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 West Bloomfield (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 West Bloomfield. 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.
Name Variations for West Bloomfield ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.
For example, a typical abbreviation for West Bloomfield: W. Bloomfield
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
West Bloomfield is located in Waushara 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 Waushara County: Adams, Green Lake, Marquette, Portage, Waupaca & Winnebago.
Below are the counties that are near West Bloomfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Bloomfield:
- Waushara County (The home county of West Bloomfield)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Bloomfield, with the one closest to West Bloomfield listed first.
- Poy Sippi
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poy Sippi
- Poy Sippi is located in Waushara County
- Pine River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
- Pine River is located in Waushara County
- Saxeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxeville
- Saxeville is located in Waushara County
- Mount Morris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- 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
- Redgranite
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- 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
- Lohrville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Wild Rose
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rose
- Wild Rose is located in Waushara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
- Silver Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- 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
- Wautoma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Plainfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west) - Coloma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fond du Lac County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Bloomfield, with the one closest to West Bloomfield listed first.
- Ripon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripon
- Ripon is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,844 people
- West Rosendale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rosendale
- West Rosendale is located in Fond du Lac County
- Green Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Bloomfield, with the one closest to West Bloomfield listed first.
- Berlin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Green Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- 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
- Princeton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Marquette County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Bloomfield, with the one closest to West Bloomfield listed first.
- Neshkoro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest) - Germania
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Outagamie County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Bloomfield, with the one closest to West Bloomfield listed first.
- Medina
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Hortonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Hortonville is located in Outagamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
- Greenville
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Bear Creek
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Shiocton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast) - Appleton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Appleton is located in Outagamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74,058 people
- Former name for Appleton:
- Appleton Junction
- Apple Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Creek
- Apple Creek is located in Outagamie County
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Bloomfield, with the one closest to West Bloomfield listed first.
- Blaine
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Blaine is located in Portage County
- Almond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Almond is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
- Amherst
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Amherst Junction
(24 miles [38.6 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Nelsonville is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Arnott
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest) - Garfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Garfield is located in Portage County
- Custer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Custer is located in Portage County
- Waupaca County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Bloomfield, with the one closest to West Bloomfield listed first.
- Fremont
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Fremont is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 647 people
- Weyauwega
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Gills Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills Landing
- Gills Landing is located in Waupaca County
- Waupaca
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - King
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- King is located in Waupaca County
- Ostrander
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrander
- Ostrander is located in Waupaca County
- Little Wolf ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- 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
- Manawa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Ogdensburg
(16 miles [25.7 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
- New London
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- 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
- Cobb Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Sheridan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Sheridan is located in Waupaca County
- Winnebago County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Bloomfield, with the one closest to West Bloomfield listed first.
- Orihula
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orihula
- Orihula is located in Winnebago County
- Zittau
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zittau
- Zittau is located in Winnebago County
- Winneconne
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Omro
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Medina Junction
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Harbor Springs
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Allenville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Allenville is located in Winnebago County
- Reighmoor
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reighmoor
- Reighmoor is located in Winnebago County
- Fox Crossing
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Crossing
- Fox Crossing is located in Winnebago County
- Fisk
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisk
- Fisk is located in Winnebago County
- Pickett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett
- Pickett is located in Winnebago County
- Adella Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adella Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adella Beach
- Adella Beach is located in Winnebago County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Bloomfield, see our County-by-County Page for West Bloomfield.
Newspapers Published in West Bloomfield ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Bloomfield.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Bloomfield, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Bloomfield.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 West Bloomfield:
- 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 Waushara County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- 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
- 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
- Waupaca 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
- Fond du Lac County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Waushara County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Waushara County
Cemeteries Near West Bloomfield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Bloomfield.
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 West Bloomfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Bloomfield, with the one closest to West Bloomfield listed first.
- Concordia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concordia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concordia Cemetery
- Concordia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concordia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concordia Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Prellwitz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prellwitz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prellwitz Cemetery
- Lakeside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- 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
- Evenswood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evenswood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evenswood Cemetery
- Lind Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- 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
- Poy Sippi Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poy Sippi Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poy Sippi Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
- Wolf River Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wolf River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wolf River Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
- Continue List (232 more) ...
- Oakwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- 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
- Cedar Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- 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
- Hilltop Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hilltop Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hilltop Cemetery
- Oakwood 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that West Bloomfield had a population of 31 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Bloomfield, with the one closest to West Bloomfield listed first.
- Hatton ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Brushville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brushville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushville
- Brushville is located in Waushara County
- Poy Sippi
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poy Sippi
- Poy Sippi is located in Waushara County
- Tustin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Fremont
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Fremont is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 647 people
- Orihula
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orihula
- Orihula is located in Winnebago County
- Saxeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxeville
- Saxeville is located in Waushara County
- Pine River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
- Pine River is located in Waushara County
- Gills Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills Landing
- Gills Landing is located in Waupaca County
- Zittau
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zittau
- Zittau is located in Winnebago County
- Readfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Waupaca
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Continue List (18 more) ...
- Rural
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Baldwins Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- 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
- Mount Morris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- 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
- Rural
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Bloomfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Bloomfield.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Bloomfield. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Waushara County: www.1waushara.com/
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- West Bloomfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Bloomfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2210, Longitude: -88.9718 |
| <3> | 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 West Bloomfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |