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 Brantwood (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 Brantwood. 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 northeast 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 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.
Brantwood is located in Price 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 Price County: Ashland, Iron, Lincoln, Oneida, Rusk, Sawyer, Taylor & Vilas.
Below are the counties that are near Brantwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brantwood:
- Price County (The home county of Brantwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brantwood, with the one closest to Brantwood listed first.
- Prentice
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Prentice is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentice
- Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
- Worcester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Worcester is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worcester
- Phillips
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Phillips is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,320 people
- Catawba
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Catawba is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Kennan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Kennan is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Lugerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lugerville is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lugerville
- Fifield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fifield is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifield
- Park Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Park Falls is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,192 people
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brantwood, with the one closest to Brantwood listed first.
- Jersey City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Jersey City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
- Tomahawk
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Tomahawk is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
- Irma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Irma is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irma
- Harrison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Harrison is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Oneida County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brantwood, with the one closest to Brantwood listed first.
- Harshaw
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Harshaw is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshaw
- Hazelhurst
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hazelhurst is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelhurst
- Newbold
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Newbold is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbold
- Woodruff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Woodruff is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
- Rusk County
- Hawkins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hawkins is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brantwood, with the one closest to Brantwood listed first.
- Westboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westboro is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
- Rib Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rib Lake is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 861 people
- Chelsea
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chelsea is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Interwald
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Interwald is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interwald
- Vilas County
- Lac du Flambeau
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lac du Flambeau is located in Vilas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lac du Flambeau
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brantwood, see our County-by-County Page for Brantwood.
Cemeteries Near Brantwood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brantwood.
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 Brantwood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brantwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brantwood, with the one closest to Brantwood listed first.
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Finnish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Knox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Somo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Prentice Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Emery Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hackett Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Garden of Memory Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hillside Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Levitt Creek Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Northside Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (34 more) ...
- Lakeside Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lake View Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 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.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Brantwood had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brantwood, with the one closest to Brantwood listed first.
- Worcester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Worcester is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worcester
- McCord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- McCord is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCord
- Westboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westboro is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
- Phillips
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Phillips is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,320 people
- Rib Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rib Lake is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 861 people
- Bradley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bradley is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Tomahawk
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Tomahawk is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
- Heafford Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Heafford Junction is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heafford Junction
- Chelsea
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chelsea is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Catawba
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Catawba is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Manson ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Manson is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
- Gilbert
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gilbert is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Coolidge ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coolidge is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolidge
- Kennan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Kennan is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Interwald
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Interwald is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interwald
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brantwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brantwood.
Newspapers Published in Brantwood ...
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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brantwood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brantwood, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brantwood.
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 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 Brantwood:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Price County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Lincoln County
- Oneida County
- Rusk County
- Taylor County
- Vilas County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Brantwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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- Brantwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |