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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 Koro (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 Koro. 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.

Koro 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 Koro. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Koro:

  • Winnebago County     (The home county of Koro)
  • Calumet County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Koro, with the one closest to Koro listed first.
    • Brothertown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Quinney
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Stockbridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Stockbridge is located in Calumet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
    • Harrison
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Columbia County
    • Friesland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Friesland is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
  • Dodge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Koro, with the one closest to Koro listed first.
    • Waupun
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Atwater
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Fox Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Fox Lake is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,440 people
    • Randolph
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Randolph is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
    • Brownsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Brownsville is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
  • Fond du Lac County
  • Green Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Koro, with the one closest to Koro listed first.
    • Berlin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Green Lake
      (10 miles [16.1 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
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Princeton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Markesan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Markesan is located in Green Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markesan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
    • Marquette
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Marquette is located in Green Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquette
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
    • Kingston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Marquette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Koro, with the one closest to Koro listed first.
    • Neshkoro
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Neshkoro is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshkoro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
    • Germania
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Montello
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Glen Oak
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Outagamie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Koro, with the one closest to Koro listed first.
    • Medina
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Hortonville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Greenville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Greenville is located in Outagamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Appleton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Appleton
      • From Koro to Appleton
  • Waupaca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Koro, with the one closest to Koro listed first.
    • Fremont
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Gills Landing
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Weyauwega
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Weyauwega is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyauwega
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,745 people
    • Rural
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Baldwins Mill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • New London
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • New London is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,065 people
    • Ostrander
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • King
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Waupaca
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Waupaca is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waupaca
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,857 people
  • Waushara County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Koro, with the one closest to Koro listed first.
    • Poy Sippi
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Redgranite
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Lohrville
      (14 miles [22.5 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
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Rodney is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
    • Pine River
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • West Bloomfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Mount Morris
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Saxeville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Silver Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Silver Lake is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
    • Wautoma
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Wautoma is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wautoma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,114 people
    • Wild Rose
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Koro ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Koro.

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 Koro - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Nepeuskun Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Eureka Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Krebs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Waukau Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Sacramento Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bush Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Stanislaus Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Omro Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • North Rushford Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Loper Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Sheads Island Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (254 more) ...
    • Burdick Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Welsh Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Michaels Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 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 Koro in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Koro.

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

  • Eureka
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Eureka is located in Winnebago County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Rush Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Rush Lake is located in Winnebago County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Lake
  • Waukau
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Waukau is located in Winnebago County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukau
  • Berlin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Pickett
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Elo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Elo is located in Winnebago County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elo
  • Omro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Omro is located in Winnebago County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omro
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,592 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Omro
    • From Koro to Omro
  • Ripon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Fisk
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Zion
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Zion is located in Winnebago County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
  • Ring
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Ring is located in Winnebago County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ring
  • West Rosendale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Fitzgerald
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Rosendale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Rosendale is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosendale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,026 people
    • Butte des Morts
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Butte des Morts is located in Winnebago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte des Morts

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

Newspapers Published in Koro ...

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 94 newspapers that have been published in the area around Koro.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Koro, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Koro.

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 helpful 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 Koro:

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 Koro, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Koro) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.