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 Caroline (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 Caroline. 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 and hospitals 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.

Caroline is located in Shawano 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 Shawano County: Brown, Langlade, Marathon, Menominee, Oconto, Outagamie, Portage & Waupaca.

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

Shawano County (The home county of Caroline)
- The following are listed by their distance from Caroline, with the one closest to Caroline listed first.
- Pella
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  - Pella is located in Shawano County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pella
- Leopolis
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  - Leopolis is located in Shawano County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopolis
- Split Rock
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  - Split Rock is located in Shawano County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Rock
- Tigerton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  - Tigerton is located in Shawano County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigerton
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Gresham
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  - Gresham is located in Shawano County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 563 people
- Bowler
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  - Bowler is located in Shawano County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowler
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Belle Plaine
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  - Belle Plaine is located in Shawano County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Plaine
- Almon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  - Almon is located in Shawano County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almon
- Regina
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  - Regina is located in Shawano County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regina
- Shawano
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  - Shawano is located in Shawano County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawano
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 8,885 people
- Wittenberg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  - Wittenberg is located in Shawano County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittenberg
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 986 people
- Middle Village
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  - Middle Village is located in Shawano County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Village
- Lunds
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  - Lunds is located in Shawano County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunds
Langlade County
- Phlox
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  - Phlox is located in Langlade County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phlox
Marathon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caroline, with the one closest to Caroline listed first.
- Elderon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  - Elderon is located in Marathon County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderon
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Galloway
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  - Galloway is located in Marathon County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway
- Norrie
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  - Norrie is located in Marathon County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrie
- Pike Lake
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  - Pike Lake is located in Marathon County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Lake
- Hatley
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  - Hatley is located in Marathon County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Ringle
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  - Ringle is located in Marathon County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringle
Menominee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caroline, with the one closest to Caroline listed first.
- Keshena
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  - Keshena is located in Menominee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keshena
- Neopit
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  - Neopit is located in Menominee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neopit
- Legend Lake
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  - Legend Lake is located in Menominee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legend Lake
- Zoar
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  - Zoar is located in Menominee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
Oconto County
- Gillett
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  - Gillett is located in Oconto County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
Outagamie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caroline, with the one closest to Caroline listed first.
- Bear Creek
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  - Bear Creek is located in Outagamie County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- Leeman
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  - Leeman is located in Outagamie County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeman
- Nichols
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  - Nichols is located in Outagamie County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Shiocton
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  - Shiocton is located in Outagamie County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiocton
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 914 people
- Black Creek
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  - Black Creek is located in Outagamie County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,309 people
- Hortonville
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  - Hortonville is located in Outagamie County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caroline, with the one closest to Caroline listed first.
- Alban
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  - Alban is located in Portage County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alban
- Rosholt
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  - Rosholt is located in Portage County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosholt
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Garfield
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  - Garfield is located in Portage County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Nelsonville
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  - Nelsonville is located in Portage County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Amherst
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  - Amherst is located in Portage County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,082 people
- Amherst Junction
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  - Amherst Junction is located in Portage County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Junction
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
- Lake Emily ‑ Historic
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  - Lake Emily is located in Portage County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Emily
- Polonia
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  - Polonia is located in Portage County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polonia
- Ellis
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  - Ellis is located in Portage County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Custer
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  - Custer is located in Portage County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
Waupaca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caroline, with the one closest to Caroline listed first.
- Marion
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  - Marion is located in Waupaca County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
- Granite City ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  - Granite City is located in Waupaca County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite City
- Embarrass
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  - Embarrass is located in Waupaca County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embarrass
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Clintonville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  - Clintonville is located in Waupaca County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 4,353 people
- Big Falls
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  - Big Falls is located in Waupaca County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Falls
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Manawa
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  - Manawa is located in Waupaca County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manawa
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
- Iola
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  - Iola is located in Waupaca County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
- Ogdensburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  - Ogdensburg is located in Waupaca County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdensburg
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Little Wolf ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  - Little Wolf is located in Waupaca County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Wolf
- Scandinavia
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  - Scandinavia is located in Waupaca County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandinavia
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Ostrander
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  - Ostrander is located in Waupaca County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrander
- Baldwins Mill
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  - Baldwins Mill is located in Waupaca County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwins Mill
- New London
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  - New London is located in Waupaca County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 7,065 people

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

Cemeteries Near Caroline ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Caroline.

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 Caroline - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Caroline covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

Salem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
Greenleaf Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf Cemetery
St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
- The St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2184901 <1>
St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88991 <1>
St. Johns Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Johns Trinity Lutheran Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the west of Marion.
- The St. Johns Trinity Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Johns Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88986 <1>
Roseland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland Cemetery
Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the south of Pella.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2185033 <1>
St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
Seneca Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Cemetery
Elias Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elias Lutheran Cemetery
Continue List (152 more) ...
- St. Peter Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Cemetery
- St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
  - The St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
  - St. John's Hermansfort Cemetery
  - St. John's Hermansfort Cemetery
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
  - The Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
  - Norwegian Luthern Cemetery
  - Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2185220 <1>

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Caroline had a population of 42 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

Marion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Marion is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
Hunting
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hunting is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting
Pella
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pella is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pella
Leopolis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Leopolis is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopolis
Buckbee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Buckbee is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckbee
Split Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Split Rock is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Rock
Tigerton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tigerton is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
Big Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Big Falls is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
Clintonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clintonville is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,353 people
Embarrass
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Embarrass is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embarrass
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
Marble ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Marble is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
Gresham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gresham is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 563 people
Continue List (17 more) ...
- Belle Plaine
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  - Belle Plaine is located in Shawano County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Plaine
- Whitcomb
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  - Whitcomb is located in Shawano County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitcomb
- Nicholson
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  - Nicholson is located in Waupaca County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson

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

Newspapers Published in Caroline ...

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 94 newspapers that have been published in the area around Caroline.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Caroline, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Caroline.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Caroline:

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 Shawano County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails

Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Langlade County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Marathon County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Menominee County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Oconto County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Outagamie County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Portage County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Waupaca County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails

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

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>	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- Caroline) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Caroline, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.