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== Online Gazetteers ==
Gazetteers list geographical names, such as towns, settlements, villages, districts, rivers, and mountains, and sometimes, provide historical information about the locations.  
*[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?searchTypeaheadInputText=Wisconsin&text=Wisconsin FamilySearch Places]
*[https://digital.newberry.org/ahcb/pages/Wisconsin.html Atlas of Historic County Borders - Wisconsin]
*[https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/vitalrecords/cvtlist.pdf Wisconsin Cities and Villages in Multiple Counties]
*[http://www.theus50.com/wisconsin/cities.php Wisconsin Cities - theus50.com]
*[http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~gtusa/history/usa/wi.htm Guide to Ghost Towns in Wisconcin]
*[https://archive.org/details/wisconsingazett01huntgoog/page/n8/mode/2up Wisconsin Gazetteer: Containing the Names, Location, and Advantages, of the ...] John Warren Hunt. Wisconsin Gazetteer: Containing the Names, Location, and Advantages, of the ... B. Brown, printer 1853
*[https://archive.org/details/cu31924095607135/page/n13/mode/2up Adam's directory of points and landings on rivers and bayous in the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin] Louis A Adams. Adam's Directory of Points and Landings on Rivers and Bayous in the State of Alabama.... Wisconsin. New Orleans : W. L. Murray 1877
*[https://archive.org/details/wisconsinstatega1891921rlpo/page/n3/mode/2up Wisconsin state gazetteer and business directory] R L Polk. Wisconsin State Gazetteer and Business Directory 1891-92. Milwaukee, [Wis.] : Murphy & Co. 1892
*[https://mwhistory.org/2016/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/1895-95-WI-Gazetteer-Business-Directory-select.pdf Wisconsin State Gazetteer and Business Directory 1895-96] R L Polk. Wisconsin Gazetteer Business Directory 1895-96. Detroit, Mich. [etc.] R.L. Polk & Co., 1896
*[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=chi.78733316&view=1up&seq=11 Polk's Wisconsin state gazetteer and business directory] R L Polk. Polk's Wisconsin State Gazetteer and Business Directory 1921-22. Detroit, Mich. [etc.] R.L. Polk & Co., c1927-
*'''1891-1892''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-65051/wisconsin-state-gazetteer-and-business-directory-1891-1892-volume-7?s=275764761 Wisconsin State Gazetteer And Business Directory, 1891 - 1892, Volume 7, Part 2] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
*'''1891-1892''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-65052/wisconsin-state-gazetteer-and-business-directory-1891-1892-volume-7?s=275764761 Wisconsin State Gazetteer And Business Directory, 1891-1892, Volume 7, Part 3] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)


== Print Only Gazetteers ==  
=== Publications  ===
*{{FSC|175210|item|disp=Wisconsin gazetteer 1853}} John Warren Hunt. Wisconsin Gazetteer 1853 : containing the names, location and advantages of the counties, cities, towns, villages, post offices, and settlemants, together with a description of the lakes, water courses, prairies, and public localities in the state of Wisconsin. Madison, Wisconsin : B. Brown, 1853
*{{FSC|574955|item|disp=List of townships in the state of Wisconsin}} Sheboygan County Historical Research Center. List of Townships in the State of Wisconsin : as taken from the Wisconsin state plat book of circa 1905 and "Atlas of Wisconsin counties" of 1984. List is in two alphabetical sections. Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin : Sheboygan County Historical Research Center, [199-]
*{{FSC|650125|item|disp=The romance of Wisconsin Place Names}} Robert Gard and L. G. Sorden. The Romance of Wisconsin Place Names. Minocqua, Wisconsin : Heartland Press, c1988
*{{FSC|461938|item|disp=Wisconsin gazetteer}} Wisconsin Gazetteer. Wilmington, Delaware : American Historical Publications, c1991
*{{FSC|708978|item|disp=Wisconsin, its counties, townships & villages}} Wendy (Zastrow) Uncapher and Linda (Zastrow) Herrick. Wisconsin, its Counties, Townships & Villages. Janesville, Wisconsin : ORIGINS Genealogy Shop, c1994
*{{FSC|656714|item|disp=Wisconsin, atlas of historical county boundaries}} Gordon DenBoer. Wisconsin, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. New York, New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, c1997


== Why Use Gazetteers ==
Several gazetteers of [[Wisconsin|Wisconsin]] have been published:


A gazetteer is a dictionary of place-names. Gazetteers list or describe towns and villages, parishes, states, populations, rivers and mountains, and other geographical features. They usually include only the names of places that existed at the time the gazetteer was published. Within a specific geographical area, the place-names are listed in alphabetical order, similar to a dictionary. You can use a gazetteer to locate the places where your family lived and to determine the civil and religious jurisdictions over those places.  
*Hale, James B.W. ''Wisconsin Post Office Handbook''. Revised ed. (Not available at the Family History Library.) Available from the Wisconsin Postal History Society, 5401 Raymond Rd., Madison, WI 53711.
*Hunt, John Warren. ''Wisconsin Gazetteer''. Madison, Wisconsin: B. Brown, 1853. (Family History Library book {{FHL|175210|title-id|disp=977.5 E5h}}; film {{FHL|175210|title-id|disp=897468}}; fiche {{FHL|175210|title-id|disp=6051150}}), [http://books.google.com/books/about/Wisconsin_gazetteer.html?id=xU8VAAAAYAAJ Google Books], [http://quod.lib.umich.edu/g/genpub/AFK4346.0001.001?view=toc University of Michigan Digital Collection]
*Moertl, Frank. ''Wisconsin: Its Territorial and Statehood Post Offices'', 1993. (Not available at the Family History Library.) Available from the Wisconsin Postal History Society, see above. This has detailed maps and descriptions showing the location of each post office.
*''Wisconsin Gazetteer''. Wilmington, Delaware: American Historical Publications, 1991. (Family History Library book {{FHL|461938|title-id|disp=977.5 E5w}}.)


There are many places within a state with similar or identical place-names. You will need to use a gazetteer to identify the specific town where your ancestor lived, the state the town was or is in, and the jurisdictions where records about the person was kept.
For river landings, see:


=== Gazetteer Contents ===
*Adams, Louis A. ''Adam's Directory of Points and Landings on Rivers and Bayous in the States of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin.'' New Orleans: W. L. Murray, 1877. Digital version at [http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924095607135 Internet Archive].


Gazetteers may also provide additional information about towns, such as:
=== Family History Library Collection  ===


*Different religious denominations
Gazetteers can be found for states, counties and local geographic areas.  
*Schools, colleges, and universities
*Major manufacturers, canals, docks, and railroad stations
*The population size.
*Boundaries of civil jurisdiction.
*Ecclesiastical jurisdiction(s)
*Longitude and latitude.
*Distances and direction from other from cities.
*Schools, colleges, and universities.
*Denominations and number of churches.
*Historical and biographical information on some individuals (usually high-ranking or famous individuals)


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Copies of records on FHL microfilm and microfiche can be ordered for viewing at [[Family History Centers|Family History Centers]]. Also find Wisconsin Gazetteer resources available at other libraries (WorldCat). Explore how to search [[Worldcat Online Catalog|WorldCat]] and the [[Family History Library Catalog|FHLC]].


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Gazetteers list geographical names, such as towns, settlements, villages, districts, rivers, and mountains, and sometimes, provide historical information about the locations.

Publications[edit | edit source]

Several gazetteers of Wisconsin have been published:

  • Hale, James B.W. Wisconsin Post Office Handbook. Revised ed. (Not available at the Family History Library.) Available from the Wisconsin Postal History Society, 5401 Raymond Rd., Madison, WI 53711.
  • Hunt, John Warren. Wisconsin Gazetteer. Madison, Wisconsin: B. Brown, 1853. (Family History Library book 977.5 E5h; film 897468; fiche 6051150), Google Books, University of Michigan Digital Collection
  • Moertl, Frank. Wisconsin: Its Territorial and Statehood Post Offices, 1993. (Not available at the Family History Library.) Available from the Wisconsin Postal History Society, see above. This has detailed maps and descriptions showing the location of each post office.
  • Wisconsin Gazetteer. Wilmington, Delaware: American Historical Publications, 1991. (Family History Library book 977.5 E5w.)

For river landings, see:

  • Adams, Louis A. Adam's Directory of Points and Landings on Rivers and Bayous in the States of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin. New Orleans: W. L. Murray, 1877. Digital version at Internet Archive.

Family History Library Collection[edit | edit source]

Gazetteers can be found for states, counties and local geographic areas.

Copies of records on FHL microfilm and microfiche can be ordered for viewing at Family History Centers. Also find Wisconsin Gazetteer resources available at other libraries (WorldCat). Explore how to search WorldCat and the FHLC.


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