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 Hayen (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 Hayen. 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.

Hayen is located in Sheboygan 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 Sheboygan County: Calumet, Fond du Lac, Manitowoc, Ozaukee & Washington.

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

Sheboygan County (The home county of Hayen)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayen, with the one closest to Hayen listed first.
- Howards Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  - Howards Grove is located in Sheboygan County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Grove
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 3,279 people
- Kohler
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  - Kohler is located in Sheboygan County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohler
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- Sheboygan
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  - Sheboygan is located in Sheboygan County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheboygan
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 47,819 people
- Sheboygan Falls
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  - Sheboygan Falls is located in Sheboygan County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheboygan Falls
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 7,914 people
- Johnsonville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  - Johnsonville is located in Sheboygan County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Rhine
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  - Rhine is located in Sheboygan County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhine
- Ourtown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  - Ourtown is located in Sheboygan County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ourtown
- Plymouth
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  - Plymouth is located in Sheboygan County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 8,737 people
- Elkhart Lake
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  - Elkhart Lake is located in Sheboygan County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhart Lake
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Oostburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  - Oostburg is located in Sheboygan County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oostburg
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 3,082 people
- Waldo
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  - Waldo is located in Sheboygan County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Glenbeulah
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  - Glenbeulah is located in Sheboygan County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbeulah
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
- Adell
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  - Adell is located in Sheboygan County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adell
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
Brown County
- Wayside
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  - Wayside is located in Brown County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
Calumet County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayen, with the one closest to Hayen listed first.
- New Holstein
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  - New Holstein is located in Calumet County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holstein
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 3,105 people
- Hayton
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  - Hayton is located in Calumet County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayton
- Chilton
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  - Chilton is located in Calumet County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilton
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 3,868 people
- Potter
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  - Potter is located in Calumet County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Brant
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  - Brant is located in Calumet County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant
- Brillion
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  - Brillion is located in Calumet County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brillion
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 3,079 people
- Hilbert
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  - Hilbert is located in Calumet County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilbert
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
- Brothertown
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  - Brothertown is located in Calumet County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brothertown
- Quinney
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  - Quinney is located in Calumet County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinney
Fond du Lac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayen, with the one closest to Hayen listed first.
- Saint Cloud
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  - Saint Cloud is located in Fond du Lac County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Graham Corners
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  - Graham Corners is located in Fond du Lac County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Corners
- Banner
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  - Banner is located in Fond du Lac County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Armstrong
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  - Armstrong is located in Fond du Lac County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Calvary
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  - Calvary is located in Fond du Lac County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Mount Calvary
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  - Mount Calvary is located in Fond du Lac County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Calvary
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Dotyville
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  - Dotyville is located in Fond du Lac County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotyville
- Garnet
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  - Garnet is located in Fond du Lac County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garnet
- Malone
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  - Malone is located in Fond du Lac County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone
- New Prospect
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  - New Prospect is located in Fond du Lac County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Johnsburg
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  - Johnsburg is located in Fond du Lac County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsburg
- Calumetville
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  - Calumetville is located in Fond du Lac County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumetville
- New Fane
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  - New Fane is located in Fond du Lac County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fane
Manitowoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayen, with the one closest to Hayen listed first.
- Cleveland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  - Cleveland is located in Manitowoc County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
- Spring Valley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  - Spring Valley is located in Manitowoc County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Osman
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  - Osman is located in Manitowoc County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osman
- Newton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  - Newton is located in Manitowoc County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Northeim
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  - Northeim is located in Manitowoc County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northeim
- School Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  - School Hill is located in Manitowoc County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for School Hill
- Louis Corners
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  - Louis Corners is located in Manitowoc County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis Corners
- Millhome
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  - Millhome is located in Manitowoc County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhome
- Clover
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  - Clover is located in Manitowoc County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
- Rockville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  - Rockville is located in Manitowoc County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Newtonburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  - Newtonburg is located in Manitowoc County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonburg
- Rube
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  - Rube is located in Manitowoc County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rube
- Saint Nazianz
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  - Saint Nazianz is located in Manitowoc County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nazianz
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
Ozaukee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayen, with the one closest to Hayen listed first.
- Sauk Trail Beach
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  - Sauk Trail Beach is located in Ozaukee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauk Trail Beach
- Belgium
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  - Belgium is located in Ozaukee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 2,364 people
- Lake Church
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  - Lake Church is located in Ozaukee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Church
- Holy Cross
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  - Holy Cross is located in Ozaukee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- Fredonia
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  - Fredonia is located in Ozaukee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 2,251 people
- Kohler
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  - Kohler is located in Ozaukee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohler
- Waubeka
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  - Waubeka is located in Ozaukee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waubeka
Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayen, with the one closest to Hayen listed first.
- Boltonville
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  - Boltonville is located in Washington County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boltonville
- Fillmore
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  - Fillmore is located in Washington County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore

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

Cemeteries Near Hayen ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hayen.

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

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

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

St. Peter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Cemetery
St. Paul Evangelical Reform Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Evangelical Reform Cemetery
St. Pauls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Pauls Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<1> to the northeast of Howards Grove.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2129153 <2>
St. Wendel Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Wendel Catholic Cemetery
- The St. Wendel Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Wendel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2133909 <2>
St. Paul Friedhol Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Friedhol Cemetery
Saxon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxon Cemetery
- The Saxon Cemetery has also been known as:
- Centerville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89237 <2>
St. George / St. Johannes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. George / St. Johannes Cemetery
- The St. George / St. Johannes Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. George Catholic Cemetery
- St. Johannes Cemetery
- St. Johannes Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2418559 <2>
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
Concord Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
St. Luke Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Luke Lutheran Cemetery
Sheboygan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheboygan Cemetery
Continue List (203 more) ...
- Wildwood Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Cemetery
  - Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89530 <2>
- Lutheran Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Kassa Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kassa Cemetery
  - The Kassa Cemetery has also been known as:
  - St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
  - Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88251 <2>

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.<3>

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

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

Howards Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Howards Grove is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,279 people
Mosel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mosel is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosel
Cleveland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cleveland is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
Meeme
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Meeme is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeme
Sheboygan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sheboygan is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheboygan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47,819 people
Ada
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ada is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
Franklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Franklin is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
Johnsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Johnsonville is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
Sheboygan Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sheboygan Falls is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheboygan Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,914 people
Osman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Osman is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osman
Northeim
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Northeim is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northeim
Newton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Newton is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
Continue List (14 more) ...
- School Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  - School Hill is located in Manitowoc County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for School Hill
- Rhine
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  - Rhine is located in Sheboygan County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhine
- Weedens
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  - Weedens is located in Sheboygan County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedens

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

Newspapers Published in Hayen ...

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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hayen.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hayen, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<1>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hayen.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Hayen:

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 Sheboygan County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails

Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Calumet County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Fond du Lac County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Manitowoc County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Ozaukee County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Washington County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails

Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Sheboygan County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Sheboygan County

Footnotes ...

<1>	Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hayen) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>	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.
<3>	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 Hayen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.