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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 Armstrong Creek (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 Armstrong Creek. 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 Armstrong Creek ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Armstrong Creek: Armstrong Crk. (or less commonly used: Armstrong Ck. or Armstrong Cr.)

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 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.

Armstrong Creek is located in Forest 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 Forest County: Iron (MI), Florence, Langlade, Marinette, Oconto, Oneida & Vilas.

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

  • Forest County     (The home county of Armstrong Creek)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Armstrong Creek, with the one closest to Armstrong Creek listed first.
    • Laona
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laona
      • Laona is located in Forest County
    • Padus
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padus
      • Padus is located in Forest County
    • Crandon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandon
      • Crandon is located in Forest County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
    • Hiles
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hiles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiles
      • Hiles is located in Forest County
    • Atkins
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
      • Atkins is located in Forest County
    • Mole Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mole Lake
      • Mole Lake is located in Forest County
    • Nelma
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelma
      • Nelma is located in Forest County
  • Florence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Armstrong Creek, with the one closest to Armstrong Creek listed first.
    • Fern ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fern have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
      • Fern is located in Florence County
    • Aurora
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
      • Aurora is located in Florence County
    • Commonwealth
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commonwealth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commonwealth
      • Commonwealth is located in Florence County
    • Florence
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
      • Florence is located in Florence County
    • Tipler
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipler
      • Tipler is located in Florence County
  • Langlade County
    • Freeman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
      • Freeman is located in Langlade County
  • Marinette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Armstrong Creek, with the one closest to Armstrong Creek listed first.
    • Niagara
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Niagara have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
      • Niagara is located in Marinette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,535 people
    • Pembine
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembine
      • Pembine is located in Marinette County
    • Athelstane
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstane
      • Athelstane is located in Marinette County
    • Cedarville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
      • Cedarville is located in Marinette County
    • Wausaukee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wausaukee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausaukee
      • Wausaukee is located in Marinette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
  • Oconto County
    • Townsend
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
      • Townsend is located in Oconto County
  • Dickinson County (MI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Armstrong Creek, with the one closest to Armstrong Creek listed first.
    • Kingsford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsford
      • Kingsford is located in Dickinson County (MI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,923 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsford <3>
    • Iron Mountain
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Quinnesec
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Norway
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
      • Norway is located in Dickinson County (MI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,714 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norway <3>
    • Vulcan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vulcan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
      • Vulcan is located in Dickinson County (MI)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vulcan <3>
  • Iron County (MI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Armstrong Creek, with the one closest to Armstrong Creek listed first.
    • Pentoga
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentoga
      • Pentoga is located in Iron County (MI)
    • Mastodon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mastodon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastodon
      • Mastodon is located in Iron County (MI)
    • Alpha
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
      • Alpha is located in Iron County (MI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpha <3>
    • Gaastra
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaastra have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaastra
      • Gaastra is located in Iron County (MI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaastra <3>
    • Caspian
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Clinch ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clinch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinch
      • Clinch is located in Iron County (MI)
    • Bates Junction
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bates Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates Junction
      • Bates Junction is located in Iron County (MI)
    • Chicagon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chicagon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicagon
      • Chicagon is located in Iron County (MI)
    • Crystal Falls
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Stambaugh
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stambaugh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stambaugh
      • Stambaugh is located in Iron County (MI)

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

Newspapers Published in Armstrong Creek ...

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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Armstrong Creek.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Armstrong Creek, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Armstrong Creek.

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 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 Armstrong Creek:

Cemeteries Near Armstrong Creek ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Armstrong Creek.

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

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

  • Pine Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Hill Cemetery
  • Glenwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glenwood Cemetery
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
  • Laona Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laona Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laona Cemetery
  • Forest Home Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Home Cemetery
  • Homestead - Aurora Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hill Cemetery
  • Long Lake Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Lake Cemetery
  • St. Ambrose Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Ambrose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Ambrose Cemetery
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Cemetery
  • Roseland Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roseland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roseland Cemetery
  • Continue List   (24 more) ...
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Pembine Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pembine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pembine 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.<6>

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

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

  • Cavour
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cavour have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavour
    • Cavour is located in Forest County
  • Dunbar
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunbar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
    • Dunbar is located in Marinette County
  • Commonwealth
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commonwealth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commonwealth
    • Commonwealth is located in Florence County
  • Florence
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
    • Florence is located in Florence County
  • Ridgetop
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgetop have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgetop
    • Ridgetop is located in Florence County
  • Iron Mountain
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Spread Eagle
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spread Eagle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread Eagle
    • Spread Eagle is located in Florence County
  • Crandon
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandon
    • Crandon is located in Forest County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
  • Pembine
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembine
    • Pembine is located in Marinette County
  • Pulp
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pulp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulp
    • Pulp is located in Florence County
  • Quinnesec
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Stager
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stager have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stager
    • Stager is located in Iron County (MI)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Amberg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amberg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amberg
      • Amberg is located in Marinette County
    • Merriman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merriman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriman
      • Merriman is located in Dickinson County (MI)
    • Mastodon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mastodon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastodon
      • Mastodon is located in Iron County (MI)

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

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

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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- Armstrong Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Armstrong Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.6583, Longitude: -88.4462       In this case, the coordinates for Armstrong Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Armstrong Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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