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Dane County, Wisconsin

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  • Gerald D. "Gary" Rettgen (1937 - 1971)
    Sources "Gerald D 'Gary' Rettgen." FindAGrave , published 11 March 2012. Accessed 19 January 2025.
  • Michael Cole (1940 - 2024)
    Michael Cole (July 3, 1940 – December 10, 2024) was an American actor best known for his role as Pete Cochran on the television crime drama The Mod Squad (1968–1973). Biography Bio by: Mr. Badger Ha...
  • Corrine Adaline Brown-Powers (1922 - 2004)
    Obituary, part one Obituary, part two
  • Ralph Tyrrell Kitchel (1881 - 1889)
    In Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers, 1791-1963 Middlebury Register Publication place: Middlebury, Addison, Vermont, USA Date: Nov 1 1889 Page 5
  • Cornelius Porter Kitchel (1875 - 1947)
    Page 159 Bibliographic information: Quindecennial record of the Class of 1897, Yale College, 1897-1912. Compiled by Henry H. Townshend, class secretary. Corporate Author Yale Universi...

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Dane County was formed in 1836 as a territorial county and organized in 1839. It was named after Nathan Dane, a Massachusetts delegate to the Congress of the Confederation who helped carve Wisconsin out of the Northwest Territory. Dane County was settled in the 1840s by settlers from New England. It contains the city of Madison, the state capitol. It also contains the Ho-Chunk Indian Reservation.

Adjacent Counties

Cities

  • Edgarton (part)
  • Fitchburg
  • Madison (County Seat, State Capital)
  • Middleton
  • Monona
  • Stoughton
  • Sun Prairie
  • Verona

For Other Towns, Villages & Communities, Please see Wikipedia.

Neighborhoods

  • Hope
  • Lake Windsor
  • Fitchburg Center
  • Middleton Junction
  • Oak Hall

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Wisconsin

Wikipedia

National Register of Historic Places

Genealogy Trails

Dane County Area Genealogical Society

US Gen Web

Dane County Historical Society

Roots Web

1873 Map of Dane County



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