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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 Walker (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 Walker. 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.

Walker is located in Wood 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 Wood County: Adams, Clark, Jackson, Juneau, Marathon & Portage.

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

  • Wood County     (The home county of Walker)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walker, with the one closest to Walker listed first.
    • Port Edwards
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Edwards
      • Port Edwards is located in Wood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,752 people
    • Vesper
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesper
      • Vesper is located in Wood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
    • Eight Corners
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eight Corners
      • Eight Corners is located in Wood County
    • Nekoosa
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nekoosa
      • Nekoosa is located in Wood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,391 people
    • Wisconsin Rapids
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisconsin Rapids
      • Wisconsin Rapids is located in Wood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,555 people
    • Pittsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
      • Pittsville is located in Wood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
    • Biron
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biron
      • Biron is located in Wood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
    • Grand Rapids
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rapids
      • Grand Rapids is located in Wood County
    • Lake Wazeecha
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Wazeecha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wazeecha
      • Lake Wazeecha is located in Wood County
    • Arpin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arpin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arpin
      • Arpin is located in Wood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
    • Rudolph
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rudolph have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudolph
      • Rudolph is located in Wood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
    • Sherry
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry
      • Sherry is located in Wood County
  • Adams County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walker, with the one closest to Walker listed first.
    • New Rome ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Rome have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rome
      • New Rome is located in Adams County
    • Big Flats
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Flats
      • Big Flats is located in Adams County
    • Strongs Prairie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongs Prairie
      • Strongs Prairie is located in Adams County
    • Arkdale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdale
      • Arkdale is located in Adams County
    • Friendship
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Adams
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
      • Adams is located in Adams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
  • Clark County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walker, with the one closest to Walker listed first.
    • Chili
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
      • Chili is located in Clark County
    • Granton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granton
      • Granton is located in Clark County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
  • Jackson County
    • Pray
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pray
      • Pray is located in Jackson County
  • Juneau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walker, with the one closest to Walker listed first.
    • New Miner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Miner
      • New Miner is located in Juneau County
    • Mather
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mather
      • Mather is located in Juneau County
    • Necedah
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necedah
      • Necedah is located in Juneau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 923 people
  • Marathon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walker, with the one closest to Walker listed first.
    • Rangeline
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rangeline
      • Rangeline is located in Marathon County
    • Rozellville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozellville
      • Rozellville is located in Marathon County
    • McMillan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McMillan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan
      • McMillan is located in Marathon County
    • Ashley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
      • Ashley is located in Marathon County
    • Moon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon
      • Moon is located in Marathon County
    • Stratford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stratford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
      • Stratford is located in Marathon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
    • Spencer
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
      • Spencer is located in Marathon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,865 people
  • Monroe County
    • Shennington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennington
      • Shennington is located in Monroe County
  • Portage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walker, with the one closest to Walker listed first.
    • Junction City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
      • Junction City is located in Portage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
    • Whiting
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiting have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
      • Whiting is located in Portage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people
    • Plover
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plover
      • Plover is located in Portage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,252 people
    • Stevens Point
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Point
      • Stevens Point is located in Portage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,949 people
    • Park Ridge
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
      • Park Ridge is located in Portage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
    • Arnott
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arnott have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnott
      • Arnott is located in Portage County
    • Torun
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torun
      • Torun is located in Portage County
    • Custer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
      • Custer is located in Portage County
    • Almond
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
      • Almond is located in Portage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
    • Ellis
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
      • Ellis is located in Portage County
    • Polonia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polonia
      • Polonia is located in Portage County
  • Waushara County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walker, with the one closest to Walker listed first.
    • Plainfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
      • Plainfield is located in Waushara County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
    • Hancock
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hancock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
      • Hancock is located in Waushara County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people

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

Newspapers Published in Walker ...

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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Walker.

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

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 professional and volunteer 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 Walker:

Cemeteries Near Walker ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Walker.

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

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

  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
  • Village of Port Edwards Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Village of Port Edwards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Village of Port Edwards Cemetery
  • St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
  • St. John Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Faith Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Faith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Faith Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • St. James Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
  • Holy Rosary Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Rosary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Rosary Cemetery
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
  • Babcock Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Babcock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Babcock Cemetery
  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hill Cemetery
  • Continue List   (119 more) ...
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Bethany Lutheran Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Lutheran Cemetery
    • Reformed Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reformed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reformed 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 in 1895, Walker had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Port Edwards
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Edwards
    • Port Edwards is located in Wood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,752 people
  • Vesper
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesper
    • Vesper is located in Wood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
  • Babcock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Babcock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babcock
    • Babcock is located in Wood County
  • Pittsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
    • Pittsville is located in Wood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
  • Veedum
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Veedum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veedum
    • Veedum is located in Wood County
  • New Rome ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Rome have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rome
    • New Rome is located in Adams County
  • Rudolph
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rudolph have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudolph
    • Rudolph is located in Wood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
  • Sherry
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry
    • Sherry is located in Wood County
  • Blenker
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blenker
    • Blenker is located in Wood County
  • Meadow Valley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Valley
    • Meadow Valley is located in Juneau County
  • Meehan
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meehan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meehan
    • Meehan is located in Portage County
  • Milladore
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milladore
    • Milladore is located in Wood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Auburndale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburndale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
      • Auburndale is located in Wood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 658 people
    • Junction City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
      • Junction City is located in Portage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
    • City Point
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for City Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Point
      • City Point is located in Jackson County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Walker. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Wood County: www.co.wood.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 from Point A (ie- Walker) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Walker. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3861, Longitude: -89.9787       In this case, the coordinates for Walker have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Walker, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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