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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 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laona
      • Laona is located in Forest County
    • Padus
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padus
      • Padus is located in Forest County
    • Crandon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandon
      • Crandon is located in Forest County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
    • Hiles
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hiles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiles
      • Hiles is located in Forest County
    • Atkins
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
      • Atkins is located in Forest County
    • Mole Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mole Lake
      • Mole Lake is located in Forest County
    • Nelma
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelma
      • Nelma is located in Forest County
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fern have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
      • Fern is located in Florence County
    • Tipler
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipler
      • Tipler is located in Florence County
    • Aurora
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
      • Aurora is located in Florence County
    • Commonwealth
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commonwealth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commonwealth
      • Commonwealth is located in Florence County
    • Florence
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
      • Florence is located in Florence County
  • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Freeman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
      • Freeman is located in Langlade County
    • Post Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Lake
      • Post Lake is located in Langlade County
  • Marinette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bonneval, with the one closest to Bonneval listed first.
    • Pembine
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembine
      • Pembine is located in Marinette County
    • Athelstane
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstane
      • Athelstane is located in Marinette County
    • Niagara
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Niagara have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
      • Niagara is located in Marinette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,535 people
    • Cedarville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
      • Cedarville is located in Marinette County
  • Oconto County
    • Townsend
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
      • Townsend is located in Oconto County
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
      • Jennings is located in Oneida County
    • Gagen
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gagen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gagen
      • Gagen is located in Oneida County
    • Monico
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monico
      • Monico is located in Oneida County
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsford
      • Kingsford is located in Dickinson County (MI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,923 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsford <3>
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentoga
      • Pentoga is located in Iron County (MI)
    • Mastodon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mastodon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastodon
      • Mastodon is located in Iron County (MI)
    • Alpha
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
      • Alpha is located in Iron County (MI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpha <3>
    • Caspian
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Gaastra
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaastra have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaastra
      • Gaastra is located in Iron County (MI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaastra <3>
    • Stambaugh
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stambaugh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stambaugh
      • Stambaugh is located in Iron County (MI)
    • Bates Junction
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bates Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates Junction
      • Bates Junction is located in Iron County (MI)
    • Chicagon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chicagon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicagon
      • Chicagon is located in Iron County (MI)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bonneval, see our County-by-County Page for 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 start with 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:

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.

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 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Hill Cemetery
  • Laona Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laona Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laona Cemetery
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
  • Glenwood Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glenwood Cemetery
  • Forest Home Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Home Cemetery
  • St. Ambrose Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Ambrose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Ambrose Cemetery
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hill Cemetery
  • Long Lake Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Lake Cemetery
  • St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Argonne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Argonne Cemetery
    • Lakeview Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Cemetery
    • Roseland Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • 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.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roseland 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.<6>

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armstrong Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Creek
    • Armstrong Creek is located in Forest County
  • Cavour
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cavour have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavour
    • Cavour is located in Forest County
  • Dunbar
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunbar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
    • Dunbar is located in Marinette County
  • Crandon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandon
    • Crandon is located in Forest County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
  • Commonwealth
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commonwealth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commonwealth
    • Commonwealth is located in Florence County
  • Florence
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
    • Florence is located in Florence County
  • Ridgetop
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgetop have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgetop
    • Ridgetop is located in Florence County
  • Atkins
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
    • Atkins is located in Forest County
  • Spread Eagle
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spread Eagle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread Eagle
    • Spread Eagle is located in Florence County
  • Iron Mountain
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Pulp
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pulp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulp
    • Pulp is located in Florence County
  • Stager
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stager have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stager
    • Stager is located in Iron County (MI)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Pembine
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembine
      • Pembine is located in Marinette County
    • Mastodon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mastodon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastodon
      • Mastodon is located in Iron County (MI)
    • Lily
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lily have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
      • Lily is located in Langlade County

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.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bonneval. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bonneval) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bonneval. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.6505, Longitude: -88.5387       In this case, the coordinates for Bonneval have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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.




 

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