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 Cooperstown (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 Cooperstown. 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 doctors and 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.

Cooperstown is located in Manitowoc 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 Manitowoc County: Brown, Calumet, Kewaunee & Sheboygan.

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

Manitowoc County (The home county of Cooperstown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooperstown, with the one closest to Cooperstown listed first.
- Maribel
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  - Maribel is located in Manitowoc County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maribel
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Zander
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  - Zander is located in Manitowoc County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zander
- Rosecrans
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  - Rosecrans is located in Manitowoc County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosecrans
- Melnik
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  - Melnik is located in Manitowoc County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melnik
- Larrabee
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  - Larrabee is located in Manitowoc County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
- Hickory Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  - Hickory Grove is located in Manitowoc County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Kellnersville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  - Kellnersville is located in Manitowoc County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellnersville
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
- Fisherville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  - Fisherville is located in Manitowoc County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
- Tisch Mills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  - Tisch Mills is located in Manitowoc County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisch Mills
- Francis Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  - Francis Creek is located in Manitowoc County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Creek
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Kingsbridge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  - Kingsbridge is located in Manitowoc County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbridge
- Menchalville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  - Menchalville is located in Manitowoc County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menchalville
Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooperstown, with the one closest to Cooperstown listed first.
- Denmark
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  - Denmark is located in Brown County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 2,271 people
- Fontenoy
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  - Fontenoy is located in Brown County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontenoy
- Pine Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  - Pine Grove is located in Brown County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Lark
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  - Lark is located in Brown County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lark
- Poland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  - Poland is located in Brown County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
- Glenmore
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  - Glenmore is located in Brown County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Wayside
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  - Wayside is located in Brown County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Morrison
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  - Morrison is located in Brown County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
- Bellevue
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  - Bellevue is located in Brown County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 16,030 people
- Sugar Bush
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  - Sugar Bush is located in Brown County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bush
- Bellevue Town
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  - Bellevue Town is located in Brown County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue Town
- Greenleaf
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  - Greenleaf is located in Brown County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
Calumet County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooperstown, with the one closest to Cooperstown listed first.
- Brillion
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  - Brillion is located in Calumet County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brillion
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 3,079 people
- Forest Junction
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  - Forest Junction is located in Calumet County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Junction
- Potter
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  - Potter is located in Calumet County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Dundas
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  - Dundas is located in Calumet County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Hilbert
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  - Hilbert is located in Calumet County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilbert
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
- Saint John
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  - Saint John is located in Calumet County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
- Kaukauna
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  - Kaukauna is located in Calumet County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaukauna
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 16,356 people
- Brant
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  - Brant is located in Calumet County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant
- Hayton
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  - Hayton is located in Calumet County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayton
- Sherwood
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  - Sherwood is located in Calumet County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 3,040 people
- Chilton
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  - Chilton is located in Calumet County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilton
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 3,868 people
- Harrison
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  - Harrison is located in Calumet County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
Door County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooperstown, with the one closest to Cooperstown listed first.
- Rosiere
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  - Rosiere is located in Door County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosiere
- Namur
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  - Namur is located in Door County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namur
- Forestville
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  - Forestville is located in Door County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
- Brussels
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  - Brussels is located in Door County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brussels
Kewaunee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooperstown, with the one closest to Cooperstown listed first.
- Bolt
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  - Bolt is located in Kewaunee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolt
- Curran
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  - Curran is located in Kewaunee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curran
- Stangelville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  - Stangelville is located in Kewaunee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stangelville
- Pilsen
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  - Pilsen is located in Kewaunee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilsen
- Ellisville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  - Ellisville is located in Kewaunee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisville
- Krok
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  - Krok is located in Kewaunee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krok
- Luxemburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  - Luxemburg is located in Kewaunee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxemburg
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 2,577 people
- Kewaunee
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  - Kewaunee is located in Kewaunee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewaunee
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 2,835 people
- Casco
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  - Casco is located in Kewaunee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Euren
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  - Euren is located in Kewaunee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euren
- Gregorville
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  - Gregorville is located in Kewaunee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregorville
- Duvall
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  - Duvall is located in Kewaunee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
Outagamie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooperstown, with the one closest to Cooperstown listed first.
- Chicago Corners
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  - Chicago Corners is located in Outagamie County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Corners
- Freedom
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  - Freedom is located in Outagamie County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Combined Locks
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  - 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
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  - Little Chute is located in Outagamie County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chute
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 12,164 people
- Kimberly
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  - Kimberly is located in Outagamie County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 6,869 people
- Apple Creek
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  - Apple Creek is located in Outagamie County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Creek
- Seymour
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  - Seymour is located in Outagamie County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 people

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

Cemeteries Near Cooperstown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cooperstown.

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 Cooperstown - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cooperstown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

St. James Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Catholic Cemetery
- The St. James Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. James Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1479261 <1>
Zion United Methodist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion United Methodist Cemetery
- The Zion United Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Denmark Cemetery
- Eastside Cemetery
- Eastside / Cooperstown Twp. Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2370500 <1>
Eastside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastside Cemetery
St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
- The St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #245027 <1>
St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
Zander Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zander Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2372845 <1>
West Danish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Danish Cemetery
Bolt Bohemian Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolt Bohemian Twp. Cemetery
Bohemian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemian Cemetery
St. John's United Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's United Methodist Cemetery
- The St. John's United Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lark Emmanuel Cemetery
- Westside Cooperstown Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2437397 <1>
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Wenceslaus Cemetery
- The St. Wenceslaus Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greenstreet Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2191438 <1>
Melnik Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melnik Presbyterian Cemetery
- The Melnik Presbyterian Cemetery has also been known as:
- Melnik Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2456834 <1>
Continue List (234 more) ...
- Larrabee Church Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee Church Cemetery
  - The Larrabee Church Cemetery has also been known as:
  - Larrabee Cemetery
  - Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2287835 <1>
- Jambo Creek Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jambo Creek Cemetery
  - Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88229 <1>
- St. Joseph Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
  - Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2219098 <1>

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Cooperstown had a population of 285 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

Rosecrans
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rosecrans is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosecrans
Bolt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bolt is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolt
Curran
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Curran is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curran
Denmark
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Denmark is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,271 people
Melnik
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Melnik is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melnik
Larrabee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Larrabee is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
Fontenoy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fontenoy is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontenoy
Tisch Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Tisch Mills is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisch Mills
Stangelville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stangelville is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stangelville
Francis Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Francis Creek is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
Kingsbridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kingsbridge is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbridge
Mishicot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mishicot is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishicot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pine Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  - Pine Grove is located in Brown County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Wayside
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  - Wayside is located in Brown County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Taus
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  - Taus is located in Manitowoc County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taus

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

Newspapers Published in Cooperstown ...

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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cooperstown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cooperstown, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cooperstown.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Cooperstown:

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 Manitowoc County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails

Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Calumet County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Door County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Kewaunee County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Outagamie County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails

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

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 Cooperstown, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cooperstown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.