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 Waupun (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 Waupun. 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.
Waupun is primarily located in Dodge County. A portion of Waupun extends into Fond du Lac County.
To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Dodge County: Columbia, Dane, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Jefferson, Washington & Waukesha.
Below are the counties that are near Waupun. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Waupun:
- Dodge County (The home county of Waupun)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waupun, with the one closest to Waupun listed first.
- Atwater
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwater
- Atwater is located in Dodge County
- Burnett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Burnett is located in Dodge County
- Fox Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Kekoskee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Brownsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Brownsville is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Knowles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles
- Knowles is located in Dodge County
- Beaver Dam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Dam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Beaver Dam is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,303 people
- Mayville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Lomira
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Horicon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Randolph
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Juneau
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juneau
- Juneau is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,532 people
- Theresa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theresa
- Theresa is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,199 people
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waupun, with the one closest to Waupun listed first.
- Friesland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - Cambria
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west) - Englewood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
- Englewood is located in Columbia County
- Fall River
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Fall River is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,757 people
- Columbus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Columbus is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,117 people
- Doylestown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
- Doylestown is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Otsego
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otsego
- Otsego is located in Columbia County
- Rio
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest) - Pardeeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pardeeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardeeville
- Pardeeville is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,053 people
- Wyocena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyocena
- Wyocena is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
- Former names for Wyocena:
- Duck Creek
- Wiocena
- Fond du Lac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waupun, with the one closest to Waupun listed first.
- Ladoga
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladoga
- Ladoga is located in Fond du Lac County
- Brandon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Brandon is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 845 people
- Oakfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Fairwater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairwater
- Fairwater is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Rosendale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - West Rosendale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rosendale
- West Rosendale is located in Fond du Lac County
- Woodhull
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Byron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Byron is located in Fond du Lac County
- Eldorado
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Eldorado is located in Fond du Lac County
- Ripon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripon
- Ripon is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,844 people
- Fond du Lac
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fond du Lac
- Fond du Lac is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,178 people
- North Fond du Lac
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Fond du Lac have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fond du Lac
- North Fond du Lac is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,059 people
- Ashford
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Ashford is located in Fond du Lac County
- Green Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waupun, with the one closest to Waupun listed first.
- Markesan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Green Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
- Green Lake is located in Green Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
- Kingston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Kingston is located in Green Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Marquette
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west) - Princeton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) - Berlin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson County
- Watertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Watertown is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,370 people
- Watertown
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waupun, with the one closest to Waupun listed first.
- Wayne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
- Wayne is located in Washington County
- Aurora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Aurora is located in Washington County
- Saint Lawrence
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lawrence
- Saint Lawrence is located in Washington County
- Hartford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Hartford is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,675 people
- Cedar Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Cedar Lake is located in Washington County
- Saint Michaels
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Michaels have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Michaels
- Saint Michaels is located in Washington County
- Barton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Barton is located in Washington County
- Slinger
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Winnebago County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waupun, with the one closest to Waupun listed first.
- Pickett
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett
- Pickett is located in Winnebago County
- Fisk
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisk
- Fisk is located in Winnebago County
- Black Wolf
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Wolf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Wolf
- Black Wolf is located in Winnebago County
- Point Comfort
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Comfort
- Point Comfort is located in Winnebago County
- Stony Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Beach
- Stony Beach is located in Winnebago County
- Omro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omro
- Omro is located in Winnebago County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,592 people
- Oshkosh
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshkosh
- Oshkosh is located in Winnebago County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66,495 people
- Harbor Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Springs
- Harbor Springs is located in Winnebago County
- Reighmoor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reighmoor
- Reighmoor is located in Winnebago County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Waupun, see our County-by-County Page for Waupun.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Waupun ...
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 106 newspapers that have been published in the area around Waupun.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Waupun. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Waupun and those printed in the larger area surrounding Waupun.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<2> of Waupun.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Waupun:
- 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 Dodge 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
- Fond du Lac County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Green Lake 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
- Washington County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Winnebago County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Columbia County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Dodge County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Dodge County
Cemeteries Near Waupun ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Waupun.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Waupun covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Waupun, with the one closest to Waupun listed first.
- Forest Mound Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Mound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Mound Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
- State Prison Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the State Prison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the State Prison Cemetery
- Cattaraugus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cattaraugus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cattaraugus Cemetery
- Alton Reformed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alton Reformed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alton Reformed Cemetery
- Norwegian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norwegian Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norwegian Church Cemetery
- Oak Mound Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Mound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Mound Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
- Atwater Community Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Atwater Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Atwater Community Cemetery
- Trenton Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trenton Center Cemetery
- Highland Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Memorial Gardens
- Burnett Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burnett Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burnett Union Cemetery
- Continue List (280 more) ...
- Oak Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Center Cemetery
- Rock River Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock River Cemetery
- Wedge Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wedge Prairie Cemetery
- Oak Center 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 Waupun in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Waupun.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Waupun, with the one closest to Waupun listed first.
- Alto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Atwater
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwater
- Atwater is located in Dodge County
- Oak Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Center
- Oak Center is located in Fond du Lac County
- Ladoga
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladoga
- Ladoga is located in Fond du Lac County
- Brandon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Brandon is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 845 people
- Burnett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Burnett is located in Dodge County
- LeRoy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Oakfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Fairwater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairwater
- Fairwater is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Fox Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Utley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Fox Lake Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Lake Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake Junction
- Fox Lake Junction is located in Dodge County
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Kekoskee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Beaver Dam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Dam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Beaver Dam is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,303 people
- Rolling Prairie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Prairie
- Rolling Prairie is located in Dodge County
- Kekoskee
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Waupun. See our List of 1890's Communities around Waupun.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Waupun. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Dodge County: www.co.dodge.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | 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- Waupun) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Waupun. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6369, Longitude: -88.7359 In this case, the coordinates for Waupun have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Waupun, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |