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 Cable (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 Cable. 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.
Cable is located in Bayfield 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 Bayfield County: Ashland, Douglas, Sawyer & Washburn.
Below are the counties that are near Cable. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cable:
- Bayfield County (The home county of Cable)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cable, with the one closest to Cable listed first.
- Sutherland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherland
- Sutherland is located in Bayfield County
- Delta
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Delta is located in Bayfield County
- Mason
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Benoit
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benoit
- Benoit is located in Bayfield County
- Moquah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moquah
- Moquah is located in Bayfield County
- Ashland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cable, with the one closest to Cable listed first.
- Marengo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Marengo is located in Ashland County
- High Bridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
- High Bridge is located in Ashland County
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cable, with the one closest to Cable listed first.
- Sauntry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauntry
- Sauntry is located in Douglas County
- Solon Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solon Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon Springs
- Solon Springs is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Lake Nebagamon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Nebagamon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Nebagamon
- Lake Nebagamon is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,064 people
- Sawyer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cable, with the one closest to Cable listed first.
- Seeley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seeley
- Seeley is located in Sawyer County
- Phipps
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps
- Phipps is located in Sawyer County
- Hayward
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Little Round Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Round Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Round Lake
- Little Round Lake is located in Sawyer County
- Chief Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chief Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chief Lake
- Chief Lake is located in Sawyer County
- New Post
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Post
- New Post is located in Sawyer County
- Reserve
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reserve
- Reserve is located in Sawyer County
- Stone Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Lake
- Stone Lake is located in Sawyer County
- Couderay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south) - Winter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter
- Winter is located in Sawyer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- Radisson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Washburn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cable, with the one closest to Cable listed first.
- Minong
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west) - Earl
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Earl is located in Washburn County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cable, see our County-by-County Page for Cable.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Cable ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cable.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Cable. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Cable and those printed in the larger area surrounding Cable.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> of Cable.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Cable:
- 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 Bayfield County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashland County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Douglas County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Sawyer County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Washburn County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Ashland County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Bayfield County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
Cemeteries Near Cable ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cable.
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 Cable covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cable, with the one closest to Cable listed first.
- Greenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- 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. Anne Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anne Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- 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
- Round Lake Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Round Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Round Lake Cemetery
- Indian Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- 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
- Wildwood Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wildwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wildwood Cemetery
- Pike River Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pike River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pike River Cemetery
- Mason Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mason Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mason Cemetery
- Moe Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moe Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnes Cemetery
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Highland Memorial Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Memorial Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
- Highland Memorial 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, Cable had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cable, with the one closest to Cable listed first.
- Drummond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Phipps
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps
- Phipps is located in Sawyer County
- Hayward
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Pike River
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pike River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike River
- Pike River is located in Bayfield County
- Mason
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Benoit
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benoit
- Benoit is located in Bayfield County
- Ino
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north) - Reserve
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reserve
- Reserve is located in Sawyer County
- Sanborn
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast) - Topside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north) - Iron River
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron River
- Iron River is located in Bayfield County
- Minong
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west) - Continue List (8 more) ...
- Muskeg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north) - Moquah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moquah
- Moquah is located in Bayfield County
- Brule
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Muskeg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cable. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cable.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cable. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Bayfield County: www.bayfieldcounty.org/
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 from Point A (ie- Cable) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cable. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.2080, Longitude: -91.2921 In this case, the coordinates for Cable 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 Cable, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |