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 Laona Junction (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 Laona Junction. 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 Laona Junction ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Laona Junction: Laona Jct. (or less commonly used: Laona Jctn.)
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.
Laona Junction is located in Forest 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 Forest County: Iron (MI), Florence, Langlade, Marinette, Oconto, Oneida & Vilas.
Below are the counties that are near Laona Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Laona Junction:
- Forest County (The home county of Laona Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from Laona Junction, with the one closest to Laona Junction listed first.
- Laona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Laona is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laona
- Padus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Padus is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padus
- Crandon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crandon is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
- Hiles
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hiles is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiles
- Atkins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Atkins is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
- Mole Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mole Lake is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mole Lake
- Nelma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Nelma is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelma
- Florence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laona Junction, with the one closest to Laona Junction listed first.
- Tipler
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Tipler is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipler
- Fern ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fern is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
- Commonwealth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Commonwealth is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commonwealth
- Florence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Florence is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Aurora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Aurora is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Spread Eagle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spread Eagle is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread Eagle
- Langlade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laona Junction, with the one closest to Laona Junction listed first.
- Freeman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Freeman is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Post Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Post Lake is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Lake
- Lily
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lily is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
- Elcho
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elcho is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elcho
- Marinette County
- Dunbar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dunbar is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Oconto County
- Townsend
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Townsend is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
- Oneida County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laona Junction, with the one closest to Laona Junction listed first.
- Jennings
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jennings is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Gagen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Gagen is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gagen
- Monico
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Monico is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monico
- Pelican Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pelican Lake is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Lake
- Dickinson County (MI)
- Kingsford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Iron County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Laona Junction, with the one closest to Laona Junction listed first.
- Pentoga
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pentoga is located in Iron County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentoga
- Caspian
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Gaastra
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Stager
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stager is located in Iron County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stager
- Stambaugh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Stambaugh is located in Iron County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stambaugh
- Bates Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bates Junction is located in Iron County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates Junction
- Iron River
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Alpha
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mastodon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mastodon is located in Iron County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastodon
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Laona Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Laona Junction.
Cemeteries Near Laona Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Laona Junction.
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 Laona Junction - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Laona Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Laona Junction, with the one closest to Laona Junction listed first.
- Laona Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Forest Home Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Crandon Lakeside Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Argonne Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Crandon Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Long Lake Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- St. Ambrose Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Trinity Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (26 more) ...
- Hillside Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hiles Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
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 Laona Junction in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Laona Junction.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Laona Junction, with the one closest to Laona Junction listed first.
- Cavour
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cavour is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavour
- Crandon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crandon is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
- Armstrong Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Armstrong Creek is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Creek
- Atkins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Atkins is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
- Post Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Post Lake is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Lake
- Pelican Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pelican Lake is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Lake
- Lily
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lily is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
- Dunbar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dunbar is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Ridgetop
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgetop is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgetop
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Elcho
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elcho is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elcho
- Commonwealth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Commonwealth is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commonwealth
- Florence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Florence is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Stager
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stager is located in Iron County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stager
- Malvern
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Malvern is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern
- Stambaugh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Stambaugh is located in Iron County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stambaugh
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Laona Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Laona Junction.
Newspapers Published in Laona Junction ...
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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Laona Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Laona Junction, 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 Laona Junction.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Laona Junction:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Forest County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Florence County
- Langlade County
- Marinette County
- Oconto County
- Oneida County
- Dickinson County
- Iron 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 Laona Junction, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Laona Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |