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 Westfield (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 Westfield. 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.
Westfield is located in Marquette 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 Marquette County: Adams, Columbia, Green Lake & Waushara.
Below are the counties that are near Westfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Westfield:
- Marquette County (The home county of Westfield)
- The following are listed by their distance from Westfield, with the one closest to Westfield listed first.
- Packwaukee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packwaukee
- Packwaukee is located in Marquette County
- Oxford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Oxford is located in Marquette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Montello
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Germania
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Endeavor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Glen Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Oak
- Glen Oak is located in Marquette County
- Douglas Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Douglas Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Center
- Douglas Center is located in Marquette County
- Neshkoro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westfield, with the one closest to Westfield listed first.
- Easton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Easton is located in Adams County
- Adams
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Adams is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Friendship
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
- Plainville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Plainville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Plainville is located in Adams County
- Arkdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdale
- Arkdale is located in Adams County
- Big Flats
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Flats
- Big Flats is located in Adams County
- Quincy ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Quincy is located in Adams County
- Leola
(23 miles [37 km] to the north) - Strongs Prairie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongs Prairie
- Strongs Prairie is located in Adams County
- New Rome ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westfield, with the one closest to Westfield listed first.
- Wisconsin Dells
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisconsin Dells
- Wisconsin Dells is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
- Portage
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Portage is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,381 people
- Pardeeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- 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
- Friesland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast) - Cambria
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Cambria is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 748 people
- Green Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westfield, with the one closest to Westfield listed first.
- Princeton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Marquette
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast) - Kingston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Kingston is located in Green Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Green Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- 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
- Berlin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east) - Markesan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Juneau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westfield, with the one closest to Westfield listed first.
- Lyndon Station
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndon Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon Station
- Lyndon Station is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Lemonweir
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemonweir
- Lemonweir is located in Juneau County
- Mauston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west) - Necedah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necedah
- Necedah is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 923 people
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westfield, with the one closest to Westfield listed first.
- Almond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Almond is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
- Blaine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Blaine is located in Portage County
- Sauk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westfield, with the one closest to Westfield listed first.
- Lake Delton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Delton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Delton
- Lake Delton is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,986 people
- Baraboo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baraboo
- Baraboo is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,121 people
- Waushara County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westfield, with the one closest to Westfield listed first.
- Coloma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Wautoma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Hancock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Silver Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Silver Lake is located in Waushara County
- Lohrville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast) - Mount Morris
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Morris. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Morris
- Mount Morris is located in Waushara County
- Plainfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Plainfield is located in Waushara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
- Redgranite
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redgranite have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redgranite
- Redgranite is located in Waushara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,111 people
- Wild Rose
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rose
- Wild Rose is located in Waushara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
- Pine River
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
- Pine River is located in Waushara County
- Saxeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxeville
- Saxeville is located in Waushara County
- Poy Sippi
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poy Sippi
- Poy Sippi is located in Waushara County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Westfield, see our County-by-County Page for Westfield.
Cemeteries Near Westfield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Westfield.
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 Westfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Westfield, with the one closest to Westfield listed first.
- Westfield South Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westfield South Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2138947 <3>
- East Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Krentz Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Krentz Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Krentz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Riverside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Sheldon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheldon Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sheldon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Newton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Oxford Village Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oxford Village Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oxford Village Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Oxford.
- The Oxford Village Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oxford Cemetery
- Village Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1967858 <3>
- Kelly Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelly Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kelly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (172 more) ...
- Hodge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hodge Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hodge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Matz - Tagatz Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Matz - Tagatz Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Matz - Tagatz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hodge 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.<4>
While we didn't find Westfield in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Westfield.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Westfield, with the one closest to Westfield listed first.
- Harrisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Harrisville is located in Marquette County
- New Chester ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chester
- New Chester is located in Adams County
- Oxford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Oxford is located in Marquette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Packwaukee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packwaukee
- Packwaukee is located in Marquette County
- Pilot Knob ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilot Knob have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Pilot Knob is located in Adams County
- Montello
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Dakota
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Richford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Coloma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Grand Marsh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Marsh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Marsh
- Grand Marsh is located in Adams County
- Germania
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Douglas Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Douglas Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Center
- Douglas Center is located in Marquette County
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Easton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Easton is located in Adams County
- Neshkoro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Adams Center ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adams Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Center
- Adams Center is located in Adams County
- Easton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Westfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Westfield.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Westfield ...
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 113 newspapers that have been published in the area around Westfield.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Westfield. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Westfield and those printed in the larger area surrounding Westfield.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5> of Westfield.
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 either 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 Westfield:
- 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 Marquette County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Columbia 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
- Juneau County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Portage 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
- Waushara County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Adams County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Marquette County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Marquette County
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Westfield. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Marquette County: www.co.marquette.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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Westfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Westfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Westfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8847, Longitude: -89.4943 In this case, the coordinates for Westfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |