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 Cranmoor (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 Cranmoor. 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 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.
Cranmoor is located in Wood 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 Wood County: Adams, Clark, Jackson, Juneau, Marathon & Portage.
Below are the counties that are near Cranmoor. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cranmoor:
- Wood County (The home county of Cranmoor)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cranmoor, with the one closest to Cranmoor listed first.
- Nekoosa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Nekoosa is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nekoosa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,391 people
- Port Edwards
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Port Edwards is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Edwards
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,752 people
- Pittsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
- Vesper
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Vesper is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesper
- Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
- Eight Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eight Corners is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eight Corners
- Wisconsin Rapids
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wisconsin Rapids is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisconsin Rapids
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,555 people
- Grand Rapids
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Grand Rapids is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rapids
- Lake Wazeecha
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lake Wazeecha is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wazeecha
- Arpin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Arpin is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arpin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Biron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Biron is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
- Rudolph
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rudolph is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
- Sherry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sherry is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry
- Auburndale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Auburndale is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 658 people
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cranmoor, with the one closest to Cranmoor listed first.
- New Rome ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Rome is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rome
- Strongs Prairie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Strongs Prairie is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongs Prairie
- Big Flats
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Big Flats is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Flats
- Leola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Leola is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leola
- Arkdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Arkdale is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdale
- Friendship
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
- Adams
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Adams is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Quincy ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Quincy is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Pilot Knob ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pilot Knob is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cranmoor, with the one closest to Cranmoor listed first.
- Chili
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chili is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
- Granton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Granton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Veefkind
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Veefkind is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veefkind
- Crawford County
- Lynxville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lynxville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cranmoor, with the one closest to Cranmoor listed first.
- City Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- City Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Point
- Lapham Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lapham Junction is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapham Junction
- Pray
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pray
- Juneau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cranmoor, with the one closest to Cranmoor listed first.
- New Miner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- New Miner is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Miner
- Sprague
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sprague is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
- Mather
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mather is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mather
- Necedah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Necedah is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necedah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 923 people
- Camp Douglas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Douglas is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Douglas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 625 people
- New Lisbon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- New Lisbon is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lisbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,547 people
- Marathon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cranmoor, with the one closest to Cranmoor listed first.
- Rangeline
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rangeline is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rangeline
- Rozellville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rozellville is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozellville
- McMillan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- McMillan is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cranmoor, with the one closest to Cranmoor listed first.
- Shennington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Shennington is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennington
- Valley Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Junction is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Warrens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Warrens is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Wyeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wyeville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Oakdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oakdale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 290 people
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cranmoor, with the one closest to Cranmoor listed first.
- Junction City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Junction City is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- Plover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Plover is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,252 people
- Whiting
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Whiting is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people
- Park Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Park Ridge is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
- Stevens Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stevens Point is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,949 people
- Arnott
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Arnott is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnott
- Waushara County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cranmoor, with the one closest to Cranmoor listed first.
- Plainfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Plainfield is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
- Hancock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hancock is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cranmoor, see our County-by-County Page for Cranmoor.
Cemeteries Near Cranmoor ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cranmoor.
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 Cranmoor - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cranmoor covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cranmoor, with the one closest to Cranmoor listed first.
- Babcock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Village of Port Edwards Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Green Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Novotny Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mound Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- St. Joachims Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (114 more) ...
- Meadow Valley Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Searles Prairie Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- St. John Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Cranmoor in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cranmoor.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cranmoor, with the one closest to Cranmoor listed first.
- Babcock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Babcock is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babcock
- Walker
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Walker is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Port Edwards
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Port Edwards is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Edwards
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,752 people
- New Rome ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Rome is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rome
- Pittsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
- Veedum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Veedum is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veedum
- Meadow Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meadow Valley is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Valley
- Vesper
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Vesper is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesper
- Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
- Sprague
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sprague is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
- Monroe Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Monroe Center is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Center
- City Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- City Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Point
- Rudolph
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rudolph is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Strongs Prairie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Strongs Prairie is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongs Prairie
- Mather
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mather is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mather
- Norway Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Norway Ridge is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Ridge
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cranmoor. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cranmoor.
Newspapers Published in Cranmoor ...
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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cranmoor.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cranmoor, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<1>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cranmoor.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Cranmoor:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Wood County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Clark County
- Crawford County
- Jackson County
- Juneau County
- Marathon County
- Monroe County
- Portage County
- Waushara County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Cranmoor) 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 Cranmoor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |