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 Wingra Park (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 Wingra Park. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Wingra Park is located in Dane 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 Dane County: Columbia, Dodge, Green, Iowa, Jefferson, Rock & Sauk.
Below are the counties that are near Wingra Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wingra Park:
- Dane County (The home county of Wingra Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wingra Park, with the one closest to Wingra Park listed first.
- Madison
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Madison is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263,094 people
- Shorewood Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shorewood Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorewood Hills
- Shorewood Hills is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,999 people
- Pilgrim Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilgrim Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Village
- Pilgrim Village is located in Dane County
- Monona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Maple Bluff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Bluff
- Maple Bluff is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,307 people
- Fitchburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
- Fitchburg is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,866 people
- Mendota
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Darwin ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Middleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - McFarland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Ashton Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton Corners
- Ashton Corners is located in Dane County
- Oak Hall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hall
- Oak Hall is located in Dane County
- Verona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wingra Park, with the one closest to Wingra Park listed first.
- Lodi
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Lodi is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
- Keyeser
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Arlington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Arlington is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
- North Leeds
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Leeds have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
- North Leeds is located in Columbia County
- Okee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okee
- Okee is located in Columbia County
- Harmony Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
- Harmony Grove is located in Columbia County
- Lake Wisconsin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Wisconsin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wisconsin
- Lake Wisconsin is located in Columbia County
- Poynette
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north) - Otsego
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otsego
- Otsego is located in Columbia County
- Durwards Glen ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durwards Glen
- Durwards Glen is located in Columbia County
- Columbus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Columbus is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,117 people
- Rio
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north) - Doylestown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
- Doylestown is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Dodge County
- Astico
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astico
- Astico is located in Dodge County
- Astico
- Green County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wingra Park, with the one closest to Wingra Park listed first.
- Dayton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Dayton is located in Green County
- Attica
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Attica is located in Green County
- New Glarus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glarus
- New Glarus is located in Green County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,136 people
- Monticello
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Monticello is located in Green County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
- Albany
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south) - Mineral Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Mineral Point is located in Green County
- Brodhead
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Iowa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wingra Park, with the one closest to Wingra Park listed first.
- Barneveld
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west) - Cassell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest) - Arena
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
- Arena is located in Iowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
- Moscow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Moscow is located in Iowa County
- Hyde
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde
- Hyde is located in Iowa County
- Hollandale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollandale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandale
- Hollandale is located in Iowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Ridgeway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wingra Park, with the one closest to Wingra Park listed first.
- Lake Ripley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ripley
- Lake Ripley is located in Jefferson County
- Waterloo
(23 miles [37 km] to the east) - Lake Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mills
- Lake Mills is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,014 people
- Carcajou
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carcajou
- Carcajou is located in Jefferson County
- Lake Koshkonong
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Koshkonong have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Koshkonong
- Lake Koshkonong is located in Jefferson County
- Fort Atkinson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Atkinson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Atkinson
- Fort Atkinson is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,372 people
- Jefferson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lafayette County
- Blanchardville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchardville
- Blanchardville is located in Lafayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
- Blanchardville
- Rock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wingra Park, with the one closest to Wingra Park listed first.
- Union
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Cooksville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Cooksville is located in Rock County
- Evansville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evansville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Evansville is located in Rock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,556 people
- Fulton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Fulton is located in Rock County
- Edgerton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Edgerton is located in Rock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,595 people
- Magnolia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Magnolia is located in Rock County
- Footville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
- Footville is located in Rock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
- Milton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Milton is located in Rock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,643 people
- Sauk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wingra Park, with the one closest to Wingra Park listed first.
- Sauk City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest) - Prairie du Sac village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Sac village
- Prairie du Sac village is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,426 people
- Merrimac
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest) - Moon Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Valley
- Moon Valley is located in Sauk County
- Witwen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witwen
- Witwen is located in Sauk County
- Denzer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denzer
- Denzer is located in Sauk County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wingra Park, see our County-by-County Page for Wingra Park.
Newspapers Published in Wingra Park ...
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 259 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wingra Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wingra Park, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wingra Park.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Wingra Park:
- 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 Dane County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Dodge County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Green County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Iowa County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jefferson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lafayette County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Rock 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
- Columbia County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Dane County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Dane County
Cemeteries Near Wingra Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wingra Park.
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 Wingra Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wingra Park, with the one closest to Wingra Park listed first.
- Resurrection Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Resurrection Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Madison.
- The Resurrection Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
- Resurrection Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Resurrection Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #343777 <3>
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Madison.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87944 <3>
- Roselawn Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roselawn Memorial Park
- Blooming Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blooming Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blooming Grove Cemetery
- St. Bernards Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Bernards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Bernards Cemetery
- Sunset Memory Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Memory Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Memory Gardens
- Middleton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Middleton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middleton Cemetery
- Evergreen Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Hill Cemetery
- Oak Hall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hall Cemetery
- Holy Mother of Consolation Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Mother of Consolation Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Mother of Consolation Cemetery
- McFarland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McFarland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McFarland Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- 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
- Continue List (197 more) ...
- St. John's Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- The St. John's Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. John the Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1973354 <3>
- Prairie Mound Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Mound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Mound Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
- St. John's 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 Wingra Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wingra Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wingra Park, with the one closest to Wingra Park listed first.
- Madison
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Madison is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263,094 people
- Fitchburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
- Fitchburg is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,866 people
- Syene ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Pheasant Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pheasant Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Branch
- Pheasant Branch is located in Dane County
- Darwin ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Mendota
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Middleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Lakeview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Verona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - West Middleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Middleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middleton
- West Middleton is located in Dane County
- Waunakee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Continue List (16 more) ...
- Burke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Ashton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Ashton is located in Dane County
- Oregon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Burke
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wingra Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wingra Park.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wingra Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Dane County: www.co.dane.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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wingra Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wingra Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0628, Longitude: -89.4165 In this case, the coordinates for Wingra Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Wingra Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |