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 Edgewater Beach (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 Edgewater Beach. 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 Edgewater Beach ...
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 have occurred.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Edgewater Beach: Edgewater Bch.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Edgewater Beach is located in Brown County.
To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Brown County: Calumet, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Oconto, Outagamie & Shawano.
Below are the counties that are near Edgewater Beach. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Edgewater Beach:
- Brown County (The home county of Edgewater Beach)
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgewater Beach, with the one closest to Edgewater Beach listed first.
- Benderville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benderville
- Benderville is located in Brown County
- Dyckesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyckesville
- Dyckesville is located in Brown County
- Sugar Bush
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bush
- Sugar Bush is located in Brown County
- Suamico
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Green Bay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
- Green Bay is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103,836 people
- Preble
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preble
- Preble is located in Brown County
- Poland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
- Poland is located in Brown County
- Bellevue Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellevue Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue Town
- Bellevue Town is located in Brown County
- Duck Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duck Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Duck Creek is located in Brown County
- Howard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Bellevue
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Bellevue is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,030 people
- Allouez
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allouez
- Allouez is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,784 people
- Flintville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Flintville is located in Brown County
- Door County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgewater Beach, with the one closest to Edgewater Beach listed first.
- Brussels
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brussels
- Brussels is located in Door County
- Forestville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forestville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Forestville is located in Door County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
- Little Sturgeon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Sturgeon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sturgeon
- Little Sturgeon is located in Door County
- Idlewild
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
- Idlewild is located in Door County
- Sturgeon Bay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon Bay
- Sturgeon Bay is located in Door County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,985 people
- Kewaunee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgewater Beach, with the one closest to Edgewater Beach listed first.
- Duvall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
- Duvall is located in Kewaunee County
- Luxemburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Euren
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euren
- Euren is located in Kewaunee County
- Casco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Gregorville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregorville
- Gregorville is located in Kewaunee County
- Ellisville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisville
- Ellisville is located in Kewaunee County
- Pilsen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilsen
- Pilsen is located in Kewaunee County
- Krok
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Stangelville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stangelville
- Stangelville is located in Kewaunee County
- Algoma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Algoma is located in Kewaunee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,038 people
- Kewaunee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewaunee
- Kewaunee is located in Kewaunee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,835 people
- Bolt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolt
- Bolt is located in Kewaunee County
- Manitowoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgewater Beach, with the one closest to Edgewater Beach listed first.
- Hickory Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Hickory Grove is located in Manitowoc County
- Zander
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zander
- Zander is located in Manitowoc County
- Tisch Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisch Mills
- Tisch Mills is located in Manitowoc County
- Rosecrans
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosecrans
- Rosecrans is located in Manitowoc County
- Maribel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maribel
- Maribel is located in Manitowoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Larrabee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
- Larrabee is located in Manitowoc County
- Melnik
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melnik
- Melnik is located in Manitowoc County
- Fisherville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
- Fisherville is located in Manitowoc County
- Kellnersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellnersville
- Kellnersville is located in Manitowoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
- Menchalville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menchalville
- Menchalville is located in Manitowoc County
- Mishicot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south) - Francis Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Creek
- Francis Creek is located in Manitowoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Kingsbridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbridge
- Kingsbridge is located in Manitowoc County
- Marinette County
- Peshtigo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peshtigo
- Peshtigo is located in Marinette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,326 people
- Peshtigo
- Oconto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgewater Beach, with the one closest to Edgewater Beach listed first.
- Pensaukee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Oconto
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto
- Oconto is located in Oconto County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,575 people
- Stiles Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stiles Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles Junction
- Stiles Junction is located in Oconto County
- Oconto Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto Falls
- Oconto Falls is located in Oconto County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,805 people
- Lena
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest) - Spruce
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce
- Spruce is located in Oconto County
- Gillett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Outagamie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgewater Beach, with the one closest to Edgewater Beach listed first.
- Chicago Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Corners
- Chicago Corners is located in Outagamie County
- Seymour
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west) - Freedom
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Freedom is located in Outagamie County
- Shawano County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgewater Beach, with the one closest to Edgewater Beach listed first.
- Frazer Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer Corners
- Frazer Corners is located in Shawano County
- Zachow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachow
- Zachow is located in Shawano County
- Briarton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west) - Pulcifer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulcifer
- Pulcifer is located in Shawano County
- Slab City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Edgewater Beach, see our County-by-County Page for Edgewater Beach.
Newspapers Published in Edgewater Beach ...
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 100 newspapers that have been published in the area around Edgewater Beach.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Edgewater Beach, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Edgewater Beach.
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 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 Edgewater Beach:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.wisconsinhistory.org/
- Pages specific to Brown County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Door County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Kewaunee County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Manitowoc County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Marinette County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Oconto County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Outagamie County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Shawano County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Door County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Brown County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Brown County
Cemeteries Near Edgewater Beach ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Edgewater Beach.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Edgewater Beach covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Edgewater Beach, with the one closest to Edgewater Beach listed first.
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2323940 <3>
- Seventh-day Adventist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seventh-day Adventist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seventh-day Adventist Cemetery
- St. Louis Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Louis Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Louis Catholic Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
- St. Martins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- The St. Martins Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Martins Church Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Martins Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89064 <3>
- Nicolet Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nicolet Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nicolet Memorial Gardens
- St. Kilian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Kilian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Kilian Cemetery
- Spiritualist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spiritualist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spiritualist Cemetery
- St. Odiles Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Odiles Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Odiles Catholic Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
- Duvall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duvall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duvall Cemetery
- Continue List (171 more) ...
- County Home Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Home Cemetery
- Humboldt Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Humboldt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Humboldt Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
- County Home Cemetery
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.<4>
While we didn't find Edgewater Beach in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Edgewater Beach.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Edgewater Beach, with the one closest to Edgewater Beach listed first.
- Dyckesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyckesville
- Dyckesville is located in Brown County
- Wequiock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Bay Settlement
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Settlement
- Bay Settlement is located in Brown County
- Tonet
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - New Franken
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Franken have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franken
- New Franken is located in Brown County
- Walhain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Thiry Daems
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thiry Daems have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thiry Daems
- Thiry Daems is located in Kewaunee County
- Duvall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
- Duvall is located in Kewaunee County
- Luxemburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Suamico
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Namur
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Little Suamico
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Suamico have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Suamico
- Little Suamico is located in Oconto County
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Green Bay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
- Green Bay is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103,836 people
- Casco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Euren
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euren
- Euren is located in Kewaunee County
- Green Bay
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Edgewater Beach. See our List of 1890's Communities around Edgewater Beach.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Edgewater Beach. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Brown County: www.co.brown.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Edgewater Beach) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Edgewater Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6236, Longitude: -87.8298 In this case, the coordinates for Edgewater Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Edgewater Beach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |