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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 East Friesland (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 East Friesland. 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.

Name Variations for East Friesland ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for East Friesland: E. Friesland

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 hospitals 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.

East Friesland is located in Columbia 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 Columbia County: Adams, Dane, Dodge, Green Lake, Juneau, Marquette & Sauk.

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

  • Columbia County     (The home county of East Friesland)
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Friesland, with the one closest to East Friesland listed first.
    • Friesland
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Friesland is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
    • Cambria
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Cambria is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 748 people
    • Englewood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Englewood is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
    • Doylestown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Doylestown is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
    • Pardeeville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Pardeeville is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardeeville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,053 people
    • Fall River
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Fall River is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,757 people
    • Otsego
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Otsego is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otsego
    • Rio
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Rio is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
    • Wyocena
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Wyocena is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyocena
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
      • Former names for Wyocena:
      • Duck Creek
      • Wiocena
    • Columbus
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Columbus is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,117 people
    • Portage
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Portage is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,381 people
    • Poynette
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Poynette is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poynette
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,508 people
    • Keyeser
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Keyeser is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyeser
  • Dane County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Friesland, with the one closest to East Friesland listed first.
    • East Bristol
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • East Bristol is located in Dane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bristol
    • North Bristol
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • North Bristol is located in Dane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bristol
    • Morrisonville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Morrisonville is located in Dane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
    • DeForest
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • DeForest is located in Dane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeForest
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,915 people
    • Marshall
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Marshall is located in Dane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,016 people
    • Sun Prairie
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Sun Prairie is located in Dane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Prairie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,119 people
    • Windsor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Windsor is located in Dane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
  • Dodge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Friesland, with the one closest to East Friesland listed first.
    • Randolph
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Randolph is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
    • Fox Lake
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Fox Lake is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,440 people
    • Beaver Dam
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Beaver Dam is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,303 people
    • Atwater
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Atwater is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwater
    • Waupun
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Waupun is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waupun
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,271 people
    • Burnett
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Burnett is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
    • Astico
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Astico is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astico
    • Minnesota Junction
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Minnesota Junction is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota Junction
    • Juneau
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Juneau is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juneau
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,532 people
    • Lowell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Lowell is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
    • Reeseville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Reeseville is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeseville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 673 people
    • Horicon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Horicon is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horicon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,680 people
    • Kekoskee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Kekoskee is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kekoskee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 891 people
  • Fond du Lac County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Friesland, with the one closest to East Friesland listed first.
    • Fairwater
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Fairwater is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairwater
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
    • Brandon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Brandon is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 845 people
    • Metomen
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Metomen is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metomen
    • Ripon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Ripon is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,844 people
    • Ladoga
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Ladoga is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladoga
    • West Rosendale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • West Rosendale is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rosendale
    • Rosendale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Rosendale is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosendale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,026 people
    • Oakfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Oakfield is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
    • Eldorado
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Eldorado is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
    • Woodhull
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodhull is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhull
    • Byron
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Byron is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
  • Green Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Friesland, with the one closest to East Friesland listed first.
    • Kingston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Kingston is located in Green Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
    • Markesan
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Markesan is located in Green Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markesan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
    • Marquette
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Marquette is located in Green Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquette
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
    • Utley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Utley is located in Green Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utley
    • Green Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Green Lake is located in Green Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
    • Princeton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Princeton is located in Green Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,166 people
    • Berlin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Berlin is located in Green Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,383 people
  • Jefferson County
    • Waterloo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Waterloo is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,322 people
  • Marquette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Friesland, with the one closest to East Friesland listed first.
    • Glen Oak
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Glen Oak is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Oak
    • Montello
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Montello is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,454 people
    • Germania
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Germania is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania
    • Endeavor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Endeavor is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endeavor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
    • Packwaukee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Packwaukee is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packwaukee
    • Neshkoro
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Neshkoro is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshkoro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
    • Douglas Center
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Douglas Center is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Center
    • Oxford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Oxford is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
    • Westfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Westfield is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,268 people
  • Waushara County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Friesland, with the one closest to East Friesland listed first.
    • Rodney ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Rodney is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
    • Lohrville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Lohrville is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lohrville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 389 people
    • Redgranite
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Redgranite is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redgranite
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,111 people
  • Winnebago County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Friesland, with the one closest to East Friesland listed first.
    • Pickett
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Pickett is located in Winnebago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett
    • Fisk
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Fisk is located in Winnebago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisk

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

Cemeteries Near East Friesland ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Friesland.

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 East Friesland - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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 East Friesland in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of East Friesland.

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

  • Randolph
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Randolph is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
  • Cambria
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cambria is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 748 people
  • Fox Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Fox Lake is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,440 people
  • Kingston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Kingston is located in Green Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
  • Fox Lake Junction
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Fox Lake Junction is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake Junction
  • Markesan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Markesan is located in Green Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markesan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
  • Lost Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Lost Lake is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Lake
  • Marquette
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Marquette is located in Green Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquette
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
  • Belle Fountain
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Belle Fountain is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Fountain
  • Marcellon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Marcellon is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcellon
  • Utley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Utley is located in Green Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utley
  • Pardeeville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Pardeeville is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardeeville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,053 people
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Doylestown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Doylestown is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
    • Alto
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Alto is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
    • Fairwater
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Fairwater is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairwater
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people

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

Newspapers Published in East Friesland ...

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 East Friesland.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Friesland, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Friesland.

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 helpful 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 East Friesland:

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 East Friesland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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- East Friesland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.