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 Willow Springs (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 Willow Springs. 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.
Name Variations for Willow Springs ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Willow Springs: Willow Spgs. (or less commonly used: Willow Spngs. or Willow Sprngs.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Willow Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Willow Springs.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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.
Willow Springs is located in Waukesha 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 Waukesha County: Dodge, Jefferson, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Walworth & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Willow Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Willow Springs:
- Waukesha County (The home county of Willow Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Springs, with the one closest to Willow Springs listed first.
- Lannon
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lannon is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,284 people
- Sussex
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sussex is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,086 people
- Menomonee Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Menomonee Falls is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonee Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,243 people
- Fussville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fussville is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fussville
- Pewaukee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pewaukee is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pewaukee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,703 people
- Pewaukee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pewaukee is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pewaukee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,099 people
- Butler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Butler is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,795 people
- Brookfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brookfield is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,164 people
- Merton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Merton is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,812 people
- Elm Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elm Grove is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,137 people
- Pewaukee West
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pewaukee West is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pewaukee West
- Hartland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hartland is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,338 people
- Dodge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Springs, with the one closest to Willow Springs listed first.
- Ashippun
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ashippun is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashippun
- Rubicon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rubicon is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubicon
- Neosho
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Neosho is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosho
- Population from the 2020 Census: 543 people
- Huilsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Huilsburg is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huilsburg
- Woodland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Hustisford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hustisford is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustisford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,060 people
- Iron Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Iron Ridge is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
- Neda
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Neda is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neda
- Clyman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clyman is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Theresa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Theresa is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theresa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,199 people
- Mayville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mayville is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,829 people
- Fond du Lac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Springs, with the one closest to Willow Springs listed first.
- Kewaskum
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Kewaskum is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewaskum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,296 people
- New Fane
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- New Fane is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fane
- Saint Kilian
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Kilian is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Kilian
- Elmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Elmore is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Springs, with the one closest to Willow Springs listed first.
- Lac La Belle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lac La Belle is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lac La Belle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
- Lake Lac La Belle
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lake Lac La Belle is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lac La Belle
- Ixonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ixonia is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ixonia
- Concord
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Sullivan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sullivan is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Farmington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Farmington is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Rome
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rome is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Palmyra
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Palmyra is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,746 people
- Helenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Helenville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helenville
- Watertown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Watertown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,370 people
- Hebron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Grellton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Grellton is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grellton
- Milwaukee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Springs, with the one closest to Willow Springs listed first.
- West Granville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- West Granville is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Granville
- Brown Deer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Brown Deer is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Deer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,191 people
- Wauwatosa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wauwatosa is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauwatosa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48,084 people
- Glendale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Glendale is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,775 people
- River Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- River Hills is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
- West Allis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Allis is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Allis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,748 people
- West Milwaukee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milwaukee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,090 people
- Bayside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bayside is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,326 people
- Fox Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fox Point is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,628 people
- Whitefish Bay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Whitefish Bay is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitefish Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,770 people
- Greenfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greenfield is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,183 people
- Milwaukee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589,067 people
- Ozaukee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Springs, with the one closest to Willow Springs listed first.
- Freistadt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Freistadt is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freistadt
- Mequon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mequon is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mequon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,765 people
- Thiensville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Thiensville is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thiensville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,116 people
- Cedarburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarburg is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,783 people
- Horns Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Horns Corners is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horns Corners
- Grafton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grafton is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,758 people
- Ulao
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ulao is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulao
- Saukville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Saukville is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saukville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,437 people
- Port Washington
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Port Washington is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,066 people
- Kohler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Kohler is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohler
- Waubeka
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Waubeka is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waubeka
- Fredonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fredonia is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,251 people
- Racine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Springs, with the one closest to Willow Springs listed first.
- Caldwell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Caldwell is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
- Wind Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wind Lake is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Lake
- Kneeland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Kneeland is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kneeland
- Raymond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Raymond is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Waterford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Waterford is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,618 people
- Caledonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Caledonia is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,235 people
- Honey Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Honey Creek is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Rochester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rochester is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,880 people
- Yorkville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Yorkville is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Eagle Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Eagle Lake is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
- Franksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Franksville is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franksville
- Browns Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Browns Lake is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Lake
- Sheboygan County
- Random Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Random Lake is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,567 people
- Walworth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Springs, with the one closest to Willow Springs listed first.
- Lake Beulah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lake Beulah is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Beulah
- Potter Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Potter Lake is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Lake
- East Troy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Troy is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,307 people
- Troy Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Troy Center is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Center
- Little Prairie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Little Prairie is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Prairie
- Adams
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Adams is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Springs, with the one closest to Willow Springs listed first.
- Lake Five
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Five is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Five
- Richfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Richfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
- Estimated population in 2015: 11,530 people
- Germantown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Germantown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,057 people
- Rockfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rockfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Rugby Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rugby Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby Junction
- Jackson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jackson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,256 people
- Thompson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Cedar Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cedar Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Slinger
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Slinger is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slinger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,704 people
- Cedar Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cedar Lake is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Hartford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hartford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,675 people
- Saint Lawrence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Lawrence is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lawrence
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Willow Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Willow Springs.
Cemeteries Near Willow Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Willow Springs.
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 Willow Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Willow Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Willow Springs, with the one closest to Willow Springs listed first.
- St. James Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Redeemer UCC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Albans Episcopalian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Dominics Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Central Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Richmond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (276 more) ...
- Emmanuel Community United Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Willow Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Willow Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Willow Springs, with the one closest to Willow Springs listed first.
- Lannon
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lannon is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,284 people
- Sussex
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sussex is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,086 people
- Colgate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Colgate is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colgate
- Marcy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marcy is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcy
- Duplainville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Duplainville is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplainville
- Menomonee Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Menomonee Falls is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonee Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,243 people
- Fussville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fussville is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fussville
- Meeker
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Meeker is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
- Lake Five
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Five is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Five
- Brookfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brookfield is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,164 people
- Merton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Merton is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,812 people
- West Granville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- West Granville is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Granville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Granville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Granville is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Richfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Richfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
- Estimated population in 2015: 11,530 people
- Hartland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hartland is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,338 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Willow Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Willow Springs.
Newspapers Published in Willow Springs ...
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 324 newspapers that have been published in the area around Willow Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Willow Springs, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Willow Springs.
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 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 Willow Springs:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Waukesha County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dodge County
- Fond du Lac County
- Jefferson County
- Milwaukee County
- Ozaukee County
- Racine County
- Sheboygan County
- Walworth County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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 Willow Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Willow Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |