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 Ephraim (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 Ephraim. 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 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.
Ephraim 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 Ephraim. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ephraim:
- Door County (The home county of Ephraim)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ephraim, with the one closest to Ephraim listed first.
- Sister Bay
(2 miles [3.2 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
- North Bay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- North Bay is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bay
- Fish Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fish Creek is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek
- Baileys Harbor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Baileys Harbor is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileys Harbor
- Rowleys Bay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rowleys Bay is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowleys Bay
- Ellison Bay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ellison Bay is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison Bay
- Egg Harbor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Egg Harbor is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Gills Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gills Rock is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills Rock
- Jacksonport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jacksonport is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonport
- Washington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Washington is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Idlewild
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Idlewild is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
- Sturgeon Bay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sturgeon Bay is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,985 people
- Little Sturgeon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Little Sturgeon is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sturgeon
- Marinette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ephraim, with the one closest to Ephraim listed first.
- Marinette
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Rubys Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rubys Corner is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubys Corner
- Peshtigo
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Menominee County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ephraim, with the one closest to Ephraim listed first.
- Arthur Bay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arthur Bay is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur Bay
- Birch Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Birch Creek is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Creek
- Kew
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Kew is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kew
- Menominee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Carbondale
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Carbondale is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Wallace
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ingalls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ingalls is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
- Stephenson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Daggett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Daggett is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
- Koss
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Koss is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koss
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ephraim, see our County-by-County Page for Ephraim.
Cemeteries Near Ephraim ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ephraim.
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 Ephraim - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ephraim covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ephraim, with the one closest to Ephraim listed first.
- Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Little Sister Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Rosalias Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blossomburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Juddville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Baileys Harbor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rowleys Bay Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ellison Bay Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Egg Harbor Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (38 more) ...
- Jacksonport Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Holy Nativity Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Whitefish Bay Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
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 Ephraim had a population of 92 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Ephraim had a population of 283 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ephraim, with the one closest to Ephraim listed first.
- Sister Bay
(2 miles [3.2 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
- Fish Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fish Creek is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek
- Baileys Harbor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Baileys Harbor is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileys Harbor
- Rowleys Bay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rowleys Bay is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowleys Bay
- Ellison Bay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ellison Bay is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison Bay
- Egg Harbor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Egg Harbor is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Jacksonport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jacksonport is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonport
- Arthur Bay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arthur Bay is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur Bay
- Cedar River
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Birch Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Birch Creek is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Creek
- Menominee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Marinette
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Carbondale
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Carbondale is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Wallace
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sturgeon Bay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sturgeon Bay is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,985 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ephraim. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ephraim.
Newspapers Published in Ephraim ...
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 Ephraim.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ephraim, 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 Ephraim.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Ephraim:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Door County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Marinette 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 Ephraim, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ephraim) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |