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 Bay View (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 Bay View. 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 Bay View ...

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.

Another variation: Bayview.

A typical abbreviation for Bay View: Bay Vw.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Bay View. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bay View.

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 hospitals and 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.

Bay View is located in Kewaunee 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 Kewaunee County: Brown, Door & Manitowoc.

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

Kewaunee County (The home county of Bay View)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bay View, with the one closest to Bay View listed first.
- Duvall
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  - Duvall is located in Kewaunee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
- Luxemburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  - Luxemburg is located in Kewaunee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxemburg
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 2,577 people
- Euren
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  - Euren is located in Kewaunee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euren
- Casco
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  - Casco is located in Kewaunee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Gregorville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  - Gregorville is located in Kewaunee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregorville
- Ellisville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  - Ellisville is located in Kewaunee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisville
- Pilsen
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  - Pilsen is located in Kewaunee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilsen
- Algoma
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  - Algoma is located in Kewaunee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 3,038 people
- Krok
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  - Krok is located in Kewaunee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krok
- Stangelville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  - Stangelville is located in Kewaunee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stangelville
- Kewaunee
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  - Kewaunee is located in Kewaunee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewaunee
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 2,835 people
- Curran
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  - Curran is located in Kewaunee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curran
Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bay View, with the one closest to Bay View listed first.
- Dyckesville
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  - Dyckesville is located in Brown County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyckesville
- Benderville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  - Benderville is located in Brown County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benderville
- Wequiock
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  - Wequiock is located in Brown County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wequiock
- Sugar Bush
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  - Sugar Bush is located in Brown County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bush
- Bay Settlement
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  - Bay Settlement is located in Brown County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Settlement
- Poland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  - Poland is located in Brown County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
- Preble
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  - Preble is located in Brown County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preble
- Suamico
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  - Suamico is located in Brown County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suamico
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 13,064 people
- Bellevue Town
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  - Bellevue Town is located in Brown County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue Town
- Bellevue
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  - Bellevue is located in Brown County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 16,030 people
- Green Bay
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  - Green Bay is located in Brown County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 103,836 people
- Duck Creek
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  - Duck Creek is located in Brown County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
Door County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bay View, with the one closest to Bay View listed first.
- Namur
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  - Namur is located in Door County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namur
- Rosiere
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  - Rosiere is located in Door County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosiere
- Brussels
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  - Brussels is located in Door County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brussels
- Forestville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  - Forestville is located in Door County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
- Little Sturgeon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  - Little Sturgeon is located in Door County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sturgeon
- Salona
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  - Salona is located in Door County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
- Sturgeon Bay
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  - Sturgeon Bay is located in Door County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon Bay
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 8,985 people
- Idlewild
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  - Idlewild is located in Door County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
Manitowoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bay View, with the one closest to Bay View listed first.
- Tisch Mills
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  - Tisch Mills is located in Manitowoc County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisch Mills
- Zander
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  - Zander is located in Manitowoc County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zander
- Hickory Grove
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  - Hickory Grove is located in Manitowoc County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Maribel
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  - Maribel is located in Manitowoc County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maribel
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Rosecrans
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  - Rosecrans is located in Manitowoc County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosecrans
- Larrabee
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  - Larrabee is located in Manitowoc County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
- Melnik
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  - Melnik is located in Manitowoc County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melnik
- Fisherville
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  - Fisherville is located in Manitowoc County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
- Mishicot
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  - Mishicot is located in Manitowoc County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishicot
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
- Kellnersville
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  - Kellnersville is located in Manitowoc County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellnersville
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
- Menchalville
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  - Menchalville is located in Manitowoc County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menchalville
- Francis Creek
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  - Francis Creek is located in Manitowoc County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Creek
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
Marinette County
- Peshtigo
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  - Peshtigo is located in Marinette County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peshtigo
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 3,326 people
Oconto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bay View, with the one closest to Bay View listed first.
- Pensaukee
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  - Pensaukee is located in Oconto County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensaukee
- Oconto
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  - Oconto is located in Oconto County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 4,575 people
- Stiles Junction
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  - Stiles Junction is located in Oconto County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles Junction
- Chase
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  - Chase is located in Oconto County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Oconto Falls
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  - Oconto Falls is located in Oconto County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto Falls
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 2,805 people
- Lena
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  - Lena is located in Oconto County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
- Krakow
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  - Krakow is located in Oconto County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krakow
- Spruce
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  - Spruce is located in Oconto County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce
Outagamie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bay View, with the one closest to Bay View listed first.
- Chicago Corners
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  - Chicago Corners is located in Outagamie County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Corners
- Seymour
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  - Seymour is located in Outagamie County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 people
Shawano County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bay View, with the one closest to Bay View listed first.
- Laney
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  - Laney is located in Shawano County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laney
- Rose Lawn
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  - Rose Lawn is located in Shawano County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Lawn
- Frazer Corners
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  - Frazer Corners is located in Shawano County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer Corners

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

Cemeteries Near Bay View ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bay View.

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 Bay View - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bay View covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

St. Louis Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Louis Catholic Cemetery
Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Cemetery
St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
St. Martins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Martins Cemetery
- The St. Martins Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Martins Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89064 <1>
St. Odiles Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Odiles Catholic Cemetery
Duvall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall Cemetery
St. Josephs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2323940 <1>
Spiritualist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiritualist Cemetery
St. Peters Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Catholic Cemetery
Gospel Truth Hall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gospel Truth Hall Cemetery
Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
Continue List (153 more) ...
- St. Marys Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Huberts Catholic Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Huberts Catholic Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys 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.<2>

While we didn't find Bay View in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bay View.

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

Dyckesville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dyckesville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyckesville
Duvall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Duvall is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
Tonet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tonet is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonet
Thiry Daems
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Thiry Daems is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thiry Daems
Walhain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Walhain is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walhain
Luxemburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Luxemburg is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxemburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,577 people
Euren
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Euren is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euren
Rosiere
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rosiere is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosiere
Namur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Namur is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namur
Wequiock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wequiock is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wequiock
New Franken
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Franken is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franken
Casco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Casco is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bay Settlement
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  - Bay Settlement is located in Brown County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Settlement
- Brussels
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  - Brussels is located in Door County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brussels
- Slovan
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  - Slovan is located in Kewaunee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slovan

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

Newspapers Published in Bay View ...

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 Bay View.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bay View, 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 Bay View.

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 helpful 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 Bay View:

Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.wisconsinhistory.org/

Pages specific to Kewaunee County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails

Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Door County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Manitowoc County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Marinette County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Oconto County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Outagamie County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Shawano County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails

Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Kewaunee County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Kewaunee County

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 Bay View, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>	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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bay View) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.