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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 Manitowish Waters (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 Manitowish Waters. 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.

Manitowish Waters is located in Vilas 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 Vilas County: Gogebic (MI), Iron (MI), Forest, Iron, Oneida & Price.

Below are the counties that are near Manitowish Waters. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Manitowish Waters:

  • Vilas County     (The home county of Manitowish Waters)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Manitowish Waters, with the one closest to Manitowish Waters listed first.
    • Katinka Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Katinka Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katinka Village
      • Katinka Village is located in Vilas County
    • Lac du Flambeau
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lac du Flambeau
      • Lac du Flambeau is located in Vilas County
    • Sayner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayner
      • Sayner is located in Vilas County
    • Saint Germain
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Germain
      • Saint Germain is located in Vilas County
      • Former names for Saint Germain:
      • Farmington
      • Lakewood
    • Conover
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
      • Conover is located in Vilas County
  • Ashland County
    • Butternut
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butternut have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut
      • Butternut is located in Ashland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
  • Iron County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Manitowish Waters, with the one closest to Manitowish Waters listed first.
    • Manitowish
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitowish
      • Manitowish is located in Iron County
    • Gile
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gile
      • Gile is located in Iron County
    • Hurley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
      • Hurley is located in Iron County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
    • Montreal
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montreal
      • Montreal is located in Iron County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
  • Oneida County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Manitowish Waters, with the one closest to Manitowish Waters listed first.
    • Woodruff
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
      • Woodruff is located in Oneida County
    • Hazelhurst
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelhurst
      • Hazelhurst is located in Oneida County
  • Price County
    • Park Falls
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Falls
      • Park Falls is located in Price County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,192 people
  • Gogebic County (MI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Manitowish Waters, with the one closest to Manitowish Waters listed first.
    • Marenisco
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Ramsay
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramsay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsay
      • Ramsay is located in Gogebic County (MI)
    • Wakefield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wakefield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
      • Wakefield is located in Gogebic County (MI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,653 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakefield <2>
    • Bessemer
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bessemer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
      • Bessemer is located in Gogebic County (MI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bessemer <2>
    • Yale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
      • Yale is located in Gogebic County (MI)
    • White City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
      • White City is located in Gogebic County (MI)
    • Ironwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironwood
      • Ironwood is located in Gogebic County (MI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,814 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ironwood <2>
    • Hillcrest
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
      • Hillcrest is located in Gogebic County (MI)
    • Connorville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Connorville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connorville
      • Connorville is located in Gogebic County (MI)
    • North Ironwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Ironwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ironwood
      • North Ironwood is located in Gogebic County (MI)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Manitowish Waters, see our County-by-County Page for Manitowish Waters.

Newspapers Published in Manitowish Waters ...

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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Manitowish Waters.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Manitowish Waters, 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 Manitowish Waters.

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 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 Manitowish Waters:

Cemeteries Near Manitowish Waters ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Manitowish Waters.

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 Manitowish Waters covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Manitowish Waters, with the one closest to Manitowish Waters listed first.

  • Winchester Memorial Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winchester Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winchester Memorial Cemetery
  • Mercer Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mercer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mercer Cemetery
  • Presque Isle Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Presque Isle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Presque Isle Cemetery
  • Pines Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pines Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pines Cemetery
  • Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
  • Forest Garden Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Garden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Garden Cemetery
  • Plum Lake Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Marenisco Twp. Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marenisco Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marenisco Twp. Cemetery
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeside Cemetery
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeside Cemetery
  • St. Germain Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Germain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Germain Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Hillcrest Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Ironwood (MI).
      • The Riverside Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Ironwood Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1499 <4>

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>

While we didn't find Manitowish Waters in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Manitowish Waters.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Manitowish Waters, with the one closest to Manitowish Waters listed first.

  • Mercer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mercer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
    • Mercer is located in Iron County
  • Wellington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
    • Wellington is located in Gogebic County (MI)
  • Woodruff
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
    • Woodruff is located in Oneida County
  • Hartley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
    • Hartley is located in Gogebic County (MI)
    • Hartley has also been known as:
    • Hartleys
  • Minocqua
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minocqua have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minocqua
    • Minocqua is located in Oneida County
  • Ramsay
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramsay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsay
    • Ramsay is located in Gogebic County (MI)
  • Hazelhurst
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelhurst
    • Hazelhurst is located in Oneida County
  • Wakefield
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wakefield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
    • Wakefield is located in Gogebic County (MI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,653 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakefield <2>
  • Bessemer
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bessemer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
    • Bessemer is located in Gogebic County (MI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bessemer <2>
  • Jessieville
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jessieville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessieville
    • Jessieville is located in Gogebic County (MI)
  • Thayer
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thayer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
    • Thayer is located in Gogebic County (MI)
  • Siemens
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siemens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siemens
    • Siemens is located in Gogebic County (MI)
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Ironwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironwood
      • Ironwood is located in Gogebic County (MI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,814 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ironwood <2>
    • Hurley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
      • Hurley is located in Iron County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
    • Thomaston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomaston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston
      • Thomaston is located in Gogebic County (MI)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Manitowish Waters. See our List of 1890's Communities around Manitowish Waters.

The official website for Manitowish Waters: www.mwtown.org/

The official website for Vilas County: www.co.vilas.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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Manitowish Waters) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Manitowish Waters. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.1349, Longitude: -89.8877       In this case, the coordinates for Manitowish Waters 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 Manitowish Waters, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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