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 Conrath (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 Conrath. 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 and doctors 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.

Conrath is located in Rusk 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 Rusk County: Barron, Chippewa, Price, Sawyer, Taylor & Washburn.

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

• Rusk County     (The home county of Conrath)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Conrath, with the one closest to Conrath listed first.
  • Tony
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tony have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tony
    • Tony is located in Rusk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
  • Ladysmith
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ladysmith have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladysmith
    • Ladysmith is located in Rusk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,054 people
  • Port Arthur
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Arthur
    • Port Arthur is located in Rusk County
  • Sheldon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheldon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
    • Sheldon is located in Rusk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
  • Glen Flora
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Flora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Flora
    • Glen Flora is located in Rusk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
  • Bruce
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruce have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
    • Bruce is located in Rusk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
  • Ingram
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingram have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
    • Ingram is located in Rusk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
  • Apollonia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apollonia
    • Apollonia is located in Rusk County
  • Hawkins
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawkins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins
    • Hawkins is located in Rusk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
  • Weyerhaeuser
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weyerhaeuser have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyerhaeuser
    • Weyerhaeuser is located in Rusk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
  • Strickland
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickland
    • Strickland is located in Rusk County
• Barron County
  • Chetek
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chetek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chetek
    • Chetek is located in Barron County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,094 people
• Chippewa County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Conrath, with the one closest to Conrath listed first.
  • Estella
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Estella. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estella
    • Estella is located in Chippewa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
  • Cornell
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
    • Cornell is located in Chippewa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
  • Drywood
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drywood
    • Drywood is located in Chippewa County
  • Eagleton
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton
    • Eagleton is located in Chippewa County
  • New Auburn
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Auburn
    • New Auburn is located in Chippewa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
  • Boyd
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyd have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
    • Boyd is located in Chippewa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
  • Stanley
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
    • Stanley is located in Chippewa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,705 people
  • Bloomer
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
    • Bloomer is located in Chippewa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,508 people
  • Cadott
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cadott have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadott
    • Cadott is located in Chippewa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,411 people
• Clark County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Conrath, with the one closest to Conrath listed first.
  • Eadsville
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eadsville
    • Eadsville is located in Clark County
  • Eidsvold
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidsvold
    • Eidsvold is located in Clark County
• Price County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Conrath, with the one closest to Conrath listed first.
  • Kennan
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennan
    • Kennan is located in Price County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
  • Catawba
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
    • Catawba is located in Price County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
• Sawyer County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Conrath, with the one closest to Conrath listed first.
  • Exeland
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exeland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeland
    • Exeland is located in Sawyer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
  • Radisson
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radisson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radisson
    • Radisson is located in Sawyer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
  • Winter
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter
    • Winter is located in Sawyer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
• Taylor County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Conrath, with the one closest to Conrath listed first.
  • Jump River
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jump River
    • Jump River is located in Taylor County
  • Gilman
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
    • Gilman is located in Taylor County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
  • Hughey ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hughey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
    • Hughey is located in Taylor County
  • Polley
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polley
    • Polley is located in Taylor County
  • Perkinstown
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Perkinstown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinstown
    • Perkinstown is located in Taylor County
  • Lublin
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lublin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lublin
    • Lublin is located in Taylor County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people

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

Cemeteries Near Conrath ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Conrath.

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

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

• Holy Trinity Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Trinity Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Woodlawn Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Old Ladysmith Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Ladysmith Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Ladysmith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Tony Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tony Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Servants of Mary Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Servants of Mary Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Servants of Mary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Riverside Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
  • 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.
• St. Francis Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Francis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Donald Cemetery
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Donald Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Donald Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• South Lawrence Cemetery
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Lawrence Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Lawrence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Mt. Nebo Cemetery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Nebo Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Nebo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Glenview Cemetery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glenview Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glenview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Swedish Cemetery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swedish Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swedish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Continue List   (72 more) ...
  • Holcombe Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holcombe Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88167 <3>
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bruce Protestant Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bruce Protestant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bruce Protestant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<4>

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

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

• Estella
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Estella. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estella
  • Estella is located in Chippewa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
• Huron
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
  • Huron is located in Chippewa County
• Perkinstown
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Perkinstown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinstown
  • Perkinstown is located in Taylor County
• Drywood
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drywood
  • Drywood is located in Chippewa County
• Kennan
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennan
  • Kennan is located in Price County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
• Lehigh
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lehigh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh
  • Lehigh is located in Barron County
• Catawba
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
  • Catawba is located in Price County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
• Eagleton
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton
  • Eagleton is located in Chippewa County
• Boyd
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyd have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
  • Boyd is located in Chippewa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
• Stanley
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
  • Stanley is located in Chippewa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,705 people

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

Newspapers Published in Conrath ...

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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Conrath.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Conrath, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Conrath.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Conrath:

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

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Barron County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Chippewa County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Clark 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
  • Taylor 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 Rusk County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Wisconsin

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Rusk County: www.ruskcounty.org/

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