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 Werley (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 Werley. 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 doctors 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.
Werley is located in Grant 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 Grant County: Clayton (IA), Dubuque (IA), Jo Daviess (IL), Crawford, Iowa, Lafayette & Richland.
Below are the counties that are near Werley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Werley:
- Grant County (The home county of Werley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Werley, with the one closest to Werley listed first.
- Mount Ida
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Woodman
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Mount Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mount Hope is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Fennimore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fennimore
- Fennimore is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
- Boscobel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Millville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Millville is located in Grant County
- Stitzer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stitzer
- Stitzer is located in Grant County
- Preston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Patch Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patch Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patch Grove
- Patch Grove is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
- Lancaster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Bloomington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Bloomington is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Annaton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annaton
- Annaton is located in Grant County
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Werley, with the one closest to Werley listed first.
- Boydtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydtown
- Boydtown is located in Crawford County
- Wauzeka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Steuben
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Steuben is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Bridgeport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Bridgeport is located in Crawford County
- Eastman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Petersburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Petersburg is located in Crawford County
- Bell Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bell Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Center
- Bell Center is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
- Prairie du Chien
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Chien
- Prairie du Chien is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,531 people
- Gays Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gays Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Mills
- Gays Mills is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Mount Sterling
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Mount Sterling is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Soldiers Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soldiers Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Grove
- Soldiers Grove is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
- Ferryville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferryville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferryville
- Ferryville is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Iowa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Werley, with the one closest to Werley listed first.
- Centreville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centreville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Centreville is located in Iowa County
- Former names for Centreville:
- Dry Bone Post Office
- Dry Bone
- Highland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Cobb
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east) - Rewey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rewey
- Rewey is located in Iowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Edmund
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmund
- Edmund is located in Iowa County
- Linden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east) - Avoca
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Werley, with the one closest to Werley listed first.
- Belmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Belmont is located in Lafayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 974 people
- Elk Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Werley, with the one closest to Werley listed first.
- Westport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Balmoral
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast) - Boaz
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast) - Richland Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Center
- Richland Center is located in Richland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,949 people
- Sabin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north) - Lone Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon County
- Readstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Readstown
- Allamakee County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Werley, with the one closest to Werley listed first.
- Harpers Ferry
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Ferry
- Harpers Ferry is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harpers Ferry <2>
- Waukon Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukon Junction
- Waukon Junction is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Waterville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Waterville is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Dalby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalby
- Dalby is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Clayton County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Werley, with the one closest to Werley listed first.
- Clayton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Clayton is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Marquette
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquette
- Marquette is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marquette <2>
- McGregor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGregor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor
- McGregor is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 826 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGregor <2>
- Guttenberg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guttenberg
- Guttenberg is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,783 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guttenberg <2>
- North Buena Vista
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Buena Vista
- North Buena Vista is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Garnavillo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garnavillo
- Garnavillo is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 716 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garnavillo <2>
- Millville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest) - Osterdock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterdock
- Osterdock is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Watson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west) - Clayton Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Center
- Clayton Center is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Farmersburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersburg
- Farmersburg is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Dubuque County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Werley, with the one closest to Werley listed first.
- Waupeton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waupeton
- Waupeton is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Balltown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south) - Old Balltown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Balltown
- Old Balltown is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Sherrill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
- Sherrill is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherrill <2>
- Rickardsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rickardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rickardsville
- Rickardsville is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Werley, see our County-by-County Page for Werley.
Newspapers Published in Werley ...
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 128 newspapers that have been published in the area around Werley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Werley, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Werley.
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 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 Werley:
- 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 Grant 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
- Iowa 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
- Richland 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
- Allamakee County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Clayton County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Dubuque County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Crawford County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Grant County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Grant County
Cemeteries Near Werley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Werley.
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 Werley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Werley, with the one closest to Werley listed first.
- St. Lawrence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lawrence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lawrence Cemetery
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crown Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crown Hill Cemetery
- Casler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Casler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Casler Cemetery
- Borah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Borah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Borah Cemetery
- St. Marys Catholic Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Catholic Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2129747 <4>
- Rosendale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosendale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosendale Cemetery
- Brechler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brechler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brechler Cemetery
- Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88775 <4>
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
- Hermitage Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hermitage Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hermitage Cemetery
- Boydtown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boydtown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boydtown Cemetery
- Continue List (235 more) ...
- Switzer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Switzer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Switzer Cemetery
- German Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the German Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Switzer 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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Werley had a population of 43 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Werley, with the one closest to Werley listed first.
- Mount Ida
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Mount Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mount Hope is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Woodman
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Boydtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydtown
- Boydtown is located in Crawford County
- Fennimore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fennimore
- Fennimore is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
- Lancaster Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Junction
- Lancaster Junction is located in Grant County
- Homer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Boscobel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Millville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Millville is located in Grant County
- Stitzer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stitzer
- Stitzer is located in Grant County
- Preston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Lancaster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Continue List (14 more) ...
- Steuben
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Steuben is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Annaton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annaton
- Annaton is located in Grant County
- Westport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Steuben
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Werley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Werley.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Werley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Grant County: www.grantcounty.org/
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Werley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Werley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0194, Longitude: -90.7654 In this case, the coordinates for Werley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Werley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |