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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 Elderon (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 Elderon. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Elderon is located in Marathon 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 Marathon County: Clark, Langlade, Lincoln, Portage, Shawano, Taylor, Waupaca & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near Elderon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Elderon:
- Marathon County (The home county of Elderon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elderon, with the one closest to Elderon listed first.
- Galloway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Galloway is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway
- Pike Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pike Lake is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Lake
- Norrie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Norrie is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrie
- Hatley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hatley is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Ringle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ringle is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringle
- Weston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Weston is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,165 people
- Ashley
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ashley is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
- Kronenwetter
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Kronenwetter is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kronenwetter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,143 people
- Schofield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Schofield is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schofield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,153 people
- Sunset
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Evergreen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Evergreen is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Rothschild
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rothschild is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothschild
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,256 people
- Langlade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elderon, with the one closest to Elderon listed first.
- Phlox
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Phlox is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phlox
- Antigo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Antigo is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antigo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,719 people
- Neva Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Neva Corners is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neva Corners
- Menominee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elderon, with the one closest to Elderon listed first.
- Zoar
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Zoar is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Neopit
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Neopit is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neopit
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elderon, with the one closest to Elderon listed first.
- Alban
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Alban is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alban
- Rosholt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rosholt is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosholt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Garfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Garfield is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Polonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Polonia is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polonia
- Ellis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ellis is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Torun
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Torun is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torun
- Nelsonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Nelsonville is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Custer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Custer is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Amherst Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Amherst Junction is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
- Lake Emily ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lake Emily is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Emily
- Amherst
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Amherst is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,082 people
- Park Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Park Ridge is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
- Shawano County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elderon, with the one closest to Elderon listed first.
- Wittenberg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wittenberg is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittenberg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 986 people
- Eland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Eland is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
- Tigerton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tigerton is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Birnamwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Birnamwood is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birnamwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 772 people
- Split Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Split Rock is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Rock
- Regina
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Regina is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regina
- Bowler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bowler is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Aniwa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Aniwa is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aniwa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Almon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Almon is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almon
- Mattoon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mattoon is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattoon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
- Leopolis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Leopolis is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopolis
- Pella
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pella is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pella
- Waupaca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elderon, with the one closest to Elderon listed first.
- Big Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Big Falls is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Granite City ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Granite City is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite City
- Iola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Iola is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
- Marion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Marion is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
- Scandinavia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Scandinavia is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandinavia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Ogdensburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ogdensburg is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdensburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Sheridan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sheridan is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Clintonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clintonville is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,353 people
- Embarrass
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Embarrass is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embarrass
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Manawa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Manawa is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manawa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
- Cobb Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cobb Town is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Town
- Baldwins Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwins Mill is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwins Mill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Elderon, see our County-by-County Page for Elderon.
Cemeteries Near Elderon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elderon.
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 Elderon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Elderon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Elderon, with the one closest to Elderon listed first.
- Evergreen Rest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Forest Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Holy Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Francis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bethany Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Lutheran Cemetery
- The Bethany Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethany Cemetery
- Eland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Our Saviors Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Peacefull Rest Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Forest Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- St. Philomene Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- St. Adalbert Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (116 more) ...
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Northland Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Leiskau Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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 in 1895, Elderon had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Elderon had a population of 213 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Elderon, with the one closest to Elderon listed first.
- Wittenberg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wittenberg is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittenberg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 986 people
- Pike Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pike Lake is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Lake
- Whitcomb
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Whitcomb is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitcomb
- Eland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Eland is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
- Bevent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bevent is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevent
- Norrie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Norrie is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrie
- Hatley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hatley is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Tigerton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tigerton is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Shantytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shantytown is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shantytown
- Alban
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Alban is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alban
- Birnamwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Birnamwood is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birnamwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 772 people
- Split Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Split Rock is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Rock
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Northland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Northland is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northland
- Regina
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Regina is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regina
- Peru
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Peru is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Elderon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Elderon.
Newspapers Published in Elderon ...
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 102 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elderon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elderon, 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 Elderon.
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 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 Elderon:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Marathon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Langlade County
- Menominee County
- Portage County
- Shawano County
- Waupaca 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 Elderon, 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' (or 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- Elderon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |