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 Hiles (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 Hiles. 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 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.
Hiles is located in Forest 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 Forest County: Iron (MI), Florence, Langlade, Marinette, Oconto, Oneida & Vilas.
Below are the counties that are near Hiles. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hiles:
- Forest County (The home county of Hiles)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hiles, with the one closest to Hiles listed first.
- Atkins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Atkins is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
- Crandon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Crandon is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
- Mole Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mole Lake is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mole Lake
- Laona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Laona is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laona
- Padus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Padus is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padus
- Nelma
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Nelma is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelma
- Florence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hiles, with the one closest to Hiles listed first.
- Tipler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tipler is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipler
- Fern ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fern is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
- Langlade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hiles, with the one closest to Hiles listed first.
- Post Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Post Lake is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Lake
- Elcho
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elcho is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elcho
- Freeman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Freeman is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Lily
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lily is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
- Kempster
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kempster is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempster
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hiles, with the one closest to Hiles listed first.
- Jeffris
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jeffris is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffris
- Harrison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Oneida County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hiles, with the one closest to Hiles listed first.
- Gagen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gagen is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gagen
- Monico
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Monico is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monico
- Jennings
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jennings is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Pelican Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pelican Lake is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Lake
- Sugar Camp
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sugar Camp is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Camp
- Rhinelander
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rhinelander is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhinelander
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,637 people
- Newbold
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Newbold is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbold
- Vilas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hiles, with the one closest to Hiles listed first.
- Eagle River
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle River is located in Vilas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,582 people
- Phelps
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Phelps is located in Vilas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps
- Conover
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Conover is located in Vilas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- Saint Germain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Germain is located in Vilas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Germain
- Former names for Saint Germain:
- Farmington
- Lakewood
- Iron County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hiles, with the one closest to Hiles listed first.
- Caspian
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gaastra
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pentoga
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pentoga is located in Iron County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentoga
- Stambaugh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stambaugh is located in Iron County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stambaugh
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hiles, see our County-by-County Page for Hiles.
Cemeteries Near Hiles ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hiles.
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 Hiles - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hiles covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hiles, with the one closest to Hiles listed first.
- Hiles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Argonne Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Crandon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Crandon Lakeside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nashville Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Forest Home Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Forest Home Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wolfgram Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Laona Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (27 more) ...
- Northland Memorial Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Long Lake Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Enterprise Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
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 Hiles in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hiles.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hiles, with the one closest to Hiles listed first.
- Atkins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Atkins is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
- Crandon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Crandon is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
- Malvern
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Malvern is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern
- Pelican Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pelican Lake is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Lake
- Cavour
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cavour is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavour
- Post Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Post Lake is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Lake
- Eagle River
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle River is located in Vilas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,582 people
- Rhinelander
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rhinelander is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhinelander
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,637 people
- Elcho
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elcho is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elcho
- Summit Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Summit Lake is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Lake
- Jeffris
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jeffris is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffris
- Armstrong Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Armstrong Creek is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Creek
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Newbold
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Newbold is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbold
- Koepenick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Koepenick is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koepenick
- McNaughton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- McNaughton is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNaughton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hiles. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hiles.
Newspapers Published in Hiles ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hiles.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hiles, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hiles.
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 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 Hiles:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Forest County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Florence County
- Langlade County
- Lincoln County
- Oneida County
- Vilas County
- Iron County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Hiles, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hiles) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |