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 Birchwood (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 Birchwood. 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 hospitals and 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.
Birchwood is located in Kewaunee 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 Kewaunee County: Brown, Door & Manitowoc.
Below are the counties that are near Birchwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Birchwood:
- Kewaunee County (The home county of Birchwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Birchwood, with the one closest to Birchwood listed first.
- Kewaunee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewaunee
- Kewaunee is located in Kewaunee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,835 people
- Krok
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Ellisville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisville
- Ellisville is located in Kewaunee County
- Stangelville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stangelville
- Stangelville is located in Kewaunee County
- Casco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Pilsen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilsen
- Pilsen is located in Kewaunee County
- Luxemburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Bolt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolt
- Bolt is located in Kewaunee County
- Euren
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euren
- Euren is located in Kewaunee County
- Gregorville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregorville
- Gregorville is located in Kewaunee County
- Algoma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Algoma is located in Kewaunee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,038 people
- Duvall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
- Duvall is located in Kewaunee County
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Birchwood, with the one closest to Birchwood listed first.
- Sugar Bush
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bush
- Sugar Bush is located in Brown County
- Fontenoy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontenoy
- Fontenoy is located in Brown County
- Poland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
- Poland is located in Brown County
- Denmark
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Denmark is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,271 people
- Dyckesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyckesville
- Dyckesville is located in Brown County
- Pine Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Pine Grove is located in Brown County
- Benderville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benderville
- Benderville is located in Brown County
- Bellevue
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Bellevue is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,030 people
- Bellevue Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellevue Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue Town
- Bellevue Town is located in Brown County
- Glenmore
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Preble
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preble
- Preble is located in Brown County
- Allouez
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allouez
- Allouez is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,784 people
- Green Bay
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
- Green Bay is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103,836 people
- Door County
- The following are listed by their distance from Birchwood, with the one closest to Birchwood listed first.
- Forestville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forestville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Forestville is located in Door County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
- Brussels
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brussels
- Brussels is located in Door County
- Little Sturgeon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Sturgeon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sturgeon
- Little Sturgeon is located in Door County
- Sturgeon Bay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon Bay
- Sturgeon Bay is located in Door County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,985 people
- Idlewild
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
- Idlewild is located in Door County
- Manitowoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Birchwood, with the one closest to Birchwood listed first.
- Tisch Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisch Mills
- Tisch Mills is located in Manitowoc County
- Zander
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zander
- Zander is located in Manitowoc County
- Larrabee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
- Larrabee is located in Manitowoc County
- Fisherville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
- Fisherville is located in Manitowoc County
- Mishicot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Melnik
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melnik
- Melnik is located in Manitowoc County
- Kingsbridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbridge
- Kingsbridge is located in Manitowoc County
- Maribel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maribel
- Maribel is located in Manitowoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Rosecrans
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosecrans
- Rosecrans is located in Manitowoc County
- Hickory Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Hickory Grove is located in Manitowoc County
- Francis Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Creek
- Francis Creek is located in Manitowoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Shoto
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoto
- Shoto is located in Manitowoc County
- Kellnersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellnersville
- Kellnersville is located in Manitowoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
- Oconto County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Birchwood, see our County-by-County Page for Birchwood.
Newspapers Published in Birchwood ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Birchwood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Birchwood, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Birchwood.
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 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 Birchwood:
- 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
- Oconto County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Brown County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of 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
Cemeteries Near Birchwood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Birchwood.
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 Birchwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Birchwood, with the one closest to Birchwood listed first.
- St. Hedwigs Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Hedwigs Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Hedwigs Catholic Cemetery
- West Kewaunee Twp. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Kewaunee Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Kewaunee Twp. Cemetery
- St. John Nepomuceue Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Nepomuceue Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Nepomuceue Catholic Cemetery
- Holy Rosary Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Rosary Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Rosary Catholic Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
- Volunteer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Volunteer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Volunteer Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
- Norman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norman Cemetery
- Forest View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest View Cemetery
- West Slovan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Slovan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Slovan Cemetery
- St. Adalberts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Adalberts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Adalberts Cemetery
- Montpelier Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Montpelier Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Montpelier Twp. Cemetery
- Continue List (151 more) ...
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- 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.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
- St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
- St. Lawrence Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lawrence Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lawrence Catholic Cemetery
- Zion 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.<3>
While we didn't find Birchwood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Birchwood.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Birchwood, with the one closest to Birchwood listed first.
- Krok
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Kewaunee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewaunee
- Kewaunee is located in Kewaunee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,835 people
- Slovan
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Ellisville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisville
- Ellisville is located in Kewaunee County
- Stangelville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stangelville
- Stangelville is located in Kewaunee County
- Norman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Alaska
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Casco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Pilsen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilsen
- Pilsen is located in Kewaunee County
- Luxemburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Tisch Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisch Mills
- Tisch Mills is located in Manitowoc County
- Rio Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bolt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolt
- Bolt is located in Kewaunee County
- Rankin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Walhain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bolt
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Birchwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Birchwood.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Birchwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Kewaunee County: www.kewauneeco.org/
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Birchwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Birchwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4581, Longitude: -87.5715 In this case, the coordinates for Birchwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Birchwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |