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 Isaar (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 Isaar. 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.
Isaar is located in 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 Outagamie County: Brown, Calumet, Shawano, Waupaca & Winnebago.
Below are the counties that are near Isaar. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Isaar:
- Outagamie County (The home county of Isaar)
- The following are listed by their distance from Isaar, with the one closest to Isaar listed first.
- Seymour
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Seymour is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 people
- Chicago Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chicago Corners is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Corners
- Nichols
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Nichols is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Black Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Black Creek is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,309 people
- Freedom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Freedom is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Leeman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Leeman is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeman
- Shiocton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shiocton is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiocton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 914 people
- Apple Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Apple Creek is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Creek
- Kimberly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Kimberly is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,869 people
- Little Chute
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Little Chute is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chute
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,164 people
- Combined Locks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Combined Locks is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combined Locks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,607 people
- Bear Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bear Creek is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- Appleton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- 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
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Isaar, with the one closest to Isaar listed first.
- Pittsfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pittsfield is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
- Pulaski
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pulaski is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,766 people
- Oneida
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oneida is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Hobart
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hobart is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,495 people
- Flintville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Flintville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Duck Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Duck Creek is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Howard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Howard is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,346 people
- Ashwaubenon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ashwaubenon is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwaubenon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,004 people
- Suamico
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Suamico is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suamico
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,064 people
- De Pere
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- De Pere is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Pere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,014 people
- Green Bay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Green Bay is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103,836 people
- Allouez
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Sniderville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sniderville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sniderville
- Calumet County
- The following are listed by their distance from Isaar, with the one closest to Isaar listed first.
- Kaukauna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Kaukauna is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaukauna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,356 people
- Dundas
(23 miles [37 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
- Sherwood
(27 miles [43.5 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
- 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
- Brillion
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Harrison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Harrison is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- 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
- Kewaunee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Isaar, with the one closest to Isaar listed first.
- Duvall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Duvall is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
- Luxemburg
(28 miles [45.1 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pilsen is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilsen
- Ellisville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ellisville is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisville
- Curran
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Curran is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curran
- Manitowoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Isaar, with the one closest to Isaar listed first.
- Hickory Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Grove is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Rosecrans
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rosecrans is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosecrans
- Menominee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Isaar, with the one closest to Isaar listed first.
- Legend Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Legend Lake is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legend Lake
- Keshena
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Keshena is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keshena
- Oconto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Isaar, with the one closest to Isaar listed first.
- Chase
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chase is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Krakow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Krakow is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krakow
- Gillett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Gillett is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
- Oconto Falls
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Stiles Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Stiles Junction is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles Junction
- Pensaukee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pensaukee is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensaukee
- Spruce
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Spruce is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce
- Lena
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lena is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
- Hickory Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hickory Corners is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Suring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Suring is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suring
- Population from the 2020 Census: 524 people
- Oconto
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Frostville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Frostville is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostville
- Shawano County
- The following are listed by their distance from Isaar, with the one closest to Isaar listed first.
- Rose Lawn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Lawn is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Lawn
- Laney
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Laney is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laney
- Briarton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Briarton is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarton
- Frazer Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Frazer Corners is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer Corners
- Zachow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Zachow is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachow
- Slab City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Slab City is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Bonduel
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Lunds
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lunds is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunds
- Cecil
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cecil is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
- Pulcifer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pulcifer is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulcifer
- Belle Plaine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Plaine is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Plaine
- Shawano
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Pella
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pella is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pella
- Waupaca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Isaar, with the one closest to Isaar listed first.
- Embarrass
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Embarrass is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embarrass
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Clintonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Clintonville is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,353 people
- New London
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- New London is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,065 people
- Ostrander
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ostrander is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrander
- Marion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Marion is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
- Winnebago County
- The following are listed by their distance from Isaar, with the one closest to Isaar listed first.
- Fox Crossing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fox Crossing is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Crossing
- Menasha
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Menasha is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menasha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,796 people
- Neenah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Neenah is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neenah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,363 people
- Medina Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Medina Junction is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina Junction
- Adella Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Adella Beach is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adella Beach
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Isaar, see our County-by-County Page for Isaar.
Cemeteries Near Isaar ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Isaar.
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 Isaar - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Isaar covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Isaar, with the one closest to Isaar listed first.
- St. Sebastian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Owego Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owego Cemetery
- The Owego Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pittsfield Church Cemetery
- Seymour Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Evangelist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elm Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. John the Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kunesh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Elm Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove Cemetery
- The Elm Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Laney Cemetery
- North Cicero Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- South Cicero Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- LDS Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LDS Cemetery
- The LDS Cemetery has also been known as:
- LDS Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (223 more) ...
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hillside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 Isaar in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Isaar.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Isaar, with the one closest to Isaar listed first.
- Rose Lawn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Lawn is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Lawn
- Hofa Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hofa Park is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hofa Park
- Laney
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Laney is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laney
- Angelica
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Angelica is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
- Oneida
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oneida is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Pulaski
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pulaski is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,766 people
- Briarton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Briarton is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarton
- Flintville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Flintville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Black Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Black Creek is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,309 people
- Cormier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cormier is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cormier
- Duck Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Duck Creek is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Tremble
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tremble is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremble
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Chase
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chase is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Binghamton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Binghamton is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binghamton
- De Pere
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- De Pere is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Pere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,014 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Isaar. See our List of 1890's Communities around Isaar.
Newspapers Published in Isaar ...
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 150 newspapers that have been published in the area around Isaar.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Isaar, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<1>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Isaar.
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 Isaar:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Outagamie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Calumet County
- Kewaunee County
- Manitowoc County
- Menominee County
- Oconto County
- Shawano County
- Waupaca County
- Winnebago County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Isaar) 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 Isaar, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |