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 Fairburn (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 Fairburn. 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.
Fairburn is located in Green Lake County.
To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Green Lake County: Columbia, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Waushara & Winnebago.
Below are the counties that are near Fairburn. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fairburn:
- Green Lake County (The home county of Fairburn)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairburn, with the one closest to Fairburn listed first.
- Berlin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Green Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
- Green Lake is located in Green Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
- Princeton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Marquette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Markesan
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Utley
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Kingston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Kingston is located in Green Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairburn, with the one closest to Fairburn listed first.
- Friesland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south) - Cambria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Cambria is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 748 people
- Dodge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairburn, with the one closest to Fairburn listed first.
- Waupun
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast) - Fox Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south) - Randolph
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fond du Lac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairburn, with the one closest to Fairburn listed first.
- Ripon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripon
- Ripon is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,844 people
- Fairwater
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairwater
- Fairwater is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Metomen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - West Rosendale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rosendale
- West Rosendale is located in Fond du Lac County
- Brandon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Brandon is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 845 people
- Rosendale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast) - Eldorado
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Eldorado is located in Fond du Lac County
- Ladoga
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladoga
- Ladoga is located in Fond du Lac County
- Woodhull
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast) - North Fond du Lac
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Fond du Lac have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fond du Lac
- North Fond du Lac is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,059 people
- Marquette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairburn, with the one closest to Fairburn listed first.
- Neshkoro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Germania
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Montello
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Glen Oak
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Oak
- Glen Oak is located in Marquette County
- Westfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the west) - Packwaukee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packwaukee
- Packwaukee is located in Marquette County
- Endeavor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest) - Oxford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Oxford is located in Marquette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Outagamie County
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairburn, with the one closest to Fairburn listed first.
- Almond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Almond is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
- Blaine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Blaine is located in Portage County
- Waupaca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairburn, with the one closest to Fairburn listed first.
- Fremont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Fremont is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 647 people
- Gills Landing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills Landing
- Gills Landing is located in Waupaca County
- Rural
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north) - Weyauwega
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north) - King
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- King is located in Waupaca County
- Waupaca
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north) - Baldwins Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Baldwins Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwins Mill
- Baldwins Mill is located in Waupaca County
- Cobb Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north) - Ostrander
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrander
- Ostrander is located in Waupaca County
- Sheridan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Sheridan is located in Waupaca County
- Waushara County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairburn, with the one closest to Fairburn listed first.
- Lohrville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Redgranite
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redgranite have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redgranite
- Redgranite is located in Waushara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,111 people
- Poy Sippi
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poy Sippi
- Poy Sippi is located in Waushara County
- Silver Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Silver Lake is located in Waushara County
- Pine River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
- Pine River is located in Waushara County
- Mount Morris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Morris. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Morris
- Mount Morris is located in Waushara County
- Saxeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxeville
- Saxeville is located in Waushara County
- Wautoma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - West Bloomfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bloomfield
- West Bloomfield is located in Waushara County
- Wild Rose
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rose
- Wild Rose is located in Waushara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
- Coloma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west) - Hancock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest) - Plainfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Plainfield is located in Waushara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
- Winnebago County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairburn, with the one closest to Fairburn listed first.
- Omro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omro
- Omro is located in Winnebago County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,592 people
- Pickett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett
- Pickett is located in Winnebago County
- Fisk
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisk
- Fisk is located in Winnebago County
- Harbor Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harbor Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Springs
- Harbor Springs is located in Winnebago County
- Winneconne
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winneconne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winneconne
- Winneconne is located in Winnebago County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
- Reighmoor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reighmoor
- Reighmoor is located in Winnebago County
- Orihula
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orihula
- Orihula is located in Winnebago County
- Fitzgerald
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fitzgerald. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerald
- Fitzgerald is located in Winnebago County
- Zittau
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zittau
- Zittau is located in Winnebago County
- Allenville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Allenville is located in Winnebago County
- Oshkosh
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshkosh
- Oshkosh is located in Winnebago County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66,495 people
- Black Wolf
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Wolf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Wolf
- Black Wolf is located in Winnebago County
- Stony Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Beach
- Stony Beach is located in Winnebago County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fairburn, see our County-by-County Page for Fairburn.
Cemeteries Near Fairburn ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fairburn.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fairburn covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fairburn, with the one closest to Fairburn listed first.
- Fairburn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairburn Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairburn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michaels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Stanislaus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stanislaus Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Stanislaus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Welsh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Welsh Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Welsh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Seventh-day Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seventh-day Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seventh-day Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Oakwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Bush Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bush Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bush Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Sacramento Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacramento Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacramento Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Marks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marks Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Black Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Creek Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Marie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marie Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (235 more) ...
- Mt. Tom Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Tom Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Tom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Bluffton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bluffton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bluffton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Dartford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dartford Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dartford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mt. Tom Cemetery
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 Fairburn in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fairburn.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fairburn, with the one closest to Fairburn listed first.
- Berlin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Rodney ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Spring Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Spring Lake is located in Waushara County
- Neshkoro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Princeton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Eureka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Rush Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Poy Sippi
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poy Sippi
- Poy Sippi is located in Waushara County
- Germania
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Mount Morris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Morris. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Morris
- Mount Morris is located in Waushara County
- Pine River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
- Pine River is located in Waushara County
- Ripon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripon
- Ripon is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,844 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Waukau
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Brushville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brushville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushville
- Brushville is located in Waushara County
- Saxeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxeville
- Saxeville is located in Waushara County
- Waukau
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fairburn. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fairburn.
Newspapers Published in Fairburn ...
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 108 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fairburn.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fairburn, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fairburn.
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 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 Fairburn:
- 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 Green Lake County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Dodge 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
- Marquette County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Outagamie County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Portage County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Waupaca County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Waushara County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Winnebago County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Columbia County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Green Lake County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Green Lake County
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fairburn. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Green Lake County: www.co.green-lake.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 Fairburn, 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 from Point A (ie- Fairburn) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fairburn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9711, Longitude: -89.0373 In this case, the coordinates for Fairburn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |