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 Klondike (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 Klondike. 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 and doctors 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.
Klondike 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 Klondike. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Klondike:
- Oconto County (The home county of Klondike)
- The following are listed by their distance from Klondike, with the one closest to Klondike listed first.
- Hickory Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Corners is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Spruce
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Spruce is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce
- Lena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lena is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
- Frostville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Frostville is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostville
- Suring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Suring is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suring
- Population from the 2020 Census: 524 people
- Breed
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Breed is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breed
- Oconto Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Oconto Falls is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,805 people
- Armstrong
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Armstrong is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Gillett
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Stiles Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Stiles Junction is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles Junction
- Mountain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Oconto
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oconto is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,575 people
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Klondike, with the one closest to Klondike listed first.
- Pulaski
(27 miles [43.5 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Flintville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Suamico
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Langlade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Klondike, with the one closest to Klondike listed first.
- Langlade
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Langlade is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langlade
- White Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- 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 Klondike, with the one closest to Klondike listed first.
- Coleman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Coleman is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Pound
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pound is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Crivitz
(13 miles [20.9 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Harmony is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Lake
(16 miles [25.7 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sweetheart City is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetheart City
- Peshtigo
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Rubys Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rubys Corner is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubys Corner
- Wausaukee
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Wausaukee is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausaukee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Athelstane
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Athelstane is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstane
- Marinette
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Cedarville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cedarville is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Menominee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Klondike, with the one closest to Klondike listed first.
- Legend Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Legend Lake is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legend Lake
- Keshena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Keshena is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keshena
- Shawano County
- The following are listed by their distance from Klondike, with the one closest to Klondike listed first.
- Pulcifer
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pulcifer is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulcifer
- Cecil
(22 miles [35.4 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Zachow is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachow
- Bonduel
(26 miles [41.8 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Slab City is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Frazer Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Frazer Corners is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer Corners
- Laney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Laney is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laney
- Shawano
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Middle Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Middle Village is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Village
- Menominee County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Klondike, with the one closest to Klondike listed first.
- Menominee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Kew
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Kew is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kew
- Birch Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Birch Creek is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Creek
- Carbondale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carbondale is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Klondike, see our County-by-County Page for Klondike.
Cemeteries Near Klondike ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Klondike.
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 Klondike - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Klondike covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Klondike, with the one closest to Klondike listed first.
- St. Wenceslaus Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Brazeau Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Spruce Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brazeau Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Leos Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hickory Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Trinity Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Beaver Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kelly Brook Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (75 more) ...
- Lena Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Valley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- St. Charles Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
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 Klondike in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Klondike.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Klondike, with the one closest to Klondike listed first.
- Coleman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Coleman is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Pound
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pound is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Spruce
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Spruce is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce
- Beaver
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Lena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lena is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
- Logan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Logan is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Breed
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Breed is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breed
- Hayes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hayes is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes
- Oconto Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Oconto Falls is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,805 people
- Crivitz
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Crivitz is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crivitz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
- Gillett
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Stiles Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Stiles Junction is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles Junction
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Stiles
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Stiles is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
- Middle Inlet
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Middle Inlet is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Inlet
- Mountain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Klondike. See our List of 1890's Communities around Klondike.
Newspapers Published in Klondike ...
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 84 newspapers that have been published in the area around Klondike.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Klondike, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Klondike.
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 Klondike:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Oconto County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Langlade County
- Marinette County
- Menominee County
- Shawano County
- Menominee County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Klondike, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Klondike) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |