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 Legend Lake (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 Legend Lake. 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 Legend Lake ...
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 Legend Lake: Legend Lk.
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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Legend Lake is located in Menominee 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 Menominee County: Langlade, Oconto & Shawano.
Below are the counties that are near Legend Lake. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Legend Lake:
- Menominee County (The home county of Legend Lake)
- The following are listed by their distance from Legend Lake, with the one closest to Legend Lake listed first.
- Keshena
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Keshena is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keshena
- Neopit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Neopit is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neopit
- Zoar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Zoar is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Legend Lake, with the one closest to Legend Lake listed first.
- Pulaski
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pulaski is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,766 people
- Pittsfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsfield is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
- Flintville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Flintville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Langlade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Legend Lake, with the one closest to Legend Lake listed first.
- White Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- White Lake is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Langlade
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Langlade is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langlade
- Phlox
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Phlox is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phlox
- Bryant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bryant is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Marinette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Legend Lake, with the one closest to Legend Lake listed first.
- Coleman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coleman is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Pound
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pound is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Oconto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Legend Lake, with the one closest to Legend Lake listed first.
- Suring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Suring is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suring
- Population from the 2020 Census: 524 people
- Gillett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gillett is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
- Breed
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Breed is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breed
- Frostville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Frostville is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostville
- Hickory Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Corners is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Krakow
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Krakow is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krakow
- Armstrong
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Armstrong is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Spruce
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Spruce is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce
- Mountain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mountain is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Oconto Falls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Oconto Falls is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,805 people
- Chase
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Chase is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Lena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lena is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
- Outagamie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Legend Lake, with the one closest to Legend Lake listed first.
- Leeman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Leeman is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeman
- Nichols
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Nichols is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Bear Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bear Creek is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- Seymour
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Seymour is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 people
- Black Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Black Creek is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,309 people
- Shiocton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Shiocton is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiocton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 914 people
- Shawano County
- The following are listed by their distance from Legend Lake, with the one closest to Legend Lake listed first.
- Shawano
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Shawano is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawano
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,885 people
- Cecil
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cecil is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
- Middle Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Middle Village is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Village
- Gresham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gresham is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 563 people
- Pulcifer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pulcifer is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulcifer
- Belle Plaine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Belle Plaine is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Plaine
- Bonduel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bonduel is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonduel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,411 people
- Lunds
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lunds is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunds
- Slab City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Slab City is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Zachow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Zachow is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachow
- Leopolis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leopolis is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopolis
- Pella
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pella is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pella
- Waupaca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Legend Lake, with the one closest to Legend Lake listed first.
- Embarrass
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Embarrass is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embarrass
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Clintonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clintonville is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,353 people
- Marion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marion is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
- Granite City ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Granite City is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite City
- Big Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Big Falls is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Legend Lake, see our County-by-County Page for Legend Lake.
Cemeteries Near Legend Lake ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Legend Lake.
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 Legend Lake - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Legend Lake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Legend Lake, with the one closest to Legend Lake listed first.
- Rest Haven Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Michael Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lake Drive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Drive Cemetery
- The Lake Drive Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lundquist Cemetery
- West Branch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- The Woodlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shawano City Cemetery
- Lakeview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
- The Lakeview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bierbaum Cemetery
- St. Martins Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Red Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns UCC Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (124 more) ...
- Underhill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- White Clay Lake Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Clay Lake Cemetery
- The White Clay Lake Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kulb's Cemetery
- Schutz Cemetery
- Mosling Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.<2>
While we didn't find Legend Lake in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Legend Lake.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Legend Lake, with the one closest to Legend Lake listed first.
- Keshena
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Keshena is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keshena
- Shawano
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Shawano is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawano
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,885 people
- Cecil
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cecil is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
- Gresham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gresham is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 563 people
- Hayes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hayes is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes
- Pulcifer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pulcifer is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulcifer
- Belle Plaine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Belle Plaine is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Plaine
- Bonduel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bonduel is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonduel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,411 people
- Gillett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gillett is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
- Breed
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Breed is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breed
- Leopolis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leopolis is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopolis
- Pella
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pella is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pella
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Embarrass
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Embarrass is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embarrass
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Logan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Logan is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Caroline
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Caroline is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroline
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Legend Lake. See our List of 1890's Communities around Legend Lake.
Newspapers Published in Legend Lake ...
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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Legend Lake.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Legend Lake, 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 Legend Lake.
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 Legend Lake:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Menominee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Langlade County
- Marinette County
- Oconto County
- Outagamie County
- Shawano County
- Waupaca County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
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 Legend Lake, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Legend Lake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |