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 Goodman (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 Goodman. 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 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.
Goodman is located in Marinette 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 Marinette County: Dickinson (MI), Menominee (MI), Florence, Forest & Oconto.
Below are the counties that are near Goodman. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Goodman:
- Marinette County (The home county of Goodman)
- The following are listed by their distance from Goodman, with the one closest to Goodman listed first.
- Dunbar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dunbar is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Pembine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pembine is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembine
- Niagara
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Niagara is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,535 people
- Athelstane
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Athelstane is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstane
- Cedarville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarville is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Wausaukee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wausaukee is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausaukee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Sweetheart City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sweetheart City is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetheart City
- Florence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goodman, with the one closest to Goodman listed first.
- Fern ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fern is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
- Aurora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aurora is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Commonwealth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Commonwealth is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commonwealth
- Florence
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Florence is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Spread Eagle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Spread Eagle is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread Eagle
- Tipler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tipler is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipler
- Forest County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goodman, with the one closest to Goodman listed first.
- Laona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Laona is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laona
- Padus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Padus is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padus
- Crandon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Crandon is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
- Hiles
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hiles is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiles
- Langlade County
- Freeman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Freeman is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Oconto County
- Townsend
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Townsend is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
- Dickinson County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Goodman, with the one closest to Goodman listed first.
- Kingsford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Mountain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Quinnesec
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Norway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Norway is located in Dickinson County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,714 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norway <1>
- Vulcan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Loretto
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Iron County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Goodman, with the one closest to Goodman listed first.
- Stager
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Stager is located in Iron County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stager
- Mastodon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mastodon is located in Iron County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastodon
- Pentoga
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pentoga is located in Iron County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentoga
- Alpha
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Menominee County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Goodman, with the one closest to Goodman listed first.
- Blom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Blom is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blom
- Faithorn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Faithorn is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faithorn
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Goodman, see our County-by-County Page for Goodman.
Cemeteries Near Goodman ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Goodman.
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 Goodman - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Goodman covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Goodman, with the one closest to Goodman listed first.
- Glenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hillside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Homestead - Aurora Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Laona Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pembine Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- St. Ambrose Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Iron Mtn. Cemetery Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Home Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Amberg Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (23 more) ...
- Dickinson County Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Home Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Home Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Athelstane.
- The Forest Home Cemetery has also been known as:
- Athelstane Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87526 <2>
- St. Anthony Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
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>
While we didn't find Goodman in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Goodman.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Goodman, with the one closest to Goodman listed first.
- Armstrong Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Armstrong Creek is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Creek
- Dunbar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dunbar is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Cavour
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cavour is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavour
- Pembine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pembine is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembine
- Amberg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Amberg is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amberg
- Iron Mountain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Quinnesec
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pulp
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pulp is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulp
- Spread Eagle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Spread Eagle is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread Eagle
- Commonwealth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Commonwealth is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commonwealth
- Florence
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Florence is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Ridgetop
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ridgetop is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgetop
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Cedarville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarville is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Norway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Norway is located in Dickinson County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,714 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norway <1>
- Merriman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Merriman is located in Dickinson County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriman
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Goodman. See our List of 1890's Communities around Goodman.
Newspapers Published in Goodman ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Goodman.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Goodman, 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 Goodman.
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 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 Goodman:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Marinette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Florence County
- Forest County
- Langlade County
- Oconto County
- Dickinson County
- Iron County
- Menominee County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Goodman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Goodman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |