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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 Galloway (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 Galloway. 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 doctors and 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.

Galloway is located in Marathon County.

To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Marathon County: Clark, Langlade, Lincoln, Portage, Shawano, Taylor, Waupaca & Wood.

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

  • Marathon County     (The home county of Galloway)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Galloway, with the one closest to Galloway listed first.
    • Elderon
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Elderon is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
    • Pike Lake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Norrie
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Norrie is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrie
    • Hatley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Ringle
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ashley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Weston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Weston is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,165 people
    • Kronenwetter
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Evergreen
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Evergreen is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
    • Rothschild
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Rothschild is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothschild
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,256 people
    • Mosinee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Mosinee is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosinee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,195 people
    • Schofield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Schofield is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schofield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,153 people
    • Sunset
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Langlade County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Galloway, with the one closest to Galloway listed first.
    • Phlox
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Antigo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Menominee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Galloway, with the one closest to Galloway listed first.
    • Zoar
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Neopit
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Neopit is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neopit
  • Outagamie County
    • Bear Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Bear Creek is located in Outagamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
  • Portage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Galloway, with the one closest to Galloway listed first.
    • Alban
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Rosholt
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Rosholt is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosholt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
    • Garfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Polonia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Ellis
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Torun
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Nelsonville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Amherst Junction
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Amherst Junction is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Junction
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
    • Lake Emily ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Custer
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Amherst
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Arnott
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Park Ridge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Park Ridge is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
  • Shawano County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Galloway, with the one closest to Galloway listed first.
    • Wittenberg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Tigerton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Split Rock
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Eland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Birnamwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Bowler
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Bowler is located in Shawano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowler
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
    • Regina
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Almon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Leopolis
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Aniwa
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Aniwa is located in Shawano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aniwa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
    • Pella
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Mattoon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Mattoon is located in Shawano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattoon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
    • Gresham
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Waupaca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Galloway, with the one closest to Galloway listed first.
    • Big Falls
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Big Falls is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Falls
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
    • Granite City ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Granite City is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite City
    • Iola
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Iola is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
    • Marion
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Scandinavia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Scandinavia is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandinavia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
    • Ogdensburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Ogdensburg is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdensburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
    • Sheridan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Cobb Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Cobb Town is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Town
    • Manawa
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Manawa is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manawa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
    • Clintonville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Clintonville is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,353 people
    • King
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Baldwins Mill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Little Wolf ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Wood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Galloway, with the one closest to Galloway listed first.
    • Milladore
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Rudolph
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Rudolph is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudolph
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people

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

Cemeteries Near Galloway ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Galloway.

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 Galloway - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Galloway covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

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.<2>

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

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

  • Elderon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Elderon is located in Marathon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
  • Alban
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Bevent
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Bevent is located in Marathon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevent
  • Shantytown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Shantytown is located in Marathon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shantytown
  • Northland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Northland is located in Waupaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northland
  • Pike Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Whitcomb
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Whitcomb is located in Shawano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitcomb
  • Peru
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Peru is located in Portage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
  • Wittenberg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Garfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Tigerton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Split Rock
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Eland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Norrie
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Norrie is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrie
    • Polonia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Galloway ...

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 102 newspapers that have been published in the area around Galloway.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Galloway, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Galloway.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Galloway:

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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 Galloway, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Galloway) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.