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 Wilton (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 Wilton. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Wilton is located in Monroe 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 Monroe County: Jackson, Juneau, La Crosse & Vernon.
Below are the counties that are near Wilton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wilton:
- Monroe County (The home county of Wilton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilton, with the one closest to Wilton listed first.
- Norwalk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
- Norwalk is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- Oil City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Kendall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Clifton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Clifton is located in Monroe County
- Tomah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Oakdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Melvina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvina
- Melvina is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Tunnel City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunnel City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel City
- Tunnel City is located in Monroe County
- Cashton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Wyeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Angelo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelo
- Angelo is located in Monroe County
- Sparta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Sparta is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,800 people
- Adams County
- Quincy ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Quincy is located in Adams County
- Quincy ‑ Historic
- Crawford County
- Lynxville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lynxville
- Jackson County
- Millston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millston
- Millston is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Millston
- Juneau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilton, with the one closest to Wilton listed first.
- Elroy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Hustler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustler
- Hustler is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Camp Douglas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Douglas
- Camp Douglas is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 625 people
- Union Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
- Union Center is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- New Lisbon
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lisbon
- New Lisbon is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,547 people
- Wonewoc
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Mauston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east) - Lemonweir
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemonweir
- Lemonweir is located in Juneau County
- Mather
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mather
- Mather is located in Juneau County
- Necedah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necedah
- Necedah is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 923 people
- La Crosse County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilton, with the one closest to Wilton listed first.
- Middle Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ridge
- Middle Ridge is located in La Crosse County
- Rockland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Rockland is located in La Crosse County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Bangor
(23 miles [37 km] to the west) - Saint Joseph
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Saint Joseph is located in La Crosse County
- West Salem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
- West Salem is located in La Crosse County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,013 people
- Barre Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barre Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre Mills
- Barre Mills is located in La Crosse County
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilton, with the one closest to Wilton listed first.
- Yuba
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Bloom City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom City
- Bloom City is located in Richland County
- Viola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south) - Hub City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south) - Cazenovia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast) - Sabin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south) - Gillingham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillingham
- Gillingham is located in Richland County
- Sauk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilton, with the one closest to Wilton listed first.
- La Valle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Valle
- La Valle is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 360 people
- Ironton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast) - Lime Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lime Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
- Lime Ridge is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Vernon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilton, with the one closest to Wilton listed first.
- Ontario
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Mount Tabor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor
- Mount Tabor is located in Vernon County
- Trippville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trippville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trippville
- Trippville is located in Vernon County
- White City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- White City is located in Vernon County
- Hillsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Hillsboro is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,387 people
- Newry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newry
- Newry is located in Vernon County
- La Farge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Farge
- La Farge is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Westby
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westby
- Westby is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,254 people
- Liberty
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest) - Viroqua
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest) - Coon Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coon Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Valley
- Coon Valley is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Readstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wilton, see our County-by-County Page for Wilton.
Newspapers Published in Wilton ...
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 99 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wilton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wilton, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wilton.
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 Wilton:
- 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 Monroe 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
- Crawford County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jackson 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
- La Crosse 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
- Sauk 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
- Adams County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Monroe County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Monroe County
Cemeteries Near Wilton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wilton.
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 Wilton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wilton, with the one closest to Wilton listed first.
- St. Paul Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
- Dorset Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dorset Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dorset Cemetery
- Wanderers Rest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wanderers Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wanderers Rest Cemetery
- Worden - Burroughs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Worden - Burroughs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Worden - Burroughs Cemetery
- Noth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Noth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Noth Cemetery
- Calvin Day Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvin Day Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvin Day Cemetery
- St. Matthew Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Matthew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Matthew Cemetery
- Gordon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gordon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gordon Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
- Dorset Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dorset Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dorset Ridge Cemetery
- Pilgrims Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pilgrims Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilgrims Home Cemetery
- Continue List (187 more) ...
- Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
- St. Jacobs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Jacobs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Jacobs Cemetery
- Hilltop Rest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hilltop Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hilltop Rest Cemetery
- Catholic Cemetery
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Wilton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wilton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wilton, with the one closest to Wilton listed first.
- Norwalk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
- Norwalk is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- Oil City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Ontario
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Mount Tabor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor
- Mount Tabor is located in Vernon County
- Kendall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Saint Marys
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Marys have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
- Saint Marys is located in Monroe County
- Trippville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trippville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trippville
- Trippville is located in Vernon County
- Clifton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Clifton is located in Monroe County
- Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Rockton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Oakdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Tomah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Continue List (13 more) ...
- Melvina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvina
- Melvina is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Cashton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Elroy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Melvina
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wilton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wilton.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wilton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Monroe County: www.co.monroe.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Wilton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wilton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8144, Longitude: -90.5276 In this case, the coordinates for Wilton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Wilton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |