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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 Bonduel (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 Bonduel. 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 and hospitals 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.

Bonduel is located in Shawano 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 Shawano County: Brown, Langlade, Marathon, Menominee, Oconto, Outagamie, Portage & Waupaca.

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

  • Shawano County     (The home county of Bonduel)
  • Brown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bonduel, with the one closest to Bonduel listed first.
    • Pulaski
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pittsfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Pittsfield is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
    • Flintville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Suamico
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Suamico is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suamico
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,064 people
    • Howard
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Howard is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,346 people
    • Oneida
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Oneida is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
    • Duck Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hobart
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Hobart is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,495 people
    • Ashwaubenon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Green Bay
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Allouez
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • De Pere
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Preble
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Marinette County
    • Coleman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Menominee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bonduel, with the one closest to Bonduel listed first.
    • Legend Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Legend Lake is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legend Lake
    • Keshena
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Neopit
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Neopit is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neopit
    • Zoar
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Oconto County
  • Outagamie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bonduel, with the one closest to Bonduel listed first.
    • Nichols
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Nichols is located in Outagamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
    • Leeman
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Seymour
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Seymour is located in Outagamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 people
    • Black Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Black Creek is located in Outagamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,309 people
    • Bear Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Bear Creek is located in Outagamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
    • Shiocton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Shiocton is located in Outagamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiocton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 914 people
    • Chicago Corners
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Freedom
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Apple Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Hortonville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Greenville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Greenville is located in Outagamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Waupaca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bonduel, with the one closest to Bonduel listed first.
    • Embarrass
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Embarrass is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embarrass
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
    • Clintonville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Clintonville is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,353 people
    • Marion
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Granite City ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Granite City is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite City
    • New London
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • New London is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,065 people
    • Big Falls
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Big Falls is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Falls
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
    • Manawa
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Manawa is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manawa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
    • Ostrander
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Bonduel ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bonduel.

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 Bonduel - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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 Bonduel had a population of 203 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Bonduel had a population of 1,411 people.

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

  • Cecil
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Cecil is located in Shawano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
  • Angelica
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Angelica is located in Shawano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
  • Pulcifer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Shawano
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Briarton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Hofa Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hofa Park is located in Shawano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hofa Park
  • Laney
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Belle Plaine
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Rose Lawn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pulaski
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Leeman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Gillett
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Gillett is located in Oconto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Embarrass
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Embarrass is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embarrass
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
    • Keshena
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Chase
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Bonduel ...

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 81 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bonduel.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Bonduel. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Bonduel and those printed in the larger area surrounding Bonduel.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Bonduel.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Bonduel:

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 Bonduel, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bonduel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.