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 Auburndale (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 Auburndale. 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 hospitals and 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.
Auburndale is located in Wood 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 Wood County: Adams, Clark, Jackson, Juneau, Marathon & Portage.
Below are the counties that are near Auburndale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Auburndale:
- Wood County (The home county of Auburndale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Auburndale, with the one closest to Auburndale listed first.
- Blenker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blenker
- Blenker is located in Wood County
- Hewitt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
- Hewitt is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
- Sherry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry
- Sherry is located in Wood County
- Arpin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Milladore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milladore
- Milladore is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Marshfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
- Marshfield is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,414 people
- Bakerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
- Bakerville is located in Wood County
- Vesper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesper
- Vesper is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
- Eight Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eight Corners
- Eight Corners is located in Wood County
- Rudolph
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Pittsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
- Pittsville is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
- Lindsey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey
- Lindsey is located in Wood County
- Adams County
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Auburndale, with the one closest to Auburndale listed first.
- Chili
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
- Chili is located in Clark County
- Spokeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spokeville
- Spokeville is located in Clark County
- Granton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granton
- Granton is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Riplinger
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riplinger
- Riplinger is located in Clark County
- Colby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) - Loyal
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west) - Abbotsford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abbotsford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbotsford
- Abbotsford is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,225 people
- Atwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Atwood is located in Clark County
- Neillsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neillsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neillsville
- Neillsville is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,375 people
- Curtiss
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtiss
- Curtiss is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Dorchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dorchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Dorchester is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
- Greenwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Greenwood is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 995 people
- Jackson County
- Pray
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pray
- Pray is located in Jackson County
- Pray
- Marathon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Auburndale, with the one closest to Auburndale listed first.
- Rozellville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozellville
- Rozellville is located in Marathon County
- Rangeline
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rangeline
- Rangeline is located in Marathon County
- McMillan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Stratford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Moon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon
- Moon is located in Marathon County
- Fenwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Spencer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Spencer is located in Marathon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,865 people
- Wien
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wien
- Wien is located in Marathon County
- Mosinee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Ashley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
- Ashley is located in Marathon County
- Edgar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
- Edgar is located in Marathon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,434 people
- Unity
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Auburndale, with the one closest to Auburndale listed first.
- Junction City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Junction City is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- Stevens Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Point
- Stevens Point is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,949 people
- Park Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
- Park Ridge is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
- Torun
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torun
- Torun is located in Portage County
- Whiting
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast) - Plover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast) - Ellis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Ellis is located in Portage County
- Polonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polonia
- Polonia is located in Portage County
- Arnott
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east) - Custer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Custer is located in Portage County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Auburndale, see our County-by-County Page for Auburndale.
Newspapers Published in Auburndale ...
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 91 newspapers that have been published in the area around Auburndale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Auburndale, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Auburndale.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Auburndale:
- 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 Wood 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
- Clark 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
- Marathon County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Portage County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Adams County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Wood County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Wood County
Cemeteries Near Auburndale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Auburndale.
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 Auburndale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Auburndale, with the one closest to Auburndale listed first.
- Greenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
- Auburndale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Auburndale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Auburndale Cemetery
- North Auburndale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Auburndale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Auburndale Cemetery
- Slidre Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Slidre Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slidre Cemetery
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michaels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
- Immanuel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
- Arpin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arpin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arpin Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
- Indian Bill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Bill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Bill Cemetery
- John Ne-Wee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the John Ne-Wee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the John Ne-Wee Cemetery
- Continue List (115 more) ...
- Trinity Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
- St. Wenceslaus Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Wenceslaus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Wenceslaus Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
- Trinity 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Auburndale had a population of 253 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Auburndale had a population of 658 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Auburndale, with the one closest to Auburndale listed first.
- Blenker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blenker
- Blenker is located in Wood County
- Hewitt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
- Hewitt is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
- Sherry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry
- Sherry is located in Wood County
- Rozellville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozellville
- Rozellville is located in Marathon County
- Milladore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milladore
- Milladore is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Rangeline
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rangeline
- Rangeline is located in Marathon County
- Bakerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
- Bakerville is located in Wood County
- Vesper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesper
- Vesper is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
- McMillan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Bradley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Junction City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Junction City is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- Weber
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rudolph
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Halder
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Lindsey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey
- Lindsey is located in Wood County
- Rudolph
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Auburndale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Auburndale.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Auburndale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Wood County: www.co.wood.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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Auburndale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Auburndale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6283, Longitude: -90.0151 In this case, the coordinates for Auburndale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Auburndale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |