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 Choate (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 Choate. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Choate is located in Langlade 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 Langlade County: Forest, Lincoln, Marathon, Menominee, Oconto, Oneida & Shawano.
Below are the counties that are near Choate. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Choate:
- Langlade County (The home county of Choate)
- The following are listed by their distance from Choate, with the one closest to Choate listed first.
- Freeman
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Post Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Lake
- Post Lake is located in Langlade County
- White Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lake
- White Lake is located in Langlade County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Bryant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Elcho
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elcho
- Elcho is located in Langlade County
- Kempster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Deerbrook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
- Deerbrook is located in Langlade County
- Antigo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antigo
- Antigo is located in Langlade County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,719 people
- Phlox
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phlox
- Phlox is located in Langlade County
- Forest County
- The following are listed by their distance from Choate, with the one closest to Choate listed first.
- Padus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padus
- Padus is located in Forest County
- Mole Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mole Lake
- Mole Lake is located in Forest County
- Crandon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandon
- Crandon is located in Forest County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
- Laona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laona
- Laona is located in Forest County
- Atkins
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest) - Hiles
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Menominee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Choate, with the one closest to Choate listed first.
- Zoar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Zoar is located in Menominee County
- Neopit
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Oconto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Choate, with the one closest to Choate listed first.
- Townsend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
- Townsend is located in Oconto County
- Mountain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
- Mountain is located in Oconto County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Armstrong
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast) - Breed
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oneida County
- The following are listed by their distance from Choate, with the one closest to Choate listed first.
- Jennings
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Jennings is located in Oneida County
- Monico
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monico
- Monico is located in Oneida County
- Gagen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Shawano County
- The following are listed by their distance from Choate, with the one closest to Choate listed first.
- Mattoon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south) - Middle Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Village
- Middle Village is located in Shawano County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Choate, see our County-by-County Page for Choate.
Newspapers Published in Choate ...
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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Choate.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Choate, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Choate.
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 Choate:
- 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 Langlade County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Forest 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
- Oneida County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Shawano County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Forest County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Langlade County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
Cemeteries Near Choate ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Choate.
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 Choate covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Choate, with the one closest to Choate listed first.
- Lily Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- The Lily Cemetery has also been known as:
- Langlade Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lily Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88338 <5>
- Pearson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pearson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88685 <5>
- Lakeview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Cemetery
- Roseland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roseland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roseland Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
- St. Ambrose Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Ambrose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Ambrose Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hill Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
- Forest Home Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Home Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Townsend.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Home Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87959 <5>
- Crandon Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crandon Cemetery
- Crandon Lakeside Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- The Crandon Lakeside Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lakeside Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crandon Lakeside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88296 <5>
- Continue List (38 more) ...
- Bent Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bent Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bent Cemetery
- Sherry Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sherry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sherry Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
- Bent Cemetery
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.<6>
While we didn't find Choate in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Choate.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Choate, with the one closest to Choate listed first.
- Lily
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Crandon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandon
- Crandon is located in Forest County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
- Post Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Lake
- Post Lake is located in Langlade County
- Elton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Bryant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Koepenick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - Kempster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Elcho
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elcho
- Elcho is located in Langlade County
- Pelican Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelican Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Lake
- Pelican Lake is located in Oneida County
- Summit Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Lake
- Summit Lake is located in Langlade County
- Deerbrook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
- Deerbrook is located in Langlade County
- Mountain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
- Mountain is located in Oconto County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Cavour
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast) - Antigo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antigo
- Antigo is located in Langlade County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,719 people
- Atkins
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cavour
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Choate. See our List of 1890's Communities around Choate.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Choate. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Langlade County: www.co.langlade.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Choate) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Choate. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3780, Longitude: -88.8223 In this case, the coordinates for Choate have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Choate, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |