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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 Forest Junction (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 Forest Junction. 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.

Name Variations for Forest Junction ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Forest Junction: Forest Jct. (or less commonly used: Forest Jctn.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 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.

Forest Junction is located in Calumet 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 Calumet County: Brown, Fond du Lac, Manitowoc, Outagamie, Sheboygan & Winnebago.

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

  • Calumet County     (The home county of Forest Junction)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forest Junction, with the one closest to Forest Junction listed first.
    • Dundas
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Brillion
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brillion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brillion
      • Brillion is located in Calumet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,079 people
    • Saint John
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hilbert
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Potter
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
      • Potter is located in Calumet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
    • Kaukauna
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Sherwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Harrison
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Brant
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • 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 Forest Junction to Brant
    • Chilton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Stockbridge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Hayton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Quinney
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Brown County
  • Fond du Lac County
  • Kewaunee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forest Junction, with the one closest to Forest Junction listed first.
    • Curran
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Curran. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curran
      • Curran is located in Kewaunee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Curran
      • From Forest Junction to Curran
    • Bolt
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Pilsen
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Stangelville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ellisville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Krok
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Krok. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krok
      • Krok is located in Kewaunee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Krok
      • From Forest Junction to Krok
  • Manitowoc County
  • Outagamie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forest Junction, with the one closest to Forest Junction listed first.
    • Combined Locks
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Little Chute
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Kimberly
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Apple Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Freedom
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Appleton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Chicago Corners
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Greenville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Seymour
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seymour have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
      • Seymour is located in Outagamie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 people
    • Black Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
      • Black Creek is located in Outagamie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,309 people
    • Medina
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • 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 Forest Junction to Medina
    • Hortonville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Shiocton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiocton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiocton
      • Shiocton is located in Outagamie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 914 people
  • Shawano County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forest Junction, with the one closest to Forest Junction listed first.
    • Rose Lawn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Laney
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Laney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laney
      • Laney is located in Shawano County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Laney
      • From Forest Junction to Laney
    • Briarton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Briarton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarton
      • Briarton is located in Shawano County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Briarton
      • From Forest Junction to Briarton
  • Sheboygan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forest Junction, with the one closest to Forest Junction listed first.
    • Elkhart Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhart Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhart Lake
      • Elkhart Lake is located in Sheboygan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
    • Glenbeulah
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenbeulah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbeulah
      • Glenbeulah is located in Sheboygan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
    • Howards Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howards Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Grove
      • Howards Grove is located in Sheboygan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,279 people
    • Johnsonville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Winnebago County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forest Junction, with the one closest to Forest Junction listed first.
    • Menasha
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menasha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menasha
      • Menasha is located in Winnebago County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,796 people
    • Neenah
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Adella Beach
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Fox Crossing
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Oshkosh
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Medina Junction
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Stony Beach
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Allenville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Point Comfort
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Black Wolf
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Fitzgerald
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Harbor Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Reighmoor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Forest Junction ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Forest Junction.

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

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

  • Forest Home Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Home Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. John's Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bluff Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bluff Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bluff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brillion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brillion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brillion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holy Trinity Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Emmanuel Evangelical Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (313 more) ...

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 Forest Junction had a population of 185 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Holland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
    • Holland is located in Brown County
  • Dundas
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint John
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Brillion
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brillion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brillion
    • Brillion is located in Calumet County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,079 people
  • Askeaton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hilbert
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Potter
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
    • Potter is located in Calumet County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
  • Sherwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
  • Greenleaf
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Kaukauna
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Wrightstown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Sniderville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sniderville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sniderville
    • Sniderville is located in Brown County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Forest Junction ...

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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Forest Junction.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Forest Junction, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Forest Junction.

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 Forest Junction:

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

The official website for Calumet County: www.co.calumet.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 Forest Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Forest Junction) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Forest Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2123, Longitude: -88.1442    









 

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