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 Fremont (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 Fremont. 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.
Fremont is located in Waupaca 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 Waupaca County: Marathon, Outagamie, Portage, Shawano, Waushara & Winnebago.
Below are the counties that are near Fremont. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fremont:
- Waupaca County (The home county of Fremont)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fremont, with the one closest to Fremont listed first.
- Gills Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Weyauwega
(5 miles [8 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
- Ostrander
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Baldwins Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Little Wolf ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- New London
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Waupaca
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waupaca have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waupaca
- Waupaca is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,857 people
- Manawa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manawa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manawa
- Manawa is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
- King
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rural
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rural. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Rural is located in Waupaca County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rural
- From Fremont to Rural
- Ogdensburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ogdensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdensburg
- Ogdensburg is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Cobb Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cobb Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Town
- Cobb Town is located in Waupaca County
- Calumet County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fremont, with the one closest to Fremont listed first.
- Harrison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Kaukauna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sherwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- 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
- Stockbridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Fond du Lac County
- Ripon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Green Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fremont, with the one closest to Fremont listed first.
- Berlin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- 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
- Marquette County
- Neshkoro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Fremont, with the one closest to Fremont listed first.
- Medina
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- 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 Fremont to Medina
- Hortonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- 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
- Bear Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Bear Creek is located in Outagamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- Shiocton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Appleton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Apple Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Black Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Kimberly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Leeman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leeman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeman
- Leeman is located in Outagamie County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Leeman
- From Fremont to Leeman
- Combined Locks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Little Chute
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fremont, with the one closest to Fremont listed first.
- Blaine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Amherst
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Amherst Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amherst Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Junction
- Amherst Junction is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
- Almond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lake Emily ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lake Emily. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Emily
- Lake Emily is located in Portage County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lake Emily
- From Fremont to Lake Emily
- Nelsonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Garfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waushara County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fremont, with the one closest to Fremont listed first.
- West Bloomfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Poy Sippi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pine River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saxeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Morris
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Redgranite
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Lohrville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Wild Rose
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Silver Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Wautoma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wautoma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wautoma
- Wautoma is located in Waushara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,114 people
- Winnebago County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fremont, with the one closest to Fremont listed first.
- Orihula
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Zittau
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Medina Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Winneconne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Omro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Harbor Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Reighmoor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fox Crossing
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Neenah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Adella Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- 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
- Menasha
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fremont, see our County-by-County Page for Fremont.
Cemeteries Near Fremont ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fremont.
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 Fremont covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fremont, with the one closest to Fremont listed first.
- Pioneer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Lakeside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeside Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Wolf River Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wolf River Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wolf River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
- 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.
- Becker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Becker Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Becker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Evenswood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evenswood Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evenswood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Prellwitz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prellwitz Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prellwitz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Zittau Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zittau Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zittau Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Oakwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- 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.
- Concordia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concordia Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concordia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (241 more) ...
- Concordia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concordia Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concordia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. John Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Peters Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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.
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 Fremont had a population of 275 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Fremont had a population of 647 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fremont, with the one closest to Fremont listed first.
- Gills Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Orihula
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Readfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Readfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readfield
- Readfield is located in Waupaca County
- West Bloomfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Zittau
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hatton ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Hatton is located in Waupaca County
- Tustin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tustin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tustin
- Tustin is located in Waushara County
- Brushville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Dale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Dale is located in Outagamie County
- Baldwins Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ostrander
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Poy Sippi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Northport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northport
- Northport is located in Waupaca County
- Royalton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royalton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Royalton is located in Waupaca County
- Medina
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- 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 Fremont to Medina
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fremont. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fremont.
Newspapers Published in Fremont ...
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 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fremont.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fremont, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fremont.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Fremont:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Waupaca County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calumet County
- Fond du Lac County
- Green Lake County
- Marquette County
- Outagamie County
- Portage County
- Waushara County
- Winnebago County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fremont. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Waupaca County: www.co.waupaca.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 Fremont, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fremont) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fremont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2609, Longitude: -88.8686 |