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 Halder (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 Halder. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Halder is located in Marathon 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 Marathon County: Clark, Langlade, Lincoln, Portage, Shawano, Taylor, Waupaca & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near Halder. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Halder:
- Marathon County (The home county of Halder)
- The following are listed by their distance from Halder, with the one closest to Halder listed first.
- Moon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Moon is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon
- Rangeline
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rangeline is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rangeline
- Fenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fenwood is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Rozellville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rozellville is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozellville
- Mosinee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mosinee is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosinee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,195 people
- Marathon City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Marathon City is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,516 people
- Edgar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Edgar is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,434 people
- Stratford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Stratford is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
- Wien
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wien is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wien
- Evergreen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Evergreen is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Rib Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rib Falls is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Falls
- Rib Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rib Mountain is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Mountain
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halder, with the one closest to Halder listed first.
- Colby
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Colby is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,941 people
- Abbotsford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Abbotsford is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbotsford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,225 people
- Veefkind
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Veefkind is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veefkind
- Dorchester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dorchester is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
- Chili
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chili is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
- Riplinger
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Riplinger is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riplinger
- Spokeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Spokeville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spokeville
- Curtiss
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Curtiss is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtiss
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Atwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Atwood is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Loyal
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Loyal is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
- Lincoln County
- Merrill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Merrill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,990 people
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halder, with the one closest to Halder listed first.
- Junction City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Junction City is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- Torun
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Torun is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torun
- Stevens Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Stevens Point is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,949 people
- Ellis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ellis is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Park Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Park Ridge is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
- Whiting
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Whiting is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people
- Polonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Polonia is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polonia
- Plover
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Plover is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,252 people
- Custer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Custer is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Rosholt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rosholt is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosholt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Taylor County
- Stetsonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stetsonville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halder, with the one closest to Halder listed first.
- Blenker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Blenker is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blenker
- Milladore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Milladore is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milladore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Auburndale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Auburndale is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 658 people
- Sherry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sherry is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry
- Hewitt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hewitt is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
- Marshfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marshfield is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,414 people
- Arpin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Arpin is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arpin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Bakerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bakerville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
- Rudolph
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rudolph is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
- Vesper
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Vesper is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesper
- Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
- Eight Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Eight Corners is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eight Corners
- Biron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Biron is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Halder, see our County-by-County Page for Halder.
Cemeteries Near Halder ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Halder.
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 Halder - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Halder covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Halder, with the one closest to Halder listed first.
- St. Paul Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mosinee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Zion Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Eau Pleine Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- North Auburndale Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Knowlton Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Francis Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Francis Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gate of Heaven Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (124 more) ...
- St. Wenceslaus Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Runkle Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Baesemann Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Halder had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Halder, with the one closest to Halder listed first.
- Rangeline
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rangeline is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rangeline
- Bradley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bradley is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Rozellville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rozellville is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozellville
- Mosinee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mosinee is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosinee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,195 people
- Dancy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dancy is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dancy
- Knowlton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Knowlton is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlton
- Weber
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Weber is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber
- Stettin ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Stettin is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stettin
- Rib Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rib Falls is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Falls
- Auburndale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Auburndale is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 658 people
- Blenker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Blenker is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blenker
- Milladore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Milladore is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milladore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- McMillan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- McMillan is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan
- Poniatowski
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Poniatowski is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poniatowski
- Schofield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Schofield is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schofield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,153 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Halder. See our List of 1890's Communities around Halder.
Newspapers Published in Halder ...
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 91 newspapers that have been published in the area around Halder.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Halder, 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 Halder.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Halder:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Marathon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Lincoln County
- Portage County
- Taylor County
- Wood 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 Halder, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Halder) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |