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 Cayuga (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 Cayuga. 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.
Cayuga is located in Ashland 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 Ashland County: Bayfield, Iron, Price & Sawyer.
Below are the counties that are near Cayuga. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cayuga:
- Ashland County (The home county of Cayuga)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cayuga, with the one closest to Cayuga listed first.
- Mellen
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mellen is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 686 people
- Tannery Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tannery Town is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannery Town
- White City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- White City is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Glidden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glidden is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidden
- High Bridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- High Bridge is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
- Marengo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Marengo is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Butternut
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Butternut is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- White River
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- White River is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White River
- Odanah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Odanah is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odanah
- Ashland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ashland is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,766 people
- Bayfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cayuga, with the one closest to Cayuga listed first.
- Mason
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mason is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Benoit
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Benoit is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benoit
- Sutherland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sutherland is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherland
- Moquah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moquah is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moquah
- Cable
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cable is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
- Iron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cayuga, with the one closest to Cayuga listed first.
- Cedar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
- Montreal
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Montreal is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montreal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
- Gile
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gile is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gile
- Hurley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hurley is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
- Price County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cayuga, with the one closest to Cayuga listed first.
- Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lake is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Estimated population in 2015: 1,106 people
- Kennedy
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Kennedy is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Park Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Park Falls is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,192 people
- Fifield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fifield is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifield
- Gogebic County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cayuga, with the one closest to Cayuga listed first.
- Ironwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hillcrest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hillcrest is located in Gogebic County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cayuga, see our County-by-County Page for Cayuga.
Cemeteries Near Cayuga ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cayuga.
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 Cayuga - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cayuga covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cayuga, with the one closest to Cayuga listed first.
- Cayuga Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Morse Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wildwood Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Moe Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Birch Lake Church Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- St. Cecelia Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Hillside Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewood Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lake View Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
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>
While we didn't find Cayuga in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cayuga.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cayuga, with the one closest to Cayuga listed first.
- Morse
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Morse is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
- Mellen
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mellen is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 686 people
- Glidden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glidden is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidden
- High Bridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- High Bridge is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
- Marengo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Marengo is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Sedgwick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sedgwick is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedgwick
- Sanborn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sanborn is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanborn
- Butternut
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Butternut is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Birch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Birch is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch
- White River
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- White River is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White River
- Mason
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mason is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Park Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Park Falls is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,192 people
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Odanah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Odanah is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odanah
- Ashland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ashland is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,766 people
- Benoit
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Benoit is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benoit
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cayuga. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cayuga.
Newspapers Published in Cayuga ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cayuga.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cayuga, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cayuga.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Cayuga:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Ashland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bayfield County
- Iron County
- Price County
- Gogebic County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Cayuga, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cayuga) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |