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 Keenville (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 Keenville. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Keenville is located in Winnebago 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 Winnebago County: Calumet, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Outagamie, Waupaca & Waushara.
Below are the counties that are near Keenville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Keenville:
- Winnebago County (The home county of Keenville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Keenville, with the one closest to Keenville listed first.
- Oshkosh
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oshkosh is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshkosh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66,495 people
- Stony Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stony Beach is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Beach
- Adella Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Adella Beach is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adella Beach
- Allenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Allenville is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Fitzgerald
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fitzgerald is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerald
- Harbor Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Harbor Springs is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Springs
- Reighmoor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Reighmoor is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reighmoor
- Black Wolf
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Black Wolf is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Wolf
- Neenah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Neenah is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neenah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,363 people
- Point Comfort
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Point Comfort is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Comfort
- Winneconne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Winneconne is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winneconne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
- Fisk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fisk is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisk
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keenville, with the one closest to Keenville listed first.
- Askeaton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Askeaton is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askeaton
- Sniderville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sniderville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sniderville
- Wrightstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wrightstown is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,631 people
- Greenleaf
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenleaf is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
- Calumet County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keenville, with the one closest to Keenville listed first.
- Stockbridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Stockbridge is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
- Quinney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Quinney is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinney
- Harrison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Brothertown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brothertown is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brothertown
- Sherwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sherwood is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,040 people
- Brant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Brant is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant
- Saint John
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Saint John is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
- Chilton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Chilton is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,868 people
- Hilbert
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hilbert is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilbert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
- Kaukauna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kaukauna is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaukauna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,356 people
- Hayton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hayton is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayton
- Dundas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dundas is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Dodge County
- Brownsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Brownsville is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Fond du Lac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keenville, with the one closest to Keenville listed first.
- Calumetville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Calumetville is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumetville
- Garnet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Garnet is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garnet
- Gladstone Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gladstone Beach is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone Beach
- Eldorado
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Eldorado is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Linden Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Linden Beach is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden Beach
- Minawa Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Minawa Beach is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minawa Beach
- North Fond du Lac
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- North Fond du Lac is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fond du Lac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,059 people
- Johnsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsburg is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsburg
- Malone
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Malone is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone
- Peebles
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Peebles is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peebles
- Rosendale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rosendale is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,026 people
- West Rosendale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Rosendale is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rosendale
- Green Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keenville, with the one closest to Keenville listed first.
- Berlin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Berlin is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,383 people
- Green Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Green Lake is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
- Utley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Utley is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utley
- Manitowoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keenville, with the one closest to Keenville listed first.
- Collins
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Collins is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Kiel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Kiel is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,799 people
- Steinthal
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Steinthal is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinthal
- Rockville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rockville is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Louis Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Louis Corners is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis Corners
- Reedsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Reedsville is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
- Millhome
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Millhome is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhome
- Saint Nazianz
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Saint Nazianz is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nazianz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
- Outagamie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keenville, with the one closest to Keenville listed first.
- Appleton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- 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
- Medina
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Medina is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
- Greenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Greenville is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Combined Locks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Combined Locks is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combined Locks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,607 people
- Kimberly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kimberly is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,869 people
- Little Chute
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Little Chute is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chute
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,164 people
- Apple Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Apple Creek is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Creek
- Hortonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hortonville is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
- Freedom
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Freedom is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Shiocton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Shiocton is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiocton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 914 people
- Black Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Black Creek is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,309 people
- Chicago Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chicago Corners is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Corners
- Sheboygan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keenville, with the one closest to Keenville listed first.
- Elkhart Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elkhart Lake is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhart Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Glenbeulah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glenbeulah is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbeulah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
- Waupaca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keenville, with the one closest to Keenville listed first.
- Fremont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fremont is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 647 people
- Gills Landing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gills Landing is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills Landing
- New London
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- New London is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,065 people
- Weyauwega
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Weyauwega is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyauwega
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,745 people
- Ostrander
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ostrander is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrander
- Waushara County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keenville, with the one closest to Keenville listed first.
- Poy Sippi
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Poy Sippi is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poy Sippi
- West Bloomfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Bloomfield is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bloomfield
- Pine River
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pine River is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
- Redgranite
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Redgranite is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redgranite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,111 people
- Lohrville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lohrville is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lohrville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 389 people
- Rodney ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rodney is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Saxeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Saxeville is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxeville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Keenville, see our County-by-County Page for Keenville.
Cemeteries Near Keenville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Keenville.
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 Keenville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Keenville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Keenville, with the one closest to Keenville listed first.
- State Hospital Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Winnebago County Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lake View Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lake View Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Oshkosh.
- The Lake View Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Lakeview Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1639301 <1>
- Calvary Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Oshkosh.
- The Calvary Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87681 <1>
- Riverside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Oshkosh.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88818 <1>
- Brooks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Plummer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ellinwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Boyd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Peace Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Peace Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (290 more) ...
- Greenlawn Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Allenville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Omro Junction Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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>
While we didn't find Keenville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Keenville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Keenville, with the one closest to Keenville listed first.
- Winnebago
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Winnebago is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnebago
- Oshkosh
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oshkosh is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshkosh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66,495 people
- Snells
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Snells is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snells
- Allenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Allenville is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Butte des Morts
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Butte des Morts is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte des Morts
- Fitzgerald
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fitzgerald is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerald
- Zion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Zion is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Black Wolf
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Black Wolf is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Wolf
- Neenah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Neenah is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neenah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,363 people
- Fisk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fisk is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisk
- Stockbridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Stockbridge is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
- Larsen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Larsen is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larsen
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ring is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ring
- Menasha
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Menasha is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menasha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,796 people
- Omro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Omro is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,592 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Keenville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Keenville.
Newspapers Published in Keenville ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Keenville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Keenville, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Keenville.
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 Keenville:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Winnebago County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Calumet County
- Dodge County
- Fond du Lac County
- Green Lake County
- Manitowoc County
- Outagamie County
- Sheboygan County
- Waupaca County
- Waushara 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 Keenville, 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- Keenville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |