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 Cecil (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 Cecil. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Cecil is located in Shawano 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 Shawano County: Brown, Langlade, Marathon, Menominee, Oconto, Outagamie, Portage & Waupaca.
Below are the counties that are near Cecil. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cecil:
- Shawano County (The home county of Cecil)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cecil, with the one closest to Cecil listed first.
- Pulcifer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulcifer
- Pulcifer is located in Shawano County
- Bonduel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonduel
- Bonduel is located in Shawano County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,411 people
- Slab City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Zachow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachow
- Zachow is located in Shawano County
- Shawano
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawano
- Shawano is located in Shawano County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,885 people
- Lunds
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunds
- Lunds is located in Shawano County
- Frazer Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer Corners
- Frazer Corners is located in Shawano County
- Briarton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Middle Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Village
- Middle Village is located in Shawano County
- Gresham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Gresham is located in Shawano County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 563 people
- Leopolis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopolis
- Leopolis is located in Shawano County
- Bowler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cecil, with the one closest to Cecil listed first.
- Pulaski
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Pulaski is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,766 people
- Pittsfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
- Pittsfield is located in Brown County
- Flintville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Flintville is located in Brown County
- Suamico
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast) - Howard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast) - Duck Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duck Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Duck Creek is located in Brown County
- Oneida
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast) - Hobart
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast) - Ashwaubenon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwaubenon
- Ashwaubenon is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,004 people
- Green Bay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
- Green Bay is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103,836 people
- Langlade County
- White Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lake
- White Lake is located in Langlade County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- White Lake
- Marinette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cecil, with the one closest to Cecil listed first.
- Coleman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Coleman is located in Marinette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Pound
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Menominee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cecil, with the one closest to Cecil listed first.
- Legend Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Legend Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legend Lake
- Legend Lake is located in Menominee County
- Keshena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keshena
- Keshena is located in Menominee County
- Neopit
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest) - Zoar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Zoar is located in Menominee County
- Oconto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cecil, with the one closest to Cecil listed first.
- Gillett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Suring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suring
- Suring is located in Oconto County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 524 people
- Frostville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostville
- Frostville is located in Oconto County
- Oconto Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto Falls
- Oconto Falls is located in Oconto County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,805 people
- Hickory Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Hickory Corners is located in Oconto County
- Spruce
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce
- Spruce is located in Oconto County
- Breed
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - Stiles Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stiles Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles Junction
- Stiles Junction is located in Oconto County
- Lena
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast) - Armstrong
(23 miles [37 km] to the north) - Mountain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
- Mountain is located in Oconto County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Pensaukee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Outagamie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cecil, with the one closest to Cecil listed first.
- Leeman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Nichols
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Seymour
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south) - Black Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Black Creek is located in Outagamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,309 people
- Bear Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Bear Creek is located in Outagamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- Chicago Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Corners
- Chicago Corners is located in Outagamie County
- Shiocton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south) - Freedom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Freedom is located in Outagamie County
- Waupaca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cecil, with the one closest to Cecil listed first.
- Embarrass
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Clintonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clintonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Clintonville is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,353 people
- Marion
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
- Granite City ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite City
- Granite City is located in Waupaca County
- Big Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cecil, see our County-by-County Page for Cecil.
Newspapers Published in Cecil ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cecil.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cecil, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cecil.
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 websites either 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 Cecil:
- 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 Shawano County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Langlade County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Marinette County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Menominee County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Oconto County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Outagamie 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
- Brown County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Shawano County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Shawano County
Cemeteries Near Cecil ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cecil.
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 Cecil covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cecil, with the one closest to Cecil listed first.
- St. Martins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Martins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Martins Cemetery
- Lakeview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lakeview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bierbaum Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Cemetery
- St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- The St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Paul Cemetery
- St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89151 <4>
- St. Johns UCC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns UCC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2218926 <4>
- White Clay Lake Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Clay Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The White Clay Lake Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kulb's Cemetery
- Schutz Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Clay Lake Cemetery
- Underhill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Underhill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Underhill Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
- Dickson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dickson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dickson Cemetery
- St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2317606 <4>
- Mosling Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mosling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mosling Cemetery
- Friedens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friedens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friedens Cemetery
- St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- The St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2406021 <4>
- Continue List (143 more) ...
- Danish Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Danish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Danish Cemetery
- Lake Drive Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake Drive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lake Drive Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lundquist Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Drive Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Woodlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shawano City Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
- Danish 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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Cecil had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Cecil had a population of 548 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cecil, with the one closest to Cecil listed first.
- Bonduel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonduel
- Bonduel is located in Shawano County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,411 people
- Pulcifer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulcifer
- Pulcifer is located in Shawano County
- Shawano
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawano
- Shawano is located in Shawano County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,885 people
- Gillett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Keshena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keshena
- Keshena is located in Menominee County
- Angelica
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Belle Plaine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Plaine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Plaine
- Belle Plaine is located in Shawano County
- Laney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Hayes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Briarton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Pulaski
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Pulaski is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,766 people
- Embarrass
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Continue List (16 more) ...
- Rose Lawn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Chase
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Oconto Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto Falls
- Oconto Falls is located in Oconto County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,805 people
- Rose Lawn
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cecil. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cecil.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cecil. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Shawano County: www.co.shawano.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> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cecil) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cecil. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8122, Longitude: -88.4493 In this case, the coordinates for Cecil have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <5> | 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 Cecil, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |