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 Big Falls (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 Big Falls. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Big Falls is located in Waupaca 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 Waupaca County: Marathon, Outagamie, Portage, Shawano, Waushara & Winnebago.
Below are the counties that are near Big Falls. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Big Falls:
- Waupaca County (The home county of Big Falls)
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Falls, with the one closest to Big Falls listed first.
- Granite City ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite City
- Granite City is located in Waupaca County
- Marion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
- Iola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Ogdensburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ogdensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdensburg
- Ogdensburg is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Manawa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Scandinavia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scandinavia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandinavia
- Scandinavia is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Clintonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clintonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Clintonville is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,353 people
- Little Wolf ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Little Wolf. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Wolf
- Little Wolf is located in Waupaca County
- Embarrass
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Baldwins Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Baldwins Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwins Mill
- Baldwins Mill is located in Waupaca County
- Ostrander
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrander
- Ostrander is located in Waupaca County
- Sheridan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Sheridan is located in Waupaca County
- Langlade County
- Phlox
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phlox
- Phlox is located in Langlade County
- Phlox
- Marathon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Falls, with the one closest to Big Falls listed first.
- Galloway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway
- Galloway is located in Marathon County
- Elderon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Norrie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest) - Pike Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest) - Hatley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley
- Hatley is located in Marathon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Ringle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringle
- Ringle is located in Marathon County
- Ashley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
- Ashley is located in Marathon County
- Menominee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Falls, with the one closest to Big Falls listed first.
- Neopit
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north) - Keshena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keshena
- Keshena is located in Menominee County
- Zoar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Zoar is located in Menominee County
- Legend Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Legend Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legend Lake
- Legend Lake is located in Menominee County
- Outagamie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Falls, with the one closest to Big Falls listed first.
- Bear Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Bear Creek is located in Outagamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- Leeman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east) - Shiocton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast) - Nichols
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east) - Hortonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Hortonville is located in Outagamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
- Black Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Black Creek is located in Outagamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,309 people
- Medina
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Falls, with the one closest to Big Falls listed first.
- Alban
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alban
- Alban is located in Portage County
- Garfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Garfield is located in Portage County
- Rosholt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Nelsonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Nelsonville is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Amherst
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Amherst is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,082 people
- Amherst Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amherst Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Junction
- Amherst Junction is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
- Lake Emily ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lake Emily. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Emily
- Lake Emily is located in Portage County
- Polonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polonia
- Polonia is located in Portage County
- Custer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Custer is located in Portage County
- Ellis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Ellis is located in Portage County
- Arnott
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest) - Torun
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torun
- Torun is located in Portage County
- Shawano County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Falls, with the one closest to Big Falls listed first.
- Split Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Rock
- Split Rock is located in Shawano County
- Tigerton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigerton
- Tigerton is located in Shawano County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Leopolis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopolis
- Leopolis is located in Shawano County
- Pella
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pella
- Pella is located in Shawano County
- Bowler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Wittenberg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittenberg
- Wittenberg is located in Shawano County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 986 people
- Almon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almon
- Almon is located in Shawano County
- Regina
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Gresham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Gresham is located in Shawano County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 563 people
- Eland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eland
- Eland is located in Shawano County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
- Shawano
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawano
- Shawano is located in Shawano County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,885 people
- Birnamwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- 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.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birnamwood
- Birnamwood is located in Shawano County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 772 people
- Waushara County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Falls, with the one closest to Big Falls listed first.
- West Bloomfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bloomfield
- West Bloomfield is located in Waushara County
- Saxeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxeville
- Saxeville is located in Waushara County
- Winnebago County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Falls, with the one closest to Big Falls listed first.
- Orihula
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orihula
- Orihula is located in Winnebago County
- Zittau
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zittau
- Zittau is located in Winnebago County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Big Falls, see our County-by-County Page for Big Falls.
Cemeteries Near Big Falls ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Big Falls.
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 Big Falls covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Big Falls, with the one closest to Big Falls listed first.
- Big Falls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Falls Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Falls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Johns Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Johns Trinity Lutheran Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Marion.
- The St. Johns Trinity Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Johns Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88986 <4>
- Hitterdahl Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hitterdahl Cemetery
- Roseland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roseland Cemetery
- 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.
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
- Greenleaf Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenleaf Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenleaf Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Danish Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Danish Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Danish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Marble Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marble Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marble Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
- The St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2184901 <4>
- Iola Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Iola Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Iola Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Lola Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lola Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lola Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (172 more) ...
- Salem Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Northland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Northland Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Northland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Salem 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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Big Falls had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Big Falls had a population of 69 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Big Falls, with the one closest to Big Falls listed first.
- Hunting
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Split Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Rock
- Split Rock is located in Shawano County
- Marion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
- Tigerton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigerton
- Tigerton is located in Shawano County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Marble ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Northland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Iola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Symco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Buckbee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Caroline
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Peru
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Ogdensburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ogdensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdensburg
- Ogdensburg is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Manawa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Nicholson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Scandinavia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scandinavia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandinavia
- Scandinavia is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Manawa
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Big Falls. See our List of 1890's Communities around Big Falls.
Newspapers Published in Big Falls ...
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 114 newspapers that have been published in the area around Big Falls.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Big Falls, 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 Big Falls.
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 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 Big Falls:
- 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 Waupaca County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Langlade County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Marathon County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Menominee 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
- Portage 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
- Waushara County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Winnebago County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Langlade County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Waupaca County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Big Falls. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Waupaca County: www.co.waupaca.wi.us/
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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Big Falls) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Big Falls. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6194, Longitude: -89.0171 In this case, the coordinates for Big Falls have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Big Falls, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |