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 Cormier (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 Cormier. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Cormier is located in Brown 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 Brown County: Calumet, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Oconto, Outagamie & Shawano.
Below are the counties that are near Cormier. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cormier:
- Brown County (The home county of Cormier)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cormier, with the one closest to Cormier listed first.
- Duck Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Duck Creek is located in Brown County
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- Howard
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Howard is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,346 people
- Green Bay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Green Bay is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103,836 people
- Suamico
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Suamico is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suamico
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,064 people
- Ashwaubenon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ashwaubenon is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwaubenon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,004 people
- Flintville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Flintville is located in Brown County
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- Allouez
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Allouez is located in Brown County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,784 people
- Preble
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Preble is located in Brown County
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- Hobart
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hobart is located in Brown County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,495 people
- Oneida
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oneida is located in Brown County
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- De Pere
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- De Pere is located in Brown County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,014 people
- Pittsfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pittsfield is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
- Bay Settlement
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bay Settlement is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Settlement
- Calumet County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cormier, with the one closest to Cormier listed first.
- Kaukauna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kaukauna is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaukauna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,356 people
- Dundas
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Dundas is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Forest Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Forest Junction is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Junction
- Brillion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Brillion is located in Calumet County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,079 people
- Saint John
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Saint John is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
- Sherwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sherwood is located in Calumet County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,040 people
- Hilbert
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hilbert is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilbert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
- Potter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Potter is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Door County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cormier, with the one closest to Cormier listed first.
- Namur
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Namur is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namur
- Rosiere
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rosiere is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosiere
- Brussels
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brussels is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brussels
- Forestville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Forestville is located in Door County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
- Kewaunee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cormier, with the one closest to Cormier listed first.
- Luxemburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Luxemburg is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxemburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,577 people
- Duvall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Duvall is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
- Pilsen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pilsen is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilsen
- Ellisville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ellisville is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisville
- Curran
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Curran is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curran
- Casco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Casco is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Stangelville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stangelville is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stangelville
- Euren
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Euren is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euren
- Krok
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Krok is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krok
- Bolt
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bolt is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolt
- Gregorville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Gregorville is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregorville
- Kewaunee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Kewaunee is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewaunee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,835 people
- Manitowoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cormier, with the one closest to Cormier listed first.
- Hickory Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Grove is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Maribel
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Maribel is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maribel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Rosecrans
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Rosecrans is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosecrans
- Menchalville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Menchalville is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menchalville
- Zander
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Zander is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zander
- Kellnersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kellnersville is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellnersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
- Larrabee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Larrabee is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
- Melnik
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Melnik is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melnik
- Taus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Taus is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taus
- Tisch Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tisch Mills is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisch Mills
- Reedsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Reedsville is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
- Fisherville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fisherville is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
- Reifs Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Reifs Mills is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reifs Mills
- Oconto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cormier, with the one closest to Cormier listed first.
- Chase
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Chase is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Krakow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Krakow is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krakow
- Pensaukee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pensaukee is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensaukee
- Stiles Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Stiles Junction is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles Junction
- Oconto Falls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Oconto Falls is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,805 people
- Oconto
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oconto is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,575 people
- Gillett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gillett is located in Oconto County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
- Lena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lena is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
- Spruce
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Spruce is located in Oconto County
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- Outagamie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cormier, with the one closest to Cormier listed first.
- Chicago Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chicago Corners is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Corners
- Seymour
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Seymour is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 people
- Freedom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Freedom is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Black Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Black Creek is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,309 people
- Nichols
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Nichols is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Apple Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Apple Creek is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Creek
- Little Chute
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Little Chute is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chute
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,164 people
- Combined Locks
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Combined Locks is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combined Locks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,607 people
- Kimberly
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Kimberly is located in Outagamie County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,869 people
- Leeman
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Leeman is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeman
- Shiocton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Shiocton is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiocton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 914 people
- Appleton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Greenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greenville is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Shawano County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cormier, with the one closest to Cormier listed first.
- Laney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Laney is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laney
- Rose Lawn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rose Lawn is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Lawn
- Frazer Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Frazer Corners is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer Corners
- Briarton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Briarton is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarton
- Zachow
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Zachow is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachow
- Bonduel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bonduel is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonduel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,411 people
- Slab City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Slab City is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Pulcifer
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pulcifer is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulcifer
- Lunds
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lunds is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunds
- Cecil
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cecil is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
- Shawano
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shawano is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawano
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,885 people
- Belle Plaine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Belle Plaine is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Plaine
- Winnebago County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cormier, with the one closest to Cormier listed first.
- Fox Crossing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fox Crossing is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Crossing
- Menasha
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Menasha is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menasha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,796 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cormier, see our County-by-County Page for Cormier.
Cemeteries Near Cormier ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cormier.
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 Cormier - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cormier covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cormier, with the one closest to Cormier listed first.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ft. Howard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ashwaubenon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Benedict Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- LDS Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LDS Cemetery
- The LDS Cemetery has also been known as:
- LDS Cemetery
- Allouez Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Pittsfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kunesh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (231 more) ...
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- County Home Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Cormier had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cormier, with the one closest to Cormier listed first.
- Duck Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Duck Creek is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Green Bay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Green Bay is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103,836 people
- Suamico
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Suamico is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suamico
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,064 people
- Tremble
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tremble is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremble
- Oneida
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oneida is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Flintville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Flintville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- De Pere
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- De Pere is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Pere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,014 people
- Bay Settlement
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bay Settlement is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Settlement
- Wequiock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wequiock is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wequiock
- Pulaski
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pulaski is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,766 people
- Chase
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Chase is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Kolb
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kolb is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kolb
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Little Suamico
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Little Suamico is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Suamico
- Laney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Laney is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laney
- Little Rapids
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Little Rapids is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rapids
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cormier. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cormier.
Newspapers Published in Cormier ...
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 111 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cormier.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cormier, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<1>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cormier.
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 Cormier:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Brown County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calumet County
- Door County
- Kewaunee County
- Manitowoc County
- Oconto County
- Outagamie County
- Shawano County
- Winnebago County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cormier) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Cormier, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |