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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 Vinnie Ha Ha (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 Vinnie Ha Ha. 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.
Vinnie Ha Ha is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Dane, Dodge, Rock, Walworth & Waukesha.
Below are the counties that are near Vinnie Ha Ha. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Vinnie Ha Ha:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Vinnie Ha Ha)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vinnie Ha Ha, with the one closest to Vinnie Ha Ha listed first.
- Lake Koshkonong
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lake Koshkonong is located in Jefferson County
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- Carcajou
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Carcajou is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carcajou
- Fort Atkinson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Atkinson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Atkinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,372 people
- Cold Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cold Spring is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Jefferson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,037 people
- Lake Ripley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Ripley is located in Jefferson County
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- Hebron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hebron is located in Jefferson County
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- Lake Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lake Mills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,014 people
- Helenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Helenville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helenville
- Milford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Milford is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Johnson Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,065 people
- Rome
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rome is located in Jefferson County
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- Palmyra
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Palmyra is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,746 people
- Dane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vinnie Ha Ha, with the one closest to Vinnie Ha Ha listed first.
- Edgerton Beach Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Edgerton Beach Park is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton Beach Park
- Albion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Albion is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Rockdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rockdale is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Cambridge
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Hanerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hanerville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanerville
- Deerfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Deerfield is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,540 people
- Dunkirk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dunkirk is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
- Stoughton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Stoughton is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoughton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,218 people
- Door Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Door Creek is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Door Creek
- Cottage Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cottage Grove is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,158 people
- Hope
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hope is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Stone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Stone is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Marshall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Marshall is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,016 people
- Dodge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vinnie Ha Ha, with the one closest to Vinnie Ha Ha listed first.
- Reeseville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Reeseville is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeseville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 673 people
- Ashippun
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ashippun is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashippun
- Green County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vinnie Ha Ha, with the one closest to Vinnie Ha Ha listed first.
- Albany
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Albany is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
- Brodhead
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brodhead is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodhead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
- Mineral Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Point is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Attica
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Attica is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Dayton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dayton is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Rock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vinnie Ha Ha, with the one closest to Vinnie Ha Ha listed first.
- Milton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Milton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,643 people
- Lima Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lima Center is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima Center
- Milton Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Milton Junction is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Junction
- Edgerton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Edgerton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,595 people
- Indianford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Indianford is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianford
- Fulton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Johnstown Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Johnstown Center is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown Center
- Johnstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Johnstown is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Janesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Janesville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,664 people
- Emerald Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Emerald Grove is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Grove
- Avalon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Avalon is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Cooksville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cooksville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Tiffany
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Tiffany is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany
- Walworth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vinnie Ha Ha, with the one closest to Vinnie Ha Ha listed first.
- Whitewater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Whitewater is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,993 people
- Richmond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Heart Prairie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Heart Prairie is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heart Prairie
- La Grange
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- La Grange is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
- Little Prairie
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Little Prairie is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Prairie
- Adams
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Adams is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Lauderdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lauderdale is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauderdale
- Allens Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Allens Grove is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Grove
- Darien
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Darien is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,591 people
- Delavan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Delavan is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,240 people
- Troy Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Troy Center is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Center
- Elkhorn
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Elkhorn is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,020 people
- Delavan Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Delavan Lake is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan Lake
- Waukesha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vinnie Ha Ha, with the one closest to Vinnie Ha Ha listed first.
- Eagle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Eagle is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,193 people
- Ottawa
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ottawa is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Dousman
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Dousman is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dousman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,317 people
- Summit
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Summit is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,255 people
- Eagleville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Eagleville is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Oconomowoc
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oconomowoc is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconomowoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,160 people
- Summit Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Summit Center is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Center
- Waterville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Waterville is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- North Prairie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- North Prairie is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,236 people
- Genesee Depot
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Genesee Depot is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee Depot
- Wales
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wales is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,651 people
- Oconomowoc Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oconomowoc Lake is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconomowoc Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Genesee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Genesee is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
- McHenry County (IL)
- Big Foot Prairie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Big Foot Prairie is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Foot Prairie
- Winnebago County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vinnie Ha Ha, with the one closest to Vinnie Ha Ha listed first.
- South Beloit
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rockton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Vinnie Ha Ha, see our County-by-County Page for Vinnie Ha Ha.
Cemeteries Near Vinnie Ha Ha ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vinnie Ha Ha.
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 Vinnie Ha Ha - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Vinnie Ha Ha covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Vinnie Ha Ha, with the one closest to Vinnie Ha Ha listed first.
- South Koshkonong Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Otter Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Busseyville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rock River Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sweet Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Milton Junction Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (224 more) ...
- Milton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lima Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Albion Prairie 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.<3>
While we didn't find Vinnie Ha Ha in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Vinnie Ha Ha.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Vinnie Ha Ha, with the one closest to Vinnie Ha Ha listed first.
- Koshkonong
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Koshkonong is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koshkonong
- Fort Atkinson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Atkinson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Atkinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,372 people
- Cold Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cold Spring is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Milton Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Milton Junction is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Junction
- Milton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Milton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,643 people
- Lima Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lima Center is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima Center
- Edgerton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Edgerton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,595 people
- Albion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Albion is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Whitewater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Whitewater is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,993 people
- Jefferson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,037 people
- Rockdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rockdale is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Indianford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Indianford is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianford
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cambridge
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Hebron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hebron is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Fulton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Vinnie Ha Ha. See our List of 1890's Communities around Vinnie Ha Ha.
Newspapers Published in Vinnie Ha Ha ...
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 156 newspapers that have been published in the area around Vinnie Ha Ha.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Vinnie Ha Ha, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Vinnie Ha Ha.
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 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 Vinnie Ha Ha:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dane County
- Dodge County
- Green County
- Rock County
- Walworth County
- Waukesha County
- McHenry County
- Winnebago County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
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 Vinnie Ha Ha, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Vinnie Ha Ha) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |