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 Forestville (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 Forestville. 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 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 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.
Forestville is located in Door County.
To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Below are the counties that are near Forestville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Forestville:
- Door County (The home county of Forestville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Forestville, with the one closest to Forestville listed first.
- Rosiere
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rosiere is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosiere
- Salona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Salona is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
- Brussels
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brussels is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brussels
- Namur
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Namur is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namur
- Sturgeon Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sturgeon Bay is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,985 people
- Little Sturgeon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Little Sturgeon is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sturgeon
- Idlewild
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Idlewild is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
- Jacksonport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksonport is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonport
- Egg Harbor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Egg Harbor is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forestville, with the one closest to Forestville listed first.
- Dyckesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dyckesville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyckesville
- Sugar Bush
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Bush is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bush
- Benderville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Benderville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benderville
- Wequiock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wequiock is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wequiock
- Bay Settlement
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bay Settlement is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Settlement
- Poland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Poland is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
- Fontenoy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fontenoy is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontenoy
- Bellevue
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bellevue is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,030 people
- Pine Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Preble
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Preble is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preble
- Suamico
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Suamico is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suamico
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,064 people
- Bellevue Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bellevue Town is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue Town
- Kewaunee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forestville, with the one closest to Forestville listed first.
- Algoma
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Algoma is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,038 people
- Gregorville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gregorville is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregorville
- Euren
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Euren is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euren
- Casco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Casco is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Duvall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Duvall is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
- Luxemburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Luxemburg is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxemburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,577 people
- Kewaunee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Kewaunee is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewaunee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,835 people
- Krok
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Krok is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krok
- Ellisville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ellisville is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisville
- Pilsen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pilsen is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilsen
- Stangelville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stangelville is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stangelville
- Bolt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bolt is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolt
- Manitowoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forestville, with the one closest to Forestville listed first.
- Tisch Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Tisch Mills is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisch Mills
- Zander
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Zander is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zander
- Marinette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forestville, with the one closest to Forestville listed first.
- Peshtigo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Peshtigo is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peshtigo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,326 people
- Marinette
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Marinette is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marinette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,466 people
- Oconto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forestville, with the one closest to Forestville listed first.
- Oconto
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Oconto is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,575 people
- Pensaukee
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pensaukee is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensaukee
- Stiles Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stiles Junction is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles Junction
- Menominee County (MI)
- Menominee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Forestville, see our County-by-County Page for Forestville.
Cemeteries Near Forestville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Forestville.
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 Forestville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Forestville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Forestville, with the one closest to Forestville listed first.
- Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Brockhausen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Mary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Woller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Mary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Geise Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Claybanks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (104 more) ...
- St. Huberts Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gospel Truth Hall Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Forestville had a population of 92 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Forestville had a population of 408 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Forestville, with the one closest to Forestville listed first.
- Maplewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Maplewood is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Carnot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Carnot is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnot
- Vignes
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Vignes is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vignes
- Rankin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rankin is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
- Rosiere
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rosiere is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosiere
- Euren
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Euren is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euren
- Rio Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rio Creek is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Creek
- Salona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Salona is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
- Brussels
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brussels is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brussels
- Namur
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Namur is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namur
- Alaska
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Alaska is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Little Sturgeon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Little Sturgeon is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sturgeon
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sturgeon Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sturgeon Bay is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,985 people
- Casco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Casco is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Duvall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Duvall is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Forestville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Forestville.
Newspapers Published in Forestville ...
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 93 newspapers that have been published in the area around Forestville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Forestville, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Forestville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Forestville:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Door County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Kewaunee County
- Manitowoc County
- Marinette County
- Oconto County
- Menominee County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Forestville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Forestville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |