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 Iola (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 Iola. 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.
Iola is located in Waupaca 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 Waupaca County: Marathon, Outagamie, Portage, Shawano, Waushara & Winnebago.
Below are the counties that are near Iola. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Iola:
- Waupaca County (The home county of Iola)
- The following are listed by their distance from Iola, with the one closest to Iola listed first.
- Scandinavia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Scandinavia is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandinavia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Ogdensburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ogdensburg is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdensburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Sheridan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sheridan is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Big Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Big Falls is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Manawa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Manawa is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manawa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
- Granite City ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Granite City is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite City
- Waupaca
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Waupaca is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waupaca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,857 people
- Cobb Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cobb Town is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Town
- King
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- King is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Baldwins Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwins Mill is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwins Mill
- Little Wolf ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Little Wolf is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Wolf
- Rural
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rural is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Marion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marion is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
- Marathon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Iola, with the one closest to Iola listed first.
- Galloway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Galloway is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway
- Elderon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Elderon is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Pike Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pike Lake is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Lake
- Norrie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Norrie is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrie
- Ashley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ashley is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
- Hatley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hatley is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Ringle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ringle is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringle
- Outagamie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Iola, with the one closest to Iola listed first.
- Bear Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bear Creek is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- Hortonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hortonville is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
- Shiocton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Shiocton is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiocton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 914 people
- Leeman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Leeman is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeman
- Medina
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Medina is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Iola, with the one closest to Iola listed first.
- Amherst
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Amherst is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,082 people
- Garfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Garfield is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Amherst Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Amherst Junction is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
- Nelsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Nelsonville is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Lake Emily ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lake Emily is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Emily
- Alban
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alban is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alban
- Rosholt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rosholt is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosholt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Custer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Custer is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Polonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Polonia is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polonia
- Blaine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blaine is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Arnott
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Arnott is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnott
- Ellis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ellis is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Park Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Park Ridge is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
- Shawano County
- The following are listed by their distance from Iola, with the one closest to Iola listed first.
- Split Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Split Rock is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Rock
- Tigerton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Tigerton is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Wittenberg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Wittenberg is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittenberg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 986 people
- Leopolis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Leopolis is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopolis
- Pella
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pella is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pella
- Bowler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bowler is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Eland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Eland is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
- Belle Plaine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Belle Plaine is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Plaine
- Regina
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Regina is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regina
- Almon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Almon is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almon
- Gresham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gresham is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 563 people
- Birnamwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Birnamwood is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birnamwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 772 people
- Waushara County
- The following are listed by their distance from Iola, with the one closest to Iola listed first.
- West Bloomfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- West Bloomfield is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bloomfield
- Saxeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Saxeville is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxeville
- Wild Rose
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wild Rose is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
- Pine River
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pine River is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
- Poy Sippi
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Poy Sippi is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poy Sippi
- Mount Morris
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Morris is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Morris
- Plainfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Plainfield is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
- Winnebago County
- The following are listed by their distance from Iola, with the one closest to Iola listed first.
- Orihula
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Orihula is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orihula
- Zittau
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Zittau is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zittau
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Iola, see our County-by-County Page for Iola.
Cemeteries Near Iola ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Iola.
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 Iola - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Iola covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Iola, with the one closest to Iola listed first.
- Iola Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lola Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Scandinavia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hitterdahl Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ogdensburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Northland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Amherst Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Farmington Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Salem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Big Falls Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (171 more) ...
- Amherst Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nelsonville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bickel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Iola had a population of 276 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Iola had a population of 1,190 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Iola, with the one closest to Iola listed first.
- Scandinavia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Scandinavia is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandinavia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Ogdensburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ogdensburg is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdensburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- New Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Hope is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Northland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Northland is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northland
- Peru
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Peru is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Amherst
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Amherst is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,082 people
- Sheridan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sheridan is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Amherst Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Amherst Junction is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
- Big Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Big Falls is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Garfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Garfield is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Nelsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Nelsonville is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Lake Emily ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lake Emily is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Emily
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Waupaca
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Waupaca is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waupaca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,857 people
- Manawa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Manawa is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manawa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
- Symco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Symco is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Symco
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Iola. See our List of 1890's Communities around Iola.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Iola ...
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 96 newspapers that have been published in the area around Iola.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Iola. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Iola and those printed in the larger area surrounding Iola.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> of Iola.
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 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 Iola:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Waupaca County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Marathon County
- Outagamie County
- Portage County
- Shawano County
- Waushara County
- Winnebago County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for 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 Iola, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Iola) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |