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 Howard (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 Howard. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Howard is primarily located in Brown County. A portion of Howard extends into Outagamie 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 Brown County: Calumet, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Oconto, Outagamie & Shawano.
Below are the counties that are near Howard. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Howard:
- Brown County (The home county of Howard)
- The following are listed by their distance from Howard, with the one closest to Howard listed first.
- Duck Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Duck Creek is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Suamico
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Suamico is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suamico
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,064 people
- Flintville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Flintville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Green Bay
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Green Bay is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103,836 people
- Ashwaubenon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ashwaubenon is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwaubenon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,004 people
- Hobart
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hobart is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,495 people
- Allouez
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Allouez is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allouez
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,784 people
- Preble
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Preble is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preble
- Oneida
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oneida is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- De Pere
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- De Pere is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Pere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,014 people
- Pittsfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pittsfield is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
- Bay Settlement
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bay Settlement is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Settlement
- Calumet County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howard, with the one closest to Howard listed first.
- Kaukauna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kaukauna is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaukauna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,356 people
- Dundas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Dundas is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Forest Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Forest Junction is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Junction
- Brillion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Brillion is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brillion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,079 people
- Saint John
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Saint John is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
- Sherwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sherwood is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,040 people
- Hilbert
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hilbert is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilbert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
- Door County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howard, with the one closest to Howard listed first.
- Namur
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Namur is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namur
- Rosiere
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rosiere is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosiere
- Brussels
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brussels is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brussels
- Forestville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Forestville is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
- Kewaunee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howard, with the one closest to Howard listed first.
- Duvall
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Duvall is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
- Luxemburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Luxemburg is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxemburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,577 people
- Pilsen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pilsen is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilsen
- Ellisville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ellisville is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisville
- Casco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Casco is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Curran
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Curran is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curran
- Stangelville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stangelville is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stangelville
- Euren
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Euren is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euren
- Bolt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bolt is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolt
- Krok
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Krok is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krok
- Gregorville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Gregorville is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregorville
- Kewaunee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Kewaunee is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewaunee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,835 people
- Manitowoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howard, with the one closest to Howard listed first.
- Hickory Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Grove is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Rosecrans
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Rosecrans is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosecrans
- Maribel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Maribel is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maribel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Menchalville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Menchalville is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menchalville
- Zander
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Zander is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zander
- Kellnersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kellnersville is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellnersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
- Larrabee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Larrabee is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
- Melnik
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Melnik is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melnik
- Taus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Taus is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taus
- Tisch Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tisch Mills is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisch Mills
- Reedsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Reedsville is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
- Fisherville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fisherville is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
- Oconto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howard, with the one closest to Howard listed first.
- Chase
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Chase is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Krakow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Krakow is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krakow
- Stiles Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Stiles Junction is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles Junction
- Pensaukee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pensaukee is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensaukee
- Oconto Falls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Oconto Falls is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,805 people
- Oconto
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oconto is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,575 people
- Gillett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gillett is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
- Lena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lena is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
- Spruce
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Spruce is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce
- Outagamie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howard, with the one closest to Howard listed first.
- Chicago Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chicago Corners is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Corners
- Seymour
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Seymour is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 people
- Freedom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Freedom is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Black Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Black Creek is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,309 people
- Nichols
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Nichols is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Apple Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Apple Creek is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Creek
- Little Chute
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Little Chute is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chute
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,164 people
- Leeman
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Leeman is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeman
- Combined Locks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Combined Locks is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combined Locks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,607 people
- Kimberly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kimberly is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,869 people
- Shiocton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Shiocton is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiocton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 914 people
- Appleton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Appleton is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74,058 people
- Former name for Appleton:
- Appleton Junction
- Shawano County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howard, with the one closest to Howard listed first.
- Laney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Laney is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laney
- Rose Lawn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rose Lawn is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Lawn
- Frazer Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Frazer Corners is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer Corners
- Zachow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Zachow is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachow
- Briarton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Briarton is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarton
- Slab City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Slab City is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Bonduel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bonduel is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonduel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,411 people
- Pulcifer
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pulcifer is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulcifer
- Cecil
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cecil is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
- Lunds
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lunds is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunds
- Shawano
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shawano is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawano
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,885 people
- Belle Plaine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Belle Plaine is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Plaine
- Winnebago County
- Menasha
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Menasha is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menasha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,796 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Howard, see our County-by-County Page for Howard.
Cemeteries Near Howard ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Howard.
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 Howard - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Howard covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Howard, with the one closest to Howard listed first.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ft. Howard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Benedict Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ashwaubenon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- North Pittsfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Allouez Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kunesh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- LDS Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LDS Cemetery
- The LDS Cemetery has also been known as:
- LDS Cemetery
- Continue List (228 more) ...
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- County Home Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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 Howard in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Howard.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Howard, with the one closest to Howard listed first.
- Cormier
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cormier is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cormier
- Duck Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Duck Creek is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Suamico
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Suamico is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suamico
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,064 people
- Tremble
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tremble is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremble
- Green Bay
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Green Bay is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103,836 people
- Flintville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Flintville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Oneida
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oneida is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- De Pere
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- De Pere is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Pere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,014 people
- Bay Settlement
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bay Settlement is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Settlement
- Wequiock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wequiock is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wequiock
- Chase
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Chase is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Little Suamico
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Little Suamico is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Suamico
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pulaski
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pulaski is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,766 people
- Kolb
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kolb is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kolb
- Laney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Laney is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laney
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Howard. See our List of 1890's Communities around Howard.
Newspapers Published in Howard ...
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 89 newspapers that have been published in the area around Howard.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Howard, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<1>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Howard.
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 Howard:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Brown County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calumet County
- Door County
- Kewaunee County
- Manitowoc County
- Oconto County
- Outagamie County
- Shawano County
- Winnebago County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Howard) 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 Howard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |