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 Hawthorne (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 Hawthorne. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.

Hawthorne is located in Douglas 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 Douglas County: Carlton (MN), Pine (MN), Saint Louis (MN), Bayfield, Burnett, Sawyer & Washburn.

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

• Douglas County     (The home county of Hawthorne)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Hawthorne, with the one closest to Hawthorne listed first.
  • Bennett
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
    • Bennett is located in Douglas County
  • Poplar
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
    • Poplar is located in Douglas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
  • Lake Nebagamon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Nebagamon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Nebagamon
    • Lake Nebagamon is located in Douglas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,064 people
  • South Range
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Range
    • South Range is located in Douglas County
  • Sauntry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauntry
    • Sauntry is located in Douglas County
  • Solon Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solon Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon Springs
    • Solon Springs is located in Douglas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
  • Cloverland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
    • Cloverland is located in Douglas County
  • Saunders
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saunders
    • Saunders is located in Douglas County
  • Superior Village
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Superior Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior Village
    • Superior Village is located in Douglas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
  • Oliver
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oliver have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
    • Oliver is located in Douglas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
  • Superior
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
    • Superior is located in Douglas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,213 people
  • Moose Junction
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Junction
    • Moose Junction is located in Douglas County
• Bayfield County
  • Delta
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
    • Delta is located in Bayfield County
• Washburn County
  • Minong
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minong have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minong
    • Minong is located in Washburn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
• Carlton County (MN)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Hawthorne, with the one closest to Hawthorne listed first.
  • Holyoke
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holyoke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holyoke
    • Holyoke is located in Carlton County (MN)
  • Wrenshall
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wrenshall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrenshall
    • Wrenshall is located in Carlton County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wrenshall <2>
  • Esko
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esko
    • Esko is located in Carlton County (MN)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Esko <2>
  • Thomson
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomson
    • Thomson is located in Carlton County (MN)
    • Estimated population in 2014: 158 people
  • Carlton
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
    • Carlton is located in Carlton County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlton <2>
  • Scanlon
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scanlon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scanlon
    • Scanlon is located in Carlton County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
• Pine County (MN)
  • Kingsdale
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
    • Kingsdale is located in Pine County (MN)
• Saint Louis County (MN)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Hawthorne, with the one closest to Hawthorne listed first.
  • Gary
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gary have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
    • Gary is located in Saint Louis County (MN)
  • New Duluth
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Duluth
    • New Duluth is located in Saint Louis County (MN)
  • Duluth
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth
    • Duluth is located in Saint Louis County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,773 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duluth <2>
  • Proctor
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Proctor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
    • Proctor is located in Saint Louis County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,006 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Proctor <2>
  • Adolph
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adolph have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adolph
    • Adolph is located in Saint Louis County (MN)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adolph <2>
  • Hermantown
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermantown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermantown
    • Hermantown is located in Saint Louis County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,504 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermantown <2>
  • Arnold
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arnold have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
    • Arnold is located in Saint Louis County (MN)

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

Newspapers Published in Hawthorne ...

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 Hawthorne.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hawthorne, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hawthorne.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Hawthorne:

• 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 Douglas County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Bayfield County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Washburn County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Carlton County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Pine County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Saint Louis 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 Douglas County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Wisconsin
  • Cemeteries of Douglas County

Cemeteries Near Hawthorne ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hawthorne.

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

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

• Parkview Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parkview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parkview Cemetery
• Bennett Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bennett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bennett Cemetery
• Poplar Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poplar Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #641591 <4>
• Blueberry Cemetery
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blueberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blueberry Cemetery
• Lakeside Cemetery
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeside Cemetery
• Evergreen Cemetery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
• Highland Memorial Cemetery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Memorial Cemetery
• Barnes Cemetery
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnes Cemetery
• Pine Ridge Cemetery
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Ridge Cemetery
• Woodlawn Cemetery
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • 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
• Greenwood Cemetery
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
• Nemadji Cemetery
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Nemadji Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Superior.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nemadji Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88528 <4>
• Continue List   (47 more) ...
  • St. Francis Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Francis Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Superior.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88930 <4>
  • Ever Rest Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ever Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ever Rest Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Superior.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87670 <4>

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Hawthorne had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Hawthorne had a population of 1,157 people.

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

• Poplar
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
  • Poplar is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
• Maple
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
  • Maple is located in Douglas County
• Sauntry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauntry
  • Sauntry is located in Douglas County
• South Range
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Range
  • South Range is located in Douglas County
• Cutter
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cutter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutter
  • Cutter is located in Douglas County
• Blueberry
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blueberry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blueberry
  • Blueberry is located in Douglas County
• Brule
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brule have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brule
  • Brule is located in Douglas County
• Itasca
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Itasca have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itasca
  • Itasca is located in Douglas County
• Boylston
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boylston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston
  • Boylston is located in Douglas County
• South Superior
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Superior have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Superior
  • South Superior is located in Douglas County
• Pokegama
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pokegama have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pokegama
  • Pokegama is located in Douglas County
• Dedham
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dedham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedham
  • Dedham is located in Douglas County
• Continue List   (14 more) ...
  • Muskeg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muskeg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskeg
    • Muskeg is located in Bayfield County
  • Superior
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
    • Superior is located in Douglas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,213 people
  • New Duluth
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Duluth
    • New Duluth is located in Saint Louis County (MN)

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Douglas County: www.douglascountywi.org/

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