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 Ashland 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 Ashland 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 Ashland 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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Ashland Junction: Ashland Jct. (or less commonly used: Ashland 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 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.
Ashland Junction is located in Bayfield 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 Bayfield County: Ashland, Douglas, Sawyer & Washburn.
Below are the counties that are near Ashland Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ashland Junction:
- Bayfield County (The home county of Ashland Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashland Junction, with the one closest to Ashland Junction listed first.
- Moquah
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Moquah is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moquah
- Benoit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Benoit is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benoit
- Washburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Washburn is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,049 people
- Mason
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mason is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Sutherland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sutherland is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherland
- Delta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Delta is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Bayfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bayfield is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Cable
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cable is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
- Ashland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashland Junction, with the one closest to Ashland Junction listed first.
- Ashland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ashland is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,766 people
- White River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- White River is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White River
- Marengo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marengo is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Odanah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Odanah is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odanah
- La Pointe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- La Pointe is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Pointe
- High Bridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- High Bridge is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
- Mellen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mellen is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 686 people
- White City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- White City is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Tannery Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Tannery Town is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannery Town
- Iron County
- Cedar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cedar is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ashland Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Ashland Junction.
Cemeteries Near Ashland Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ashland 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 Ashland Junction - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ashland Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ashland Junction, with the one closest to Ashland Junction listed first.
- B'nai Israel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Agnes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- The Woodland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Woodlawn Cemetery
- Mason Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Odanah Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Moe Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pike River Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Birch Lake Church Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (27 more) ...
- La Pointe Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bell Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
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 in 1895, Ashland Junction had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ashland Junction, with the one closest to Ashland Junction listed first.
- Ashland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ashland is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,766 people
- Moquah
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Moquah is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moquah
- Benoit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Benoit is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benoit
- White River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- White River is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White River
- Washburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Washburn is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,049 people
- Ino
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ino is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ino
- Mason
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mason is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Sanborn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sanborn is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanborn
- Marengo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marengo is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Odanah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Odanah is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odanah
- Pike River
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pike River is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike River
- La Pointe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- La Pointe is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Pointe
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Topside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Topside is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topside
- High Bridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- High Bridge is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
- Bayfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bayfield is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ashland Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ashland Junction.
Newspapers Published in Ashland 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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ashland Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ashland Junction, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ashland Junction.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Ashland Junction:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Bayfield County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashland County
- Iron 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 Ashland 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- Ashland Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |