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 may 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)
  - Norwalk is located in Monroe County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- Oil City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  - Oil City is located in Monroe County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Kendall
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  - Kendall is located in Monroe County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Clifton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  - Clifton is located in Monroe County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Tomah
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  - Tomah is located in Monroe County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomah
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 9,363 people
- Oakdale
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  - Oakdale is located in Monroe County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 290 people
- Melvina
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  - Melvina is located in Monroe County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvina
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Tunnel City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  - Tunnel City is located in Monroe County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel City
- Cashton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  - Cashton is located in Monroe County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashton
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,111 people
- Wyeville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  - Wyeville is located in Monroe County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeville
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Angelo
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  - Angelo is located in Monroe County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelo
- Sparta
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  - Sparta is located in Monroe County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 9,800 people
Adams County
- Quincy ‑ Historic
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  - Quincy is located in Adams County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
Crawford County
- Lynxville
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  - Lynxville is located in Crawford County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynxville
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
Jackson County
- Millston
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  - Millston is located in Jackson County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millston
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
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)
  - Elroy is located in Juneau County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
- Hustler
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  - Hustler is located in Juneau County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustler
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Camp Douglas
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  - Camp Douglas is located in Juneau County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Douglas
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 625 people
- Union Center
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  - Union Center is located in Juneau County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- New Lisbon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  - New Lisbon is located in Juneau County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lisbon
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 2,547 people
- Wonewoc
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  - Wonewoc is located in Juneau County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonewoc
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
- Mauston
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  - Mauston is located in Juneau County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauston
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 4,358 people
- Lemonweir
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  - Lemonweir is located in Juneau County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemonweir
- Mather
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  - Mather is located in Juneau County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mather
- Necedah
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  - Necedah is located in Juneau County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necedah
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 923 people
- Sprague
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  - Sprague is located in Juneau County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
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)
  - Middle Ridge is located in La Crosse County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ridge
- Rockland
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  - Rockland is located in La Crosse County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Bangor
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  - Bangor is located in La Crosse County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,442 people
- Saint Joseph
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  - Saint Joseph is located in La Crosse County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- West Salem
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  - West Salem is located in La Crosse County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 5,013 people
- Barre Mills
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  - Barre Mills is located in La Crosse County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre Mills
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)
  - Yuba is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Bloom City
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  - Bloom City is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom City
- Viola
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  - Viola is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 665 people
- Woodstock
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  - Woodstock is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Hub City
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  - Hub City is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub City
- Sabin
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  - Sabin is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabin
- Cazenovia
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  - Cazenovia is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cazenovia
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Gillingham
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  - Gillingham is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillingham
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)
  - La Valle is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Valle
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 360 people
- Ironton
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  - Ironton is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Lime Ridge
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  - 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 Wilton, with the one closest to Wilton listed first.
- Ontario
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  - Ontario is located in Vernon County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 561 people
- Mount Tabor
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  - Mount Tabor is located in Vernon County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor
- Trippville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  - Trippville is located in Vernon County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trippville
- White City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  - White City is located in Vernon County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Hillsboro
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  - Hillsboro is located in Vernon County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,387 people
- Newry
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  - Newry is located in Vernon County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newry
- La Farge
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  - La Farge is located in Vernon County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Farge
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Westby
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  - Westby is located in Vernon County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westby
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 2,254 people
- Liberty
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  - Liberty is located in Vernon County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Viroqua
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  - Viroqua is located in Vernon County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viroqua
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 4,394 people
- Coon Valley
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  - Coon Valley is located in Vernon County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Valley
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Readstown
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  - Readstown is located in Vernon County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readstown
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wilton, see our County-by-County Page for Wilton.

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.

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 Wilton - one of the links might be able to help.

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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
Hillside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
Dorset Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset Cemetery
Wanderers Rest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanderers Rest Cemetery
Worden - Burroughs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worden - Burroughs Cemetery
Noth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noth Cemetery
Calvin Day Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin Day Cemetery
St. Matthew Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthew Cemetery
Gordon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Cemetery
St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
Dorset Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset Ridge Cemetery
Pilgrims Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Home Cemetery
Continue List (188 more) ...
- Catholic Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
- St. Jacobs Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Jacobs Cemetery
- Hilltop Rest Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop Rest 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.<1>

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)
- Norwalk is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
Oil City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oil City is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
Ontario
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ontario is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
- Population from the 2020 Census: 561 people
Mount Tabor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Tabor is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor
Kendall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kendall is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
Saint Marys
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Saint Marys is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
Trippville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Trippville is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trippville
Clifton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Valley is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
Rockton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rockton is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
Oakdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oakdale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 290 people
Tomah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Tomah is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,363 people
Continue List (13 more) ...
- Melvina
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  - Melvina is located in Monroe County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvina
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Cashton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  - Cashton is located in Monroe County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashton
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,111 people
- Elroy
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  - Elroy is located in Juneau County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people

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.

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 turn to 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

Cemetery Information and Directories for 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

Footnotes ...

<1>

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.

<2>

Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.