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 Blaine (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 Blaine. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Blaine is located in Portage 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 Portage County: Adams, Marathon, Shawano, Waupaca, Waushara & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near Blaine. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Blaine:
- Portage County (The home county of Blaine)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blaine, with the one closest to Blaine listed first.
- Almond
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Almond is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
- Amherst
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Amherst is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,082 people
- Amherst Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amherst Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Junction
- Amherst Junction is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
- Nelsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Nelsonville is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Arnott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Custer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Custer is located in Portage County
- Plover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Garfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Garfield is located in Portage County
- Whiting
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Polonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polonia
- Polonia is located in Portage County
- Park Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- 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
- Ellis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Ellis is located in Portage County
- Stevens Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Point
- Stevens Point is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,949 people
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blaine, with the one closest to Blaine listed first.
- Big Flats
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Flats
- Big Flats is located in Adams County
- New Rome ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Green Lake County
- Marathon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blaine, with the one closest to Blaine listed first.
- Galloway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway
- Galloway is located in Marathon County
- Ashley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
- Ashley is located in Marathon County
- Marquette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blaine, with the one closest to Blaine listed first.
- Neshkoro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south) - Germania
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south) - Westfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Waupaca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blaine, with the one closest to Blaine listed first.
- Cobb Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - King
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- King is located in Waupaca County
- Sheridan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Sheridan is located in Waupaca County
- Waupaca
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Scandinavia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scandinavia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandinavia
- Scandinavia is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Iola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Ogdensburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ogdensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdensburg
- Ogdensburg is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Weyauwega
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Gills Landing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills Landing
- Gills Landing is located in Waupaca County
- Little Wolf ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Wolf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Wolf
- Little Wolf is located in Waupaca County
- Fremont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Fremont is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 647 people
- Manawa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast) - Ostrander
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrander
- Ostrander is located in Waupaca County
- Waushara County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blaine, with the one closest to Blaine listed first.
- Wild Rose
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rose
- Wild Rose is located in Waushara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
- Plainfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Plainfield is located in Waushara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
- Saxeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxeville
- Saxeville is located in Waushara County
- Mount Morris
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Morris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Morris
- Mount Morris is located in Waushara County
- Hancock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Wautoma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Pine River
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
- Pine River is located in Waushara County
- West Bloomfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bloomfield
- West Bloomfield is located in Waushara County
- Silver Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Silver Lake is located in Waushara County
- Poy Sippi
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poy Sippi
- Poy Sippi is located in Waushara County
- Redgranite
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redgranite have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redgranite
- Redgranite is located in Waushara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,111 people
- Lohrville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast) - Coloma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Winnebago County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blaine, with the one closest to Blaine listed first.
- Orihula
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orihula
- Orihula is located in Winnebago County
- Zittau
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zittau
- Zittau is located in Winnebago County
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blaine, with the one closest to Blaine listed first.
- Grand Rapids
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rapids
- Grand Rapids is located in Wood County
- Lake Wazeecha
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Wazeecha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wazeecha
- Lake Wazeecha is located in Wood County
- Biron
(23 miles [37 km] to the west) - Wisconsin Rapids
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisconsin Rapids
- Wisconsin Rapids is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,555 people
- Rudolph
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest) - Port Edwards
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Edwards
- Port Edwards is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,752 people
- Nekoosa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nekoosa
- Nekoosa is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,391 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Blaine, see our County-by-County Page for Blaine.
Newspapers Published in Blaine ...
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 107 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blaine.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blaine, 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 Blaine.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Blaine:
- 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 Portage 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
- Green Lake 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
- Marquette County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Waupaca County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Waushara County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Winnebago County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Wood 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 Portage County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
Cemeteries Near Blaine ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blaine.
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 Blaine covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Blaine, with the one closest to Blaine listed first.
- Elmwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elmwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmwood Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
- Buena Vista Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buena Vista Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buena Vista Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- 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
- Badger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Badger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Badger Cemetery
- East German Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East German Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East German Cemetery
- Bohemian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bohemian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bohemian Cemetery
- Dopp Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dopp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dopp Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
- North Almond Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Almond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Almond Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Cemetery
- Lane Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lane Cemetery
- Continue List (166 more) ...
- Guardian Angel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Guardian Angel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Guardian Angel Cemetery
- Kimball Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kimball Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kimball Cemetery
- Springwater Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springwater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springwater Cemetery
- Guardian Angel 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 in 1895, Blaine had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Blaine, with the one closest to Blaine listed first.
- Almond
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Almond is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
- Rural
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Sheridan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Sheridan is located in Waupaca County
- Keene
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Wild Rose
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rose
- Wild Rose is located in Waushara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
- Amherst
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Amherst is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,082 people
- Bancroft
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Amherst Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amherst Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Junction
- Amherst Junction is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
- Plainfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Plainfield is located in Waushara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
- Fancher
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Lake Emily ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Emily have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Emily
- Lake Emily is located in Portage County
- Waupaca
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Continue List (15 more) ...
- Arnott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Nelsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Nelsonville is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Saxeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxeville
- Saxeville is located in Waushara County
- Arnott
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Blaine. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blaine.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Blaine. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Portage County: www.co.portage.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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Blaine) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blaine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3090, Longitude: -89.3153 |
| <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 Blaine, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |