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 Weirgor (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 Weirgor. 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 hospitals and 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.
Weirgor is located in Sawyer 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 Sawyer County: Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Douglas, Price, Rusk & Washburn.
Below are the counties that are near Weirgor. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Weirgor:
- Sawyer County (The home county of Weirgor)
- The following are listed by their distance from Weirgor, with the one closest to Weirgor listed first.
- Exeland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Radisson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Couderay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - New Post
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Post
- New Post is located in Sawyer County
- Reserve
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reserve
- Reserve is located in Sawyer County
- Winter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter
- Winter is located in Sawyer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- Chief Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chief Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chief Lake
- Chief Lake is located in Sawyer County
- Stone Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Lake
- Stone Lake is located in Sawyer County
- Little Round Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Round Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Round Lake
- Little Round Lake is located in Sawyer County
- Hayward
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) - Phipps
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps
- Phipps is located in Sawyer County
- Seeley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seeley
- Seeley is located in Sawyer County
- Barron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weirgor, with the one closest to Weirgor listed first.
- Haugen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west) - Rice Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest) - Cameron
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rusk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weirgor, with the one closest to Weirgor listed first.
- Bruce
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Apollonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apollonia
- Apollonia is located in Rusk County
- Ladysmith
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Port Arthur
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Arthur
- Port Arthur is located in Rusk County
- Weyerhaeuser
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weyerhaeuser have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyerhaeuser
- Weyerhaeuser is located in Rusk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Tony
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Strickland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickland
- Strickland is located in Rusk County
- Glen Flora
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Flora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Flora
- Glen Flora is located in Rusk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Conrath
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast) - Ingram
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast) - Hawkins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast) - Sheldon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Washburn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weirgor, with the one closest to Weirgor listed first.
- Birchwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Nobleton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west) - Madge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madge
- Madge is located in Washburn County
- Earl
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Earl is located in Washburn County
- Shell Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Lake
- Shell Lake is located in Washburn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,318 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Weirgor, see our County-by-County Page for Weirgor.
Newspapers Published in Weirgor ...
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 Weirgor.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Weirgor, 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 Weirgor.
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 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 Weirgor:
- 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 Sawyer County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barron County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Rusk County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Washburn County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Barron County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Sawyer County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
Cemeteries Near Weirgor ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Weirgor.
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 Weirgor covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Weirgor, with the one closest to Weirgor listed first.
- Exeland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Exeland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Exeland Cemetery
- Mennonite Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mennonite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mennonite Cemetery
- Bellile Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bellile Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bellile Cemetery
- Radisson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Radisson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Radisson Cemetery
- St. Anns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anns Cemetery
- Blue Hills Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blue Hills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blue Hills Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89566 <3>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89101 <3>
- Bruce Protestant Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bruce Protestant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bruce Protestant Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
- Winter Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winter Cemetery
- Apollonia Catholic Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Apollonia Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Apollonia Catholic Cemetery
- Continue List (46 more) ...
- Apollonia Protestant Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Apollonia Protestant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Apollonia Protestant Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Evergreen Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- 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
- Apollonia Protestant 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>
While we didn't find Weirgor in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Weirgor.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Weirgor, with the one closest to Weirgor listed first.
- Reserve
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reserve
- Reserve is located in Sawyer County
- Lehigh
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest) - Nobleton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west) - Hayward
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) - Haugen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west) - Rice Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest) - Canton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest) - Phipps
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps
- Phipps is located in Sawyer County
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Weirgor. See our List of 1890's Communities around Weirgor.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Weirgor. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Sawyer County: www.sawyercountygov.org/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Weirgor) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Weirgor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.6900, Longitude: -91.2679 In this case, the coordinates for Weirgor 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 Weirgor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |