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 Gordon (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 Gordon. 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.
Gordon is located in Douglas 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 Douglas County: Carlton (MN), Pine (MN), Saint Louis (MN), Bayfield, Burnett, Sawyer & Washburn.
Below are the counties that are near Gordon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gordon:
- Douglas County (The home county of Gordon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gordon, with the one closest to Gordon listed first.
- Solon Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Solon Springs is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Sauntry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sauntry is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauntry
- Bennett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bennett is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
- Hawthorne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hawthorne is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
- Moose Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Moose Junction is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Junction
- Lake Nebagamon
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lake Nebagamon is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Nebagamon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,064 people
- Poplar
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Poplar is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
- South Range
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- South Range is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Range
- Dedham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dedham is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedham
- Cloverland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cloverland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
- Saunders
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saunders is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saunders
- Bayfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gordon, with the one closest to Gordon listed first.
- Cable
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cable is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
- Delta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Delta is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Burnett County
- Webb Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Webb Lake is located in Burnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Lake
- Sawyer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gordon, with the one closest to Gordon listed first.
- Seeley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Seeley is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seeley
- Hayward
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hayward is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,352 people
- Phipps
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Phipps is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps
- Little Round Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Little Round Lake is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Round Lake
- Stone Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stone Lake is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Lake
- Washburn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gordon, with the one closest to Gordon listed first.
- Minong
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Minong is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Earl
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Earl is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Spooner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Spooner is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spooner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,553 people
- Pine County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gordon, with the one closest to Gordon listed first.
- Kingsdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kingsdale is located in Pine County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Cloverton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cloverton is located in Pine County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gordon, see our County-by-County Page for Gordon.
Cemeteries Near Gordon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gordon.
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 Gordon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gordon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gordon, with the one closest to Gordon listed first.
- Wascott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Riverhill Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Barnes Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Memorial Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bennett Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Chicog Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Parkview Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Forest Home Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lampson Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dairyland Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (32 more) ...
- Webb Lake Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rosewood Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
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 Gordon in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gordon.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gordon, with the one closest to Gordon listed first.
- Sauntry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sauntry is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauntry
- Minong
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Minong is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Hawthorne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hawthorne is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
- Hayward
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hayward is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,352 people
- Phipps
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Phipps is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps
- Brule
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Brule is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brule
- Blueberry
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Blueberry is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blueberry
- Maple
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Maple is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Poplar
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Poplar is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
- Cable
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cable is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
- South Range
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- South Range is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Range
- Drummond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Drummond is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummond
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Muskeg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Muskeg is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskeg
- Cutter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cutter is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutter
- Dedham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dedham is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedham
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gordon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gordon.
Newspapers Published in Gordon ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gordon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gordon, 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 Gordon.
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 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 Gordon:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Douglas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bayfield County
- Burnett County
- Sawyer County
- Washburn County
- Pine 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 Gordon, 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- Gordon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |