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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 Frostville (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 Frostville. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Frostville is located in Oconto 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 Oconto County: Brown, Forest, Langlade, Marinette, Menominee & Shawano.

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

  • Oconto County     (The home county of Frostville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Frostville, with the one closest to Frostville listed first.
    • Suring
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suring
      • Suring is located in Oconto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 524 people
    • Hickory Corners
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
      • Hickory Corners is located in Oconto County
    • Breed
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breed have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breed
      • Breed is located in Oconto County
    • Gillett
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gillett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
      • Gillett is located in Oconto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
    • Spruce
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce
      • Spruce is located in Oconto County
    • Armstrong
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armstrong came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
      • Armstrong is located in Oconto County
    • Oconto Falls
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto Falls
      • Oconto Falls is located in Oconto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,805 people
    • Lena
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
      • Lena is located in Oconto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
    • Mountain
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
      • Mountain is located in Oconto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
    • Stiles Junction
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Oconto
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • 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 southeast)
      • 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
    • Townsend
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
      • Townsend is located in Oconto County
  • Brown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Frostville, with the one closest to Frostville listed first.
    • Pulaski
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
      • Pulaski is located in Brown County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,766 people
    • Flintville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
      • Flintville is located in Brown County
    • Pittsfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
      • Pittsfield is located in Brown County
    • Suamico
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
  • Langlade County
    • White Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lake
      • White Lake is located in Langlade County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
  • Marinette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Frostville, with the one closest to Frostville listed first.
    • Coleman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
      • Coleman is located in Marinette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
    • Pound
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pound have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pound
      • Pound is located in Marinette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
    • Crivitz
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crivitz have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crivitz
      • Crivitz is located in Marinette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
    • Harmony
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
      • Harmony is located in Marinette County
    • Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
      • Lake is located in Marinette County
      • Estimated population in 2015: 1,136 people
    • Sweetheart City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetheart City
      • Sweetheart City is located in Marinette County
    • Peshtigo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peshtigo
      • Peshtigo is located in Marinette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,326 people
    • Athelstane
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstane
      • Athelstane is located in Marinette County
  • Menominee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Frostville, with the one closest to Frostville listed first.
    • Legend Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Legend Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legend Lake
      • Legend Lake is located in Menominee County
    • Keshena
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keshena
      • Keshena is located in Menominee County
    • Neopit
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neopit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neopit
      • Neopit is located in Menominee County
    • Zoar
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
      • Zoar is located in Menominee County
  • Shawano County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Frostville, with the one closest to Frostville listed first.
    • Pulcifer
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulcifer
      • Pulcifer is located in Shawano County
    • Cecil
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cecil have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
      • Cecil is located in Shawano County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
    • Zachow
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachow
      • Zachow is located in Shawano County
    • Bonduel
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonduel
      • Bonduel is located in Shawano County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,411 people
    • Slab City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slab City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
      • Slab City is located in Shawano County
    • Shawano
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawano
      • Shawano is located in Shawano County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,885 people
    • Middle Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Village
      • Middle Village is located in Shawano County
    • Frazer Corners
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer Corners
      • Frazer Corners is located in Shawano County
    • Lunds
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunds
      • Lunds is located in Shawano County
    • Gresham
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
      • Gresham is located in Shawano County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 563 people
    • Briarton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briarton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarton
      • Briarton is located in Shawano County
    • Leopolis
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopolis
      • Leopolis is located in Shawano County
  • Waupaca County
    • Embarrass
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Embarrass have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embarrass
      • Embarrass is located in Waupaca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people

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

Newspapers Published in Frostville ...

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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Frostville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Frostville, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Frostville.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Frostville:

Cemeteries Near Frostville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Frostville.

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

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

  • Maple Valley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Valley Cemetery
  • Hickory Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • 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
  • Immanuel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel Cemetery
  • Kelly Brook Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kelly Brook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelly Brook Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
  • Spruce Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spruce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spruce Cemetery
  • St. Michaels Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 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
  • Wanderers Rest Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wanderers Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wanderers Rest Cemetery
  • Pine Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Hill Cemetery
  • Continue List   (91 more) ...
    • Brazeau Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brazeau Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brazeau Cemetery
    • St. Wenceslaus Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Underhill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Underhill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Underhill 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.<5>

While we didn't find Frostville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Frostville.

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

  • Hayes
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes
    • Hayes is located in Oconto County
  • Logan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Logan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
    • Logan is located in Oconto County
  • Breed
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breed have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breed
    • Breed is located in Oconto County
  • Gillett
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gillett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
    • Gillett is located in Oconto County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
  • Spruce
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce
    • Spruce is located in Oconto County
  • Pulcifer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulcifer
    • Pulcifer is located in Shawano County
  • Oconto Falls
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto Falls
    • Oconto Falls is located in Oconto County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,805 people
  • Lena
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
    • Lena is located in Oconto County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
  • Cecil
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cecil have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
    • Cecil is located in Shawano County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
  • Coleman
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
    • Coleman is located in Marinette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
  • Mountain
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
    • Mountain is located in Oconto County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
  • Pound
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pound have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pound
    • Pound is located in Marinette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Stiles Junction
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Stiles
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stiles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
      • Stiles is located in Oconto County
    • Keshena
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keshena
      • Keshena is located in Menominee County

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

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

The official website for Oconto County: www.co.oconto.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>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<3>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- Frostville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Frostville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0054, Longitude: -88.3255    
<4>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.
<5>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 Frostville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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