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 Clarks Point (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 Clarks Point. 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 Clarks Point ...
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 occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Clarks Point: Clarks Pt.
- While the name of this community is Clarks Point, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Clarks Point may originally have been Clark's Point.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Clarks Point might be written as Clark Point.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Clarks Point. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Clarks Point.
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 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.
Clarks Point is located in Winnebago 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 Winnebago County: Calumet, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Outagamie, Waupaca & Waushara.
Below are the counties that are near Clarks Point. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clarks Point:
- Winnebago County (The home county of Clarks Point)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarks Point, with the one closest to Clarks Point listed first.
- Winneconne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Winneconne is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winneconne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
- Allenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Allenville is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Zittau
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Zittau is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zittau
- Harbor Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Harbor Springs is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Springs
- Reighmoor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Reighmoor is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reighmoor
- Medina Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Medina Junction is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina Junction
- Orihula
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Orihula is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orihula
- Omro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Omro is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,592 people
- Fox Crossing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Crossing is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Crossing
- Adella Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Adella Beach is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adella Beach
- Neenah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Neenah is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neenah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,363 people
- Fitzgerald
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fitzgerald is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerald
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarks Point, with the one closest to Clarks Point listed first.
- Sniderville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sniderville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sniderville
- Wrightstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wrightstown is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,631 people
- Askeaton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Askeaton is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askeaton
- Calumet County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarks Point, with the one closest to Clarks Point listed first.
- Harrison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Harrison is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Stockbridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Stockbridge is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
- Sherwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sherwood is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,040 people
- Quinney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Quinney is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinney
- Kaukauna
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Kaukauna is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaukauna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,356 people
- Brothertown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Brothertown is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brothertown
- Brant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Brant is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant
- Dundas
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dundas is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Saint John
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Saint John is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
- Hilbert
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hilbert is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilbert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
- Chilton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Chilton is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,868 people
- Forest Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Forest Junction is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Junction
- Fond du Lac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarks Point, with the one closest to Clarks Point listed first.
- Eldorado
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Eldorado is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Ripon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ripon is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,844 people
- West Rosendale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- West Rosendale is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rosendale
- Rosendale
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rosendale is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,026 people
- Metomen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Metomen is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metomen
- Calumetville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Calumetville is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumetville
- Woodhull
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Woodhull is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhull
- Garnet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Garnet is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garnet
- Gladstone Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gladstone Beach is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone Beach
- Linden Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Linden Beach is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden Beach
- Minawa Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Minawa Beach is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minawa Beach
- North Fond du Lac
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Fond du Lac is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fond du Lac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,059 people
- Green Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarks Point, with the one closest to Clarks Point listed first.
- Berlin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,383 people
- Green Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Green Lake is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
- Princeton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Princeton is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,166 people
- Utley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Utley is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utley
- Marquette County
- Neshkoro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Neshkoro is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshkoro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
- Outagamie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarks Point, with the one closest to Clarks Point listed first.
- Medina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Medina is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
- Hortonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hortonville is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
- Greenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Greenville is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Appleton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Appleton is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74,058 people
- Former name for Appleton:
- Appleton Junction
- Apple Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Apple Creek is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Creek
- Kimberly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kimberly is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,869 people
- Shiocton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Shiocton is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiocton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 914 people
- Combined Locks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Combined Locks is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combined Locks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,607 people
- Little Chute
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Little Chute is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chute
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,164 people
- Black Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Black Creek is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,309 people
- Bear Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bear Creek is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- Freedom
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Freedom is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Waupaca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarks Point, with the one closest to Clarks Point listed first.
- Fremont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fremont is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 647 people
- Gills Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gills Landing is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills Landing
- New London
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- New London is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,065 people
- Weyauwega
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Weyauwega is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyauwega
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,745 people
- Ostrander
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ostrander is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrander
- Baldwins Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Baldwins Mill is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwins Mill
- Little Wolf ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Little Wolf is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Wolf
- Waupaca
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Waupaca is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waupaca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,857 people
- Manawa
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Manawa is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manawa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
- King
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- King is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Rural
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rural is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Ogdensburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ogdensburg is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdensburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Waushara County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarks Point, with the one closest to Clarks Point listed first.
- West Bloomfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- West Bloomfield is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bloomfield
- Poy Sippi
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Poy Sippi is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poy Sippi
- Pine River
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Pine River is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
- Redgranite
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Redgranite is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redgranite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,111 people
- Saxeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Saxeville is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxeville
- Lohrville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lohrville is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lohrville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 389 people
- Rodney ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rodney is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Mount Morris
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mount Morris is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Morris
- Silver Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Silver Lake is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Wild Rose
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Wild Rose is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
- Wautoma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wautoma is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wautoma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,114 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Clarks Point, see our County-by-County Page for Clarks Point.
Cemeteries Near Clarks Point ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clarks Point.
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 Clarks Point - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Clarks Point covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Clarks Point, with the one closest to Clarks Point listed first.
- Town Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Winchester Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Village of Winneconne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Winneconne Village Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grace Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Allenville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johannes Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (263 more) ...
- Royer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goggins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Clarks Point in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Clarks Point.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Clarks Point, with the one closest to Clarks Point listed first.
- Butte des Morts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Butte des Morts is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte des Morts
- Allenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Allenville is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Larsen
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Larsen is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larsen
- Zittau
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Zittau is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zittau
- Omro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Omro is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,592 people
- Medina Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Medina Junction is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina Junction
- Orihula
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Orihula is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orihula
- Readfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Readfield is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readfield
- Dale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dale is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Medina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Medina is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
- Tustin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tustin is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tustin
- Zion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Zion is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Winnebago
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Winnebago is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnebago
- Snells
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Snells is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snells
- Fremont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fremont is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 647 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Clarks Point. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clarks Point.
Newspapers Published in Clarks Point ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clarks Point.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clarks Point, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Clarks Point.
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 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 Clarks Point:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Winnebago County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Calumet County
- Fond du Lac County
- Green Lake County
- Marquette County
- Outagamie County
- Waupaca County
- Waushara County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <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 Clarks Point, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Clarks Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |