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 Holt (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 Holt. 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 doctors and 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.

Holt is located in Marathon 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 Marathon County: Clark, Langlade, Lincoln, Portage, Shawano, Taylor, Waupaca & Wood.

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

Marathon County (The home county of Holt)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holt, with the one closest to Holt listed first.
- Galloway
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  - Galloway is located in Marathon County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway
- Elderon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  - Elderon is located in Marathon County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderon
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Pike Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  - Pike Lake is located in Marathon County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Lake
- Hatley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  - Hatley is located in Marathon County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Norrie
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  - Norrie is located in Marathon County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrie
- Ringle
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  - Ringle is located in Marathon County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringle
- Ashley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  - Ashley is located in Marathon County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
- Kronenwetter
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  - Kronenwetter is located in Marathon County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kronenwetter
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 8,143 people
- Weston
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  - Weston is located in Marathon County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 15,165 people
- Evergreen
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  - Evergreen is located in Marathon County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Rothschild
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  - Rothschild is located in Marathon County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothschild
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 5,256 people
- Mosinee
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  - Mosinee is located in Marathon County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosinee
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 4,195 people
Langlade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holt, with the one closest to Holt listed first.
- Phlox
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  - Phlox is located in Langlade County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phlox
- Antigo
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  - Antigo is located in Langlade County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antigo
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 7,719 people
Menominee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holt, with the one closest to Holt listed first.
- Zoar
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  - Zoar is located in Menominee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Neopit
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  - Neopit is located in Menominee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neopit
Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holt, with the one closest to Holt listed first.
- Alban
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  - Alban is located in Portage County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alban
- Rosholt
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  - Rosholt is located in Portage County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosholt
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Garfield
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  - Garfield is located in Portage County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Ellis
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  - Ellis is located in Portage County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Polonia
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  - Polonia is located in Portage County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polonia
- Torun
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  - Torun is located in Portage County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torun
- Custer
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  - Custer is located in Portage County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Nelsonville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  - Nelsonville is located in Portage County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Lake Emily ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  - Lake Emily is located in Portage County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Emily
- Amherst Junction
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  - Amherst Junction is located in Portage County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Junction
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
- Park Ridge
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  - Park Ridge is located in Portage County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
- Stevens Point
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  - Stevens Point is located in Portage County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Point
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 25,949 people
Shawano County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holt, with the one closest to Holt listed first.
- Wittenberg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  - Wittenberg is located in Shawano County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittenberg
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 986 people
- Eland
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  - Eland is located in Shawano County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eland
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
- Tigerton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  - Tigerton is located in Shawano County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigerton
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Split Rock
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  - Split Rock is located in Shawano County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Rock
- Birnamwood
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  - Birnamwood is located in Shawano County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birnamwood
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 772 people
- Bowler
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  - Bowler is located in Shawano County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowler
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Regina
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  - Regina is located in Shawano County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regina
- Aniwa
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  - Aniwa is located in Shawano County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aniwa
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Almon
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  - Almon is located in Shawano County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almon
- Leopolis
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  - Leopolis is located in Shawano County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopolis
- Mattoon
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  - Mattoon is located in Shawano County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattoon
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
- Pella
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  - Pella is located in Shawano County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pella
Waupaca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holt, with the one closest to Holt listed first.
- Big Falls
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  - Big Falls is located in Waupaca County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Falls
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Granite City ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  - Granite City is located in Waupaca County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite City
- Iola
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  - Iola is located in Waupaca County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
- Scandinavia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  - Scandinavia is located in Waupaca County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandinavia
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Marion
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  - Marion is located in Waupaca County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
- Sheridan
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  - Sheridan is located in Waupaca County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Ogdensburg
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  - Ogdensburg is located in Waupaca County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdensburg
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Cobb Town
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  - Cobb Town is located in Waupaca County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Town
- Manawa
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  - Manawa is located in Waupaca County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manawa
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
- King
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  - King is located in Waupaca County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Waupaca
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  - Waupaca is located in Waupaca County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waupaca
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 5,857 people
- Baldwins Mill
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  - Baldwins Mill is located in Waupaca County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwins Mill
Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holt, with the one closest to Holt listed first.
- Rudolph
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  - Rudolph is located in Wood County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudolph
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
- Milladore
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  - Milladore is located in Wood County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milladore
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Biron
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  - Biron is located in Wood County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biron
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
- Blenker
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  - Blenker is located in Wood County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blenker
- Sherry
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  - Sherry is located in Wood County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry

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

Cemeteries Near Holt ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Holt.

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

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

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

Evergreen Rest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Rest Cemetery
St. Adalbert Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Adalbert Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #769005 <1>
Peacefull Rest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacefull Rest Cemetery
Our Saviors Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Saviors Cemetery
Forest Home Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home Cemetery
Holy Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Family Cemetery
Northland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northland Cemetery
Eland Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eland Cemetery
St. Francis Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cemetery
Bethany Lutheran Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Lutheran Cemetery
- The Bethany Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethany Cemetery
Hillcrest Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
Nelsonville Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville Cemetery
Continue List (123 more) ...
- Hitterdahl Cemetery
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitterdahl Cemetery
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
  - The Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
  - Norwegian Luthern Cemetery
  - Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2185220 <1>
- Forest Cemetery
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest 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.<2>

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

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

Bevent
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bevent is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevent
Shantytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shantytown is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shantytown
Elderon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Elderon is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
Alban
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Alban is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alban
Pike Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pike Lake is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Lake
Garfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Garfield is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
Peru
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Peru is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
Northland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Northland is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northland
Wittenberg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wittenberg is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittenberg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 986 people
Ellis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ellis is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
Polonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Polonia is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polonia
Whitcomb
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whitcomb is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitcomb
Continue List (13 more) ...
- Eland
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  - Eland is located in Shawano County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eland
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
- Hatley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  - Hatley is located in Marathon County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Tigerton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  - Tigerton is located in Shawano County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigerton
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people

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

Newspapers Published in Holt ...

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 102 newspapers that have been published in the area around Holt.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Holt, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Holt.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Holt:

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

Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Langlade County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Menominee County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Portage County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Shawano County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Waupaca County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Wood 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 Marathon County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin

Footnotes ...

<1>	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.
<2>	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 Holt, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>	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 from Point A (ie- Holt) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.