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 Packwaukee (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 Packwaukee. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Packwaukee is located in Marquette 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 Marquette County: Adams, Columbia, Green Lake & Waushara.
Below are the counties that are near Packwaukee. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Packwaukee:
- Marquette County (The home county of Packwaukee)
- The following are listed by their distance from Packwaukee, with the one closest to Packwaukee listed first.
- Endeavor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Glen Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Oak
- Glen Oak is located in Marquette County
- Oxford
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Oxford is located in Marquette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Montello
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Douglas Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglas Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Center
- Douglas Center is located in Marquette County
- Westfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Germania
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Neshkoro
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Packwaukee, with the one closest to Packwaukee listed first.
- Easton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Easton is located in Adams County
- Plainville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Plainville is located in Adams County
- Adams
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Adams is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Friendship
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
- Quincy ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Quincy is located in Adams County
- Arkdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdale
- Arkdale is located in Adams County
- Big Flats
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Flats
- Big Flats is located in Adams County
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Packwaukee, with the one closest to Packwaukee listed first.
- Portage
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Portage is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,381 people
- Pardeeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pardeeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardeeville
- Pardeeville is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,053 people
- Wisconsin Dells
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisconsin Dells
- Wisconsin Dells is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
- Wyocena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyocena
- Wyocena is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
- Former names for Wyocena:
- Duck Creek
- Wiocena
- Friesland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast) - Durwards Glen ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durwards Glen
- Durwards Glen is located in Columbia County
- Cambria
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast) - Rio
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast) - Poynette
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south) - Harmony Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
- Harmony Grove is located in Columbia County
- Lake Wisconsin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Wisconsin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wisconsin
- Lake Wisconsin is located in Columbia County
- Doylestown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
- Doylestown is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Okee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okee
- Okee is located in Columbia County
- Dodge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Packwaukee, with the one closest to Packwaukee listed first.
- Randolph
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast) - Fox Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fond du Lac County
- Fairwater
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairwater
- Fairwater is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Fairwater
- Green Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Packwaukee, with the one closest to Packwaukee listed first.
- Marquette
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Kingston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Kingston is located in Green Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Princeton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - Markesan
(23 miles [37 km] to the east) - Green Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
- Green Lake is located in Green Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
- Berlin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Juneau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Packwaukee, with the one closest to Packwaukee listed first.
- Lyndon Station
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndon Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon Station
- Lyndon Station is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Lemonweir
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemonweir
- Lemonweir is located in Juneau County
- Sauk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Packwaukee, with the one closest to Packwaukee listed first.
- Lake Delton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Delton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Delton
- Lake Delton is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,986 people
- Baraboo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baraboo
- Baraboo is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,121 people
- West Baraboo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Baraboo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baraboo
- West Baraboo is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
- Merrimac
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south) - Moon Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Valley
- Moon Valley is located in Sauk County
- North Freedom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Freedom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Freedom
- North Freedom is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
- Rock Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Rock Springs is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Waushara County
- The following are listed by their distance from Packwaukee, with the one closest to Packwaukee listed first.
- Coloma
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - Wautoma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north) - Silver Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Silver Lake is located in Waushara County
- Hancock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north) - Lohrville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast) - Redgranite
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redgranite have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redgranite
- Redgranite is located in Waushara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,111 people
- Mount Morris
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Morris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Morris
- Mount Morris is located in Waushara County
- Wild Rose
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rose
- Wild Rose is located in Waushara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Packwaukee, see our County-by-County Page for Packwaukee.
Newspapers Published in Packwaukee ...
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 121 newspapers that have been published in the area around Packwaukee.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Packwaukee, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Packwaukee.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Packwaukee:
- 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 Marquette County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Columbia County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Dodge County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Fond du Lac County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Green Lake County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Juneau County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Sauk County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Waushara County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Adams County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Marquette County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Marquette County
Cemeteries Near Packwaukee ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Packwaukee.
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 Packwaukee covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Packwaukee, with the one closest to Packwaukee listed first.
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
- Hodge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hodge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hodge Cemetery
- Kelly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kelly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelly Cemetery
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Lawn Cemetery
- Sheldon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sheldon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheldon Cemetery
- Oxford Village Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- The Oxford Village Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oxford Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oxford Village Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1967858 <3>
- Westfield South Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westfield South Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2138947 <3>
- Eastside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eastside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eastside Cemetery
- St. John the Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John the Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John the Baptist Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
- Lakeview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- 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
- Rood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rood Cemetery
- Continue List (205 more) ...
- East Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Cemetery
- Briggsville Protestant Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Briggsville Protestant Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1959651 <3>
- Bach Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bach Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87535 <3>
- East 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Packwaukee had a population of 237 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Packwaukee, with the one closest to Packwaukee listed first.
- Oxford
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Oxford is located in Marquette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Douglas Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglas Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Center
- Douglas Center is located in Marquette County
- Montello
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Harrisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Harrisville is located in Marquette County
- Briggsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briggsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
- Briggsville is located in Marquette County
- Big Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Big Spring is located in Adams County
- New Chester ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chester
- New Chester is located in Adams County
- Germania
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Dell Prairie ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dell Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell Prairie
- Dell Prairie is located in Adams County
- Belle Fountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Fountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Fountain
- Belle Fountain is located in Columbia County
- Portage
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Portage is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,381 people
- Marquette
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Continue List (15 more) ...
- Grand Marsh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Marsh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Marsh
- Grand Marsh is located in Adams County
- Marcellon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Dakota
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Grand Marsh
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Packwaukee. See our List of 1890's Communities around Packwaukee.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Packwaukee. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Marquette County: www.co.marquette.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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Packwaukee) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Packwaukee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7635, Longitude: -89.4582 |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Packwaukee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |