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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 Antigo (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 Antigo. 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 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.

Antigo is located in Langlade County and is the County Seat.

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 Langlade County: Forest, Lincoln, Marathon, Menominee, Oconto, Oneida & Shawano.

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

  • Langlade County     (The home county of Antigo)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Antigo, with the one closest to Antigo listed first.
    • Deerbrook
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Bryant
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bryant. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
      • Bryant is located in Langlade County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bryant
      • From Antigo to Bryant
    • Phlox
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Kempster
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kempster. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempster
      • Kempster is located in Langlade County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kempster
      • From Antigo to Kempster
    • White Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lake
      • White Lake is located in Langlade County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
    • Lily
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lily. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
      • Lily is located in Langlade County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lily
      • From Antigo to Lily
    • Elcho
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Post Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Freeman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Freeman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
      • Freeman is located in Langlade County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Freeman
      • From Antigo to Freeman
  • Forest County
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Antigo, with the one closest to Antigo listed first.
    • Dudley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Gleason
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Dutch Corners ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Merrill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
      • Merrill is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,990 people
    • Harrison
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Irma
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Marathon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Antigo, with the one closest to Antigo listed first.
    • Glandon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Norrie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norrie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrie
      • Norrie is located in Marathon County
    • Hatley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunset
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Nutterville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Ringle
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pike Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pike Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Lake
      • Pike Lake is located in Marathon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pike Lake
      • From Antigo to Pike Lake
    • Elderon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elderon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderon
      • Elderon is located in Marathon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
    • Weston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
      • Weston is located in Marathon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,165 people
    • Brokaw
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brokaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokaw
      • Brokaw is located in Marathon County
      • Estimated population in 2018: 245 people
    • Wausau
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Schofield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schofield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schofield
      • Schofield is located in Marathon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,153 people
  • Menominee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Antigo, with the one closest to Antigo listed first.
    • Zoar
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Neopit
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neopit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neopit
      • Neopit is located in Menominee County
  • Oconto County
  • Oneida County
  • Shawano County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Antigo, with the one closest to Antigo listed first.
    • Aniwa
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aniwa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aniwa
      • Aniwa is located in Shawano County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
    • Mattoon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mattoon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattoon
      • Mattoon is located in Shawano County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
    • Birnamwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Birnamwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birnamwood
      • Birnamwood is located in Shawano County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 772 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Birnamwood
      • From Antigo to Birnamwood
    • Almon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Eland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Regina
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Regina. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regina
      • Regina is located in Shawano County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Regina
      • From Antigo to Regina
    • Bowler
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowler
      • Bowler is located in Shawano County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
    • Wittenberg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Middle Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Village
      • Middle Village is located in Shawano County
    • Gresham
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Tigerton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Leopolis
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Antigo ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Antigo.

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

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

  • Antigo Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antigo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antigo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Queen of Peace Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Queen of Peace Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Queen of Peace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bohemian Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bohemian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bohemian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Elmwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elmwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hall Pioneer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rolling Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rolling Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rolling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Norwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Neva Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Neva Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Neva Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bent Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bent Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bent Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Boniface Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Boniface Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Boniface Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Peck Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peck Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sherry Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sherry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sherry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (80 more) ...
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Bethany Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Holy Family Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Family Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Antigo had a population of 4,424 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Antigo had a population of 7,719 people.

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

  • Elmhurst
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmhurst have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmhurst
    • Elmhurst is located in Langlade County
  • Deerbrook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Bryant
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bryant. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
    • Bryant is located in Langlade County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Bryant
    • From Antigo to Bryant
  • Aniwa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aniwa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aniwa
    • Aniwa is located in Shawano County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
  • Phlox
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Hogarty
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hogarty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogarty
    • Hogarty is located in Marathon County
  • Kempster
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kempster. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempster
    • Kempster is located in Langlade County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Kempster
    • From Antigo to Kempster
  • Elton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
    • Elton is located in Langlade County
  • Koepenick
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Koepenick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koepenick
    • Koepenick is located in Langlade County
  • Birnamwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Birnamwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birnamwood
    • Birnamwood is located in Shawano County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 772 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Birnamwood
    • From Antigo to Birnamwood
  • Summit Lake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Lake
    • Summit Lake is located in Langlade County
  • Norrie
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norrie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrie
    • Norrie is located in Marathon County
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    • Eland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Regina
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Regina. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regina
      • Regina is located in Shawano County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Regina
      • From Antigo to Regina
    • Lily
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lily. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
      • Lily is located in Langlade County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lily
      • From Antigo to Lily

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Antigo ...

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 Antigo.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Antigo. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Antigo and those printed in the larger area surrounding Antigo.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4> of Antigo.

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 Antigo:

The official website for Antigo: www.antigo-city.org/

The official website for Langlade County: www.co.langlade.wi.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<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 Antigo, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Antigo) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Antigo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.1405, Longitude: -89.1522    









 

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