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 Babcock (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 Babcock. 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.
Babcock is located in Wood 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 Wood County: Adams, Clark, Jackson, Juneau, Marathon & Portage.
Below are the counties that are near Babcock. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Babcock:
- Wood County (The home county of Babcock)
- The following are listed by their distance from Babcock, with the one closest to Babcock listed first.
- Pittsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pittsville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
- Nekoosa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Nekoosa is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nekoosa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,391 people
- Port Edwards
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eight Corners is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eight Corners
- Vesper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vesper is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesper
- Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
- Wisconsin Rapids
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wisconsin Rapids is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisconsin Rapids
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,555 people
- Grand Rapids
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Grand Rapids is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rapids
- Arpin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Arpin is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arpin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Lake Wazeecha
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lake Wazeecha is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wazeecha
- Biron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Biron is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
- Lindsey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lindsey is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey
- Rudolph
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rudolph is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Babcock, with the one closest to Babcock listed first.
- New Rome ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- New Rome is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rome
- Strongs Prairie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Strongs Prairie is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongs Prairie
- Big Flats
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Big Flats is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Flats
- Arkdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arkdale is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdale
- Leola
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Leola is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leola
- Friendship
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
- Adams
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Adams is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Quincy ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Quincy is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Babcock, with the one closest to Babcock listed first.
- Chili
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chili is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
- Granton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Granton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Neillsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Neillsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neillsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,375 people
- Veefkind
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Veefkind is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veefkind
- Crawford County
- Lynxville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lynxville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Babcock, with the one closest to Babcock listed first.
- City Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- City Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Point
- Lapham Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lapham Junction is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapham Junction
- Pray
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pray
- Millston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Millston is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Juneau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Babcock, with the one closest to Babcock listed first.
- New Miner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Miner is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Miner
- Sprague
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sprague is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
- Mather
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mather is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mather
- Necedah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Necedah is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necedah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 923 people
- Camp Douglas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Camp Douglas is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Douglas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 625 people
- New Lisbon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- New Lisbon is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lisbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,547 people
- Hustler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hustler is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Marathon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Babcock, with the one closest to Babcock listed first.
- McMillan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- McMillan is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan
- Rozellville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rozellville is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozellville
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Babcock, with the one closest to Babcock listed first.
- Shennington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shennington is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennington
- Valley Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Junction is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Warrens
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Warrens is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Wyeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Wyeville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Oakdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakdale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 290 people
- Tomah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tomah is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,363 people
- Tunnel City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tunnel City is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel City
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Babcock, with the one closest to Babcock listed first.
- Junction City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Junction City is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- Plover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Plover is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,252 people
- Stevens Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stevens Point is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,949 people
- Whiting
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whiting is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Babcock, see our County-by-County Page for Babcock.
Cemeteries Near Babcock ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Babcock.
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 Babcock - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Babcock covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Babcock, with the one closest to Babcock listed first.
- Babcock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Meadow Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Novotny Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Village of Port Edwards Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mound Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- St. Joachims Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (111 more) ...
- Zion Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Searles Prairie Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Riverside Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
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, Babcock had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Babcock, with the one closest to Babcock listed first.
- Meadow Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Meadow Valley is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Valley
- Veedum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Veedum is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veedum
- Walker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Walker is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Pittsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pittsville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
- Sprague
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sprague is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
- City Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- City Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Point
- New Rome ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- New Rome is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rome
- Port Edwards
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Port Edwards is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Edwards
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,752 people
- Mather
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mather is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mather
- Vesper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vesper is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesper
- Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
- Monroe Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe Center is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Center
- Spaulding
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Spaulding is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Norway Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Norway Ridge is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Ridge
- Strongs Prairie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Strongs Prairie is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongs Prairie
- Nevins
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Nevins is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevins
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Babcock. See our List of 1890's Communities around Babcock.
Newspapers Published in Babcock ...
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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Babcock.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Babcock, 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 Babcock.
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 Babcock:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Wood County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Clark County
- Crawford County
- Jackson County
- Juneau County
- Marathon County
- Monroe County
- Portage 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 Babcock, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Babcock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |