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 Clam Lake (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 Clam Lake. 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.

Name Variations for Clam Lake ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Clam Lake: Clam Lk.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Clam Lake is located in Ashland 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 Ashland County: Bayfield, Iron, Price & Sawyer.

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

• Ashland County     (The home county of Clam Lake)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Clam Lake, with the one closest to Clam Lake listed first.
  • Glidden
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidden
    • Glidden is located in Ashland County
  • Mellen
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mellen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellen
    • Mellen is located in Ashland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 686 people
  • Tannery Town
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tannery Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannery Town
    • Tannery Town is located in Ashland County
  • White City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • White City is located in Ashland County
  • High Bridge
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
    • High Bridge is located in Ashland County
  • Marengo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
    • Marengo is located in Ashland County
  • Butternut
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butternut have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut
    • Butternut is located in Ashland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
  • Ashland
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
    • Ashland is located in Ashland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,766 people
• Bayfield County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Clam Lake, with the one closest to Clam Lake listed first.
  • Mason
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
    • Mason is located in Bayfield County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
  • Sutherland
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherland
    • Sutherland is located in Bayfield County
  • Benoit
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benoit
    • Benoit is located in Bayfield County
  • Delta
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
    • Delta is located in Bayfield County
  • Moquah
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moquah
    • Moquah is located in Bayfield County
• Iron County
  • Cedar
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
    • Cedar is located in Iron County
• Price County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Clam Lake, with the one closest to Clam Lake listed first.
  • Kennedy
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
    • Kennedy is located in Price County
  • Lake
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • 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 southeast)
    • 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
  • Fifield
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifield
    • Fifield is located in Price County
• Sawyer County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Clam Lake, with the one closest to Clam Lake listed first.
  • New Post
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Post
    • New Post is located in Sawyer County
  • Seeley
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seeley
    • Seeley is located in Sawyer County
  • Winter
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter
    • Winter is located in Sawyer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
  • Phipps
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps
    • Phipps is located in Sawyer County
  • Chief Lake
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chief Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chief Lake
    • Chief Lake is located in Sawyer County
  • Little Round Lake
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Round Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Round Lake
    • Little Round Lake is located in Sawyer County
  • Hayward
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayward have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
    • Hayward is located in Sawyer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,352 people
  • Reserve
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reserve
    • Reserve is located in Sawyer County

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

Newspapers Published in Clam Lake ...

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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clam Lake.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clam Lake, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Clam Lake.

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 websites either 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 Clam Lake:

• 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 Ashland County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Bayfield County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Iron County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Price County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Sawyer County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

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

Cemeteries Near Clam Lake ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clam Lake.

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

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

• Wildwood Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wildwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wildwood Cemetery
• Cayuga Cemetery
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cayuga Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cayuga Cemetery
• Morse Cemetery
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morse Cemetery
• Mt. Hope Cemetery
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
• Maple Grove Cemetery
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
• Moe Cemetery
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moe Cemetery
• Loretta Cemetery
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Loretta Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Loretta Cemetery
• St. Anne Cemetery
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anne Cemetery
• Greenwood Cemetery
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
• Mason Cemetery
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mason Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mason Cemetery
• St. Cecelia Cemetery
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Cecelia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Cecelia Cemetery
• Union Cemetery
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
• Continue List   (18 more) ...
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
  • Round Lake Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Round Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Round Lake 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.<3>

While we didn't find Clam Lake in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Clam Lake.

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

• Morse
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
  • Morse is located in Ashland County
• Glidden
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidden
  • Glidden is located in Ashland County
• Mellen
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mellen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellen
  • Mellen is located in Ashland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 686 people
• High Bridge
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
  • High Bridge is located in Ashland County
• Sanborn
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanborn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanborn
  • Sanborn is located in Ashland County
• Marengo
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
  • Marengo is located in Ashland County
• Cable
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cable have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
  • Cable is located in Bayfield County
• Mason
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
  • Mason is located in Bayfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
• Drummond
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drummond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummond
  • Drummond is located in Bayfield County
• Butternut
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butternut have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut
  • Butternut is located in Ashland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
• Benoit
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benoit
  • Benoit is located in Bayfield County
• Phipps
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps
  • Phipps is located in Sawyer County
• Continue List   (9 more) ...
  • Sedgwick
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sedgwick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedgwick
    • Sedgwick is located in Ashland County
  • White River
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White River
    • White River is located in Ashland County
  • Pike River
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pike River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike River
    • Pike River is located in Bayfield County

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Ashland County: www.co.ashland.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/