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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 Gills Landing (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 Gills Landing. 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.

Name Variations for Gills Landing ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

  • A typical abbreviation for Gills Landing: Gills Lndg. (or less commonly used: Gills Lndng.)
  • While the name of this community is Gills Landing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Gills Landing may originally have been Gill's Landing.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Gills Landing might be written as Gill Landing.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 southwest 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 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 west 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.

Gills Landing is located in Waupaca 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 Waupaca County: Marathon, Outagamie, Portage, Shawano, Waushara & Winnebago.

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

  • Waupaca County     (The home county of Gills Landing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gills Landing, with the one closest to Gills Landing listed first.
    • Weyauwega
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Weyauwega is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyauwega
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,745 people
    • Fremont
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Ostrander
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Baldwins Mill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Little Wolf ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • New London
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • New London is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,065 people
    • Waupaca
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Waupaca is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waupaca
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,857 people
    • Manawa
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Manawa is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manawa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
    • Ogdensburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Ogdensburg is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdensburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
    • King
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Rural
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Scandinavia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Scandinavia is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandinavia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
    • Sheridan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Calumet County
  • Green Lake County
  • Marquette County
    • Neshkoro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Neshkoro is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshkoro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
  • Outagamie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gills Landing, with the one closest to Gills Landing listed first.
    • Hortonville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Medina
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Greenville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Greenville is located in Outagamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Bear Creek
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Bear Creek is located in Outagamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
    • Shiocton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Shiocton is located in Outagamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiocton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 914 people
    • Appleton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Black Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Black Creek is located in Outagamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,309 people
    • Leeman
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Apple Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Kimberly
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Nichols
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Nichols is located in Outagamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
    • Combined Locks
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Little Chute
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Portage County
  • Shawano County
  • Waushara County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gills Landing, with the one closest to Gills Landing listed first.
    • West Bloomfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Poy Sippi
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine River
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Saxeville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Morris
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Redgranite
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Wild Rose
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Lohrville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Lohrville is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lohrville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 389 people
    • Silver Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Silver Lake is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
    • Rodney ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Rodney is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
    • Wautoma
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Wautoma is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wautoma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,114 people
    • Plainfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Plainfield is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
  • Winnebago County

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

Cemeteries Near Gills Landing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gills Landing.

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 Gills Landing - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Evenswood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • St. John Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hobart Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Wolf River Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Concordia Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Becker Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ostrander - Northport Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (231 more) ...
    • Old Ostrander Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Butternut Ridge Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Concordia Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Gills Landing had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Fremont
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Readfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Readfield is located in Waupaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readfield
  • Hatton ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hatton is located in Waupaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
  • Orihula
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Ostrander
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • West Bloomfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Zittau
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Baldwins Mill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Royalton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Royalton is located in Waupaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
  • Northport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Northport is located in Waupaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northport
  • Little Wolf ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Tustin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Tustin is located in Waushara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tustin
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • New London
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • New London is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,065 people
    • Brushville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Brushville is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushville
    • Dale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Dale is located in Outagamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale

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

Newspapers Published in Gills Landing ...

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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gills Landing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gills Landing, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gills Landing.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Gills Landing:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<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 Gills Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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- Gills Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.