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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 Wiota (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 Wiota. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Wiota is located in Lafayette 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 Lafayette County: Jo Daviess (IL), Stephenson (IL), Grant, Green & Iowa.

Below are the counties that are near Wiota. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wiota:

  • Lafayette County     (The home county of Wiota)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wiota, with the one closest to Wiota listed first.
    • Woodford
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Gratiot
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Argyle
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Argyle is located in Lafayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
    • South Wayne
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • South Wayne is located in Lafayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wayne
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
    • Darlington
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Darlington is located in Lafayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,317 people
    • Blanchardville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Calamine
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Shullsburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Shullsburg is located in Lafayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shullsburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
    • Fort Gratiot ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • White Oak
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Etna
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Belmont
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Dane County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wiota, with the one closest to Wiota listed first.
    • Belleville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Blue Mounds
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Blue Mounds is located in Dane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mounds
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
    • Mount Horeb
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Mount Horeb is located in Dane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Horeb
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,563 people
    • Basco
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Paoli
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Elvers
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Klevenville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Grant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wiota, with the one closest to Wiota listed first.
    • Cuba City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Cuba City is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,047 people
    • Hazel Green
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Hazel Green is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
    • Platteville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Platteville is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platteville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,650 people
    • Livingston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Livingston is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
    • Jamestown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Green County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wiota, with the one closest to Wiota listed first.
    • Browntown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cadiz
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Monroe
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Monroe is located in Green County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,426 people
    • Monticello
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • New Glarus
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Twin Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Attica
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Mineral Point
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Mineral Point is located in Green County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
    • Dayton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Albany
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Albany is located in Green County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
    • Brodhead
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Brodhead is located in Green County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodhead
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
  • Iowa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wiota, with the one closest to Wiota listed first.
    • Moscow
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Hollandale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Mineral Point
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Dodgeville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Dodgeville is located in Iowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,677 people
    • Ridgeway
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Ridgeway is located in Iowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
    • Linden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Linden is located in Iowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
    • Barneveld
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Barneveld is located in Iowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barneveld
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people
    • Rewey
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Edmund
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pleasant Ridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Cobb
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hyde
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Jo Daviess County (IL)
  • Stephenson County (IL)

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

Cemeteries Near Wiota ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wiota.

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

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wiota covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wiota, with the one closest to Wiota listed first.

  • Schellenger Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Miller Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • West Wiota Lutheran Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Lamont Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hoffman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Apple Grove Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Gratiot Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Andrews Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Brown Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Union Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Kingsley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (227 more) ...
    • Eastman Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

While we didn't find Wiota in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wiota.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Wiota, with the one closest to Wiota listed first.

  • Lamont
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Lamont is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
  • Woodford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Gratiot
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • South Wayne
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • South Wayne is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wayne
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
  • Argyle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Argyle is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
  • Darlington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Darlington is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,317 people
  • Browntown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Fayette
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Fayette is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
  • Dunbarton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Dunbarton is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbarton
  • Warren
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Warren is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,300 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <1>
  • Apple River
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Martintown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Martintown is located in Green County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martintown
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Yellowstone
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Yellowstone is located in Lafayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowstone
    • Nora
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Nora is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nora <1>
    • Blanchardville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wiota. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wiota.

Newspapers Published in Wiota ...

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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wiota.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wiota, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wiota.

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 Wiota:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wiota) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<4>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Wiota, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.