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 Waupaca (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 Waupaca. 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 doctors 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.
Waupaca is located in Waupaca County and is the County Seat.
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 Waupaca County: Marathon, Outagamie, Portage, Shawano, Waushara & Winnebago.
Below are the counties that are near Waupaca. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Waupaca:
- Waupaca County (The home county of Waupaca)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waupaca, with the one closest to Waupaca listed first.
- King
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- King is located in Waupaca County
- Sheridan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Sheridan is located in Waupaca County
- Weyauwega
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Ogdensburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ogdensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdensburg
- Ogdensburg is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Cobb Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Scandinavia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scandinavia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandinavia
- Scandinavia is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Little Wolf ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Wolf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Wolf
- Little Wolf is located in Waupaca County
- Gills Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills Landing
- Gills Landing is located in Waupaca County
- Iola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Manawa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Ostrander
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrander
- Ostrander is located in Waupaca County
- Fremont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Fremont is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 647 people
- New London
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- New London is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,065 people
- Green Lake County
- Marathon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waupaca, with the one closest to Waupaca listed first.
- Galloway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway
- Galloway is located in Marathon County
- Elderon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Marquette County
- Outagamie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waupaca, with the one closest to Waupaca listed first.
- Hortonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Hortonville is located in Outagamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
- Bear Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Bear Creek is located in Outagamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- Medina
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east) - Shiocton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east) - Greenville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Outagamie County
- Leeman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waupaca, with the one closest to Waupaca listed first.
- Amherst
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Amherst is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,082 people
- Blaine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Blaine is located in Portage County
- Amherst Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amherst Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Junction
- Amherst Junction is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
- Nelsonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Nelsonville is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Garfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Garfield is located in Portage County
- Almond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Almond is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
- Arnott
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - Custer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Custer is located in Portage County
- Alban
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alban
- Alban is located in Portage County
- Polonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polonia
- Polonia is located in Portage County
- Rosholt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest) - Ellis
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Ellis is located in Portage County
- Plover
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Shawano County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waupaca, with the one closest to Waupaca listed first.
- Split Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Rock
- Split Rock is located in Shawano County
- Tigerton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigerton
- Tigerton is located in Shawano County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Leopolis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopolis
- Leopolis is located in Shawano County
- Waushara County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waupaca, with the one closest to Waupaca listed first.
- West Bloomfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bloomfield
- West Bloomfield is located in Waushara County
- Saxeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxeville
- Saxeville is located in Waushara County
- Pine River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
- Pine River is located in Waushara County
- Wild Rose
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rose
- Wild Rose is located in Waushara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
- Poy Sippi
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poy Sippi
- Poy Sippi is located in Waushara County
- Mount Morris
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- 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
- Lohrville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south) - Redgranite
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- 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
- Silver Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- 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
- Plainfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- 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
- Wautoma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest) - Hancock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Winnebago County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waupaca, with the one closest to Waupaca listed first.
- Orihula
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orihula
- Orihula is located in Winnebago County
- Zittau
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zittau
- Zittau is located in Winnebago County
- Medina Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medina Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina Junction
- Medina Junction is located in Winnebago County
- Winneconne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winneconne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winneconne
- Winneconne is located in Winnebago County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
- Allenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Allenville is located in Winnebago County
- Harbor Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Springs
- Harbor Springs is located in Winnebago County
- Omro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omro
- Omro is located in Winnebago County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,592 people
- Reighmoor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reighmoor
- Reighmoor is located in Winnebago County
- Fox Crossing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Crossing
- Fox Crossing is located in Winnebago County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Waupaca, see our County-by-County Page for Waupaca.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Waupaca ...
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 130 newspapers that have been published in the area around Waupaca.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Waupaca. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Waupaca and those printed in the larger area surrounding Waupaca.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<2> of Waupaca.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Waupaca:
- 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 Waupaca County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Green Lake County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Marathon County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Marquette County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Outagamie County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Portage County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Shawano 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
- Winnebago County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Green Lake County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Waupaca County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
Cemeteries Near Waupaca ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Waupaca.
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 Waupaca covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Waupaca, with the one closest to Waupaca listed first.
- St. Mary Magdalene Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary Magdalene Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary Magdalene Cemetery
- Lakeside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- 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
- Central Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Central Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in King.
- The Central Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Central Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #219112 <3>
- Spencer Lake Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spencer Lake Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spencer Lake Memorial Cemetery
- Butternut Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butternut Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butternut Ridge Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
- Rural Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rural Cemetery
- Lind Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lind Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lind Center Cemetery
- Barton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barton Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #219095 <3>
- Baldwins Mill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baldwins Mill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baldwins Mill Cemetery
- Farmington Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farmington Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farmington Lutheran Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
- Continue List (189 more) ...
- Crystal Lake Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crystal Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crystal Lake Cemetery
- Cedar Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
- Crystal Lake 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 Waupaca had a population of 2,127 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Waupaca had a population of 5,857 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Waupaca, with the one closest to Waupaca listed first.
- Rural
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Baldwins Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwins Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwins Mill
- Baldwins Mill is located in Waupaca County
- Sheridan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Sheridan is located in Waupaca County
- Hatton ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Ogdensburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ogdensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdensburg
- Ogdensburg is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Scandinavia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scandinavia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandinavia
- Scandinavia is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Little Wolf ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Wolf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Wolf
- Little Wolf is located in Waupaca County
- Iola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - West Bloomfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bloomfield
- West Bloomfield is located in Waushara County
- Gills Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills Landing
- Gills Landing is located in Waupaca County
- Manawa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Royalton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Continue List (17 more) ...
- Blaine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Blaine is located in Portage County
- Saxeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxeville
- Saxeville is located in Waushara County
- Fremont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Fremont is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 647 people
- Blaine
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Waupaca. See our List of 1890's Communities around Waupaca.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Waupaca: www.cityofwaupaca.org/
The official website for Waupaca County: www.co.waupaca.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 from Point A (ie- Waupaca) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Waupaca. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3547, Longitude: -89.0757 In this case, the coordinates for Waupaca 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 Waupaca, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |