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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 Allenville (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 Allenville. 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 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.

Allenville is located in Winnebago 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 Winnebago County: Calumet, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Outagamie, Waupaca & Waushara.

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

  • Winnebago County     (The home county of Allenville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Allenville, with the one closest to Allenville listed first.
    • Winneconne
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Harbor Springs
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Reighmoor
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Medina Junction
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Adella Beach
      (7 miles [11.3 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
    • Neenah
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Oshkosh
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Fox Crossing
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Omro
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Menasha
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menasha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menasha
      • Menasha is located in Winnebago County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,796 people
    • Zittau
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Fitzgerald
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fitzgerald. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerald
      • Fitzgerald is located in Winnebago County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fitzgerald
      • From Allenville to Fitzgerald
    • Stony Beach
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Brown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Allenville, with the one closest to Allenville listed first.
    • Askeaton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Sniderville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sniderville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sniderville
      • Sniderville is located in Brown County
    • Wrightstown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenleaf
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Calumet County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Allenville, with the one closest to Allenville listed first.
    • Stockbridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
      • Stockbridge is located in Calumet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
    • Harrison
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Sherwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
      • Sherwood is located in Calumet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,040 people
    • Quinney
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Kaukauna
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Brothertown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint John
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Brant
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brant. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant
      • Brant is located in Calumet County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Brant
      • From Allenville to Brant
    • Dundas
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Hilbert
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilbert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilbert
      • Hilbert is located in Calumet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
    • Chilton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Forest Junction
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Potter
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
      • Potter is located in Calumet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
  • Fond du Lac County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Allenville, with the one closest to Allenville listed first.
    • Calumetville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Eldorado
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Rosendale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosendale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosendale
      • Rosendale is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,026 people
    • West Rosendale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Garnet
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Gladstone Beach
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Linden Beach
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ripon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • North Fond du Lac
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Fond du Lac have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fond du Lac
      • North Fond du Lac is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,059 people
    • Minawa Beach
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodhull
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodhull. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhull
      • Woodhull is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Woodhull
      • From Allenville to Woodhull
    • Johnsburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Johnsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsburg
      • Johnsburg is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Johnsburg
      • From Allenville to Johnsburg
    • Peebles
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peebles. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peebles
      • Peebles is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Peebles
      • From Allenville to Peebles
  • Green Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Allenville, with the one closest to Allenville listed first.
    • Berlin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
      • Berlin is located in Green Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,383 people
    • Green Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
  • Outagamie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Allenville, with the one closest to Allenville listed first.
    • Medina
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Medina. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
      • Medina is located in Outagamie County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Medina
      • From Allenville to Medina
    • Greenville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Hortonville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Appleton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Kimberly
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Apple Creek
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Combined Locks
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Little Chute
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Shiocton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiocton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiocton
      • Shiocton is located in Outagamie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 914 people
    • Freedom
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Black Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
      • Black Creek is located in Outagamie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,309 people
    • Bear Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Chicago Corners
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Waupaca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Allenville, with the one closest to Allenville listed first.
    • Fremont
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Gills Landing
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • New London
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Ostrander
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Weyauwega
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weyauwega have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyauwega
      • Weyauwega is located in Waupaca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,745 people
    • Baldwins Mill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Little Wolf ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Manawa
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manawa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manawa
      • Manawa is located in Waupaca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
    • Waupaca
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waupaca have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waupaca
      • Waupaca is located in Waupaca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,857 people
    • King
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Rural
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rural. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
      • Rural is located in Waupaca County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rural
      • From Allenville to Rural
    • Ogdensburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
  • Waushara County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Allenville, with the one closest to Allenville listed first.
    • Poy Sippi
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • West Bloomfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Pine River
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Redgranite
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Saxeville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Lohrville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lohrville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lohrville
      • Lohrville is located in Waushara County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 389 people
    • Mount Morris
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Silver Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • 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

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

Cemeteries Near Allenville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Allenville.

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

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

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Allenville had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Butte des Morts
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butte des Morts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte des Morts
    • Butte des Morts is located in Winnebago County
  • Larsen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larsen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larsen
    • Larsen is located in Winnebago County
  • Medina Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Winnebago
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnebago have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnebago
    • Winnebago is located in Winnebago County
  • Snells
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snells have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snells
    • Snells is located in Winnebago County
  • Oshkosh
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Neenah
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Omro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Zion
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
    • Zion is located in Winnebago County
  • Medina
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Medina. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
    • Medina is located in Outagamie County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Medina
    • From Allenville to Medina
  • Dale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
    • Dale is located in Outagamie County
  • Fitzgerald
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fitzgerald. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerald
    • Fitzgerald is located in Winnebago County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Fitzgerald
    • From Allenville to Fitzgerald
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Menasha
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menasha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menasha
      • Menasha is located in Winnebago County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,796 people
    • Zittau
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Waukau
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waukau have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukau
      • Waukau is located in Winnebago County

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

Newspapers Published in Allenville ...

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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Allenville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Allenville, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Allenville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Allenville:

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

The official website for Winnebago County: www.co.winnebago.wi.us/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Allenville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Allenville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Allenville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1330, Longitude: -88.6192    









 

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