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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 Catawba (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 Catawba. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.

Catawba is located in Price 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 Price County: Ashland, Iron, Lincoln, Oneida, Rusk, Sawyer, Taylor & Vilas.

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

  • Price County     (The home county of Catawba)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Catawba, with the one closest to Catawba listed first.
    • Kennan
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennan
      • Kennan is located in Price County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
    • Prentice
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Phillips
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Lugerville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Fifield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Kennedy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
      • Lake is located in Price County
      • Estimated population in 2015: 1,106 people
    • Park Falls
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Falls
      • Park Falls is located in Price County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,192 people
  • Rusk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Catawba, with the one closest to Catawba listed first.
    • Hawkins
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawkins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins
      • Hawkins is located in Rusk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
    • Ingram
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingram have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
      • Ingram is located in Rusk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
    • Glen Flora
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Flora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Flora
      • Glen Flora is located in Rusk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
    • Tony
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tony have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tony
      • Tony is located in Rusk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • Sheldon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheldon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
      • Sheldon is located in Rusk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
    • Conrath
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conrath have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conrath
      • Conrath is located in Rusk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
    • Ladysmith
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ladysmith have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladysmith
      • Ladysmith is located in Rusk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,054 people
  • Sawyer County
    • Winter
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Taylor County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Catawba, with the one closest to Catawba listed first.
    • Westboro
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump River
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Chelsea
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Hughey ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hughey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
      • Hughey is located in Taylor County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hughey
      • From Catawba to Hughey
    • Rib Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Perkinstown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Perkinstown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinstown
      • Perkinstown is located in Taylor County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Perkinstown
      • From Catawba to Perkinstown
    • Medford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Gilman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Interwald
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Interwald. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interwald
      • Interwald is located in Taylor County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Interwald
      • From Catawba to Interwald
    • Polley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Catawba ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Catawba.

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

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

  • Catawba Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catawba Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catawba Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kennan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kennan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kennan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Harmony Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmony Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • 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.
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
    • 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.
  • Prentice Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prentice Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prentice Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hackett Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hackett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hackett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeside Cemetery
    • 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.
  • Ingram Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ingram Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ingram Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • South Lawrence Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Lawrence Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Lawrence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (43 more) ...
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Northside Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Northside Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Northside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Levitt Creek Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Levitt Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Levitt Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 in 1895, Catawba had railroad service and no post office. In 2020, Catawba had a population of 99 people.

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

  • Kennan
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennan
    • Kennan is located in Price County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
  • Worcester
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worcester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worcester
    • Worcester is located in Price County
  • Phillips
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Westboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Coolidge ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coolidge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolidge
    • Coolidge is located in Price County
  • Chelsea
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Brantwood
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brantwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantwood
    • Brantwood is located in Price County
  • Rib Lake
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Perkinstown
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Perkinstown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinstown
    • Perkinstown is located in Taylor County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Perkinstown
    • From Catawba to Perkinstown
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Whittlesey
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whittlesey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittlesey
      • Whittlesey is located in Taylor County
    • Fifield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Park Falls
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Falls
      • Park Falls is located in Price County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,192 people
    • Medford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Interwald
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Interwald. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interwald
      • Interwald is located in Taylor County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Interwald
      • From Catawba to Interwald

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

Newspapers Published in Catawba ...

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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Catawba.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Catawba, 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 Catawba.

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 Catawba:

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

The official website for Price County: www.co.price.wi.us/

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>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 Catawba, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Catawba) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Catawba. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5366, Longitude: -90.5316    









 

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