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 Verona (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 Verona. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.

Verona is located in Dane County.

To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Dane County: Columbia, Dodge, Green, Iowa, Jefferson, Rock & Sauk.

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

Dane County (The home county of Verona)
- The following are listed by their distance from Verona, with the one closest to Verona listed first.
- Paoli
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  - Paoli is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paoli
- Fitchburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  - Fitchburg is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 30,866 people
- Basco
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  - Basco is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basco
- Oak Hall
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  - Oak Hall is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hall
- Syene ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  - Syene is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syene
- Pilgrim Village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  - Pilgrim Village is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Village
- Shorewood Hills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  - Shorewood Hills is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorewood Hills
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,999 people
- Klevenville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  - Klevenville is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klevenville
- Middleton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  - Middleton is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 20,195 people
- Madison
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  - Madison is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 263,094 people
- Belleville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  - Belleville is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 2,514 people
- Oregon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  - Oregon is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 10,731 people
Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Verona, with the one closest to Verona listed first.
- Lodi
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  - Lodi is located in Columbia County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
- Arlington
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  - Arlington is located in Columbia County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
- Okee
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  - Okee is located in Columbia County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okee
- Keyeser
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  - Keyeser is located in Columbia County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyeser
- North Leeds
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  - North Leeds is located in Columbia County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
- Harmony Grove
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  - Harmony Grove is located in Columbia County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
- Lake Wisconsin
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  - Lake Wisconsin is located in Columbia County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wisconsin
- Poynette
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  - Poynette is located in Columbia County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poynette
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 2,508 people
Green County
- The following are listed by their distance from Verona, with the one closest to Verona listed first.
- Dayton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  - Dayton is located in Green County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- New Glarus
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  - New Glarus is located in Green County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glarus
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 2,136 people
- Attica
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  - Attica is located in Green County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Monticello
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  - Monticello is located in Green County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
- Mineral Point
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  - Mineral Point is located in Green County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Albany
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  - Albany is located in Green County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
- Brodhead
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  - Brodhead is located in Green County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodhead
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
- Monroe
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  - Monroe is located in Green County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 10,426 people
Iowa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Verona, with the one closest to Verona listed first.
- Barneveld
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  - Barneveld is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barneveld
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people
- Moscow
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  - Moscow is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Hollandale
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  - Hollandale is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandale
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Arena
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  - Arena is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
- Cassell
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  - Cassell is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassell
- Hyde
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  - Hyde is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde
- Ridgeway
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  - Ridgeway is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- Helena
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  - Helena is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Pleasant Ridge
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  - Pleasant Ridge is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Dodgeville
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  - Dodgeville is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 4,677 people
Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Verona, with the one closest to Verona listed first.
- Lake Ripley
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  - Lake Ripley is located in Jefferson County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ripley
- Carcajou
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  - Carcajou is located in Jefferson County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carcajou
- Waterloo
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  - Waterloo is located in Jefferson County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 3,322 people
Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Verona, with the one closest to Verona listed first.
- Blanchardville
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  - Blanchardville is located in Lafayette County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchardville
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
- Argyle
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  - Argyle is located in Lafayette County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Woodford
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  - Woodford is located in Lafayette County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
Rock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Verona, with the one closest to Verona listed first.
- Union
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  - Union is located in Rock County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Cooksville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  - Cooksville is located in Rock County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Evansville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  - Evansville is located in Rock County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 5,556 people
- Magnolia
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  - Magnolia is located in Rock County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Fulton
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  - Fulton is located in Rock County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Edgerton
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  - Edgerton is located in Rock County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 5,595 people
- Indianford
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  - Indianford is located in Rock County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianford
- Footville
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  - Footville is located in Rock County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
- Orfordville
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  - Orfordville is located in Rock County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orfordville
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
- Hanover
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  - Hanover is located in Rock County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
Sauk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Verona, with the one closest to Verona listed first.
- Sauk City
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  - Sauk City is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauk City
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 3,498 people
- Prairie du Sac village
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  - Prairie du Sac village is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Sac village
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 4,426 people
- Merrimac
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  - Merrimac is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Moon Valley
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  - Moon Valley is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Valley
- Witwen
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  - Witwen is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witwen
- Spring Green
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  - Spring Green is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Green
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
- Denzer
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  - Denzer is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denzer

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

Cemeteries Near Verona ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Verona.

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

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

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

St. Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Williams Cemetery
Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
Paoli Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paoli Cemetery
Middleton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton Cemetery
Oak Hall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hall Cemetery
Sunset Memory Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memory Gardens
Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
Frenchtown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Frenchtown Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<1> to the northeast of Belleville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2219828 <2>
Story Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story Cemetery
Holy Mother of Consolation Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Mother of Consolation Cemetery
Forest Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Madison.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87944 <2>
Resurrection Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resurrection Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Resurrection Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Madison.
- The Resurrection Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
- Resurrection Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #343777 <2>
Continue List (177 more) ...
- St. Bernards Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bernards Cemetery
- St. Mary of Pine Bluff Catholic Church Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary of Pine Bluff Catholic Church Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Verona had a population of 72 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Verona had a population of 13,539 people.

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

Paoli
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Paoli is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paoli
Riley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Riley is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
Basco
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Basco is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basco
West Middleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West Middleton is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middleton
Fitchburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fitchburg is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,866 people
Mount Vernon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vernon is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
Montrose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Montrose is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
Syene ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Syene is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syene
Pine Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Bluff is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff
Klevenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Klevenville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klevenville
Primrose
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Primrose is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
Belleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Belleville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,514 people
Continue List (15 more) ...
- Oregon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  - Oregon is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 10,731 people
- Lakeview
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  - Lakeview is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Madison
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  - Madison is located in Dane County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 263,094 people

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Verona ...

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 259 newspapers that have been published in the area around Verona.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Verona. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Verona and those printed in the larger area surrounding Verona.
An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> of Verona.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Verona:

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 Dane County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails

Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Green 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
- Jefferson County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lafayette County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Rock 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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Verona) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Verona, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.