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 Worcester (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 Worcester. 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 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.

Worcester is located in Price 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 Price County: Ashland, Iron, Lincoln, Oneida, Rusk, Sawyer, Taylor & Vilas.

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

• Price County     (The home county of Worcester)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Worcester, with the one closest to Worcester listed first.
  • Prentice
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentice
    • Prentice is located in Price County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
  • Phillips
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phillips have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips
    • Phillips is located in Price County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,320 people
  • Catawba
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
    • Catawba is located in Price County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
  • Lugerville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lugerville
    • Lugerville is located in Price County
  • Kennan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennan
    • Kennan is located in Price County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
  • Fifield
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifield
    • Fifield is located in Price County
  • Park Falls
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Falls
    • Park Falls is located in Price County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,192 people
  • Lake
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
    • Lake is located in Price County
    • Estimated population in 2015: 1,106 people
  • Kennedy
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
    • Kennedy is located in Price County
• Ashland County
  • Butternut
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butternut have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut
    • Butternut is located in Ashland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
• Lincoln County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Worcester, with the one closest to Worcester listed first.
  • Jersey City
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jersey City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
    • Jersey City is located in Lincoln County
  • Tomahawk
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
    • Tomahawk is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
• Oneida County
  • Hazelhurst
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelhurst
    • Hazelhurst is located in Oneida County
• Rusk County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Worcester, with the one closest to Worcester listed first.
  • Hawkins
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawkins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins
    • Hawkins is located in Rusk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
  • Ingram
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingram have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
    • Ingram is located in Rusk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
  • Glen Flora
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • 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
• Taylor County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Worcester, with the one closest to Worcester listed first.
  • Rib Lake
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Lake
    • Rib Lake is located in Taylor County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 861 people
  • Jump River
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jump River
    • Jump River is located in Taylor County

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

Newspapers Published in Worcester ...

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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Worcester.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Worcester, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Worcester.

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 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 Worcester:

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

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Ashland County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Lincoln 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
  • Rusk County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Taylor 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 Price County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Wisconsin

Cemeteries Near Worcester ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Worcester.

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

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

• Hackett Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hackett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hackett Cemetery
• Prentice Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prentice Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prentice Cemetery
• Emery Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emery Cemetery
• Lakeside Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • 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
• St. Patricks Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
• St. Marys Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
• Hillside Cemetery
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
• Harmony Cemetery
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmony Cemetery
• Knox Cemetery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knox Cemetery
• Finnish Cemetery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Finnish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Finnish Cemetery
• Catawba Cemetery
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catawba Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catawba Cemetery
• Garden of Memory Cemetery
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garden of Memory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garden of Memory Cemetery
• Continue List   (29 more) ...
  • Somo Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Somo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Somo Cemetery
  • Levitt Creek Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Levitt Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Levitt Creek Cemetery
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest 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 in 1895, Worcester had a post office and railroad service.

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

• Phillips
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phillips have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips
  • Phillips is located in Price County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,320 people
• Brantwood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brantwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantwood
  • Brantwood is located in Price County
• Catawba
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
  • Catawba is located in Price County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
• Kennan
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennan
  • Kennan is located in Price County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
• Coolidge ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coolidge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolidge
  • Coolidge is located in Price County
• Westboro
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
  • Westboro is located in Taylor County
• McCord
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCord have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCord
  • McCord is located in Lincoln County
• Fifield
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifield
  • Fifield is located in Price County
• Rib Lake
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Lake
  • Rib Lake is located in Taylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 861 people
• Chelsea
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chelsea have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
  • Chelsea is located in Taylor County
• Park Falls
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Falls
  • Park Falls is located in Price County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,192 people
• Whittlesey
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whittlesey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittlesey
  • Whittlesey is located in Taylor County
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Bradley
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
    • Bradley is located in Lincoln County
  • Interwald
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Interwald have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interwald
    • Interwald is located in Taylor County
  • Tomahawk
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
    • Tomahawk is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Price County: www.co.price.wi.us/

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