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 Lincoln (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 Lincoln. 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.
Lincoln is located in Kewaunee County.
To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Kewaunee County: Brown, Door & Manitowoc.
Below are the counties that are near Lincoln. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lincoln:
- Kewaunee County (The home county of Lincoln)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln, with the one closest to Lincoln listed first.
- Euren
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euren
- Euren is located in Kewaunee County
- Gregorville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregorville
- Gregorville is located in Kewaunee County
- Duvall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
- Duvall is located in Kewaunee County
- Casco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Casco is located in Kewaunee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Luxemburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luxemburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxemburg
- Luxemburg is located in Kewaunee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,577 people
- Algoma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Algoma is located in Kewaunee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,038 people
- Ellisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ellisville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisville
- Ellisville is located in Kewaunee County
- Pilsen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilsen
- Pilsen is located in Kewaunee County
- Kewaunee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewaunee
- Kewaunee is located in Kewaunee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,835 people
- Krok
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Krok. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krok
- Krok is located in Kewaunee County
- Stangelville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stangelville
- Stangelville is located in Kewaunee County
- Curran
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Curran. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curran
- Curran is located in Kewaunee County
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln, with the one closest to Lincoln listed first.
- Dyckesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyckesville
- Dyckesville is located in Brown County
- Sugar Bush
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bush
- Sugar Bush is located in Brown County
- Benderville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benderville
- Benderville is located in Brown County
- Wequiock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wequiock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wequiock
- Wequiock is located in Brown County
- Bay Settlement
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bay Settlement. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Settlement
- Bay Settlement is located in Brown County
- Poland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
- Poland is located in Brown County
- Fontenoy
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontenoy
- Fontenoy is located in Brown County
- Bellevue Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellevue Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue Town
- Bellevue Town is located in Brown County
- Bellevue
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Bellevue is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,030 people
- Pine Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Pine Grove is located in Brown County
- Preble
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preble
- Preble is located in Brown County
- Green Bay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
- Green Bay is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103,836 people
- Door County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln, with the one closest to Lincoln listed first.
- Rosiere
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rosiere. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosiere
- Rosiere is located in Door County
- Brussels
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brussels
- Brussels is located in Door County
- Namur
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Namur. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namur
- Namur is located in Door County
- Forestville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forestville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Forestville is located in Door County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
- Little Sturgeon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Little Sturgeon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sturgeon
- Little Sturgeon is located in Door County
- Sturgeon Bay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon Bay
- Sturgeon Bay is located in Door County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,985 people
- Idlewild
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
- Idlewild is located in Door County
- Manitowoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln, with the one closest to Lincoln listed first.
- Tisch Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisch Mills
- Tisch Mills is located in Manitowoc County
- Zander
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zander
- Zander is located in Manitowoc County
- Larrabee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
- Larrabee is located in Manitowoc County
- Maribel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maribel
- Maribel is located in Manitowoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Hickory Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Hickory Grove is located in Manitowoc County
- Rosecrans
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosecrans
- Rosecrans is located in Manitowoc County
- Fisherville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
- Fisherville is located in Manitowoc County
- Melnik
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melnik
- Melnik is located in Manitowoc County
- Mishicot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mishicot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishicot
- Mishicot is located in Manitowoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
- Francis Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Creek
- Francis Creek is located in Manitowoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Kellnersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellnersville
- Kellnersville is located in Manitowoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
- Kingsbridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbridge
- Kingsbridge is located in Manitowoc County
- Marinette County
- Peshtigo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peshtigo
- Peshtigo is located in Marinette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,326 people
- Oconto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln, with the one closest to Lincoln listed first.
- Pensaukee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pensaukee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensaukee
- Pensaukee is located in Oconto County
- Oconto
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto
- Oconto is located in Oconto County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,575 people
- Stiles Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stiles Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles Junction
- Stiles Junction is located in Oconto County
- Chase
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chase. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Chase is located in Oconto County
- Lena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Lena is located in Oconto County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
- Oconto Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto Falls
- Oconto Falls is located in Oconto County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,805 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lincoln, see our County-by-County Page for Lincoln.
Cemeteries Near Lincoln ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lincoln.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lincoln covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lincoln, with the one closest to Lincoln listed first.
- St. Peters Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Catholic Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Gospel Truth Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gospel Truth Hall Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gospel Truth Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Odiles Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Odiles Catholic Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Odiles Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Martins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Trinity Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Huberts Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Huberts Catholic Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Huberts Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michaels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Duvall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duvall Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duvall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Seventh-day Adventist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seventh-day Adventist Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seventh-day Adventist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Spiritualist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spiritualist Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spiritualist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- West Slovan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Slovan Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Slovan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Adalberts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Adalberts Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Adalberts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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.<4>
While we didn't find Lincoln in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lincoln.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lincoln, with the one closest to Lincoln listed first.
- Euren
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euren
- Euren is located in Kewaunee County
- Thiry Daems
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thiry Daems have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thiry Daems
- Thiry Daems is located in Kewaunee County
- Tonet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tonet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonet
- Tonet is located in Kewaunee County
- Casco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Casco is located in Kewaunee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Rosiere
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rosiere. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosiere
- Rosiere is located in Door County
- Duvall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
- Duvall is located in Kewaunee County
- Rio Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rio Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Creek
- Rio Creek is located in Kewaunee County
- Luxemburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luxemburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxemburg
- Luxemburg is located in Kewaunee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,577 people
- Slovan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slovan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slovan
- Slovan is located in Kewaunee County
- Rankin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rankin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
- Rankin is located in Kewaunee County
- Dyckesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyckesville
- Dyckesville is located in Brown County
- Walhain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walhain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walhain
- Walhain is located in Kewaunee County
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- Namur
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Namur. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namur
- Namur is located in Door County
- Alaska
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alaska have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Alaska is located in Kewaunee County
- Brussels
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brussels
- Brussels is located in Door County
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lincoln. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lincoln.
Newspapers Published in Lincoln ...
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 99 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lincoln.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lincoln, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lincoln.
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 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 Lincoln:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Kewaunee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Door County
- Manitowoc County
- Marinette County
- Oconto County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lincoln. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Kewaunee County: www.kewauneeco.org/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
<2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<3> | 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. |
<4> | 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 Lincoln, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<5> | 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- Lincoln) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lincoln. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6181, Longitude: -87.6420 In this case, the coordinates for Lincoln have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |