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 Goodrich (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 Goodrich. 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 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.
Goodrich is located in Taylor 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 Taylor County: Chippewa, Clark, Lincoln, Marathon, Price & Rusk.
Below are the counties that are near Goodrich. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Goodrich:
- Taylor County (The home county of Goodrich)
- The following are listed by their distance from Goodrich, with the one closest to Goodrich listed first.
- Interwald
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Interwald is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interwald
- Stetsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stetsonville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
- Medford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Medford is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,267 people
- Rib Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rib Lake is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 861 people
- Chelsea
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chelsea is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Westboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Westboro is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
- Perkinstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Perkinstown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinstown
- Hughey ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hughey is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goodrich, with the one closest to Goodrich listed first.
- Dorchester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dorchester is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
- Abbotsford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Abbotsford is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbotsford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,225 people
- Colby
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Colby is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,941 people
- Curtiss
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Curtiss is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtiss
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Atwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Atwood is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Owen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Owen is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
- Riplinger
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Riplinger is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riplinger
- Withee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Withee is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goodrich, with the one closest to Goodrich listed first.
- Merrill
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Merrill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,990 people
- Irma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Irma is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irma
- Dutch Corners ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Dutch Corners is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Corners
- Jersey City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jersey City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
- Tomahawk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tomahawk is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
- Gleason
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Gleason is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleason
- Marathon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goodrich, with the one closest to Goodrich listed first.
- Athens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Athens is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,079 people
- Hamburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hamburg is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Corinth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Corinth is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Poniatowski
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Poniatowski is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poniatowski
- Milan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Milan is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Emmerich
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Emmerich is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerich
- Naugart
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Naugart is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naugart
- Rib Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rib Falls is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Falls
- Edgar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Edgar is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,434 people
- Wien
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wien is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wien
- Taegesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Taegesville is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taegesville
- Fenwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fenwood is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Marathon City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Marathon City is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,516 people
- Price County
- Prentice
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Prentice is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentice
- Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Goodrich, see our County-by-County Page for Goodrich.
Cemeteries Near Goodrich ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Goodrich.
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 Goodrich - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Goodrich covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Goodrich, with the one closest to Goodrich listed first.
- St. Andrews Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hamburg Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lueck Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fromm Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Methodist Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Whittlesey Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Holy Rosary Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (89 more) ...
- New Evergreen Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- New Holy Rosary Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 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>
While we didn't find Goodrich in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Goodrich.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Goodrich, with the one closest to Goodrich listed first.
- Interwald
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Interwald is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interwald
- Athens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Athens is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,079 people
- Corinth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Corinth is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Hamburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hamburg is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Poniatowski
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Poniatowski is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poniatowski
- Little Black
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Little Black is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Black
- Stetsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stetsonville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
- Milan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Milan is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Whittlesey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Whittlesey is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittlesey
- Medford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Medford is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,267 people
- Wuertsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wuertsburg is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wuertsburg
- Emmerich
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Emmerich is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerich
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Rib Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rib Lake is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 861 people
- Chelsea
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chelsea is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Dorchester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dorchester is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Goodrich. See our List of 1890's Communities around Goodrich.
Newspapers Published in Goodrich ...
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 80 newspapers that have been published in the area around Goodrich.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Goodrich, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Goodrich.
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 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 Goodrich:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Taylor County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Lincoln County
- Marathon County
- Price County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
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 Goodrich, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Goodrich) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |