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 Kelly Brook (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 Kelly Brook. 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 Kelly Brook ...
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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Kelly Brook: Kelly Brk.
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 and 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.
Kelly Brook is located in Oconto 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 Oconto County: Brown, Forest, Langlade, Marinette, Menominee & Shawano.
Below are the counties that are near Kelly Brook. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kelly Brook:
- Oconto County (The home county of Kelly Brook)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kelly Brook, with the one closest to Kelly Brook listed first.
- Spruce
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Spruce is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce
- Hickory Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Corners is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Frostville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Frostville is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostville
- Oconto Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oconto Falls is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,805 people
- Gillett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gillett is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
- Lena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lena is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
- Suring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Suring is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suring
- Population from the 2020 Census: 524 people
- Stiles Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stiles Junction is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles Junction
- Breed
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Breed is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breed
- Krakow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Krakow is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krakow
- Chase
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Chase is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Armstrong
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Armstrong is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kelly Brook, with the one closest to Kelly Brook listed first.
- Pulaski
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pulaski is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,766 people
- Flintville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Flintville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Pittsfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pittsfield is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
- Suamico
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Suamico is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suamico
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,064 people
- Howard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Howard is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,346 people
- Duck Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Duck Creek is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Benderville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Benderville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benderville
- Door County
- Namur
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Namur is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namur
- Langlade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kelly Brook, with the one closest to Kelly Brook listed first.
- Langlade
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Langlade is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langlade
- White Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- White Lake is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Marinette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kelly Brook, with the one closest to Kelly Brook listed first.
- Coleman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coleman is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Pound
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pound is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Crivitz
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crivitz is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crivitz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
- Harmony
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Peshtigo
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Peshtigo is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peshtigo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,326 people
- Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lake is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Estimated population in 2015: 1,136 people
- Sweetheart City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sweetheart City is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetheart City
- Rubys Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rubys Corner is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubys Corner
- Marinette
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Marinette is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marinette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,466 people
- Menominee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kelly Brook, with the one closest to Kelly Brook listed first.
- Legend Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Legend Lake is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legend Lake
- Keshena
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Keshena is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keshena
- Neopit
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Neopit is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neopit
- Outagamie County
- Nichols
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nichols is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Shawano County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kelly Brook, with the one closest to Kelly Brook listed first.
- Pulcifer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pulcifer is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulcifer
- Cecil
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cecil is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
- Zachow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Zachow is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachow
- Bonduel
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bonduel is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonduel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,411 people
- Slab City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Slab City is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Frazer Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Frazer Corners is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer Corners
- Laney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Laney is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laney
- Shawano
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shawano is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawano
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,885 people
- Lunds
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lunds is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunds
- Rose Lawn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rose Lawn is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Lawn
- Middle Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Middle Village is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Village
- Briarton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Briarton is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kelly Brook, see our County-by-County Page for Kelly Brook.
Cemeteries Near Kelly Brook ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kelly Brook.
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 Kelly Brook - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kelly Brook covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kelly Brook, with the one closest to Kelly Brook listed first.
- Kelly Brook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Spruce Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Volk Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brazeau Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Immanuel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wanderers Rest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. Wenceslaus Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (94 more) ...
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lena Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Riverside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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 Kelly Brook in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kelly Brook.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kelly Brook, with the one closest to Kelly Brook listed first.
- Spruce
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Spruce is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce
- Gillett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gillett is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
- Oconto Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oconto Falls is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,805 people
- Lena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lena is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
- Pulcifer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pulcifer is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulcifer
- Stiles Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stiles Junction is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles Junction
- Stiles
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stiles is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
- Hayes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hayes is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes
- Coleman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coleman is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Pound
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pound is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Logan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Logan is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Breed
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Breed is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breed
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Abrams
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Abrams is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abrams
- Cecil
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cecil is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
- Brookside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brookside is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kelly Brook. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kelly Brook.
Newspapers Published in Kelly Brook ...
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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kelly Brook.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kelly Brook, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kelly Brook.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Kelly Brook:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Oconto County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Door County
- Langlade County
- Marinette County
- Menominee County
- Outagamie County
- Shawano 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 Kelly Brook, 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- Kelly Brook) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |