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 Lehigh (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 Lehigh. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Lehigh is located in Barron 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 Barron County: Burnett, Chippewa, Dunn, Polk, Rusk, Saint Croix, Sawyer & Washburn.
Below are the counties that are near Lehigh. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lehigh:
- Barron County (The home county of Lehigh)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lehigh, with the one closest to Lehigh listed first.
- Chetek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Cameron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Rice Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Barron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron
- Barron is located in Barron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 people
- Haugen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Dallas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Poskin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poskin
- Poskin is located in Barron County
- Almena
(23 miles [37 km] to the west) - Cumberland
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- 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
- Twin Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west) - Prairie Farm
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Farm have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Farm
- Prairie Farm is located in Barron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
- Turtle Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Lake
- Turtle Lake is located in Barron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Chippewa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lehigh, with the one closest to Lehigh listed first.
- New Auburn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Auburn
- New Auburn is located in Chippewa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Bloomer
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Bloomer is located in Chippewa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,508 people
- Eagleton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton
- Eagleton is located in Chippewa County
- Cornell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dunn County
- Ridgeland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeland
- Rusk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lehigh, with the one closest to Lehigh listed first.
- Strickland
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickland
- Strickland is located in Rusk County
- Weyerhaeuser
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weyerhaeuser have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyerhaeuser
- Weyerhaeuser is located in Rusk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Apollonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apollonia
- Apollonia is located in Rusk County
- Bruce
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Port Arthur
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Arthur
- Port Arthur is located in Rusk County
- Ladysmith
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east) - Conrath
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east) - Tony
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east) - Sheldon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sawyer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lehigh, with the one closest to Lehigh listed first.
- Exeland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast) - Stone Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Lake
- Stone Lake is located in Sawyer County
- Couderay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast) - Radisson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Washburn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lehigh, with the one closest to Lehigh listed first.
- Birchwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Nobleton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Madge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madge
- Madge is located in Washburn County
- Shell Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lehigh, see our County-by-County Page for Lehigh.
Newspapers Published in Lehigh ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lehigh.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lehigh, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lehigh.
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 Lehigh:
- 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 Barron County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chippewa County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Dunn County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Rusk 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
- Chippewa County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Barron County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
Cemeteries Near Lehigh ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lehigh.
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 Lehigh covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lehigh, with the one closest to Lehigh listed first.
- Assumption Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Assumption Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Assumption Cemetery
- Polish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Polish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Polish Cemetery
- Pioneer Rest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Rest Cemetery
- Weyerhauser Protestant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weyerhauser Protestant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weyerhauser Protestant Cemetery
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
- Faaberg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Faaberg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Faaberg Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
- Cedar Lake Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Lake Cemetery
- Our Saviors Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Our Saviors Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Our Saviors Lutheran Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
- Orchard Beach Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Orchard Beach Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Orchard Beach Cemetery
- Meadows Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meadows Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meadows Creek Cemetery
- Continue List (108 more) ...
- Pleasant Plain Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Plain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Plain Cemetery
- Lakeview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- 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.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
- Pleasant Plain 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, Lehigh had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lehigh, with the one closest to Lehigh listed first.
- Canton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Cameron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Chetek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Rice Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Barron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron
- Barron is located in Barron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 people
- Haugen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Hillsdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Dallas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Nobleton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Sand Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek
- Sand Creek is located in Dunn County
- Cumberland
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- 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
- Almena
(23 miles [37 km] to the west) - Continue List (8 more) ...
- Prairie Farm
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Farm have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Farm
- Prairie Farm is located in Barron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
- Barronett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest) - Comstock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Prairie Farm
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lehigh. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lehigh.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lehigh. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Barron County: www.co.barron.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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lehigh) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lehigh. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4411, Longitude: -91.5510 In this case, the coordinates for Lehigh 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 Lehigh, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |