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 Lena (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 Lena. 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 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.
Lena is located in Oconto 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 Oconto County: Brown, Forest, Langlade, Marinette, Menominee & Shawano.
Below are the counties that are near Lena. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lena:
- Oconto County (The home county of Lena)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lena, with the one closest to Lena listed first.
- Spruce
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Spruce is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce
- Stiles Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Stiles Junction is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles Junction
- Oconto Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oconto Falls is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,805 people
- Oconto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oconto is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,575 people
- Hickory Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hickory Corners is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Pensaukee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pensaukee is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensaukee
- Frostville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Frostville is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostville
- Gillett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gillett is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
- Krakow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Krakow is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krakow
- Suring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Suring is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suring
- Population from the 2020 Census: 524 people
- Chase
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Chase is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Breed
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Breed is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breed
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lena, with the one closest to Lena listed first.
- Flintville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Flintville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Pulaski
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pulaski is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,766 people
- Suamico
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Suamico is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suamico
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,064 people
- Benderville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Benderville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benderville
- Dyckesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dyckesville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyckesville
- Duck Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Duck Creek is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Howard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Howard is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,346 people
- Pittsfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pittsfield is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
- Wequiock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wequiock is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wequiock
- Bay Settlement
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bay Settlement is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Settlement
- Green Bay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Green Bay is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103,836 people
- Door County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lena, with the one closest to Lena listed first.
- Namur
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Namur is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namur
- Little Sturgeon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Little Sturgeon is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sturgeon
- Brussels
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brussels is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brussels
- Rosiere
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rosiere is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosiere
- Idlewild
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Idlewild is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
- Kewaunee County
- Duvall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Duvall is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
- Marinette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lena, with the one closest to Lena listed first.
- Coleman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Coleman is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Pound
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pound is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Harmony
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Peshtigo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Peshtigo is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peshtigo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,326 people
- Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lake is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Estimated population in 2015: 1,136 people
- Crivitz
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Crivitz is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crivitz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
- Rubys Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rubys Corner is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubys Corner
- Marinette
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marinette is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marinette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,466 people
- Sweetheart City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sweetheart City is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetheart City
- Wausaukee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wausaukee is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausaukee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Menominee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lena, with the one closest to Lena listed first.
- Legend Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Legend Lake is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legend Lake
- Keshena
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Keshena is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keshena
- Shawano County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lena, with the one closest to Lena listed first.
- Pulcifer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pulcifer is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulcifer
- Cecil
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cecil is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
- Zachow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Zachow is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachow
- Bonduel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bonduel is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonduel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,411 people
- Frazer Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Frazer Corners is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer Corners
- Laney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Laney is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laney
- Slab City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Slab City is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Rose Lawn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Lawn is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Lawn
- Lunds
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lunds is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunds
- Shawano
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shawano is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawano
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,885 people
- Briarton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Briarton is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarton
- Menominee County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lena, with the one closest to Lena listed first.
- Menominee
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Kew
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kew is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kew
- Birch Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Birch Creek is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Creek
- Carbondale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carbondale is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lena, see our County-by-County Page for Lena.
Cemeteries Near Lena ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lena.
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 Lena - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lena covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lena, with the one closest to Lena listed first.
- St. Charles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lena Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Spruce Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Trinity Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Volk Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oconto Evergreen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- St. Wenceslaus Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brazeau Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (107 more) ...
- Kelly Brook Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cullen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Garden of Hope Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Lena had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Lena had a population of 540 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lena, with the one closest to Lena listed first.
- Spruce
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Spruce is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce
- Oconto Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oconto Falls is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,805 people
- Stiles Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Stiles Junction is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles Junction
- Stiles
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Stiles is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
- Coleman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Coleman is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Pound
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pound is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Brookside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Brookside is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Oconto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oconto is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,575 people
- Abrams
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Abrams is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abrams
- Pensaukee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pensaukee is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensaukee
- Beaver
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Beaver is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Gillett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gillett is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pulcifer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pulcifer is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulcifer
- Little Suamico
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Little Suamico is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Suamico
- Peshtigo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Peshtigo is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peshtigo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,326 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lena. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lena.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Lena ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lena.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Lena. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Lena and those printed in the larger area surrounding Lena.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Lena.
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 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 Lena:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Oconto County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Door County
- Kewaunee County
- Marinette County
- Menominee County
- Shawano County
- Menominee 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 Lena, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lena) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |