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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Choate is located in Langlade 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 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)
- Freeman is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Lily
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lily is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
- Langlade
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Langlade is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langlade
- Post Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Post Lake is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Lake
- White Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- White Lake is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Bryant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bryant is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Elcho
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Elcho is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elcho
- Kempster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Kempster is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempster
- Deerbrook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Deerbrook is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
- Neva Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Neva Corners is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neva Corners
- Antigo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Antigo is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antigo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,719 people
- Phlox
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Phlox is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phlox
- 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)
- Padus is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padus
- Mole Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mole Lake is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mole Lake
- Crandon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Crandon is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
- Laona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Laona is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laona
- Atkins
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Atkins is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
- Hiles
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hiles is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiles
- Lincoln County
- Jeffris
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jeffris is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffris
- 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)
- Zoar is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Neopit
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Neopit is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neopit
- 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)
- Townsend is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
- Mountain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Armstrong
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Armstrong is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Breed
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Breed is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breed
- 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)
- Jennings is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Pelican Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pelican Lake is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Lake
- Monico
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Monico is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monico
- Gagen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gagen is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gagen
- 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)
- Mattoon is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattoon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
- Middle Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Middle Village is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Choate, see our County-by-County Page for Choate.
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.
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 Choate - one of the links might be able to help.
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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily Cemetery
- The Lily Cemetery has also been known as:
- Langlade Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88338 <1>
- Pearson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Roseland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Trinity Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- St. Ambrose Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Forest Home Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home Cemetery
- 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87959 <1>
- Crandon Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Crandon Lakeside Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (38 more) ...
- Bent Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sherry Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- St. James Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
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>
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)
- Lily is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
- Crandon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Crandon is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
- Post Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Post Lake is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Lake
- Elton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Elton is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
- Bryant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bryant is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Koepenick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Koepenick is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koepenick
- Kempster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Kempster is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempster
- Elcho
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Elcho is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elcho
- Pelican Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pelican Lake is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Lake
- Summit Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Summit Lake is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Lake
- Deerbrook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Deerbrook is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
- Mountain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Cavour
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cavour is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavour
- Antigo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Antigo is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antigo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,719 people
- Atkins
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Atkins is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
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.
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]<3>. 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 visit 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 Choate:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Langlade County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Forest County
- Lincoln County
- Menominee County
- Oconto County
- Oneida County
- Shawano 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 Choate, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Choate) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |