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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 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 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.

Goodrich is located in Taylor 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 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.
    • Stetsonville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stetsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetsonville
      • Stetsonville is located in Taylor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
    • Medford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
      • Medford is located in Taylor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,267 people
    • Rib Lake
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Lake
      • Rib Lake is located in Taylor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 861 people
    • Hughey ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
      • Hughey is located in Taylor County
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dorchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
      • Dorchester is located in Clark County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
    • Abbotsford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abbotsford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbotsford
      • Abbotsford is located in Clark County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,225 people
    • Colby
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
      • Colby is located in Clark County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,941 people
    • Curtiss
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtiss
      • Curtiss is located in Clark County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
    • Atwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
      • Atwood is located in Clark County
    • Owen
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen
      • Owen is located in Clark County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
    • Riplinger
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riplinger
      • Riplinger is located in Clark County
    • Withee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withee
      • Withee is located in Clark County
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
      • Merrill is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,990 people
    • Dutch Corners ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Corners
      • Dutch Corners is located in Lincoln County
    • Jersey City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jersey City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
      • Jersey City is located in Lincoln County
    • Tomahawk
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
      • Tomahawk is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
    • Gleason
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleason
      • Gleason is located in Lincoln County
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
      • Athens is located in Marathon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,079 people
    • Hamburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
      • Hamburg is located in Marathon County
    • Poniatowski
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poniatowski
      • Poniatowski is located in Marathon County
    • Milan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
      • Milan is located in Marathon County
    • Emmerich
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerich
      • Emmerich is located in Marathon County
    • Naugart
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naugart
      • Naugart is located in Marathon County
    • Rib Falls
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Falls
      • Rib Falls is located in Marathon County
    • Edgar
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
      • Edgar is located in Marathon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,434 people
    • Wien
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wien
      • Wien is located in Marathon County
    • Taegesville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taegesville
      • Taegesville is located in Marathon County
    • Fenwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenwood
      • Fenwood is located in Marathon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Marathon City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marathon City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon City
      • Marathon City is located in Marathon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,516 people
    • Brokaw
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brokaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokaw
      • Brokaw is located in Marathon County
      • Estimated population in 2018: 245 people
  • Price County
    • Prentice
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentice
      • Prentice is located in Price County
      • 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.

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]<2>. 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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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:

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.

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 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Andrews Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Andrews Lutheran Cemetery
  • St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery
  • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
  • Hamburg Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamburg Cemetery
  • Holy Trinity Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Trinity Cemetery
  • Lueck Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lueck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lueck Cemetery
  • Fromm Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fromm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fromm Cemetery
  • Methodist Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Methodist Cemetery
  • Whittlesey Lutheran Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whittlesey Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whittlesey Lutheran Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
  • Holy Rosary Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Rosary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Rosary Cemetery
  • Continue List   (88 more) ...
    • New Evergreen Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Evergreen Cemetery
    • New Holy Rosary Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Holy Rosary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Holy Rosary Cemetery
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart 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.<4>

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Interwald have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interwald
    • Interwald is located in Taylor County
  • Athens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
    • Athens is located in Marathon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,079 people
  • Corinth
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corinth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
    • Corinth is located in Marathon County
  • Hamburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
    • Hamburg is located in Marathon County
  • Poniatowski
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poniatowski
    • Poniatowski is located in Marathon County
  • Little Black
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Black have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Black
    • Little Black is located in Taylor County
  • Stetsonville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stetsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetsonville
    • Stetsonville is located in Taylor County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
  • Milan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
    • Milan is located in Marathon County
  • Whittlesey
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whittlesey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittlesey
    • Whittlesey is located in Taylor County
  • Medford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
    • Medford is located in Taylor County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,267 people
  • Wuertsburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wuertsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wuertsburg
    • Wuertsburg is located in Marathon County
  • Emmerich
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerich
    • Emmerich is located in Marathon County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Rib Lake
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Lake
      • Rib Lake is located in Taylor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 861 people
    • Chelsea
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chelsea have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
      • Chelsea is located in Taylor County
    • Dorchester
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dorchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
      • Dorchester is located in Clark County
      • 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.

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

The official website for Taylor County: www.taylor-county.com/

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>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- Goodrich) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Goodrich. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.1494, Longitude: -90.0857       In this case, the coordinates for Goodrich have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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.
<4>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.




 

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