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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 Decker (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 Decker. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Decker is located in Ozaukee 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 Ozaukee County: Milwaukee, Sheboygan, Washington & Waukesha.

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

  • Ozaukee County     (The home county of Decker)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Decker, with the one closest to Decker listed first.
    • Holy Cross
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Holy Cross is located in Ozaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
    • Belgium
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Belgium is located in Ozaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,364 people
    • Lake Church
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Lake Church is located in Ozaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Church
    • Fredonia
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Fredonia is located in Ozaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,251 people
    • Sauk Trail Beach
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Sauk Trail Beach is located in Ozaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauk Trail Beach
    • Port Washington
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Port Washington is located in Ozaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Washington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,066 people
    • Waubeka
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Waubeka is located in Ozaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waubeka
    • Saukville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Saukville is located in Ozaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saukville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,437 people
    • Kohler
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Kohler is located in Ozaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohler
    • Ulao
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Ulao is located in Ozaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulao
    • Grafton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Grafton is located in Ozaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,758 people
    • Horns Corners
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Horns Corners is located in Ozaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horns Corners
    • Cedarburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Cedarburg is located in Ozaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,783 people
  • Dodge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Decker, with the one closest to Decker listed first.
    • Theresa
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Theresa is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theresa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,199 people
    • Huilsburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Huilsburg is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huilsburg
    • Lomira
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Lomira is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomira
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,454 people
  • Fond du Lac County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Decker, with the one closest to Decker listed first.
    • New Fane
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • New Fane is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fane
    • New Prospect
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • New Prospect is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
    • Kewaskum
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Kewaskum is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewaskum
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,296 people
    • Campbellsport
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Campbellsport is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,811 people
    • Armstrong
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Armstrong is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
    • Graham Corners
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Graham Corners is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Corners
    • Elmore
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Elmore is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
    • Saint Kilian
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Saint Kilian is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Kilian
    • Ashford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Ashford is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
    • Banner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Banner is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
    • Dotyville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Dotyville is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotyville
    • Saint Cloud
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Saint Cloud is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
    • Eden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Eden is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 943 people
  • Manitowoc County
    • Millhome
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Millhome is located in Manitowoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhome
  • Milwaukee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Decker, with the one closest to Decker listed first.
    • Bayside
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Bayside is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,326 people
    • River Hills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • River Hills is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
    • Brown Deer
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Brown Deer is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Deer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,191 people
    • Fox Point
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Fox Point is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Point
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,628 people
    • Glendale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Glendale is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,775 people
    • West Granville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • West Granville is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Granville
    • Whitefish Bay
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Whitefish Bay is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitefish Bay
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,770 people
    • Shorewood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Shorewood is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorewood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,117 people
    • Wauwatosa
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Wauwatosa is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauwatosa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,084 people
    • Milwaukee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 589,067 people
  • Sheboygan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Decker, with the one closest to Decker listed first.
    • Cedar Grove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Cedar Grove is located in Sheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people
    • Random Lake
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Random Lake is located in Sheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,567 people
    • Adell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Adell is located in Sheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
    • Oostburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Oostburg is located in Sheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oostburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,082 people
    • Waldo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Waldo is located in Sheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
    • Cascade
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Cascade is located in Sheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
    • Ourtown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Ourtown is located in Sheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ourtown
    • Kohler
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Kohler is located in Sheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohler
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
    • Sheboygan Falls
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Sheboygan Falls is located in Sheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheboygan Falls
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,914 people
    • Plymouth
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Plymouth is located in Sheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,737 people
    • Sheboygan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Sheboygan is located in Sheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheboygan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,819 people
    • Johnsonville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Johnsonville is located in Sheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
    • Glenbeulah
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Glenbeulah is located in Sheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbeulah
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Decker, with the one closest to Decker listed first.
    • Newburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Newburg is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
    • Fillmore
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Fillmore is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
    • Boltonville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Boltonville is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boltonville
    • Myra
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Myra is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
    • Saint Michaels
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Saint Michaels is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Michaels
    • Barton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Barton is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
    • West Bend
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • West Bend is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,478 people
    • Jackson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jackson is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,256 people
    • Rockfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Rockfield is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
    • Cedar Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Cedar Creek is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
    • Germantown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Germantown is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,057 people
    • Rugby Junction
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Rugby Junction is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby Junction
    • Aurora
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Aurora is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
  • Waukesha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Decker, with the one closest to Decker listed first.
    • Menomonee Falls
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Menomonee Falls is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonee Falls
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,243 people
    • Fussville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Fussville is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fussville
    • Lannon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Lannon is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lannon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,284 people
    • Butler
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Butler is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,795 people
    • Sussex
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Sussex is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,086 people
    • Brookfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Brookfield is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,164 people

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

Cemeteries Near Decker ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Decker.

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

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

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

  • Katharina Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katharina Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Katharina Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<1> to the south of Fredonia.
    • The Katharina Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Katarina Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88253 <2>
  • Norwegian Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Holden Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Waubeka Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Union Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • St. Rose Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • St. Finbars Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Union Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (185 more) ...
    • Oostburg Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<1> to the west of Random Lake.
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)

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, Decker had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Holy Cross
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Holy Cross is located in Ozaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
  • Druecker
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Druecker is located in Ozaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Druecker
  • Belgium
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Belgium is located in Ozaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,364 people
  • Fredonia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Fredonia is located in Ozaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,251 people
  • Port Washington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Port Washington is located in Ozaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Washington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,066 people
  • Dacada
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Dacada is located in Ozaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacada
  • Cedar Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Sheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people
  • Saukville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Saukville is located in Ozaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saukville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,437 people
  • Random Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Random Lake is located in Sheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,567 people
  • Kohler
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Kohler is located in Ozaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohler
  • Newburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Newburg is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
  • Ulao
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Ulao is located in Ozaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulao
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Silver Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Silver Creek is located in Sheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
    • Fillmore
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Fillmore is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
    • Hingham
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Hingham is located in Sheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hingham

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

Newspapers Published in Decker ...

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 259 newspapers that have been published in the area around Decker.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Decker, 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 Decker.

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 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 Decker:

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Decker) 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 Decker, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.