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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 Fitzgerald (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 Fitzgerald. 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.

Fitzgerald is located in Winnebago 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 Winnebago County: Calumet, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Outagamie, Waupaca & Waushara.

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

  • Winnebago County     (The home county of Fitzgerald)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fitzgerald, with the one closest to Fitzgerald listed first.
    • Fisk
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Stony Beach
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Oshkosh
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Reighmoor
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Black Wolf
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Harbor Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Omro
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Pickett
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Point Comfort
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Winneconne
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Allenville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Adella Beach
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adella Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adella Beach
      • Adella Beach is located in Winnebago County
    • Neenah
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Calumet County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fitzgerald, with the one closest to Fitzgerald listed first.
    • Brothertown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Quinney
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Stockbridge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
      • Stockbridge is located in Calumet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
    • Harrison
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Brant
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brant. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant
      • Brant is located in Calumet County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Brant
      • From Fitzgerald to Brant
    • Sherwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
      • Sherwood is located in Calumet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,040 people
    • Chilton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Saint John
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Hayton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Hilbert
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilbert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilbert
      • Hilbert is located in Calumet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
    • New Holstein
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Holstein have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holstein
      • New Holstein is located in Calumet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,105 people
    • Kaukauna
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dundas
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Dodge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fitzgerald, with the one closest to Fitzgerald listed first.
    • Waupun
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waupun have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waupun
      • Waupun is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,271 people
    • Brownsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
      • Brownsville is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
    • Knowles
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Lomira
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Atwater
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Fond du Lac County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fitzgerald, with the one closest to Fitzgerald listed first.
    • Eldorado
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Rosendale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosendale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosendale
      • Rosendale is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,026 people
    • West Rosendale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • North Fond du Lac
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Woodhull
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodhull. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhull
      • Woodhull is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Woodhull
      • From Fitzgerald to Woodhull
    • Ripon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Gladstone Beach
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Linden Beach
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Minawa Beach
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Calumetville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Fond du Lac
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Peebles
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peebles. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peebles
      • Peebles is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Peebles
      • From Fitzgerald to Peebles
    • Metomen
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Metomen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metomen
      • Metomen is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Metomen
      • From Fitzgerald to Metomen
  • Green Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fitzgerald, with the one closest to Fitzgerald listed first.
    • Berlin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
      • Berlin is located in Green Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,383 people
    • Green Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Utley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Utley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utley
      • Utley is located in Green Lake County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Utley
      • From Fitzgerald to Utley
    • Markesan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Markesan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markesan
      • Markesan is located in Green Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
    • Princeton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
      • Princeton is located in Green Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,166 people
    • Marquette
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marquette have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquette
      • Marquette is located in Green Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
  • Manitowoc County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fitzgerald, with the one closest to Fitzgerald listed first.
    • Kiel
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Steinthal
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Marquette County
    • Neshkoro
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neshkoro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshkoro
      • Neshkoro is located in Marquette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
  • Outagamie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fitzgerald, with the one closest to Fitzgerald listed first.
    • Medina
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Medina. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
      • Medina is located in Outagamie County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Medina
      • From Fitzgerald to Medina
    • Appleton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
      • Greenville is located in Outagamie County
    • Hortonville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Combined Locks
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Kimberly
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Little Chute
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Apple Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Waupaca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fitzgerald, with the one closest to Fitzgerald listed first.
    • Fremont
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Gills Landing
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Weyauwega
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weyauwega have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyauwega
      • Weyauwega is located in Waupaca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,745 people
    • New London
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
      • New London is located in Waupaca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,065 people
    • Ostrander
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Waushara County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fitzgerald, with the one closest to Fitzgerald listed first.
    • Poy Sippi
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • West Bloomfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Redgranite
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Pine River
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lohrville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lohrville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lohrville
      • Lohrville is located in Waushara County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 389 people
    • Saxeville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Morris
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Silver Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • 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

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

Cemeteries Near Fitzgerald ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fitzgerald.

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 Fitzgerald covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Fitzgerald had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Zion
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
    • Zion is located in Winnebago County
  • Fisk
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Oshkosh
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Elo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elo
    • Elo is located in Winnebago County
  • Ring
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ring
    • Ring is located in Winnebago County
  • Black Wolf
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
  • Pickett
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Omro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Waukau
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waukau have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukau
    • Waukau is located in Winnebago County
  • Butte des Morts
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butte des Morts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte des Morts
    • Butte des Morts is located in Winnebago County
  • Van Dyne
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Dyne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Dyne
    • Van Dyne is located in Fond du Lac County
  • Winnebago
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnebago have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnebago
    • Winnebago is located in Winnebago County
  • Continue List   (20 more) ...
    • Eldorado
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Allenville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Eureka
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
      • Eureka is located in Winnebago County

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

Newspapers Published in Fitzgerald ...

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 90 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fitzgerald.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fitzgerald, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fitzgerald.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Fitzgerald:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fitzgerald. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Winnebago County: www.co.winnebago.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>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.
<4>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 Fitzgerald, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Fitzgerald) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fitzgerald. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9820, Longitude: -88.6235       In this case, the coordinates for Fitzgerald have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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