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 Granite Heights (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 Granite Heights. 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 Granite Heights ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Granite Heights: Granite Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

Granite Heights is located in Marathon 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 Marathon County: Clark, Langlade, Lincoln, Portage, Shawano, Taylor, Waupaca & Wood.

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

• Marathon County     (The home county of Granite Heights)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Granite Heights, with the one closest to Granite Heights listed first.
  • Brokaw
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Taegesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taegesville
    • Taegesville is located in Marathon County
  • Wausau
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausau
    • Wausau is located in Marathon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,511 people
  • Nutterville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutterville
    • Nutterville is located in Marathon County
  • Naugart
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naugart
    • Naugart is located in Marathon County
  • Sunset
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
    • Sunset is located in Marathon County
  • Emmerich
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerich
    • Emmerich is located in Marathon County
  • Glandon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glandon
    • Glandon is located in Marathon County
  • Rib Mountain
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rib Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Mountain
    • Rib Mountain is located in Marathon County
  • Schofield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schofield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schofield
    • Schofield is located in Marathon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,153 people
  • Rothschild
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rothschild have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothschild
    • Rothschild is located in Marathon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,256 people
  • Hamburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
    • Hamburg is located in Marathon County
• Langlade County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Granite Heights, with the one closest to Granite Heights listed first.
  • Antigo
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antigo
    • Antigo is located in Langlade County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,719 people
  • Deerbrook
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
    • Deerbrook is located in Langlade County
  • Kempster
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kempster. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempster
    • Kempster is located in Langlade County
  • Phlox
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phlox
    • Phlox is located in Langlade County
• Lincoln County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Granite Heights, with the one closest to Granite Heights listed first.
  • Merrill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • 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
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Corners
    • Dutch Corners is located in Lincoln County
  • Gleason
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleason
    • Gleason is located in Lincoln County
  • Irma
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irma
    • Irma is located in Lincoln County
  • Dudley
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
    • Dudley is located in Lincoln County
  • Tomahawk
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
    • Tomahawk is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
  • Harrison
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
    • Harrison is located in Lincoln County
  • Jersey City
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • 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
• Shawano County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Granite Heights, with the one closest to Granite Heights listed first.
  • Aniwa
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aniwa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aniwa
    • Aniwa is located in Shawano County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
  • Birnamwood
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Birnamwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birnamwood
    • Birnamwood is located in Shawano County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 772 people
  • Eland
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eland
    • Eland is located in Shawano County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
  • Wittenberg
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittenberg
    • Wittenberg is located in Shawano County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 986 people
  • Mattoon
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mattoon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattoon
    • Mattoon is located in Shawano County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
• Taylor County
  • Interwald
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Interwald. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interwald
    • Interwald is located in Taylor County

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

Cemeteries Near Granite Heights ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Granite Heights.

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 Granite Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

• Zion Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Maple Grove Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Town Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Town Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Town Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Jehn Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jehn Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jehn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Chiber Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chiber Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chiber Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• St. John Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Big Hill Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Hill Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Rib View Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rib View Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rib View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Mechanic Ridge Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mechanic Ridge Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mechanic Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Trinity Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Calvary Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• St. Paul Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Continue List   (80 more) ...
  • St. James Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hebrew Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebrew Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebrew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Granite Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Granite Heights.

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

• Taegesville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taegesville
  • Taegesville is located in Marathon County
• Wausau
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausau
  • Wausau is located in Marathon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,511 people
• Nutterville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutterville
  • Nutterville is located in Marathon County
• Naugart
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naugart
  • Naugart is located in Marathon County
• Wausau Junction
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wausau Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausau Junction
  • Wausau Junction is located in Marathon County
• Merrill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • 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
• Emmerich
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerich
  • Emmerich is located in Marathon County
• Stettin ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stettin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stettin
  • Stettin is located in Marathon County
• Schofield
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schofield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schofield
  • Schofield is located in Marathon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,153 people
• Callon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Callon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callon
  • Callon is located in Marathon County
• Hamburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
  • Hamburg is located in Marathon County
• Rib Falls
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Falls
  • Rib Falls is located in Marathon County
• Continue List   (14 more) ...
  • Hogarty
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hogarty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogarty
    • Hogarty is located in Marathon County
  • Poniatowski
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poniatowski
    • Poniatowski is located in Marathon County
  • Bloomville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomville
    • Bloomville is located in Lincoln County

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

Newspapers Published in Granite Heights ...

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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Granite Heights.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Granite Heights, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Granite Heights.

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 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 Granite Heights:

• Websites specific to Wisconsin
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the //www.wisconsinhistory.org/

• Pages specific to Marathon County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Langlade County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Lincoln County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Shawano County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Taylor County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Wisconsin
  • Cemeteries of Marathon County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Wisconsin

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Marathon County: www.co.marathon.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/