boscobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,134 people
- Preston
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Preston is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Livingston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Livingston is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Fennimore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fennimore is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fennimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
- Annaton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Annaton is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annaton
- Woodman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodman is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Stitzer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stitzer is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stitzer
- Werley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Werley is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Werley
- Mount Ida
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Ida is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ida
- Iowa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Twin Bluffs, with the one closest to Twin Bluffs listed first.
- Avoca
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Avoca is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 620 people
- Highland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Highland is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 826 people
- Helena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Helena is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Centreville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Centreville is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Former name for Centreville:
- Dry Bone
- Pleasant Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Arena
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Arena is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
- Cobb
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cobb is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
- Edmund
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Edmund is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmund
- Hyde
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hyde is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde
- Cassell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cassell is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassell
- Dodgeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Dodgeville is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,677 people
- Linden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Linden is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
- Juneau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Twin Bluffs, with the one closest to Twin Bluffs listed first.
- Wonewoc
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Wonewoc is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonewoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
- Union Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Union Center is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Sauk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Twin Bluffs, with the one closest to Twin Bluffs listed first.
- Sandusky
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sandusky is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Plain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Plain is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 765 people
- Spring Green
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Green is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
- Lime Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lime Ridge is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Leland
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Leland is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
- Loganville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Loganville is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
- Ironton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ironton is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Denzer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Denzer is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denzer
- Witwen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Witwen is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witwen
- La Valle
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- La Valle is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Valle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 360 people
- Reedsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Reedsburg is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,500 people
- Rock Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Springs is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Vernon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Twin Bluffs, with the one closest to Twin Bluffs listed first.
- White City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- White City is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Readstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Readstown is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
- Hillsboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hillsboro is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,387 people
- La Farge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- La Farge is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Farge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Liberty
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Mount Tabor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Tabor is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor
- Trippville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Trippville is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trippville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Twin Bluffs, see our County-by-County Page for Twin Bluffs.
Cemeteries Near Twin Bluffs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Twin Bluffs.
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 Twin Bluffs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Twin Bluffs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Twin Bluffs, with the one closest to Twin Bluffs listed first.
- Sextonville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Willow Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ash Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pine River Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mayfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bear Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Button Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Killian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Indian Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Avoca Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (223 more) ...
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Richland Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 in 1895, Twin Bluffs had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Twin Bluffs, with the one closest to Twin Bluffs listed first.
- Sextonville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sextonville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sextonville
- Gotham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gotham is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotham
- Ithaca
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ithaca is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
- Avoca
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Avoca is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 620 people
- Richland Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Richland Center is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,949 people
- Bear Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bear Valley is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Keyesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Keyesville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyesville
- Orion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Orion is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Neptune
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Neptune is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Balmoral
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Balmoral is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balmoral
- Muscoda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Muscoda is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscoda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,236 people
- Basswood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Basswood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basswood
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Buck Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Buck Creek is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Creek
- Loyd
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Loyd is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
- Sandusky
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sandusky is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Twin Bluffs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Twin Bluffs.
Newspapers Published in Twin Bluffs ...
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 148 newspapers that have been published in the area around Twin Bluffs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Twin Bluffs, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Twin Bluffs.
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 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 Twin Bluffs:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Richland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Dane County
- Grant County
- Iowa County
- Juneau County
- Sauk County
- Vernon 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 Twin Bluffs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Twin Bluffs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |