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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 Amherst 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 Amherst 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 Amherst 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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Amherst Junction: Amherst Jct. (or less commonly used: Amherst 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 southwest 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 south.
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 south 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.
Amherst Junction is located in Portage 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 Portage County: Adams, Marathon, Shawano, Waupaca, Waushara & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near Amherst Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Amherst Junction:
- Portage County (The home county of Amherst Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from Amherst Junction, with the one closest to Amherst Junction listed first.
- Nelsonville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Nelsonville is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Lake Emily ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lake Emily is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Emily
- Amherst
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Amherst is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,082 people
- Garfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Garfield is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Custer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Custer is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Arnott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Arnott is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnott
- Polonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Polonia is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polonia
- Ellis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ellis is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Alban
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Alban is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alban
- Blaine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Blaine is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Park Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Park Ridge is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
- Plover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Plover is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,252 people
- Adams County
- Leola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Leola is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leola
- Marathon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amherst Junction, with the one closest to Amherst Junction listed first.
- Galloway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Galloway is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway
- Elderon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Elderon is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Ashley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ashley is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
- Pike Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pike Lake is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Lake
- Hatley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hatley is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Norrie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Norrie is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrie
- Mosinee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mosinee is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosinee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,195 people
- Ringle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ringle is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringle
- Kronenwetter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kronenwetter is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kronenwetter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,143 people
- Evergreen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Outagamie County
- Bear Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bear Creek is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- Shawano County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amherst Junction, with the one closest to Amherst Junction listed first.
- Split Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Split Rock is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Rock
- Tigerton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tigerton is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Wittenberg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wittenberg is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittenberg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 986 people
- Eland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Eland is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
- Waupaca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amherst Junction, with the one closest to Amherst Junction listed first.
- Sheridan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sheridan is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Scandinavia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Scandinavia is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandinavia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Cobb Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cobb Town is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Town
- Iola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Iola is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
- King
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- King is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Rural
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rural is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Ogdensburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ogdensburg is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdensburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Waupaca
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Waupaca is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waupaca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,857 people
- Baldwins Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Baldwins Mill is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwins Mill
- Big Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Big Falls is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Manawa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Manawa is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manawa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
- Granite City ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Granite City is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite City
- Waushara County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amherst Junction, with the one closest to Amherst Junction listed first.
- Plainfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Plainfield is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
- Wild Rose
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wild Rose is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
- Saxeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saxeville is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxeville
- Pine River
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pine River is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
- West Bloomfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- West Bloomfield is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bloomfield
- Mount Morris
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mount Morris is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Morris
- Hancock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
- Wautoma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wautoma is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wautoma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,114 people
- Poy Sippi
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Poy Sippi is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poy Sippi
- Silver Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Silver Lake is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Winnebago County
- Orihula
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Orihula is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orihula
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amherst Junction, with the one closest to Amherst Junction listed first.
- Biron
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Biron is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
- Lake Wazeecha
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lake Wazeecha is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wazeecha
- Grand Rapids
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Grand Rapids is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rapids
- Rudolph
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rudolph is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
- Wisconsin Rapids
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wisconsin Rapids is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisconsin Rapids
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,555 people
- Milladore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Milladore is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milladore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Port Edwards
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Port Edwards is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Edwards
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,752 people
- Eight Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Eight Corners is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eight Corners
- Nekoosa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Nekoosa is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nekoosa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,391 people
- Sherry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sherry is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Amherst Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Amherst Junction.
Cemeteries Near Amherst Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Amherst 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.
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 Amherst Junction - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Amherst Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Amherst Junction, with the one closest to Amherst Junction listed first.
- Bickel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Amherst Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nelsonville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Mary of Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lower Amherst Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kimball Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lombard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Farmington Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Scandinavia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Morrill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Liberty Corners Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (163 more) ...
- Hillside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Buena Vista Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Badger Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Amherst Junction had a population of 103 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Amherst Junction had a population of 392 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Amherst Junction, with the one closest to Amherst Junction listed first.
- Nelsonville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Nelsonville is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Lake Emily ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lake Emily is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Emily
- Amherst
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Amherst is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,082 people
- New Hope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Fancher
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fancher is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancher
- Garfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Garfield is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Custer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Custer is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Arnott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Arnott is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnott
- Sheridan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sheridan is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Peru
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Peru is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Stockton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Stockton is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
- Scandinavia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Scandinavia is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandinavia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Polonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Polonia is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polonia
- Iola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Iola is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
- Ellis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ellis is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Amherst Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Amherst Junction.
Newspapers Published in Amherst 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 100 newspapers that have been published in the area around Amherst Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Amherst Junction, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Amherst 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 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 Amherst Junction:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Portage County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Marathon County
- Outagamie County
- Shawano County
- Waupaca County
- Waushara County
- Winnebago County
- Wood County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
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 Amherst Junction, 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- Amherst Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |