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 Boulder Junction (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 Boulder Junction. 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.

Name Variations for Boulder Junction ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Boulder Junction: Boulder Jct. (or less commonly used: Boulder Jctn.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

Boulder Junction is located in Vilas 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 Vilas County: Gogebic (MI), Iron (MI), Forest, Iron, Oneida & Price.

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

• Vilas County     (The home county of Boulder Junction)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Boulder Junction, with the one closest to Boulder Junction listed first.
  • Katinka Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Katinka Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katinka Village
    • Katinka Village is located in Vilas County
  • Sayner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayner
    • Sayner is located in Vilas County
  • Manitowish Waters
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manitowish Waters have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitowish Waters
    • Manitowish Waters is located in Vilas County
  • Lac du Flambeau
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lac du Flambeau
    • Lac du Flambeau is located in Vilas County
  • Saint Germain
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Germain
    • Saint Germain is located in Vilas County
    • Former names for Saint Germain:
    • Farmington
    • Lakewood
  • Conover
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
    • Conover is located in Vilas County
  • Land O'Lakes
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land O'Lakes
    • Land O'Lakes is located in Vilas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
  • Eagle River
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle River
    • Eagle River is located in Vilas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,582 people
  • Phelps
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps
    • Phelps is located in Vilas County
• Iron County
  • Manitowish
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitowish
    • Manitowish is located in Iron County
• Oneida County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Boulder Junction, with the one closest to Boulder Junction listed first.
  • Woodruff
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
    • Woodruff is located in Oneida County
  • Hazelhurst
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelhurst
    • Hazelhurst is located in Oneida County
  • Sugar Camp
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Camp
    • Sugar Camp is located in Oneida County
  • Newbold
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newbold have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbold
    • Newbold is located in Oneida County
  • Harshaw
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshaw
    • Harshaw is located in Oneida County
• Gogebic County (MI)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Boulder Junction, with the one closest to Boulder Junction listed first.
  • Marenisco
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marenisco
    • Marenisco is located in Gogebic County (MI)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marenisco <2>
  • White City
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • White City is located in Gogebic County (MI)
  • Watersmeet
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watersmeet
    • Watersmeet is located in Gogebic County (MI)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watersmeet <2>
  • Katakitckon Indian Village
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Katakitckon Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katakitckon Indian Village
    • Katakitckon Indian Village is located in Gogebic County (MI)
  • Fuller
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fuller have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
    • Fuller is located in Gogebic County (MI)
  • Wakefield
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wakefield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
    • Wakefield is located in Gogebic County (MI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,653 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakefield <2>
  • Ramsay
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramsay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsay
    • Ramsay is located in Gogebic County (MI)
• Ontonagon County (MI)
  • Paulding
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulding
    • Paulding is located in Ontonagon County (MI)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paulding <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Boulder Junction ...

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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Boulder Junction.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Boulder Junction, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Boulder Junction.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Boulder Junction:

• 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 Vilas County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Iron County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Oneida County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Gogebic County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Ontonagon County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Wisconsin
  • Cemeteries of Vilas County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Wisconsin

Cemeteries Near Boulder Junction ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Boulder Junction.

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 Boulder Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

• Pines Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pines Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pines Cemetery
• Plum Lake Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • The Plum Lake Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Sayner Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plum Lake Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #223983 <4>
• Presque Isle Cemetery
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Presque Isle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Presque Isle Cemetery
• Winchester Memorial Cemetery
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winchester Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winchester Memorial Cemetery
• Forest Garden Cemetery
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Garden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Garden Cemetery
• Presbyterian Church Cemetery
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Presbyterian Church Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2545031 <4>
• Evergreen Cemetery
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
• St. Germain Cemetery
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Germain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Germain Cemetery
• Oak Hill Cemetery
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
• Land O' Lakes Cemetery
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Land O' Lakes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Land O' Lakes Cemetery
• Marenisco Twp. Cemetery
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marenisco Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marenisco Twp. Cemetery
• Mercer Cemetery
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mercer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mercer Cemetery
• Continue List   (9 more) ...
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeside Cemetery
  • Hildegard Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hildegard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hildegard Cemetery
  • Wilderness Rest Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilderness Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilderness Rest 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.<5>

While we didn't find Boulder Junction in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Boulder Junction.

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

• Woodruff
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
  • Woodruff is located in Oneida County
• Wellington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
  • Wellington is located in Gogebic County (MI)
• Minocqua
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minocqua have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minocqua
  • Minocqua is located in Oneida County
• Thayer
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thayer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
  • Thayer is located in Gogebic County (MI)
• Hartley
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
  • Hartley is located in Gogebic County (MI)
  • Hartley has also been known as:
  • Hartleys
• Mercer
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mercer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
  • Mercer is located in Iron County
• Hazelhurst
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelhurst
  • Hazelhurst is located in Oneida County
• Eagle River
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle River
  • Eagle River is located in Vilas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,582 people
• Watersmeet
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watersmeet
  • Watersmeet is located in Gogebic County (MI)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watersmeet <2>
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • McNaughton
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McNaughton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNaughton
    • McNaughton is located in Oneida County
  • Robbins
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robbins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
    • Robbins is located in Ontonagon County (MI)
  • Goodnow
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodnow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnow
    • Goodnow is located in Oneida County
  • Wakefield
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wakefield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
    • Wakefield is located in Gogebic County (MI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,653 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakefield <2>
  • Newbold
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newbold have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbold
    • Newbold is located in Oneida County
  • Ramsay
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramsay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsay
    • Ramsay is located in Gogebic County (MI)

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Vilas County: www.co.vilas.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/