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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 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 northeast 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 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.

Forestville is located in Door County.

To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties 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.
    • Brussels
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brussels
      • Brussels is located in Door County
    • Sturgeon Bay
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon Bay
      • Sturgeon Bay is located in Door County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,985 people
    • Little Sturgeon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Sturgeon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sturgeon
      • Little Sturgeon is located in Door County
    • Idlewild
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
      • Idlewild is located in Door County
    • Jacksonport
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonport
      • Jacksonport is located in Door County
    • Egg Harbor
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egg Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor
      • Egg Harbor is located in Door County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyckesville
      • Dyckesville is located in Brown County
    • Sugar Bush
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bush
      • Sugar Bush is located in Brown County
    • Benderville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benderville
      • Benderville is located in Brown County
    • Poland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
      • Poland is located in Brown County
    • Fontenoy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontenoy
      • Fontenoy is located in Brown County
    • Bellevue
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
      • Bellevue is located in Brown County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,030 people
    • Pine Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
      • Pine Grove is located in Brown County
    • Preble
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preble
      • Preble is located in Brown County
    • Suamico
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suamico have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suamico
      • Suamico is located in Brown County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,064 people
    • Bellevue Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellevue Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue Town
      • Bellevue Town is located in Brown County
    • Green Bay
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
      • Green Bay is located in Brown County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 103,836 people
    • Denmark
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
      • Denmark is located in Brown County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,271 people
    • Allouez
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allouez
      • Allouez is located in Brown County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,784 people
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
      • Algoma is located in Kewaunee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,038 people
    • Gregorville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregorville
      • Gregorville is located in Kewaunee County
    • Euren
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euren
      • Euren is located in Kewaunee County
    • Casco
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
      • Casco is located in Kewaunee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
    • Duvall
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
      • Duvall is located in Kewaunee County
    • Luxemburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luxemburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxemburg
      • Luxemburg is located in Kewaunee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,577 people
    • Kewaunee
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewaunee
      • Kewaunee is located in Kewaunee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,835 people
    • Krok
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Krok have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krok
      • Krok is located in Kewaunee County
    • Ellisville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisville
      • Ellisville is located in Kewaunee County
    • Pilsen
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilsen
      • Pilsen is located in Kewaunee County
    • Stangelville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stangelville
      • Stangelville is located in Kewaunee County
    • Bolt
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolt
      • Bolt is located in Kewaunee County
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisch Mills
      • Tisch Mills is located in Manitowoc County
    • Zander
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zander
      • Zander is located in Manitowoc County
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peshtigo
      • Peshtigo is located in Marinette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,326 people
    • Marinette
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marinette
      • Marinette is located in Marinette County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto
      • Oconto is located in Oconto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,575 people
    • Pensaukee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pensaukee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensaukee
      • Pensaukee is located in Oconto County
    • Stiles Junction
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stiles Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles Junction
      • Stiles Junction is located in Oconto County
  • Menominee County (MI)
    • Menominee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menominee
      • Menominee is located in Menominee County (MI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,967 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menominee <2>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Forestville, see our County-by-County Page for 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]<3>. 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 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 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.

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 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.

  • Brockhausen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brockhausen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brockhausen Cemetery
  • St. Mary Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary Cemetery
  • Woller Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woller Cemetery
  • St. Mary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary Cemetery
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
  • Woodside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodside Cemetery
  • St. Michaels Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
  • Geise Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Geise Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Geise Cemetery
  • Claybanks Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Claybanks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Claybanks Cemetery
  • St. Huberts Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Huberts Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Huberts Catholic Cemetery
  • Continue List   (101 more) ...
    • Gospel Truth Hall Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gospel Truth Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gospel Truth Hall Cemetery
    • Salem Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • Schulties Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schulties Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schulties 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.<4>

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maplewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
    • Maplewood is located in Door County
  • Carnot
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carnot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnot
    • Carnot is located in Door County
  • Vignes
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vignes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vignes
    • Vignes is located in Door County
  • Rankin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rankin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
    • Rankin is located in Kewaunee County
  • Rosiere
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosiere have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosiere
    • Rosiere is located in Door County
  • Euren
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euren
    • Euren is located in Kewaunee County
  • Rio Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rio Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Creek
    • Rio Creek is located in Kewaunee County
  • Salona
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
    • Salona is located in Door County
  • Brussels
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brussels
    • Brussels is located in Door County
  • Namur
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Namur have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namur
    • Namur is located in Door County
  • Alaska
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alaska have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
    • Alaska is located in Kewaunee County
  • Little Sturgeon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Sturgeon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sturgeon
    • Little Sturgeon is located in Door County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Sturgeon Bay
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon Bay
      • Sturgeon Bay is located in Door County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,985 people
    • Casco
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
      • Casco is located in Kewaunee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
    • Duvall
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
      • Duvall is located in Kewaunee County

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.

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

The official website for Door County: www.co.door.wi.gov/

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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- Forestville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Forestville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6908, Longitude: -87.4784       In this case, the coordinates for Forestville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Forestville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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