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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 Harmony (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 Harmony. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Harmony is located in Marinette 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 Marinette County: Dickinson (MI), Menominee (MI), Florence, Forest & Oconto.

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

  • Marinette County     (The home county of Harmony)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
    • Peshtigo
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peshtigo
      • Peshtigo is located in Marinette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,326 people
    • Rubys Corner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubys Corner
      • Rubys Corner is located in Marinette County
    • Lake
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
      • Lake is located in Marinette County
      • Estimated population in 2015: 1,136 people
    • Marinette
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marinette
      • Marinette is located in Marinette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,466 people
    • Coleman
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
      • Coleman is located in Marinette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
    • Pound
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pound have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pound
      • Pound is located in Marinette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
    • Crivitz
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crivitz have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crivitz
      • Crivitz is located in Marinette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
    • Sweetheart City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetheart City
      • Sweetheart City is located in Marinette County
    • Wausaukee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wausaukee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausaukee
      • Wausaukee is located in Marinette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
    • Cedarville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
      • Cedarville is located in Marinette County
    • Athelstane
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstane
      • Athelstane is located in Marinette County
  • Door County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
    • Little Sturgeon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Sturgeon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sturgeon
      • Little Sturgeon is located in Door County
    • Idlewild
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
      • Idlewild is located in Door County
    • Egg Harbor
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egg Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor
      • Egg Harbor is located in Door County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
    • Brussels
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brussels
      • Brussels is located in Door County
    • Sturgeon Bay
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon Bay
      • Sturgeon Bay is located in Door County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,985 people
  • Kewaunee County
    • Duvall
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
      • Duvall is located in Kewaunee County
  • Oconto County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
    • Oconto
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto
      • Oconto is located in Oconto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,575 people
    • Lena
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
      • Lena is located in Oconto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
    • Pensaukee
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pensaukee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensaukee
      • Pensaukee is located in Oconto County
    • Spruce
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce
      • Spruce is located in Oconto County
    • Stiles Junction
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stiles Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles Junction
      • Stiles Junction is located in Oconto County
    • Oconto Falls
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto Falls
      • Oconto Falls is located in Oconto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,805 people
    • Hickory Corners
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
      • Hickory Corners is located in Oconto County
    • Frostville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostville
      • Frostville is located in Oconto County
    • Gillett
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gillett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
      • Gillett is located in Oconto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
    • Suring
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suring
      • Suring is located in Oconto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 524 people
    • Armstrong
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armstrong came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
      • Armstrong is located in Oconto County
    • Breed
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breed have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breed
      • Breed is located in Oconto County
  • Menominee County (MI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
    • Kew
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kew have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kew
      • Kew is located in Menominee County (MI)
    • Menominee
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menominee
      • Menominee is located in Menominee County (MI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,967 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menominee <3>
    • Carbondale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
      • Carbondale is located in Menominee County (MI)
    • Wallace
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Koss
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koss
      • Koss is located in Menominee County (MI)
    • Longrie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longrie
      • Longrie is located in Menominee County (MI)
    • Ingalls
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingalls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
      • Ingalls is located in Menominee County (MI)
    • Kells
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kells have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kells
      • Kells is located in Menominee County (MI)
    • Stephenson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stephenson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson
      • Stephenson is located in Menominee County (MI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stephenson <3>
    • Swanson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swanson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanson
      • Swanson is located in Menominee County (MI)
    • Daggett
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daggett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
      • Daggett is located in Menominee County (MI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
    • Banat
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banat
      • Banat is located in Menominee County (MI)

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

Newspapers Published in Harmony ...

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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harmony.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harmony, 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 Harmony.

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 Harmony:

Cemeteries Near Harmony ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harmony.

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

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

  • Harmony Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Peshtigo Fire Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Peshtigo Fire Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Peshtigo.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peshtigo Fire Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Marinette County Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
  • Glenwood Memorial Gardens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Forest Home Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Home Cemetery is located in Marinette.
    • The Forest Home Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Marinette Forest Home Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Home Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2286760 <5>
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
  • Garden of Hope Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garden of Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garden of Hope Cemetery
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Marinette.
    • The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87675 <5>
  • Continue List   (76 more) ...
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
    • Hebrew Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • 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.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebrew Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery

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.<6>

While we didn't find Harmony in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Harmony.

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

  • Porterfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porterfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
    • Porterfield is located in Marinette County
  • Peshtigo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peshtigo
    • Peshtigo is located in Marinette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,326 people
  • Marinette
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marinette
    • Marinette is located in Marinette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,466 people
  • Beaver
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
    • Beaver is located in Marinette County
  • Coleman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
    • Coleman is located in Marinette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
  • Menominee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menominee
    • Menominee is located in Menominee County (MI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,967 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menominee <3>
  • Pound
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pound have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pound
    • Pound is located in Marinette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
  • Birch Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birch Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Creek
    • Birch Creek is located in Menominee County (MI)
  • Crivitz
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crivitz have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crivitz
    • Crivitz is located in Marinette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
  • Oconto
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto
    • Oconto is located in Oconto County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,575 people
  • Lena
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
    • Lena is located in Oconto County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
  • Carbondale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
    • Carbondale is located in Menominee County (MI)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Middle Inlet
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Inlet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Inlet
      • Middle Inlet is located in Marinette County
    • Wallace
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Spruce
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce
      • Spruce is located in Oconto County

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

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

The official website for Marinette County: www.marinettecounty.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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- Harmony) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Harmony. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0997, Longitude: -87.8199    
<5>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.
<6>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 Harmony, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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