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 Krakow (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 Krakow. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Krakow is located in Oconto 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 Oconto County: Brown, Forest, Langlade, Marinette, Menominee & Shawano.
Below are the counties that are near Krakow. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Krakow:
- Oconto County (The home county of Krakow)
- The following are listed by their distance from Krakow, with the one closest to Krakow listed first.
- Gillett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Oconto Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto Falls
- Oconto Falls is located in Oconto County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,805 people
- Stiles Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stiles Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles Junction
- Stiles Junction is located in Oconto County
- Spruce
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce
- Spruce is located in Oconto County
- Hickory Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Hickory Corners is located in Oconto County
- Lena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Pensaukee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - Frostville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostville
- Frostville is located in Oconto County
- Suring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suring
- Suring is located in Oconto County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 524 people
- Oconto
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto
- Oconto is located in Oconto County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,575 people
- Breed
(23 miles [37 km] to the north) - Armstrong
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Krakow, with the one closest to Krakow listed first.
- Pulaski
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Pulaski is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,766 people
- Flintville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Flintville is located in Brown County
- Pittsfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
- Pittsfield is located in Brown County
- Suamico
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Howard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Duck Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duck Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Duck Creek is located in Brown County
- Oneida
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Hobart
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Ashwaubenon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwaubenon
- Ashwaubenon is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,004 people
- Green Bay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
- Green Bay is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103,836 people
- Allouez
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allouez
- Allouez is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,784 people
- Benderville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benderville
- Benderville is located in Brown County
- Preble
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preble
- Preble is located in Brown County
- Door County
- Brussels
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brussels
- Brussels is located in Door County
- Brussels
- Kewaunee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Krakow, with the one closest to Krakow listed first.
- Duvall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
- Duvall is located in Kewaunee County
- Luxemburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marinette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Krakow, with the one closest to Krakow listed first.
- Coleman
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Coleman is located in Marinette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Pound
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Menominee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Krakow, with the one closest to Krakow listed first.
- Legend Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Legend Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legend Lake
- Legend Lake is located in Menominee County
- Keshena
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keshena
- Keshena is located in Menominee County
- Outagamie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Krakow, with the one closest to Krakow listed first.
- Seymour
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Nichols
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Leeman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Chicago Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Corners
- Chicago Corners is located in Outagamie County
- Black Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Black Creek is located in Outagamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,309 people
- Freedom
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Freedom is located in Outagamie County
- Shiocton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest) - Bear Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Bear Creek is located in Outagamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- Apple Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Creek
- Apple Creek is located in Outagamie County
- Shawano County
- The following are listed by their distance from Krakow, with the one closest to Krakow listed first.
- Zachow
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachow
- Zachow is located in Shawano County
- Pulcifer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulcifer
- Pulcifer is located in Shawano County
- Frazer Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer Corners
- Frazer Corners is located in Shawano County
- Bonduel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonduel
- Bonduel is located in Shawano County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,411 people
- Slab City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Cecil
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Briarton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Lunds
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunds
- Lunds is located in Shawano County
- Shawano
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawano
- Shawano is located in Shawano County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,885 people
- Middle Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Village
- Middle Village is located in Shawano County
- Gresham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Gresham is located in Shawano County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 563 people
- Leopolis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopolis
- Leopolis is located in Shawano County
- Waupaca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Krakow, with the one closest to Krakow listed first.
- Embarrass
(23 miles [37 km] to the west) - Clintonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clintonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Clintonville is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,353 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Krakow, see our County-by-County Page for Krakow.
Newspapers Published in Krakow ...
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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Krakow.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Krakow, 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 Krakow.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Krakow:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.wisconsinhistory.org/
- Pages specific to Oconto County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Door County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Kewaunee County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Marinette County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Menominee County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Outagamie County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Shawano County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Waupaca County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Brown County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Oconto County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
Cemeteries Near Krakow ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Krakow.
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 Krakow covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Krakow, with the one closest to Krakow listed first.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
- Chase Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chase Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chase Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
- St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- The St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2406021 <4>
- Dickson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dickson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dickson Cemetery
- Polish National Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Polish National Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Polish National Cemetery
- Green Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- The Green Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel East Cemetery
- Bethel Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Valley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88042 <4>
- Resthaven Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Resthaven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Resthaven Cemetery has also been known as:
- Magee - Prickett Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Resthaven Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
- Danish Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Danish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Danish Cemetery
- Elm Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elm Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Elm Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Laney Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elm Grove Cemetery
- St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2317606 <4>
- Continue List (148 more) ...
- White Clay Lake Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Clay Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The White Clay Lake Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kulb's Cemetery
- Schutz Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Clay Lake Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
- Wanderers Rest Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wanderers Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wanderers Rest Cemetery
- White Clay Lake Cemetery
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.<5>
While we didn't find Krakow in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Krakow.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Krakow, with the one closest to Krakow listed first.
- Chase
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Angelica
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Pulaski
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Pulaski is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,766 people
- Pulcifer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulcifer
- Pulcifer is located in Shawano County
- Laney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Gillett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Abrams
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Oconto Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto Falls
- Oconto Falls is located in Oconto County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,805 people
- Bonduel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonduel
- Bonduel is located in Shawano County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,411 people
- Flintville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Flintville is located in Brown County
- Cecil
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Rose Lawn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Continue List (13 more) ...
- Tremble
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Little Suamico
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Suamico have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Suamico
- Little Suamico is located in Oconto County
- Brookside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tremble
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Krakow. See our List of 1890's Communities around Krakow.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Krakow. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Oconto County: www.co.oconto.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> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <3> | 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- Krakow) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Krakow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7617, Longitude: -88.2515 In this case, the coordinates for Krakow have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Krakow, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |