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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 Leola (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 Leola. 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 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.

Leola is located in Adams 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 Adams County: Columbia, Juneau, Marquette, Portage, Sauk, Waushara & Wood.

Below are the counties that are near Leola. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Leola:

  • Adams County     (The home county of Leola)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leola, with the one closest to Leola listed first.
    • Big Flats
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • New Rome ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Pilot Knob ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Pilot Knob is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
    • Arkdale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Friendship
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Friendship is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
    • Adams
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Strongs Prairie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Easton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Quincy ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Juneau County
  • Marquette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leola, with the one closest to Leola listed first.
    • Westfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Westfield is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,268 people
    • Neshkoro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Neshkoro is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshkoro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
    • Oxford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Germania
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Portage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leola, with the one closest to Leola listed first.
    • Almond
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Blaine
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Plover
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Plover is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plover
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,252 people
    • Whiting
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Whiting is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people
    • Arnott
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Park Ridge
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Park Ridge is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
    • Stevens Point
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Custer
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Emily ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Amherst Junction
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Amherst Junction is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Junction
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
    • Amherst
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Nelsonville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ellis
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Waupaca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leola, with the one closest to Leola listed first.
    • Rural
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Cobb Town
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Cobb Town is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Town
    • Sheridan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • King
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Waupaca
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Waupaca is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waupaca
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,857 people
  • Waushara County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leola, with the one closest to Leola listed first.
    • Plainfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Plainfield is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
    • Hancock
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Hancock is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
    • Coloma
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Coloma is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
    • Wild Rose
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Wautoma
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Wautoma is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wautoma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,114 people
    • Mount Morris
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Silver Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Silver Lake is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
    • Saxeville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Lohrville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Lohrville is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lohrville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 389 people
    • Pine River
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Redgranite
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Rodney ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Rodney is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
  • Wood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leola, with the one closest to Leola listed first.
    • Lake Wazeecha
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Lake Wazeecha is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wazeecha
    • Grand Rapids
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Nekoosa
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Port Edwards
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Wisconsin Rapids
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Biron
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Biron is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
    • Rudolph
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Rudolph is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudolph
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
    • Eight Corners
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Vesper
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Pittsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Pittsville is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
    • Milladore
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Sherry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Arpin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Arpin is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arpin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Leola, see our County-by-County Page for Leola.

Cemeteries Near Leola ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Leola.

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 Leola - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Leola covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Leola, with the one closest to Leola listed first.

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 Leola in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Leola.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Leola, with the one closest to Leola listed first.

  • Hancock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Hancock is located in Waushara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
  • Plainfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Plainfield is located in Waushara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
  • Bancroft
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bancroft is located in Portage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
  • New Rome ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Roche a Cri ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Roche a Cri is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roche a Cri
  • Coloma
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Coloma is located in Waushara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
  • Almond
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Pilot Knob ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Pilot Knob is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
  • Keene
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Keene is located in Portage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
  • Port Edwards
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Monroe Center
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Monroe Center is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Center
  • Arkdale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Richford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Richford is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richford
    • Meehan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Meehan is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meehan
    • Friendship
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Friendship is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Leola. See our List of 1890's Communities around Leola.

Newspapers Published in Leola ...

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 83 newspapers that have been published in the area around Leola.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Leola, 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 Leola.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Leola:

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 Leola, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 from Point A (ie- Leola) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.