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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 Hewitt (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 Hewitt. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Hewitt is located in Wood 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 Wood County: Adams, Clark, Jackson, Juneau, Marathon & Portage.

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

  • Wood County     (The home county of Hewitt)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hewitt, with the one closest to Hewitt listed first.
    • Marshfield
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Auburndale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburndale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
      • Auburndale is located in Wood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 658 people
    • Bakerville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Arpin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arpin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arpin
      • Arpin is located in Wood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
    • Blenker
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Sherry
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lindsey
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Milladore
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Vesper
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Pittsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
      • Pittsville is located in Wood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
    • Eight Corners
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Rudolph
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rudolph have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudolph
      • Rudolph is located in Wood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
    • Biron
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biron
      • Biron is located in Wood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
  • Adams County
    • New Rome ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Rome. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rome
      • New Rome is located in Adams County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to New Rome
      • From Hewitt to New Rome
  • Clark County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hewitt, with the one closest to Hewitt listed first.
    • Chili
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Veefkind
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Veefkind. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veefkind
      • Veefkind is located in Clark County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Veefkind
      • From Hewitt to Veefkind
    • Spokeville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Granton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Riplinger
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Loyal
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loyal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyal
      • Loyal is located in Clark County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
    • Colby
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
      • Colby is located in Clark County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,941 people
    • Abbotsford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abbotsford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbotsford
      • Abbotsford is located in Clark County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,225 people
    • Atwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Neillsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neillsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neillsville
      • Neillsville is located in Clark County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,375 people
    • Greenwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Curtiss
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Dorchester
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dorchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
      • Dorchester is located in Clark County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hewitt, with the one closest to Hewitt listed first.
    • City Point
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for City Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Point
      • City Point is located in Jackson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to City Point
      • From Hewitt to City Point
    • Pray
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Lapham Junction
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Marathon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hewitt, with the one closest to Hewitt listed first.
    • Rozellville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • McMillan
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McMillan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan
      • McMillan is located in Marathon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to McMillan
      • From Hewitt to McMillan
    • Rangeline
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Stratford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stratford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
      • Stratford is located in Marathon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
    • Spencer
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Fenwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenwood
      • Fenwood is located in Marathon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Moon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Unity
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unity have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
      • Unity is located in Marathon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
    • Wien
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Edgar
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Mosinee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mosinee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosinee
      • Mosinee is located in Marathon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,195 people
    • Milan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Marathon City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marathon City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon City
      • Marathon City is located in Marathon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,516 people
  • Portage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hewitt, with the one closest to Hewitt listed first.
    • Junction City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
      • Junction City is located in Portage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
    • Stevens Point
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Park Ridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
      • Park Ridge is located in Portage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
    • Whiting
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiting have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
      • Whiting is located in Portage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people
    • Torun
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Plover
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plover
      • Plover is located in Portage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,252 people

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

Cemeteries Near Hewitt ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hewitt.

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

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

  • Immanuel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Michaels Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michaels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Slidre Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slidre Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Slidre Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Auburndale Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Auburndale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Auburndale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • North Auburndale Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Auburndale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Auburndale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • 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.
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hillside City Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
    • 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.
  • Richfield Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brook Lawn Memory Garden Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brook Lawn Memory Garden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brook Lawn Memory Garden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (115 more) ...
    • Indian Bill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Bill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Bill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • John Ne-Wee Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the John Ne-Wee Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the John Ne-Wee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Arpin Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arpin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arpin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Hewitt had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Hewitt had a population of 777 people.

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

  • Auburndale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburndale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
    • Auburndale is located in Wood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 658 people
  • Bakerville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • McMillan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McMillan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan
    • McMillan is located in Marathon County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to McMillan
    • From Hewitt to McMillan
  • Rozellville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sherry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Blenker
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Rangeline
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Lindsey
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bradley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
    • Bradley is located in Marathon County
  • Milladore
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Weber
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weber have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber
    • Weber is located in Marathon County
  • Spencer
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Vesper
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Veefkind
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Veefkind. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veefkind
      • Veefkind is located in Clark County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Veefkind
      • From Hewitt to Veefkind
    • Pittsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
      • Pittsville is located in Wood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people

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

Newspapers Published in Hewitt ...

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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hewitt.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hewitt, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hewitt.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Hewitt:

The official website for Hewitt: www.vi.hewitt.wi.us/

The official website for Wood County: www.co.wood.wi.us/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>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.
<4>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 Hewitt, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Hewitt) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hewitt. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6461, Longitude: -90.0997    









 

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