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 Enterprise (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 Enterprise. 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.
Enterprise is located in Oneida 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 Oneida County: Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Price & Vilas.
Below are the counties that are near Enterprise. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Enterprise:
- Oneida County (The home county of Enterprise)
- The following are listed by their distance from Enterprise, with the one closest to Enterprise listed first.
- Pelican Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pelican Lake is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Lake
- Monico
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Monico is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monico
- Jennings
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jennings is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Gagen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gagen is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gagen
- Rhinelander
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rhinelander is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhinelander
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,637 people
- Newbold
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Newbold is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbold
- Sugar Camp
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sugar Camp is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Camp
- Harshaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harshaw is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshaw
- Forest County
- The following are listed by their distance from Enterprise, with the one closest to Enterprise listed first.
- Mole Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mole Lake is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mole Lake
- Atkins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Atkins is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
- Crandon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Crandon is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
- Hiles
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hiles is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiles
- Laona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Laona is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laona
- Padus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Padus is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padus
- Langlade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Enterprise, with the one closest to Enterprise listed first.
- Elcho
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Elcho is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elcho
- Post Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Post Lake is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Lake
- Kempster
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Kempster is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempster
- Deerbrook
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Deerbrook is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
- Neva Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Neva Corners is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neva Corners
- Bryant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bryant is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Freeman
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Freeman is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Lily
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lily is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
- Antigo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Antigo is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antigo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,719 people
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Enterprise, with the one closest to Enterprise listed first.
- Jeffris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jeffris is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffris
- Harrison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Harrison is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Dudley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dudley is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Gleason
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gleason is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleason
- Dutch Corners ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dutch Corners is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Corners
- Irma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Irma is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irma
- Tomahawk
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Tomahawk is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
- Jersey City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Jersey City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
- Merrill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Merrill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,990 people
- Marathon County
- Glandon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Glandon is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glandon
- Vilas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Enterprise, with the one closest to Enterprise listed first.
- Eagle River
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Eagle River is located in Vilas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,582 people
- Saint Germain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Saint Germain is located in Vilas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Germain
- Former names for Saint Germain:
- Farmington
- Lakewood
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Enterprise, see our County-by-County Page for Enterprise.
Cemeteries Near Enterprise ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Enterprise.
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 Enterprise - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Enterprise covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Enterprise, with the one closest to Enterprise listed first.
- Enterprise Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Elcho Community Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Home Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Parrish Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wolfgram Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Northland Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Nashville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Summit Town Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Home Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crandon Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (49 more) ...
- Gleason Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pearson Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodboro Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Enterprise in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Enterprise.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Enterprise, with the one closest to Enterprise listed first.
- Pelican Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pelican Lake is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Lake
- Elcho
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Elcho is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elcho
- Malvern
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Malvern is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern
- Summit Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Summit Lake is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Lake
- Jeffris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jeffris is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffris
- Post Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Post Lake is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Lake
- Koepenick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Koepenick is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koepenick
- Rhinelander
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rhinelander is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhinelander
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,637 people
- Dudley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dudley is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Kempster
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Kempster is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempster
- Atkins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Atkins is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
- Crandon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Crandon is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Deerbrook
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Deerbrook is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
- Newbold
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Newbold is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbold
- Bloomville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Enterprise. See our List of 1890's Communities around Enterprise.
Newspapers Published in Enterprise ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Enterprise.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Enterprise, 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 Enterprise.
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 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 Enterprise:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Oneida County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Forest County
- Langlade County
- Lincoln County
- Marathon County
- Vilas 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 Enterprise, 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 from Point A (ie- Enterprise) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |