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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 Hancock (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 Hancock. 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.

Hancock is located in Waushara 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 Waushara County: Adams, Green Lake, Marquette, Portage, Waupaca & Winnebago.

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

  • Waushara County     (The home county of Hancock)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hancock, with the one closest to Hancock listed first.
    • Plainfield
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Plainfield is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
    • Coloma
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Coloma is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
    • Wautoma
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Wautoma is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wautoma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,114 people
    • Wild Rose
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Wild Rose is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rose
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
    • Silver Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Silver Lake is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
    • Mount Morris
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Mount Morris is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Morris
    • Lohrville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Lohrville is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lohrville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 389 people
    • Saxeville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Saxeville is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxeville
    • Pine River
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Pine River is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
    • Redgranite
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Redgranite is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redgranite
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,111 people
    • Rodney ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Rodney is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
    • Poy Sippi
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Poy Sippi is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poy Sippi
    • West Bloomfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • West Bloomfield is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bloomfield
  • Adams County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hancock, with the one closest to Hancock listed first.
    • Leola
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Leola is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leola
    • Pilot Knob ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Pilot Knob is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
    • Big Flats
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Big Flats is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Flats
    • New Rome ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • New Rome is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rome
    • Friendship
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Friendship is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
    • Adams
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Adams is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
    • Arkdale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Arkdale is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdale
    • Strongs Prairie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Strongs Prairie is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongs Prairie
    • Easton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Easton is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
    • Quincy ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Quincy is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
  • Green Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hancock, with the one closest to Hancock listed first.
    • Princeton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Princeton is located in Green Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,166 people
    • Berlin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Berlin is located in Green Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,383 people
  • Juneau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hancock, with the one closest to Hancock listed first.
    • New Miner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • New Miner is located in Juneau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Miner
    • Necedah
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Necedah is located in Juneau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necedah
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 923 people
    • Sprague
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Sprague is located in Juneau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
  • Marquette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hancock, with the one closest to Hancock listed first.
    • Westfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Westfield is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,268 people
    • Neshkoro
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Neshkoro is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshkoro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
    • Germania
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Germania is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania
    • Oxford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Oxford is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
    • Packwaukee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Packwaukee is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packwaukee
    • Montello
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Montello is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,454 people
    • Glen Oak
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Glen Oak is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Oak
    • Douglas Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Douglas Center is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Center
    • Endeavor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Endeavor is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endeavor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
  • Portage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hancock, with the one closest to Hancock listed first.
    • Almond
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Almond is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
    • Blaine
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Blaine is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
    • Arnott
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Arnott is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnott
    • Plover
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Plover is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plover
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,252 people
    • Whiting
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Whiting is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people
    • Amherst
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Amherst is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,082 people
    • Lake Emily ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Lake Emily is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Emily
    • Amherst Junction
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Amherst Junction is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Junction
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
    • Custer
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Custer is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
    • Park Ridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Park Ridge is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
    • Stevens Point
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Stevens Point is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Point
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,949 people
    • Nelsonville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Nelsonville is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
    • Ellis
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Ellis is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
  • Waupaca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hancock, with the one closest to Hancock listed first.
    • Rural
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Rural is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
    • Cobb Town
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Cobb Town is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Town
    • King
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • King is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
    • Sheridan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Sheridan is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
    • Waupaca
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Waupaca is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waupaca
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,857 people
    • Scandinavia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Scandinavia is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandinavia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
  • Wood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hancock, with the one closest to Hancock listed first.
    • Grand Rapids
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Grand Rapids is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rapids
    • Lake Wazeecha
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Lake Wazeecha is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wazeecha
    • Nekoosa
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Nekoosa is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nekoosa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,391 people
    • Port Edwards
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Port Edwards is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Edwards
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,752 people
    • Wisconsin Rapids
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Wisconsin Rapids is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisconsin Rapids
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,555 people
    • Biron
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Biron is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
    • Rudolph
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Rudolph is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudolph
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
    • Eight Corners
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Eight Corners is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eight Corners

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

Cemeteries Near Hancock ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hancock.

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 Hancock - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hancock covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Hancock Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Fish Lake Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • North Deerfield Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Plainfield Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Coloma - Leola Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Woodville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ray Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Fish Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • White Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (156 more) ...
    • Lord Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Oasis Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Richford Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)

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 Hancock had a population of 93 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Hancock had a population of 402 people.

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

  • Plainfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Plainfield is located in Waushara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
  • Coloma
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Coloma is located in Waushara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
  • Richford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Richford is located in Waushara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richford
  • Almond
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Almond is located in Portage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
  • Pilot Knob ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pilot Knob is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
  • Dakota
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Dakota is located in Waushara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dakota
  • Bancroft
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Bancroft is located in Portage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
  • Wild Rose
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Wild Rose is located in Waushara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rose
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
  • Blaine
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Blaine is located in Portage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
  • Roche a Cri ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Roche a Cri is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roche a Cri
  • Mount Morris
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Mount Morris is located in Waushara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Morris
  • Keene
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Keene is located in Portage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Friendship
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Friendship is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
    • Harrisville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Harrisville is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
    • New Rome ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • New Rome is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rome

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Hancock ...

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 99 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hancock.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Hancock. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Hancock and those printed in the larger area surrounding Hancock.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Hancock.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Hancock:

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 Hancock, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hancock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.