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 Egg Harbor (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 Egg Harbor. 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 Egg Harbor ...
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 Egg Harbor: Egg Hbr. (or less commonly used: Egg Harb. or Egg Hrbr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Egg Harbor. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Egg Harbor.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Egg Harbor is located in Door County.
To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Below are the counties that are near Egg Harbor. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Egg Harbor:
- Door County (The home county of Egg Harbor)
- The following are listed by their distance from Egg Harbor, with the one closest to Egg Harbor listed first.
- Fish Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fish Creek is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek
- Jacksonport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonport is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonport
- Baileys Harbor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Baileys Harbor is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileys Harbor
- Ephraim
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ephraim is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephraim
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- North Bay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Bay is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bay
- Sister Bay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sister Bay is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sister Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
- Idlewild
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Idlewild is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
- Sturgeon Bay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sturgeon Bay is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,985 people
- Ellison Bay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ellison Bay is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison Bay
- Rowleys Bay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rowleys Bay is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowleys Bay
- Little Sturgeon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Little Sturgeon is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sturgeon
- Salona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Salona is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
- Marinette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Egg Harbor, with the one closest to Egg Harbor listed first.
- Marinette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Marinette is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marinette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,466 people
- Peshtigo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Peshtigo is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peshtigo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,326 people
- Rubys Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Rubys Corner is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubys Corner
- Harmony
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Harmony is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lake is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Estimated population in 2015: 1,136 people
- Oconto County
- Oconto
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Oconto is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,575 people
- Menominee County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Egg Harbor, with the one closest to Egg Harbor listed first.
- Menominee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Kew
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kew is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kew
- Birch Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Birch Creek is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Creek
- Arthur Bay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Arthur Bay is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur Bay
- Carbondale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carbondale is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Wallace
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ingalls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ingalls is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
- Stephenson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Egg Harbor, see our County-by-County Page for Egg Harbor.
Cemeteries Near Egg Harbor ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Egg Harbor.
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 Egg Harbor - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Egg Harbor covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Egg Harbor, with the one closest to Egg Harbor listed first.
- Egg Harbor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Juddville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Nativity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonport Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Baileys Harbor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Blossomburg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Whitefish Bay Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Little Sister Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Rosalias Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (55 more) ...
- Bayside Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hainesville Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Egg Harbor had a population of 42 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Egg Harbor had a population of 202 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Egg Harbor, with the one closest to Egg Harbor listed first.
- Jacksonport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonport is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonport
- Fish Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fish Creek is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek
- Baileys Harbor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Baileys Harbor is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileys Harbor
- Ephraim
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ephraim is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephraim
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Sister Bay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sister Bay is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sister Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
- Sturgeon Bay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sturgeon Bay is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,985 people
- Menominee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Marinette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Marinette is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marinette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,466 people
- Rowleys Bay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rowleys Bay is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowleys Bay
- Ellison Bay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ellison Bay is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison Bay
- Birch Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Birch Creek is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Creek
- Little Sturgeon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Little Sturgeon is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sturgeon
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Arthur Bay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Arthur Bay is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur Bay
- Salona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Salona is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
- Maplewood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maplewood is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Egg Harbor. See our List of 1890's Communities around Egg Harbor.
Newspapers Published in Egg Harbor ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Egg Harbor.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Egg Harbor, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Egg Harbor.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Egg Harbor:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Door County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Marinette County
- Oconto County
- Menominee County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Egg Harbor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Egg Harbor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |