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 Bonneval (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 Bonneval. 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 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.
Bonneval is located in Forest 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 Forest County: Iron (MI), Florence, Langlade, Marinette, Oconto, Oneida & Vilas.
Below are the counties that are near Bonneval. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bonneval:
- Forest County (The home county of Bonneval)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonneval, with the one closest to Bonneval listed first.
- Laona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Laona is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laona
- Padus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Padus is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padus
- Crandon
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Crandon is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
- Hiles
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hiles is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiles
- Atkins
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Atkins is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
- Mole Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mole Lake is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mole Lake
- Nelma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nelma is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelma
- Florence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonneval, with the one closest to Bonneval listed first.
- Fern ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fern is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
- Tipler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Tipler is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipler
- Aurora
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Aurora is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Commonwealth
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Commonwealth is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commonwealth
- Florence
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Florence is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Spread Eagle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Spread Eagle is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread Eagle
- Langlade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonneval, with the one closest to Bonneval listed first.
- Freeman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Freeman is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Lily
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lily is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
- Post Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Post Lake is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Lake
- Marinette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonneval, with the one closest to Bonneval listed first.
- Dunbar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Dunbar is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Pembine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pembine is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembine
- Athelstane
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Athelstane is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstane
- Niagara
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Niagara is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,535 people
- Cedarville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarville is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Oconto County
- Townsend
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Townsend is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
- Oneida County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonneval, with the one closest to Bonneval listed first.
- Jennings
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Jennings is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Gagen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Gagen is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gagen
- Monico
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Monico is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monico
- Dickinson County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonneval, with the one closest to Bonneval listed first.
- Kingsford
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Mountain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Quinnesec
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Iron County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonneval, with the one closest to Bonneval listed first.
- Pentoga
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pentoga is located in Iron County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentoga
- Stager
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Stager is located in Iron County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stager
- Mastodon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mastodon is located in Iron County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastodon
- Alpha
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Caspian
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Gaastra
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Stambaugh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Stambaugh is located in Iron County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stambaugh
- Bates Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bates Junction is located in Iron County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates Junction
- Chicagon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Chicagon is located in Iron County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicagon
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bonneval, see our County-by-County Page for Bonneval.
Cemeteries Near Bonneval ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bonneval.
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 Bonneval - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bonneval covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bonneval, with the one closest to Bonneval listed first.
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Laona Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hillside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Forest Home Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- St. Ambrose Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Trinity Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Long Lake Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Crandon Lakeside Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (27 more) ...
- Argonne Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Roseland Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
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 Bonneval in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bonneval.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bonneval, with the one closest to Bonneval listed first.
- Armstrong Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Armstrong Creek is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Creek
- Cavour
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cavour is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavour
- Dunbar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Dunbar is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Crandon
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Crandon is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
- Commonwealth
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Commonwealth is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commonwealth
- Florence
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Florence is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Ridgetop
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgetop is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgetop
- Atkins
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Atkins is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
- Spread Eagle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Spread Eagle is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread Eagle
- Iron Mountain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pulp
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pulp is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulp
- Stager
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Stager is located in Iron County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stager
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Pembine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pembine is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembine
- Mastodon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mastodon is located in Iron County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastodon
- Lily
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lily is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bonneval. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bonneval.
Newspapers Published in Bonneval ...
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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bonneval.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bonneval, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bonneval.
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 Bonneval:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Forest County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Florence County
- Langlade County
- Marinette County
- Oconto County
- Oneida County
- Dickinson County
- Iron County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Bonneval, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Bonneval) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |