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 Eden (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 Eden. 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 hospitals and 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.
Eden is located in Fond du Lac 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 Fond du Lac County: Calumet, Dodge, Green Lake, Sheboygan, Washington & Winnebago.
Below are the counties that are near Eden. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Eden:
- Fond du Lac County (The home county of Eden)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eden, with the one closest to Eden listed first.
- Marblehead
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Marblehead is located in Fond du Lac County
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- Byron
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Byron is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Dotyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dotyville is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotyville
- Fond du Lac
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fond du Lac is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fond du Lac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,178 people
- Ashford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ashford is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Campbellsport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Campbellsport is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,811 people
- Armstrong
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Armstrong is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Peebles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Peebles is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peebles
- Elmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Elmore is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
- Graham Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Graham Corners is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Corners
- Banner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Banner is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Oakfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oakfield is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
- Calumet County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eden, with the one closest to Eden listed first.
- Brothertown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Brothertown is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brothertown
- Quinney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Quinney is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinney
- New Holstein
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Holstein is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holstein
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,105 people
- Chilton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chilton is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,868 people
- Hayton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hayton is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayton
- Stockbridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Stockbridge is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
- Brant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Brant is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant
- Harrison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Harrison is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Dodge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eden, with the one closest to Eden listed first.
- Brownsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brownsville is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Lomira
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lomira is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,454 people
- Knowles
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Knowles is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles
- Theresa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Theresa is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theresa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,199 people
- Kekoskee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kekoskee is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kekoskee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 891 people
- Mayville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mayville is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,829 people
- Waupun
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Waupun is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waupun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,271 people
- Atwater
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Atwater is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwater
- Neda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Neda is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neda
- Huilsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Huilsburg is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huilsburg
- Burnett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burnett is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Horicon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Horicon is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horicon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,680 people
- Green Lake County
- Utley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Utley is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utley
- Manitowoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eden, with the one closest to Eden listed first.
- Kiel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kiel is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,799 people
- Rockville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rockville is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Millhome
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Millhome is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhome
- Louis Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Louis Corners is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis Corners
- Steinthal
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Steinthal is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinthal
- School Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- School Hill is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for School Hill
- Saint Nazianz
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Nazianz is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nazianz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
- Ozaukee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eden, with the one closest to Eden listed first.
- Kohler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kohler is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohler
- Waubeka
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Waubeka is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waubeka
- Fredonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fredonia is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,251 people
- Holy Cross
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Cross is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- Belgium
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Belgium is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,364 people
- Horns Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Horns Corners is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horns Corners
- Saukville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saukville is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saukville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,437 people
- Sauk Trail Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sauk Trail Beach is located in Ozaukee County
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- Lake Church
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Church is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Church
- Sheboygan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eden, with the one closest to Eden listed first.
- Cascade
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cascade is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Glenbeulah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glenbeulah is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbeulah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
- Plymouth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Plymouth is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,737 people
- Elkhart Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Elkhart Lake is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhart Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Waldo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Waldo is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Adell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Adell is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
- Random Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Random Lake is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,567 people
- Johnsonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Johnsonville is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Rhine
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rhine is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhine
- Ourtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ourtown is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ourtown
- Sheboygan Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sheboygan Falls is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheboygan Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,914 people
- Cedar Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eden, with the one closest to Eden listed first.
- Wayne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wayne is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
- Saint Michaels
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Michaels is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Michaels
- Boltonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Boltonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boltonville
- Allenton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Allenton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Aurora
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Aurora is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Barton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Barton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Fillmore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fillmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- West Bend
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Bend is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,478 people
- Saint Lawrence
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Saint Lawrence is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lawrence
- Cedar Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cedar Lake is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Myra
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Myra is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Newburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Newburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
- Winnebago County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eden, with the one closest to Eden listed first.
- Point Comfort
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Point Comfort is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Comfort
- Black Wolf
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Black Wolf is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Wolf
- Stony Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Beach is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Beach
- Fisk
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fisk is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisk
- Fitzgerald
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fitzgerald is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerald
- Pickett
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pickett is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett
- Oshkosh
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Oshkosh is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshkosh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66,495 people
- Reighmoor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reighmoor is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reighmoor
- Harbor Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harbor Springs is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Springs
- Omro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Omro is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,592 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Eden, see our County-by-County Page for Eden.
Cemeteries Near Eden ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Eden.
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 Eden - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Eden covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Eden, with the one closest to Eden listed first.
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. James Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Odekirk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Empire Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rienzi Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Byron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ledgeview Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gudex Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (316 more) ...
- Pier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Eden had a population of 172 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Eden had a population of 943 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Eden, with the one closest to Eden listed first.
- Marblehead
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Marblehead is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
- Byron
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Byron is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Waucousta
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Waucousta is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waucousta
- Dotyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dotyville is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotyville
- South Byron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Byron is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Byron
- Ashford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ashford is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Campbellsport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Campbellsport is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,811 people
- Taycheedah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Taycheedah is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taycheedah
- Brownsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brownsville is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Lomira
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lomira is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,454 people
- Elmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Elmore is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
- Armstrong
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Armstrong is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Peebles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Peebles is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peebles
- Oakfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oakfield is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
- Knowles
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Knowles is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Eden. See our List of 1890's Communities around Eden.
Newspapers Published in Eden ...
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 Eden.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Eden, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Eden.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Eden:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Fond du Lac County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calumet County
- Dodge County
- Green Lake County
- Manitowoc County
- Ozaukee County
- Sheboygan County
- Washington County
- Winnebago 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 Eden, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Eden) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |