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 Amberg (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 Amberg. 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 and 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.
Amberg is located in Marinette 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 Marinette County: Dickinson (MI), Menominee (MI), Florence, Forest & Oconto.
Below are the counties that are near Amberg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Amberg:
- Marinette County (The home county of Amberg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Amberg, with the one closest to Amberg listed first.
- Cedarville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cedarville is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Athelstane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Athelstane is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstane
- Wausaukee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wausaukee is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausaukee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Pembine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pembine is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembine
- Dunbar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dunbar is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Sweetheart City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sweetheart City is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetheart City
- Crivitz
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Crivitz is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crivitz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
- Niagara
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Niagara is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,535 people
- Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lake is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Estimated population in 2015: 1,136 people
- Rubys Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rubys Corner is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubys Corner
- Pound
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pound is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Harmony
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Harmony is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Florence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amberg, with the one closest to Amberg listed first.
- Aurora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Aurora is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Spread Eagle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Spread Eagle is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread Eagle
- Fern ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fern is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
- Commonwealth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Commonwealth is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commonwealth
- Dickinson County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Amberg, with the one closest to Amberg listed first.
- Quinnesec
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Vulcan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Loretto
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Norway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Norway is located in Dickinson County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,714 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norway <1>
- Iron Mountain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Menominee County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Amberg, with the one closest to Amberg listed first.
- Swanson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Swanson is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanson
- Banat
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Banat is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banat
- Kells
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Kells is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kells
- Longrie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Longrie is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longrie
- Koss
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Koss is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koss
- Blom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blom is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blom
- Faithorn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Faithorn is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faithorn
- Daggett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Daggett is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
- Stephenson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ingalls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ingalls is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
- Carney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Nadeau
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Nadeau is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nadeau
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Amberg, see our County-by-County Page for Amberg.
Cemeteries Near Amberg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Amberg.
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 Amberg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Amberg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Amberg, with the one closest to Amberg listed first.
- Amberg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pembine Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Forest Home Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Home Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Athelstane.
- The Forest Home Cemetery has also been known as:
- Athelstane Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87526 <2>
- Lost Lake Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pinehill Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Swedish Methodist Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Church Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bethesda Lutheran Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Tabor Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Norway Twp. Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Continue List (37 more) ...
- St. Anthony Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- St. Edwards Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Homestead - Aurora Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
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, Amberg had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Amberg, with the one closest to Amberg listed first.
- Cedarville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cedarville is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Wausaukee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wausaukee is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausaukee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Pembine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pembine is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembine
- Dunbar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dunbar is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Middle Inlet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Middle Inlet is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Inlet
- Crivitz
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Crivitz is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crivitz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
- Stephenson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Daggett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Daggett is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
- Talbot
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Talbot is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot
- Quinnesec
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ingalls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ingalls is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
- Bagley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bagley is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Vulcan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Waucedah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Waucedah is located in Dickinson County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waucedah
- Norway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Norway is located in Dickinson County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,714 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norway <1>
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Amberg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Amberg.
Newspapers Published in Amberg ...
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 Amberg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Amberg, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Amberg.
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 websites either 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 Amberg:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Marinette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Florence County
- Dickinson County
- Menominee County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Amberg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Amberg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |