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 Draper (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 Draper. 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 and hospitals 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.
Draper is located in Sawyer 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 Sawyer County: Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Douglas, Price, Rusk & Washburn.
Below are the counties that are near Draper. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Draper:
- Sawyer County (The home county of Draper)
- The following are listed by their distance from Draper, with the one closest to Draper listed first.
- Winter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Winter is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- New Post
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- New Post is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Post
- Radisson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Radisson is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radisson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Couderay
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Couderay is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couderay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Exeland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Exeland is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Chief Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Chief Lake is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chief Lake
- Little Round Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Little Round Lake is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Round Lake
- Reserve
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Reserve is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reserve
- Phipps
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Phipps is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps
- Seeley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Seeley is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seeley
- Ashland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Draper, with the one closest to Draper listed first.
- Butternut
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Butternut is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Glidden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Glidden is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidden
- Price County
- The following are listed by their distance from Draper, with the one closest to Draper listed first.
- Kennedy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kennedy is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lake is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Estimated population in 2015: 1,106 people
- Lugerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lugerville is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lugerville
- Park Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Park Falls is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,192 people
- Fifield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Fifield is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifield
- Phillips
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Phillips is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,320 people
- Kennan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kennan is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Catawba
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Catawba is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Rusk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Draper, with the one closest to Draper listed first.
- Hawkins
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hawkins is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Ingram
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ingram is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Glen Flora
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Glen Flora is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Flora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Tony
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Tony is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Draper, see our County-by-County Page for Draper.
Cemeteries Near Draper ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Draper.
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 Draper - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Draper covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Draper, with the one closest to Draper listed first.
- Loretta Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Winter Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nola Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- St. Cecelia Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Wildwood Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Forest Home Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Radisson Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bellile Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mennonite Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Exeland Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 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.<1>
While we didn't find Draper in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Draper.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Draper, with the one closest to Draper listed first.
- Park Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Park Falls is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,192 people
- Butternut
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Butternut is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Fifield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Fifield is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifield
- Coolidge ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Coolidge is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolidge
- Glidden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Glidden is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidden
- Phillips
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Phillips is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,320 people
- Morse
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Morse is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
- Reserve
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Reserve is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reserve
- Kennan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kennan is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Catawba
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Catawba is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Draper. See our List of 1890's Communities around Draper.
Newspapers Published in Draper ...
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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Draper.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Draper, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Draper.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Draper:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Sawyer County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashland County
- Price County
- Rusk County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Draper, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Draper) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |