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 Hertel (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 Hertel. 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 hospitals 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.
Hertel is located in Burnett 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 Burnett County: Chisago (MN), Pine (MN), Barron, Douglas, Polk & Washburn.
Below are the counties that are near Hertel. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hertel:
- Burnett County (The home county of Hertel)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hertel, with the one closest to Hertel listed first.
- Bashaw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Webster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Siren
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siren
- Siren is located in Burnett County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Webb Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Lake
- Webb Lake is located in Burnett County
- Alpha
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Alpha is located in Burnett County
- Grantsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grantsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
- Grantsburg is located in Burnett County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
- Barron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hertel, with the one closest to Hertel listed first.
- Cumberland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Cumberland is located in Barron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,097 people
- Haugen
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast) - Almena
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south) - Turtle Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Lake
- Turtle Lake is located in Barron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Poskin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poskin
- Poskin is located in Barron County
- Rice Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hertel, with the one closest to Hertel listed first.
- Clam Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clam Falls
- Clam Falls is located in Polk County
- Frederic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Luck
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest) - Atlas
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Atlas is located in Polk County
- Milltown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest) - Balsam Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Balsam Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam Lake
- Balsam Lake is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 978 people
- Centuria
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centuria
- Centuria is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 905 people
- Sawyer County
- Stone Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Lake
- Stone Lake is located in Sawyer County
- Stone Lake
- Washburn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hertel, with the one closest to Hertel listed first.
- Spooner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Shell Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Lake
- Shell Lake is located in Washburn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,318 people
- Earl
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Earl is located in Washburn County
- Madge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madge
- Madge is located in Washburn County
- Nobleton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east) - Minong
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pine County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hertel, with the one closest to Hertel listed first.
- Cloverton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverton
- Cloverton is located in Pine County (MN)
- Duxbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duxbury
- Duxbury is located in Pine County (MN)
- Kingsdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Kingsdale is located in Pine County (MN)
- Cloverdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverdale is located in Pine County (MN)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hertel, see our County-by-County Page for Hertel.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Hertel ...
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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hertel.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Hertel. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Hertel and those printed in the larger area surrounding Hertel.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> of Hertel.
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 Hertel:
- 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 Burnett County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barron County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Polk 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
- Pine County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Barron County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Burnett County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Burnett County
Cemeteries Near Hertel ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hertel.
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 Hertel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hertel, with the one closest to Hertel listed first.
- Big Sand Lake Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Sand Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Sand Lake Cemetery
- Greendale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greendale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greendale Cemetery
- Viola Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Viola Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Viola Lake Cemetery
- Lorain Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lorain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lorain Cemetery
- Clam Lake Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clam Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clam Lake Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
- Clam River Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clam River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clam River Cemetery
- Orange Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Orange Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Orange Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Cemetery
- Rocky Ridge Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rocky Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rocky Ridge Cemetery
- Sacred Hearts Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Hearts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Hearts Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (74 more) ...
- Chelmo Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chelmo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chelmo Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
- Perida Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perida Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perida Cemetery
- Chelmo 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>
While we didn't find Hertel in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hertel.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hertel, with the one closest to Hertel listed first.
- Bashaw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Clam Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clam Falls
- Clam Falls is located in Polk County
- Spooner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Barronett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Shell Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Lake
- Shell Lake is located in Washburn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,318 people
- Cumberland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Cumberland is located in Barron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,097 people
- Trade Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trade Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trade Lake
- Trade Lake is located in Burnett County
- West Denmark
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Denmark have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Denmark
- West Denmark is located in Polk County
- Comstock
(23 miles [37 km] to the south) - Haugen
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast) - Bunyan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south) - Nobleton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Grantsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grantsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
- Grantsburg is located in Burnett County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
- Minong
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast) - Balsam Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Balsam Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam Lake
- Balsam Lake is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 978 people
- Grantsburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hertel. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hertel.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hertel. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Burnett County: www.burnettcounty.com/gov/
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' (or 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- Hertel) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hertel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.8087, Longitude: -92.1748 |
| <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 Hertel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |