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 Erdman (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 Erdman. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

Erdman is located in Sheboygan 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 Sheboygan County: Calumet, Fond du Lac, Manitowoc, Ozaukee & Washington.

Below are the counties that are near Erdman. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Erdman:

Sheboygan County (The home county of Erdman)
- The following are listed by their distance from Erdman, with the one closest to Erdman listed first.
- Kohler
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  - Kohler is located in Sheboygan County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohler
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- Sheboygan
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  - Sheboygan is located in Sheboygan County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheboygan
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 47,819 people
- Howards Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  - Howards Grove is located in Sheboygan County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Grove
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 3,279 people
- Sheboygan Falls
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  - Sheboygan Falls is located in Sheboygan County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheboygan Falls
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 7,914 people
- Ourtown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  - Ourtown is located in Sheboygan County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ourtown
- Johnsonville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  - Johnsonville is located in Sheboygan County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Rhine
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  - Rhine is located in Sheboygan County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhine
- Oostburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  - Oostburg is located in Sheboygan County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oostburg
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 3,082 people
- Plymouth
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  - Plymouth is located in Sheboygan County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 8,737 people
- Waldo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  - Waldo is located in Sheboygan County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Elkhart Lake
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  - Elkhart Lake is located in Sheboygan County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhart Lake
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Adell
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  - Adell is located in Sheboygan County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adell
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
Calumet County
- The following are listed by their distance from Erdman, with the one closest to Erdman listed first.
- New Holstein
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  - New Holstein is located in Calumet County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holstein
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 3,105 people
- Hayton
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  - Hayton is located in Calumet County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayton
- Chilton
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  - Chilton is located in Calumet County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilton
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 3,868 people
- Potter
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  - Potter is located in Calumet County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Brant
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  - Brant is located in Calumet County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant
- Brothertown
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  - Brothertown is located in Calumet County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brothertown
- Brillion
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  - Brillion is located in Calumet County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brillion
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 3,079 people
Fond du Lac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Erdman, with the one closest to Erdman listed first.
- Saint Cloud
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  - Saint Cloud is located in Fond du Lac County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Graham Corners
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  - Graham Corners is located in Fond du Lac County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Corners
- Armstrong
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  - Armstrong is located in Fond du Lac County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Banner
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  - Banner is located in Fond du Lac County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- New Prospect
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  - New Prospect is located in Fond du Lac County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Calvary
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  - Calvary is located in Fond du Lac County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Mount Calvary
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  - Mount Calvary is located in Fond du Lac County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Calvary
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Dotyville
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  - Dotyville is located in Fond du Lac County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotyville
- New Fane
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  - New Fane is located in Fond du Lac County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fane
- Malone
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  - Malone is located in Fond du Lac County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone
- Garnet
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  - Garnet is located in Fond du Lac County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garnet
- Johnsburg
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  - Johnsburg is located in Fond du Lac County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsburg
Manitowoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Erdman, with the one closest to Erdman listed first.
- Cleveland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  - Cleveland is located in Manitowoc County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
- Spring Valley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  - Spring Valley is located in Manitowoc County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Osman
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  - Osman is located in Manitowoc County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osman
- Millhome
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  - Millhome is located in Manitowoc County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhome
- Louis Corners
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  - Louis Corners is located in Manitowoc County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis Corners
- School Hill
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  - School Hill is located in Manitowoc County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for School Hill
- Newton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  - Newton is located in Manitowoc County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Northeim
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  - Northeim is located in Manitowoc County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northeim
- Rockville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  - Rockville is located in Manitowoc County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Kiel
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  - Kiel is located in Manitowoc County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiel
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 3,799 people
- Clover
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  - Clover is located in Manitowoc County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
- Saint Nazianz
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  - Saint Nazianz is located in Manitowoc County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nazianz
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
Ozaukee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Erdman, with the one closest to Erdman listed first.
- Sauk Trail Beach
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  - Sauk Trail Beach is located in Ozaukee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauk Trail Beach
- Belgium
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  - Belgium is located in Ozaukee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 2,364 people
- Lake Church
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  - Lake Church is located in Ozaukee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Church
- Holy Cross
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  - Holy Cross is located in Ozaukee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- Fredonia
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  - Fredonia is located in Ozaukee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 2,251 people
- Kohler
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  - Kohler is located in Ozaukee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohler
- Waubeka
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  - Waubeka is located in Ozaukee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waubeka
- Port Washington
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  - Port Washington is located in Ozaukee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Washington
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 12,066 people
- Saukville
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  - Saukville is located in Ozaukee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saukville
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 4,437 people
Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Erdman, with the one closest to Erdman listed first.
- Boltonville
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  - Boltonville is located in Washington County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boltonville
- Fillmore
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  - Fillmore is located in Washington County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Saint Michaels
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  - Saint Michaels is located in Washington County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Michaels
- Newburg
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  - Newburg is located in Washington County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
- Myra
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  - Myra is located in Washington County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Erdman, see our County-by-County Page for Erdman.

Cemeteries Near Erdman ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Erdman.

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 Erdman - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Erdman covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Erdman, with the one closest to Erdman listed first.

Sheboygan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheboygan Cemetery
Wildwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89530 <1>
Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
St. Luke Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Luke Lutheran Cemetery
Kohler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohler Cemetery
Woodland Kohler Village Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Kohler Village Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodland Kohler Village Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Kohler.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1995032 <1>
Sheboygan Falls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheboygan Falls Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sheboygan Falls Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Kohler.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89261 <1>
Greendale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale Cemetery
Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
St. Paul Friedhol Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Friedhol Cemetery
Concord Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
St. Peter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Cemetery
Continue List (205 more) ...
- St. Paul Evangelical Reform Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Evangelical Reform Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
  - To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Pauls Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the northeast of Howards Grove.
  - Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2129153 <1>
- St. Marys Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
  - To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Sheboygan Falls.
  - Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89103 <1>

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>

While we didn't find Erdman in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Erdman.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Erdman, with the one closest to Erdman listed first.

Mosel
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mosel is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosel
Sheboygan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sheboygan is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheboygan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47,819 people
Sheboygan Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sheboygan Falls is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheboygan Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,914 people
Howards Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Howards Grove is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,279 people
Weedens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Weedens is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedens
Franklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
Johnsonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Johnsonville is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
Cleveland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cleveland is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
Meeme
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Meeme is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeme
Ada
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ada is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
Gibbsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gibbsville is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbsville
Oostburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Oostburg is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oostburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,082 people
Continue List (13 more) ...
- Rhine
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  - Rhine is located in Sheboygan County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhine
- Waldo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  - Waldo is located in Sheboygan County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Hingham
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  - Hingham is located in Sheboygan County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hingham

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Erdman. See our List of 1890's Communities around Erdman.

Newspapers Published in Erdman ...

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 77 newspapers that have been published in the area around Erdman.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Erdman, 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 Erdman.

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 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 Erdman:

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 Sheboygan County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails

Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calumet County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Fond du Lac 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
- Ozaukee County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Washington County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails

Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Sheboygan County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Sheboygan County

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>	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 from Point A (ie- Erdman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Erdman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.