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 Bonita (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 Bonita. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Bonita is located in Oconto 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 Oconto County: Brown, Forest, Langlade, Marinette, Menominee & Shawano.
Below are the counties that are near Bonita. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bonita:
- Oconto County (The home county of Bonita)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonita, with the one closest to Bonita listed first.
- Armstrong
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Armstrong is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Breed
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Breed is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breed
- Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mountain is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Suring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Suring is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suring
- Population from the 2020 Census: 524 people
- Frostville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Frostville is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostville
- Hickory Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Corners is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Townsend
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Townsend is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
- Gillett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gillett is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
- Spruce
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Spruce is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce
- Oconto Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oconto Falls is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,805 people
- Lena
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- 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 south)
- Krakow is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krakow
- Stiles Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stiles Junction is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles Junction
- Forest County
- Padus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Padus is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padus
- Langlade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonita, with the one closest to Bonita listed first.
- Langlade
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Langlade is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langlade
- White Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- White Lake is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Lily
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lily is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
- Freeman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Freeman is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Phlox
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Phlox is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phlox
- Bryant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bryant is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Marinette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonita, with the one closest to Bonita listed first.
- Coleman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Coleman is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Pound
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pound is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Crivitz
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Crivitz is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crivitz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
- Sweetheart City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sweetheart City is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetheart City
- Athelstane
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Athelstane is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstane
- Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lake is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Estimated population in 2015: 1,136 people
- Wausaukee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wausaukee is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausaukee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Menominee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonita, with the one closest to Bonita listed first.
- Legend Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Legend Lake is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legend Lake
- Keshena
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Keshena is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keshena
- Neopit
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Neopit is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neopit
- Zoar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Zoar is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Shawano County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonita, with the one closest to Bonita listed first.
- Middle Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Village is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Village
- Pulcifer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pulcifer is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulcifer
- Cecil
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cecil is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
- Shawano
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Shawano is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawano
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,885 people
- Gresham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gresham is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 563 people
- Bonduel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bonduel is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonduel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,411 people
- Slab City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Slab City is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Zachow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Zachow is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachow
- Belle Plaine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Belle Plaine is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Plaine
- Lunds
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lunds is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunds
- Almon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Almon is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almon
- Mattoon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mattoon is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattoon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
- Leopolis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leopolis is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopolis
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bonita, see our County-by-County Page for Bonita.
Cemeteries Near Bonita ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bonita.
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 Bonita - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bonita covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bonita, with the one closest to Bonita listed first.
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Riverside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Valley Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brazeau Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Langlade Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langlade Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Langlade Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Langlade.
- The Langlade Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wolf River Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1558148 <1>
- Forest Home Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Home Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Townsend.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87959 <1>
- West Branch Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Immanuel Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (72 more) ...
- Brazeau Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- St. Wenceslaus Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- St. James Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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 Bonita in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bonita.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bonita, with the one closest to Bonita listed first.
- Breed
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Breed is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breed
- Logan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Logan is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mountain is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Hayes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hayes is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes
- Gillett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gillett is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
- Keshena
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Keshena is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keshena
- Spruce
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Spruce is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce
- Pulcifer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pulcifer is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulcifer
- Coleman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Coleman is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Pound
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pound is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Cecil
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cecil is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
- Beaver
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Beaver is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Elton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Elton is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
- Oconto Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oconto Falls is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,805 people
- Lena
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lena is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bonita. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bonita.
Newspapers Published in Bonita ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bonita.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bonita, 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 Bonita.
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 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 Bonita:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Oconto County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Forest County
- Langlade County
- Marinette County
- Menominee County
- Shawano 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 Bonita, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bonita) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |