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 Howards Grove (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 Howards Grove. 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.
Name Variations for Howards Grove ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.
- A typical abbreviation for Howards Grove: Howards Grv.
- While the name of this village is Howards Grove, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Howards Grove may originally have been Howard's Grove.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Howards Grove might be written as Howard Grove.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Howards Grove is located in Sheboygan 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 Sheboygan County: Calumet, Fond du Lac, Manitowoc, Ozaukee & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Howards Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Howards Grove:
- Sheboygan County (The home county of Howards Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Howards Grove, with the one closest to Howards Grove listed first.
- Kohler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohler
- Kohler is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- Sheboygan Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheboygan Falls
- Sheboygan Falls is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,914 people
- Sheboygan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheboygan
- Sheboygan is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47,819 people
- Ourtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ourtown
- Ourtown is located in Sheboygan County
- Plymouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Plymouth is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,737 people
- Elkhart Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhart Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhart Lake
- Elkhart Lake is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Glenbeulah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenbeulah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbeulah
- Glenbeulah is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
- Waldo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Waldo is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Oostburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oostburg
- Oostburg is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,082 people
- Cascade
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Adell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Cedar Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people
- Brown County
- Wayside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Wayside is located in Brown County
- Wayside
- Calumet County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howards Grove, with the one closest to Howards Grove listed first.
- New Holstein
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Holstein have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holstein
- New Holstein is located in Calumet County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,105 people
- Hayton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayton
- Hayton is located in Calumet County
- Chilton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest) - Potter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) - Brant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest) - Brothertown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brothertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brothertown
- Brothertown is located in Calumet County
- Brillion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest) - Hilbert
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest) - Quinney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinney
- Quinney is located in Calumet County
- Stockbridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
- Stockbridge is located in Calumet County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
- Forest Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Junction
- Forest Junction is located in Calumet County
- Saint John
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
- Saint John is located in Calumet County
- Fond du Lac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howards Grove, with the one closest to Howards Grove listed first.
- Saint Cloud
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Cloud have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
- Saint Cloud is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Graham Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Corners
- Graham Corners is located in Fond du Lac County
- Banner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Banner is located in Fond du Lac County
- Armstrong
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Armstrong is located in Fond du Lac County
- Calvary
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west) - Mount Calvary
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Calvary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Calvary
- Mount Calvary is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Dotyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west) - Garnet
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garnet
- Garnet is located in Fond du Lac County
- Malone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west) - New Prospect
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Prospect have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- New Prospect is located in Fond du Lac County
- Johnsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west) - Calumetville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumetville
- Calumetville is located in Fond du Lac County
- Manitowoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howards Grove, with the one closest to Howards Grove listed first.
- Spring Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Manitowoc County
- Cleveland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Cleveland is located in Manitowoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
- Millhome
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhome
- Millhome is located in Manitowoc County
- Osman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osman
- Osman is located in Manitowoc County
- Louis Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis Corners
- Louis Corners is located in Manitowoc County
- School Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for School Hill
- School Hill is located in Manitowoc County
- Rockville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Rockville is located in Manitowoc County
- Newton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Northeim
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northeim
- Northeim is located in Manitowoc County
- Kiel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiel
- Kiel is located in Manitowoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,799 people
- Saint Nazianz
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nazianz
- Saint Nazianz is located in Manitowoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
- Steinthal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinthal
- Steinthal is located in Manitowoc County
- Ozaukee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howards Grove, with the one closest to Howards Grove listed first.
- Sauk Trail Beach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauk Trail Beach
- Sauk Trail Beach is located in Ozaukee County
- Belgium
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium
- Belgium is located in Ozaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,364 people
- Lake Church
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Church
- Lake Church is located in Ozaukee County
- Fredonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south) - Waubeka
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waubeka
- Waubeka is located in Ozaukee County
- Kohler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohler
- Kohler is located in Ozaukee County
- Port Washington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Washington
- Port Washington is located in Ozaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,066 people
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howards Grove, with the one closest to Howards Grove listed first.
- Boltonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boltonville
- Boltonville is located in Washington County
- Fillmore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Fillmore is located in Washington County
- Saint Michaels
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Michaels have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Michaels
- Saint Michaels is located in Washington County
- Newburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Newburg is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Howards Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Howards Grove.
Newspapers Published in Howards Grove ...
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 Howards Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Howards Grove, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Howards Grove.
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 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 Howards Grove:
- 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
- Brown County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of 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
Cemeteries Near Howards Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Howards Grove.
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 Howards Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Howards Grove, with the one closest to Howards Grove listed first.
- St. Paul Friedhol Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Friedhol Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Friedhol Cemetery
- Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Cemetery
- St. Peter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter Cemetery
- St. Paul Evangelical Reform Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Evangelical Reform Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Evangelical Reform Cemetery
- Saron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Saron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saron Cemetery
- St. Luke Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Luke Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Luke Lutheran Cemetery
- Schwartzwald Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schwartzwald Cemetery
- Zoar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zoar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zoar Cemetery
- Sheboygan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sheboygan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheboygan Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- The Bethel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel Church Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87571 <4>
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
- Continue List (231 more) ...
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
- Kohler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kohler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kohler Cemetery
- Sheboygan Falls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sheboygan Falls Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Kohler.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheboygan Falls Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89261 <4>
- Liberty 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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Howards Grove had a population of 198 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Howards Grove had a population of 3,279 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Howards Grove, with the one closest to Howards Grove listed first.
- Franklin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Johnsonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Johnsonville is located in Sheboygan County
- Mosel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Ada
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Meeme
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Rhine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Sheboygan Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheboygan Falls
- Sheboygan Falls is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,914 people
- Sheboygan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheboygan
- Sheboygan is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47,819 people
- Cleveland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Cleveland is located in Manitowoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
- Millhome
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhome
- Millhome is located in Manitowoc County
- School Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for School Hill
- School Hill is located in Manitowoc County
- Osman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osman
- Osman is located in Manitowoc County
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Louis Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis Corners
- Louis Corners is located in Manitowoc County
- Weedens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Glenbeulah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenbeulah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbeulah
- Glenbeulah is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
- Louis Corners
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Howards Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Howards Grove.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Howards Grove. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Sheboygan County: www.co.sheboygan.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Howards Grove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Howards Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8297, Longitude: -87.8259 In this case, the coordinates for Howards Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Howards Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |