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 Kolberg (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 Kolberg. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Kolberg is located in Door County.
To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Below are the counties that are near Kolberg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kolberg:
- Door County (The home county of Kolberg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kolberg, with the one closest to Kolberg listed first.
- Forestville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Forestville is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
- Brussels
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Brussels is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brussels
- Rosiere
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rosiere is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosiere
- Namur
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Namur is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namur
- Little Sturgeon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Little Sturgeon is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sturgeon
- Salona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Salona is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
- Sturgeon Bay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sturgeon Bay is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,985 people
- Idlewild
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Idlewild is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
- Egg Harbor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Egg Harbor is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Jacksonport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksonport is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonport
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kolberg, with the one closest to Kolberg listed first.
- Dyckesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dyckesville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyckesville
- Benderville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Benderville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benderville
- Sugar Bush
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Bush is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bush
- Wequiock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wequiock is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wequiock
- Bay Settlement
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bay Settlement is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Settlement
- Poland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Poland is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
- Suamico
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Suamico is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suamico
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,064 people
- Preble
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Preble is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preble
- Bellevue Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bellevue Town is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue Town
- Bellevue
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bellevue is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,030 people
- Fontenoy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fontenoy is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontenoy
- Green Bay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Green Bay is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103,836 people
- Pine Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Kewaunee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kolberg, with the one closest to Kolberg listed first.
- Gregorville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gregorville is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregorville
- Euren
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Euren is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euren
- Algoma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Algoma is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,038 people
- Duvall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Duvall is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
- Casco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Casco is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Luxemburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Luxemburg is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxemburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,577 people
- Kewaunee
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Kewaunee is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewaunee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,835 people
- Ellisville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ellisville is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisville
- Krok
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Krok is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krok
- Pilsen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pilsen is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilsen
- Stangelville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Stangelville is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stangelville
- Curran
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Curran is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curran
- Bolt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bolt is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolt
- Manitowoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kolberg, with the one closest to Kolberg listed first.
- Tisch Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Tisch Mills is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisch Mills
- Zander
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Zander is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zander
- Marinette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kolberg, with the one closest to Kolberg listed first.
- Peshtigo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Peshtigo is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peshtigo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,326 people
- Marinette
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Marinette is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marinette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,466 people
- Harmony
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Oconto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kolberg, with the one closest to Kolberg listed first.
- Oconto
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Oconto is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,575 people
- Pensaukee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pensaukee is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensaukee
- Stiles Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Stiles Junction is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles Junction
- Lena
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lena is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
- Chase
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Chase is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Menominee County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kolberg, with the one closest to Kolberg listed first.
- Menominee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Kew
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Kew is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kew
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kolberg, see our County-by-County Page for Kolberg.
Cemeteries Near Kolberg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kolberg.
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 Kolberg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kolberg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kolberg, with the one closest to Kolberg listed first.
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Mary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Geise Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Huberts Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brockhausen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- White Star Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Precious Blood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gospel Truth Hall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (111 more) ...
- Duvall Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- St. Peters Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<4>
While we didn't find Kolberg in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kolberg.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kolberg, with the one closest to Kolberg listed first.
- Forestville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Forestville is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
- Maplewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Maplewood is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Brussels
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Brussels is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brussels
- Rosiere
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rosiere is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosiere
- Carnot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Carnot is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnot
- Namur
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Namur is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namur
- Euren
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Euren is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euren
- Rio Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rio Creek is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Creek
- Rankin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rankin is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
- Vignes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Vignes is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vignes
- Little Sturgeon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Little Sturgeon is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sturgeon
- Duvall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Duvall is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Salona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Salona is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
- Thiry Daems
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Thiry Daems is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thiry Daems
- Dyckesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dyckesville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyckesville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kolberg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kolberg.
Newspapers Published in Kolberg ...
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 90 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kolberg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kolberg, 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 Kolberg.
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 Kolberg:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Door County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Kewaunee County
- Manitowoc County
- Marinette County
- Oconto 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Kolberg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Kolberg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |