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 Butte des Morts (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 Butte des Morts. 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.
Butte des Morts is located in Winnebago 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 Winnebago County: Calumet, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Outagamie, Waupaca & Waushara.
Below are the counties that are near Butte des Morts. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Butte des Morts:
- Winnebago County (The home county of Butte des Morts)
- The following are listed by their distance from Butte des Morts, with the one closest to Butte des Morts listed first.
- Allenville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Allenville is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Harbor Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Harbor Springs is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Springs
- Reighmoor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Reighmoor is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reighmoor
- Winneconne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Winneconne is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winneconne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
- Omro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Omro is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,592 people
- Oshkosh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oshkosh is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshkosh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66,495 people
- Fitzgerald
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fitzgerald is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerald
- Adella Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Adella Beach is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adella Beach
- Medina Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Medina Junction is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina Junction
- Stony Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Beach is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Beach
- Zittau
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Zittau is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zittau
- Fisk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fisk is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisk
- Fox Crossing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Crossing is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Crossing
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Butte des Morts, with the one closest to Butte des Morts listed first.
- Sniderville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sniderville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sniderville
- Wrightstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wrightstown is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,631 people
- Askeaton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Askeaton is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askeaton
- Calumet County
- The following are listed by their distance from Butte des Morts, with the one closest to Butte des Morts listed first.
- Stockbridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Stockbridge is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
- Harrison
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Harrison is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Quinney
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Quinney is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinney
- Sherwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sherwood is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,040 people
- Brothertown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Brothertown is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brothertown
- Brant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Brant is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant
- Saint John
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Saint John is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
- Kaukauna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kaukauna is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaukauna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,356 people
- Hilbert
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hilbert is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilbert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
- Dundas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dundas is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Chilton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Chilton is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,868 people
- Forest Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Forest Junction is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Junction
- Hayton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hayton is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayton
- Fond du Lac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Butte des Morts, with the one closest to Butte des Morts listed first.
- Eldorado
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Eldorado is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- West Rosendale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- West Rosendale is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rosendale
- Ripon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ripon is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,844 people
- Rosendale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Rosendale is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,026 people
- Calumetville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Calumetville is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumetville
- Gladstone Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gladstone Beach is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone Beach
- North Fond du Lac
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Fond du Lac is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fond du Lac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,059 people
- Metomen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Metomen is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metomen
- Woodhull
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Woodhull is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhull
- Garnet
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Garnet is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garnet
- Linden Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Linden Beach is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden Beach
- Minawa Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Minawa Beach is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minawa Beach
- Johnsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsburg is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsburg
- Green Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Butte des Morts, with the one closest to Butte des Morts listed first.
- Berlin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,383 people
- Green Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Green Lake is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
- Utley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Utley is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utley
- Princeton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Princeton is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,166 people
- Marquette County
- Neshkoro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Neshkoro is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshkoro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
- Outagamie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Butte des Morts, with the one closest to Butte des Morts listed first.
- Medina
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Medina is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
- Greenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Greenville is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Hortonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hortonville is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
- Appleton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Appleton is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74,058 people
- Former name for Appleton:
- Appleton Junction
- Kimberly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kimberly is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,869 people
- Apple Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Apple Creek is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Creek
- Combined Locks
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Combined Locks is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combined Locks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,607 people
- Little Chute
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Little Chute is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chute
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,164 people
- Shiocton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Shiocton is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiocton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 914 people
- Freedom
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Freedom is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Black Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Black Creek is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,309 people
- Bear Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bear Creek is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- Waupaca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Butte des Morts, with the one closest to Butte des Morts listed first.
- Fremont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fremont is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 647 people
- Gills Landing
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Gills Landing is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills Landing
- New London
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- New London is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,065 people
- Weyauwega
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Weyauwega is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyauwega
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,745 people
- Ostrander
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ostrander is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrander
- Baldwins Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Baldwins Mill is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwins Mill
- Little Wolf ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Little Wolf is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Wolf
- Waupaca
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waupaca is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waupaca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,857 people
- Manawa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Manawa is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manawa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
- Rural
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rural is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- King
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- King is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Ogdensburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ogdensburg is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdensburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Waushara County
- The following are listed by their distance from Butte des Morts, with the one closest to Butte des Morts listed first.
- West Bloomfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Bloomfield is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bloomfield
- Poy Sippi
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Poy Sippi is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poy Sippi
- Pine River
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pine River is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
- Redgranite
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Redgranite is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redgranite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,111 people
- Lohrville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lohrville is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lohrville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 389 people
- Saxeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Saxeville is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxeville
- Rodney ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rodney is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Mount Morris
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mount Morris is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Morris
- Silver Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Silver Lake is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Wild Rose
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wild Rose is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Butte des Morts, see our County-by-County Page for Butte des Morts.
Cemeteries Near Butte des Morts ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Butte des Morts.
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 Butte des Morts - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Butte des Morts covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Butte des Morts, with the one closest to Butte des Morts listed first.
- Bell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Plummer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Allenville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Village of Winneconne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Winneconne Village Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Town Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Omro Junction Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Omro Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Winchester Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Oshkosh.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88818 <1>
- Calvary Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Oshkosh.
- The Calvary Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87681 <1>
- Lake View Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lake View Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Oshkosh.
- The Lake View Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Lakeview Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1639301 <1>
- Continue List (267 more) ...
- Brooks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Goggins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Winnebago County Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Butte des Morts had a population of 84 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Butte des Morts, with the one closest to Butte des Morts listed first.
- Allenville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Allenville is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Omro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Omro is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,592 people
- Winnebago
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Winnebago is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnebago
- Larsen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Larsen is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larsen
- Zion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Zion is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Oshkosh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oshkosh is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshkosh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66,495 people
- Fitzgerald
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fitzgerald is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerald
- Snells
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Snells is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snells
- Waukau
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Waukau is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukau
- Medina Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Medina Junction is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina Junction
- Fisk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fisk is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisk
- Zittau
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Zittau is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zittau
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Eureka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Elo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Elo is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elo
- Neenah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Neenah is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neenah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,363 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Butte des Morts. See our List of 1890's Communities around Butte des Morts.
Newspapers Published in Butte des Morts ...
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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Butte des Morts.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Butte des Morts, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Butte des Morts.
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 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 Butte des Morts:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Winnebago County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Calumet County
- Fond du Lac County
- Green Lake County
- Marquette County
- Outagamie County
- Waupaca County
- Waushara 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 Butte des Morts, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Butte des Morts) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |