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 Doering (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 Doering. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Doering is located in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County: Langlade, Marathon, Oneida, Price & Taylor.
Below are the counties that are near Doering. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Doering:
- Lincoln County (The home county of Doering)
- The following are listed by their distance from Doering, with the one closest to Doering listed first.
- Dutch Corners ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dutch Corners is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Corners
- Gleason
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gleason is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleason
- Dudley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dudley is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Merrill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Merrill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,990 people
- Irma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Irma is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irma
- Harrison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Harrison is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Jeffris
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jeffris is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffris
- Tomahawk
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tomahawk is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
- Jersey City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jersey City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
- Forest County
- Mole Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mole Lake is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mole Lake
- Langlade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Doering, with the one closest to Doering listed first.
- Deerbrook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Deerbrook is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
- Kempster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Kempster is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempster
- Neva Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Neva Corners is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neva Corners
- Antigo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Antigo is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antigo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,719 people
- Elcho
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Elcho is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elcho
- Bryant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bryant is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Post Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Post Lake is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Lake
- Phlox
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Phlox is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phlox
- Lily
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lily is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
- Marathon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Doering, with the one closest to Doering listed first.
- Glandon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Glandon is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glandon
- Nutterville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Nutterville is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutterville
- Sunset
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sunset is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Brokaw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brokaw is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokaw
- Estimated population in 2018: 245 people
- Taegesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Taegesville is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taegesville
- Naugart
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Naugart is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naugart
- Emmerich
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Emmerich is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerich
- Wausau
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wausau is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,511 people
- Ringle
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ringle is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringle
- Schofield
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Schofield is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schofield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,153 people
- Hamburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hamburg is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Hatley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hatley is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Oneida County
- The following are listed by their distance from Doering, with the one closest to Doering listed first.
- Pelican Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pelican Lake is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Lake
- Jennings
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jennings is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Rhinelander
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rhinelander is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhinelander
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,637 people
- Monico
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Monico is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monico
- Shawano County
- The following are listed by their distance from Doering, with the one closest to Doering listed first.
- Aniwa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Aniwa is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aniwa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Birnamwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Birnamwood is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birnamwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 772 people
- Mattoon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mattoon is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattoon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
- Eland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eland is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Doering, see our County-by-County Page for Doering.
Cemeteries Near Doering ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Doering.
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 Doering - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Doering covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Doering, with the one closest to Doering listed first.
- Latvian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Estonian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Forest View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Springbrook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gleason Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Luther Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. James Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Peck Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (77 more) ...
- Summit Town Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Trinity Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Merrill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.<2>
While we didn't find Doering in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Doering.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Doering, with the one closest to Doering listed first.
- Bloomville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomville
- Dudley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dudley is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Merrill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Merrill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,990 people
- Irma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Irma is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irma
- Deerbrook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Deerbrook is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
- Kempster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Kempster is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempster
- Koepenick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Koepenick is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koepenick
- Nutterville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Nutterville is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutterville
- Hogarty
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hogarty is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogarty
- Antigo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Antigo is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antigo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,719 people
- Summit Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Summit Lake is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Lake
- Gilbert
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gilbert is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Taegesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Taegesville is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taegesville
- Elmhurst
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Elmhurst is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmhurst
- Jeffris
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jeffris is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffris
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Doering. See our List of 1890's Communities around Doering.
Newspapers Published in Doering ...
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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Doering.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Doering, 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 Doering.
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 Doering:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Lincoln County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Forest County
- Langlade County
- Marathon County
- Oneida County
- Shawano County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
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 Doering, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Doering) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |