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 Wisconsin Junction (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 Wisconsin Junction. 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 Wisconsin Junction ...

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 Wisconsin Junction: Wisconsin Jct. (or less commonly used: Wisconsin Jctn.)

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Wisconsin Junction is located in Forest 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 Forest County: Iron (MI), Florence, Langlade, Marinette, Oconto, Oneida & Vilas.

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

• Forest County     (The home county of Wisconsin Junction)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Wisconsin Junction, with the one closest to Wisconsin Junction listed first.
  • Hiles
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hiles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiles
    • Hiles is located in Forest County
  • Crandon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandon
    • Crandon is located in Forest County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
  • Atkins
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
    • Atkins is located in Forest County
  • Mole Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mole Lake
    • Mole Lake is located in Forest County
  • Laona
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laona
    • Laona is located in Forest County
  • Padus
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padus
    • Padus is located in Forest County
  • Nelma
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelma
    • Nelma is located in Forest County
• Florence County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Wisconsin Junction, with the one closest to Wisconsin Junction listed first.
  • Tipler
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipler
    • Tipler is located in Florence County
  • Fern ‑ Historic
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fern have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
    • Fern is located in Florence County
• Langlade County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Wisconsin Junction, with the one closest to Wisconsin Junction listed first.
  • Post Lake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Lake
    • Post Lake is located in Langlade County
  • Elcho
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elcho
    • Elcho is located in Langlade County
  • Freeman
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Freeman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
    • Freeman is located in Langlade County
  • Kempster
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kempster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempster
    • Kempster is located in Langlade County
• Oconto County
  • Townsend
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
    • Townsend is located in Oconto County
• Oneida County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Wisconsin Junction, with the one closest to Wisconsin Junction listed first.
  • Gagen
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gagen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gagen
    • Gagen is located in Oneida County
  • Jennings
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
    • Jennings is located in Oneida County
  • Monico
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monico
    • Monico is located in Oneida County
  • Sugar Camp
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Camp
    • Sugar Camp is located in Oneida County
  • Rhinelander
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhinelander
    • Rhinelander is located in Oneida County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,637 people
  • Newbold
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newbold have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbold
    • Newbold is located in Oneida County
• Vilas County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Wisconsin Junction, with the one closest to Wisconsin Junction listed first.
  • Eagle River
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle River
    • Eagle River is located in Vilas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,582 people
  • Phelps
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps
    • Phelps is located in Vilas County

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

Newspapers Published in Wisconsin Junction ...

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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wisconsin Junction.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wisconsin Junction, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wisconsin Junction.

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 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 Wisconsin Junction:

• 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 Forest County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Florence County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Langlade County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Oconto County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Oneida County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Vilas County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Wisconsin
  • Cemeteries of Forest County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Wisconsin

Cemeteries Near Wisconsin Junction ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wisconsin Junction.

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

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

• Argonne Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Argonne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Argonne Cemetery
• St. Marys Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
• St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
• Crandon Lakeside Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • The Crandon Lakeside Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Lakeside Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crandon Lakeside Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88296 <4>
• Hiles Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hiles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hiles Cemetery
• Crandon Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crandon Cemetery
• Nashville Cemetery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nashville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nashville Cemetery
• St. Marys Cemetery
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
• Wolfgram Cemetery
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wolfgram Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wolfgram Cemetery
• Laona Cemetery
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laona Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laona Cemetery
• Forest Home Cemetery
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Home Cemetery
• Forest Home Cemetery
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Home Cemetery
• Continue List   (27 more) ...
  • St. Ambrose Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Ambrose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Ambrose Cemetery
  • Long Lake Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Lake Cemetery
  • Enterprise Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Enterprise Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Enterprise 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.<5>

While we didn't find Wisconsin Junction in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wisconsin Junction.

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

• Crandon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandon
  • Crandon is located in Forest County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
• Atkins
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
  • Atkins is located in Forest County
• Cavour
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cavour have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavour
  • Cavour is located in Forest County
• Pelican Lake
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelican Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Lake
  • Pelican Lake is located in Oneida County
• Post Lake
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Lake
  • Post Lake is located in Langlade County
• Malvern
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malvern have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern
  • Malvern is located in Oneida County
• Elcho
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elcho
  • Elcho is located in Langlade County
• Armstrong Creek
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armstrong Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Creek
  • Armstrong Creek is located in Forest County
• Summit Lake
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Lake
  • Summit Lake is located in Langlade County
• Lily
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lily have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
  • Lily is located in Langlade County
• Eagle River
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle River
  • Eagle River is located in Vilas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,582 people
• Rhinelander
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhinelander
  • Rhinelander is located in Oneida County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,637 people
• Continue List   (4 more) ...
  • Koepenick
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Koepenick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koepenick
    • Koepenick is located in Langlade County
  • Jeffris
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeffris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffris
    • Jeffris is located in Lincoln County
  • Kempster
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kempster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempster
    • Kempster is located in Langlade County

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/