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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 Kiel (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 Kiel. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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.

Kiel is primarily located in Manitowoc County. A portion of Kiel extends into Calumet County.

To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Manitowoc County: Brown, Calumet, Kewaunee & Sheboygan.

Below are the counties that are near Kiel. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kiel:

  • Manitowoc County     (The home county of Kiel)
  • Brown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kiel, with the one closest to Kiel listed first.
    • Wayside
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Askeaton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Morrison
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
      • Morrison is located in Brown County
    • Greenleaf
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Lark
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Wrightstown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Sniderville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sniderville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sniderville
      • Sniderville is located in Brown County
  • Calumet County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kiel, with the one closest to Kiel listed first.
    • New Holstein
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Holstein have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holstein
      • New Holstein is located in Calumet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,105 people
    • Hayton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Chilton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Brant
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brant. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant
      • Brant is located in Calumet County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Brant
      • From Kiel to Brant
    • Potter
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
      • Potter is located in Calumet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
    • Brothertown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brothertown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brothertown
      • Brothertown is located in Calumet County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Brothertown
      • From Kiel to Brothertown
    • Quinney
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hilbert
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilbert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilbert
      • Hilbert is located in Calumet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
    • Stockbridge
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
      • Stockbridge is located in Calumet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
    • Brillion
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brillion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brillion
      • Brillion is located in Calumet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,079 people
    • Harrison
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint John
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Forest Junction
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Dodge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kiel, with the one closest to Kiel listed first.
    • Brownsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
      • Brownsville is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
    • Lomira
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Fond du Lac County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kiel, with the one closest to Kiel listed first.
    • Saint Cloud
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Calvary
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Calvary. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
      • Calvary is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Calvary
      • From Kiel to Calvary
    • Garnet
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Mount Calvary
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Calvary have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Calvary
      • Mount Calvary is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
    • Malone
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Malone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone
      • Malone is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Malone
      • From Kiel to Malone
    • Banner
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Calumetville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Johnsburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Johnsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsburg
      • Johnsburg is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Johnsburg
      • From Kiel to Johnsburg
    • Graham Corners
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Armstrong
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Dotyville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dotyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotyville
      • Dotyville is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dotyville
      • From Kiel to Dotyville
    • Gladstone Beach
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Linden Beach
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Outagamie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kiel, with the one closest to Kiel listed first.
    • Combined Locks
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Kimberly
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Little Chute
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Appleton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
      • Appleton is located in Outagamie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,058 people
      • Former name for Appleton:
      • Appleton Junction
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Appleton
      • From Kiel to Appleton
  • Ozaukee County
  • Sheboygan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kiel, with the one closest to Kiel listed first.
    • Elkhart Lake
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhart Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhart Lake
      • Elkhart Lake is located in Sheboygan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
    • Glenbeulah
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenbeulah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbeulah
      • Glenbeulah is located in Sheboygan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
    • Johnsonville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Johnsonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
      • Johnsonville is located in Sheboygan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Johnsonville
      • From Kiel to Johnsonville
    • Plymouth
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Howards Grove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howards Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Grove
      • Howards Grove is located in Sheboygan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,279 people
    • Cascade
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Waldo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Kohler
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Sheboygan Falls
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ourtown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Sheboygan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Adell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adell
      • Adell is located in Sheboygan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
    • Oostburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kiel, with the one closest to Kiel listed first.
    • Boltonville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Fillmore
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Saint Michaels
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Winnebago County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kiel, with the one closest to Kiel listed first.
    • Point Comfort
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Black Wolf
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Wolf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Wolf
      • Black Wolf is located in Winnebago County
    • Stony Beach
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Adella Beach
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adella Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adella Beach
      • Adella Beach is located in Winnebago County
    • Oshkosh
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Menasha
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menasha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menasha
      • Menasha is located in Winnebago County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,796 people
    • Neenah
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Fitzgerald
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fitzgerald. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerald
      • Fitzgerald is located in Winnebago County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fitzgerald
      • From Kiel to Fitzgerald

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kiel, see our County-by-County Page for Kiel.

Cemeteries Near Kiel ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kiel.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kiel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kiel, with the one closest to Kiel listed first.

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Kiel had a population of 497 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Kiel had a population of 3,799 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Kiel, with the one closest to Kiel listed first.

  • Millhome
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • New Holstein
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Holstein have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holstein
    • New Holstein is located in Calumet County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,105 people
  • Meggers
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meggers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meggers
    • Meggers is located in Calumet County
  • Saint Anna
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Anna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anna
    • Saint Anna is located in Calumet County
  • Louis Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Steinthal
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Rhine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rhine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhine
    • Rhine is located in Sheboygan County
  • Hulls Crossing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hulls Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossing
    • Hulls Crossing is located in Sheboygan County
  • Ada
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ada have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
    • Ada is located in Sheboygan County
  • School Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Charlesburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesburg
    • Charlesburg is located in Calumet County
  • Glenbeulah
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenbeulah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbeulah
    • Glenbeulah is located in Sheboygan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Franklin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Franklin is located in Sheboygan County
    • Hayton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Nazianz
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kiel. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kiel.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Kiel ...

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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kiel.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Kiel. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Kiel and those printed in the larger area surrounding Kiel.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<5> of Kiel.

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 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 Kiel:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kiel. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Manitowoc County: www.co.manitowoc.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>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.
<4>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 Kiel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kiel) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kiel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9172, Longitude: -88.0342    









 

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