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 Lac du Flambeau Station (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 Lac du Flambeau Station. 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.
Name Variations for Lac du Flambeau Station ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Lac du Flambeau Station: Lac Du Flambeau Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Lac du Flambeau Station is located in Vilas 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 Vilas County: Gogebic (MI), Iron (MI), Forest, Iron, Oneida & Price.
Below are the counties that are near Lac du Flambeau Station. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lac du Flambeau Station:
- Vilas County (The home county of Lac du Flambeau Station)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lac du Flambeau Station, with the one closest to Lac du Flambeau Station listed first.
- Lac du Flambeau
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lac du Flambeau is located in Vilas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lac du Flambeau
- Manitowish Waters
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Manitowish Waters is located in Vilas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitowish Waters
- Katinka Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Katinka Village is located in Vilas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katinka Village
- Sayner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sayner is located in Vilas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayner
- Saint Germain
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Saint Germain is located in Vilas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Germain
- Former names for Saint Germain:
- Farmington
- Lakewood
- Conover
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Conover is located in Vilas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- Eagle River
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Eagle River is located in Vilas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,582 people
- Ashland County
- Butternut
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Butternut is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Iron County
- Manitowish
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Manitowish is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitowish
- Oneida County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lac du Flambeau Station, with the one closest to Lac du Flambeau Station listed first.
- Woodruff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woodruff is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
- Hazelhurst
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hazelhurst is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelhurst
- Harshaw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Harshaw is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshaw
- Newbold
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Newbold is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbold
- Sugar Camp
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Camp is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Camp
- Price County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lac du Flambeau Station, with the one closest to Lac du Flambeau Station listed first.
- Fifield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fifield is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifield
- Park Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Park Falls is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,192 people
- Gogebic County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lac du Flambeau Station, with the one closest to Lac du Flambeau Station listed first.
- Hartley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hartley is located in Gogebic County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
- Hartley has also been known as:
- Hartleys
- Marenisco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Gogebic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gogebic is located in Gogebic County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogebic
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lac du Flambeau Station, see our County-by-County Page for Lac du Flambeau Station.
Cemeteries Near Lac du Flambeau Station ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lac du Flambeau Station.
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 Lac du Flambeau Station - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lac du Flambeau Station covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lac du Flambeau Station, with the one closest to Lac du Flambeau Station listed first.
- Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Woodruff.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2145393 <2>
- St. Patricks Catholic Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Patricks Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Woodruff.
- The St. Patricks Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Patricks Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2236117 <2>
- Forest Garden Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pines Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeside Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mercer Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plum Lake Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Presque Isle Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Winchester Memorial Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- St. Germain Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Wilderness Rest Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Union Grove Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Newbold Memorial Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Home Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 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.<3>
While we didn't find Lac du Flambeau Station in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lac du Flambeau Station.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lac du Flambeau Station, with the one closest to Lac du Flambeau Station listed first.
- Minocqua
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Minocqua is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minocqua
- Woodruff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woodruff is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
- Hazelhurst
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hazelhurst is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelhurst
- Mercer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mercer is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Goodnow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Goodnow is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnow
- McNaughton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- McNaughton is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNaughton
- Harshaw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Harshaw is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshaw
- Wellington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wellington is located in Gogebic County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Newbold
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Newbold is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbold
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Hartley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hartley is located in Gogebic County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
- Hartley has also been known as:
- Hartleys
- Fifield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fifield is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifield
- Park Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Park Falls is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,192 people
- Coolidge ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coolidge is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolidge
- Eagle River
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Eagle River is located in Vilas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,582 people
- Thayer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thayer is located in Gogebic County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lac du Flambeau Station. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lac du Flambeau Station.
Newspapers Published in Lac du Flambeau Station ...
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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lac du Flambeau Station.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lac du Flambeau Station, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lac du Flambeau Station.
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 websites either 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 Lac du Flambeau Station:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Vilas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashland County
- Iron County
- Oneida County
- Price County
- Gogebic 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 Lac du Flambeau Station, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Lac du Flambeau Station) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |