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 Gravesville (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 Gravesville. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Gravesville is located in Calumet 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 Calumet County: Brown, Fond du Lac, Manitowoc, Outagamie, Sheboygan & Winnebago.
Below are the counties that are near Gravesville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gravesville:
- Calumet County (The home county of Gravesville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gravesville, with the one closest to Gravesville listed first.
- Chilton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Chilton is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,868 people
- Hayton
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hayton is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayton
- Brant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brant is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant
- Potter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Potter is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- New Holstein
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Holstein is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holstein
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,105 people
- Hilbert
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hilbert is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilbert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
- Quinney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Quinney is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinney
- Stockbridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stockbridge is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
- Saint John
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Saint John is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
- Harrison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harrison is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Brothertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brothertown is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brothertown
- Brillion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Brillion is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brillion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,079 people
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gravesville, with the one closest to Gravesville listed first.
- Askeaton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Askeaton is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askeaton
- Wayside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wayside is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Greenleaf
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Greenleaf is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
- Morrison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Morrison is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
- Wrightstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wrightstown is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,631 people
- Sniderville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sniderville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sniderville
- Lark
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lark is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lark
- Denmark
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Denmark is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,271 people
- Glenmore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Glenmore is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- De Pere
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- De Pere is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Pere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,014 people
- Fontenoy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fontenoy is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontenoy
- Pine Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Fond du Lac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gravesville, with the one closest to Gravesville listed first.
- Garnet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Garnet is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garnet
- Calumetville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Calumetville is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumetville
- Calvary
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Calvary is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Johnsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Johnsburg is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsburg
- Malone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Malone is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone
- Saint Cloud
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Saint Cloud is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Mount Calvary
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Calvary is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Calvary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Gladstone Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gladstone Beach is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone Beach
- Linden Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Linden Beach is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden Beach
- Minawa Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Minawa Beach is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minawa Beach
- Banner
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Banner is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Peebles
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Peebles is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peebles
- Kewaunee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gravesville, with the one closest to Gravesville listed first.
- Curran
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Curran is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curran
- Bolt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bolt is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolt
- Manitowoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gravesville, with the one closest to Gravesville listed first.
- Collins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Collins is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Steinthal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Steinthal is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinthal
- Kiel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kiel is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,799 people
- Rockville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rockville is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Saint Nazianz
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Nazianz is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nazianz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
- Louis Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Louis Corners is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis Corners
- Reedsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Reedsville is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
- Valders
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Valders is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valders
- Population from the 2020 Census: 918 people
- Millhome
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Millhome is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhome
- School Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- School Hill is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for School Hill
- Clarks Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Clarks Mills is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mills
- Grimms
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grimms is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimms
- Outagamie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gravesville, with the one closest to Gravesville listed first.
- Combined Locks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Combined Locks is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combined Locks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,607 people
- Kimberly
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Kimberly is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,869 people
- Little Chute
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Little Chute is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chute
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,164 people
- Appleton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Appleton is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74,058 people
- Former name for Appleton:
- Appleton Junction
- Apple Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Apple Creek is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Creek
- Freedom
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Freedom is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Greenville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenville is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Chicago Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Chicago Corners is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Corners
- Medina
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Medina is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
- Sheboygan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gravesville, with the one closest to Gravesville listed first.
- Elkhart Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elkhart Lake is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhart Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Rhine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rhine is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhine
- Glenbeulah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Glenbeulah is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbeulah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
- Johnsonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsonville is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Howards Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Howards Grove is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,279 people
- Plymouth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Plymouth is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,737 people
- Waldo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Waldo is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Sheboygan Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sheboygan Falls is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheboygan Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,914 people
- Cascade
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cascade is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Kohler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kohler is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- Ourtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ourtown is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ourtown
- Sheboygan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sheboygan is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheboygan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47,819 people
- Winnebago County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gravesville, with the one closest to Gravesville listed first.
- Adella Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Adella Beach is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adella Beach
- Point Comfort
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Point Comfort is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Comfort
- Menasha
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Menasha is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menasha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,796 people
- Neenah
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Neenah is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neenah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,363 people
- Black Wolf
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Black Wolf is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Wolf
- Oshkosh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Oshkosh is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshkosh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66,495 people
- Stony Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Stony Beach is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Beach
- Fox Crossing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fox Crossing is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Crossing
- Allenville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Allenville is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Fitzgerald
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fitzgerald is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerald
- Fisk
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Fisk is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisk
- Harbor Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Harbor Springs is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Springs
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gravesville, see our County-by-County Page for Gravesville.
Cemeteries Near Gravesville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gravesville.
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 Gravesville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gravesville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gravesville, with the one closest to Gravesville listed first.
- Charlestown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hillside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Augustine Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hayton Hillside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Martin Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Charles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rantoul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Luke Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Portland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Elizabeth Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (322 more) ...
- Pingel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Holy Rosary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Gravesville had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gravesville, with the one closest to Gravesville listed first.
- Chilton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Chilton is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,868 people
- Hayton
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hayton is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayton
- Brant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brant is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant
- Charlesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Charlesburg is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesburg
- New Holstein
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Holstein is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holstein
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,105 people
- Meggers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Meggers is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meggers
- Potter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Potter is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Jericho
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jericho is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Hilbert
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hilbert is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilbert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
- Marytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Marytown is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marytown
- Steinthal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Steinthal is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinthal
- Stockbridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stockbridge is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Brothertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brothertown is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brothertown
- Saint John
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Saint John is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
- Saint Anna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Saint Anna is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anna
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gravesville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gravesville.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Gravesville ...
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 96 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gravesville.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Gravesville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Gravesville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Gravesville.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> of Gravesville.
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 helpful 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 Gravesville:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Calumet County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Fond du Lac County
- Kewaunee County
- Manitowoc County
- Outagamie County
- Sheboygan County
- Winnebago County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Gravesville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Gravesville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |