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 Westport (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 Westport. 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 and 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.
Westport is located in Richland 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 Richland County: Crawford, Grant, Iowa, Sauk & Vernon.
Below are the counties that are near Westport. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Westport:
- Richland County (The home county of Westport)
- The following are listed by their distance from Westport, with the one closest to Westport listed first.
- Balmoral
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Balmoral is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balmoral
- Boaz
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Boaz is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Sabin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sabin is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabin
- Richland Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Richland Center is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,949 people
- Sextonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sextonville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sextonville
- Gillingham
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Gillingham is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillingham
- Aubrey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Aubrey is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aubrey
- Ithaca
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ithaca is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
- Viola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Viola is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 665 people
- Bloom City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bloom City is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom City
- Woodstock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodstock is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Lone Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lone Rock is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Neptune
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Neptune is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westport, with the one closest to Westport listed first.
- Petersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Petersburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Boydtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Boydtown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydtown
- Bell Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bell Center is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
- Steuben
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Steuben is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Gays Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gays Mills is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Soldiers Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Soldiers Grove is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
- Wauzeka
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wauzeka is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauzeka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
- Mount Sterling
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Sterling is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Towerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Towerville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towerville
- Eastman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Eastman is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Rising Sun
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rising Sun is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Ferryville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ferryville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Bridgeport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeport is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westport, with the one closest to Westport listed first.
- Blue River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Blue River is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
- Boscobel
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Boscobel is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boscobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,134 people
- Muscoda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Muscoda is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscoda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,236 people
- Woodman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodman is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Werley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Werley is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Werley
- Fennimore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fennimore is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fennimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
- Preston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Preston is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Mount Ida
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Ida is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ida
- Millville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Millville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Stitzer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Stitzer is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stitzer
- Montfort
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Montfort is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montfort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 675 people
- Mount Hope
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Hope is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Annaton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Annaton is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annaton
- Iowa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westport, with the one closest to Westport listed first.
- Avoca
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Avoca is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 620 people
- Centreville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Centreville is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Former name for Centreville:
- Dry Bone
- Highland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Highland is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 826 people
- Cobb
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cobb is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
- Edmund
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Edmund is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmund
- Linden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Linden is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
- Rewey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rewey is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rewey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Pleasant Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Dodgeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dodgeville is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,677 people
- Sauk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westport, with the one closest to Westport listed first.
- Sandusky
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sandusky is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Spring Green
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Spring Green is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
- Plain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Plain is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 765 people
- Lime Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lime Ridge is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Vernon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westport, with the one closest to Westport listed first.
- Readstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Readstown is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
- Liberty
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Liberty is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Fargo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fargo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
- Liberty Pole
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Pole is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Pole
- La Farge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- La Farge is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Farge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- West Prairie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Prairie is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Prairie
- Retreat
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Retreat is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Viroqua
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Viroqua is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viroqua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,394 people
- Purdy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Purdy is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- White City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- White City is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Allamakee County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Westport, with the one closest to Westport listed first.
- Harpers Ferry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Waukon Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Waukon Junction is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukon Junction
- Clayton County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Westport, with the one closest to Westport listed first.
- Marquette
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- McGregor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Westport, see our County-by-County Page for Westport.
Cemeteries Near Westport ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Westport.
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 Westport - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Westport covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Westport, with the one closest to Westport listed first.
- Sand Prairie Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Coumbe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Haskins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wayne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blue River Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Steele Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Beulah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Fork Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the southwest of Boaz.
- The Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Maple Ridge Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2350091 <3>
- Tavera Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (220 more) ...
- Union Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Mound Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Westport had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Westport, with the one closest to Westport listed first.
- Blue River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Blue River is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
- Excelsior
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Excelsior is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Byrds Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Byrds Creek is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrds Creek
- Boscobel
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Boscobel is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boscobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,134 people
- Homer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Homer is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Basswood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Basswood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basswood
- Five Points
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Five Points is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Balmoral
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Balmoral is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balmoral
- Boydtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Boydtown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydtown
- Muscoda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Muscoda is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscoda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,236 people
- Orion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Orion is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Boaz
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Boaz is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Woodman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodman is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Bell Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bell Center is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
- Steuben
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Steuben is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Westport. See our List of 1890's Communities around Westport.
Newspapers Published in Westport ...
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 144 newspapers that have been published in the area around Westport.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Westport, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Westport.
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 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 Westport:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Richland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Grant County
- Iowa County
- Sauk County
- Vernon County
- Allamakee County
- Clayton 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Westport) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Westport, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |