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 Jeffris (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 Jeffris. 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 and doctors 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.
Jeffris is located in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County: Langlade, Marathon, Oneida, Price & Taylor.
Below are the counties that are near Jeffris. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jeffris:
- Lincoln County (The home county of Jeffris)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jeffris, with the one closest to Jeffris listed first.
- Harrison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Dudley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dudley is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Gleason
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gleason is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleason
- Tomahawk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Tomahawk is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
- Irma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Irma is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irma
- Jersey City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jersey City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
- Dutch Corners ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Dutch Corners is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Corners
- Merrill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Merrill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,990 people
- Forest County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jeffris, with the one closest to Jeffris listed first.
- Mole Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mole Lake is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mole Lake
- Atkins
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Atkins is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
- Crandon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Crandon is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
- Hiles
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hiles is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiles
- Langlade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jeffris, with the one closest to Jeffris listed first.
- Elcho
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Elcho is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elcho
- Post Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Post Lake is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Lake
- Kempster
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kempster is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempster
- Deerbrook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Deerbrook is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
- Neva Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Neva Corners is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neva Corners
- Antigo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Antigo is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antigo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,719 people
- Bryant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bryant is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Freeman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Freeman is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Marathon County
- Glandon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Glandon is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glandon
- Oneida County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jeffris, with the one closest to Jeffris listed first.
- Rhinelander
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rhinelander is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhinelander
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,637 people
- Pelican Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pelican Lake is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Lake
- Monico
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Monico is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monico
- Newbold
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Newbold is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbold
- Harshaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harshaw is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshaw
- Jennings
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jennings is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Gagen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gagen is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gagen
- Sugar Camp
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sugar Camp is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Camp
- Hazelhurst
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hazelhurst is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelhurst
- Woodruff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodruff is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
- Vilas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jeffris, with the one closest to Jeffris listed first.
- Saint Germain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Saint Germain is located in Vilas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Germain
- Former names for Saint Germain:
- Farmington
- Lakewood
- Eagle River
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Eagle River is located in Vilas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,582 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jeffris, see our County-by-County Page for Jeffris.
Cemeteries Near Jeffris ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jeffris.
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 Jeffris - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jeffris covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jeffris, with the one closest to Jeffris listed first.
- Parrish Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Enterprise Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Forest Home Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Woodboro Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Northland Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Summit Town Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Luther Memorial Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gleason Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Elcho Community Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Calvary Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Estonian Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (48 more) ...
- Lakeside Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
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 in 1895, Jeffris had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jeffris, with the one closest to Jeffris listed first.
- Rhinelander
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rhinelander is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhinelander
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,637 people
- Malvern
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Malvern is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern
- Dudley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dudley is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Elcho
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Elcho is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elcho
- Pelican Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pelican Lake is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Lake
- Manson ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Manson is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
- Gilbert
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gilbert is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Newbold
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Newbold is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbold
- Summit Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Summit Lake is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Lake
- Heafford Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Heafford Junction is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heafford Junction
- Tomahawk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Tomahawk is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
- Irma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Irma is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irma
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bloomville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bloomville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomville
- Harshaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harshaw is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshaw
- Bradley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bradley is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jeffris. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jeffris.
Newspapers Published in Jeffris ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jeffris.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jeffris, 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 Jeffris.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Jeffris:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Lincoln County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Forest County
- Langlade County
- Marathon County
- Oneida County
- Vilas 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 Jeffris, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Jeffris) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |