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 Advance (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 Advance. 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 northwest 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 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.

Advance is located in Shawano County.

To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Shawano County: Brown, Langlade, Marathon, Menominee, Oconto, Outagamie, Portage & Waupaca.

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

Shawano County (The home county of Advance)
- The following are listed by their distance from Advance, with the one closest to Advance listed first.
- Pulcifer
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  - Pulcifer is located in Shawano County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulcifer
- Zachow
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  - Zachow is located in Shawano County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachow
- Cecil
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  - Cecil is located in Shawano County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
- Bonduel
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  - Bonduel is located in Shawano County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonduel
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,411 people
- Frazer Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  - Frazer Corners is located in Shawano County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer Corners
- Slab City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  - Slab City is located in Shawano County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Laney
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  - Laney is located in Shawano County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laney
- Rose Lawn
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  - Rose Lawn is located in Shawano County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Lawn
- Lunds
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  - Lunds is located in Shawano County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunds
- Briarton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  - Briarton is located in Shawano County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarton
- Shawano
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  - Shawano is located in Shawano County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawano
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 8,885 people
- Belle Plaine
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  - Belle Plaine is located in Shawano County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Plaine
Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Advance, with the one closest to Advance listed first.
- Pulaski
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  - Pulaski is located in Brown County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 3,766 people
- Pittsfield
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  - Pittsfield is located in Brown County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
- Flintville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  - Flintville is located in Brown County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Suamico
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  - Suamico is located in Brown County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suamico
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 13,064 people
- Howard
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  - Howard is located in Brown County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 20,346 people
- Duck Creek
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  - Duck Creek is located in Brown County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Oneida
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  - Oneida is located in Brown County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Hobart
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  - Hobart is located in Brown County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 10,495 people
- Ashwaubenon
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  - Ashwaubenon is located in Brown County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwaubenon
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 17,004 people
- Green Bay
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  - Green Bay is located in Brown County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 103,836 people
- Allouez
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  - Allouez is located in Brown County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allouez
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 13,784 people
- Benderville
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  - Benderville is located in Brown County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benderville
Marinette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Advance, with the one closest to Advance listed first.
- Coleman
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  - Coleman is located in Marinette County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Pound
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  - Pound is located in Marinette County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pound
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
Menominee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Advance, with the one closest to Advance listed first.
- Legend Lake
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  - Legend Lake is located in Menominee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legend Lake
- Keshena
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  - Keshena is located in Menominee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keshena
- Neopit
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  - Neopit is located in Menominee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neopit
Oconto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Advance, with the one closest to Advance listed first.
- Krakow
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  - Krakow is located in Oconto County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krakow
- Gillett
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  - Gillett is located in Oconto County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
- Chase
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  - Chase is located in Oconto County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Oconto Falls
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  - Oconto Falls is located in Oconto County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto Falls
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 2,805 people
- Stiles Junction
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  - Stiles Junction is located in Oconto County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles Junction
- Suring
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  - Suring is located in Oconto County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suring
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 524 people
- Spruce
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  - Spruce is located in Oconto County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce
- Frostville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  - Frostville is located in Oconto County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostville
- Hickory Corners
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  - Hickory Corners is located in Oconto County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Lena
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  - Lena is located in Oconto County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
- Pensaukee
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  - Pensaukee is located in Oconto County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensaukee
- Breed
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  - Breed is located in Oconto County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breed
Outagamie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Advance, with the one closest to Advance listed first.
- Nichols
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  - Nichols is located in Outagamie County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Seymour
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  - Seymour is located in Outagamie County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 people
- Leeman
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  - Leeman is located in Outagamie County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeman
- Black Creek
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  - Black Creek is located in Outagamie County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,309 people
- Chicago Corners
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  - Chicago Corners is located in Outagamie County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Corners
- Bear Creek
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  - Bear Creek is located in Outagamie County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- Shiocton
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  - Shiocton is located in Outagamie County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiocton
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 914 people
- Freedom
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  - Freedom is located in Outagamie County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
Waupaca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Advance, with the one closest to Advance listed first.
- Embarrass
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  - Embarrass is located in Waupaca County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embarrass
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Clintonville
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  - Clintonville is located in Waupaca County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 4,353 people
- Marion
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  - Marion is located in Waupaca County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people

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

Cemeteries Near Advance ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Advance.

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.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Advance - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Advance covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

Dickson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Cemetery
St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
- The St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2406021 <1>
Green Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley Cemetery
- The Green Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel East Cemetery
- Bethel Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88042 <1>
Danish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Cemetery
White Clay Lake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Clay Lake Cemetery
- The White Clay Lake Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kulb's Cemetery
- Schutz Cemetery
St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2317606 <1>
St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88983 <1>
St. Johns UCC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns UCC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2218926 <1>
Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
Resthaven Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resthaven Cemetery
- The Resthaven Cemetery has also been known as:
- Magee - Prickett Cemetery
Mosling Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosling Cemetery
Continue List (148 more) ...
- Underhill Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underhill Cemetery
- Wanderers Rest Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanderers Rest Cemetery
- Lakeview Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
  - The Lakeview Cemetery has also been known as:
  - Bierbaum 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.<2>

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

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

Pulcifer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pulcifer is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulcifer
Cecil
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cecil is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
Bonduel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bonduel is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonduel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,411 people
Angelica
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Angelica is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
Gillett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gillett is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
Pulaski
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pulaski is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,766 people
Chase
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chase is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
Hofa Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hofa Park is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hofa Park
Laney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Laney is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laney
Oconto Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oconto Falls is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,805 people
Rose Lawn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rose Lawn is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Lawn
Briarton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Briarton is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarton
Continue List (13 more) ...
- Abrams
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  - Abrams is located in Oconto County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abrams
- Shawano
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  - Shawano is located in Shawano County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawano
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 8,885 people
- Flintville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  - Flintville is located in Brown County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville

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

Newspapers Published in Advance ...

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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Advance.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Advance, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Advance.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Advance:

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 Shawano County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails

Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Marinette County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Menominee 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
- Outagamie 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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	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.
<2>	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 Advance, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>	Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Advance) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.