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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 Lindsey (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 Lindsey. 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 southwest 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 south.

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 south 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.

Lindsey is located in Wood 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 Wood County: Adams, Clark, Jackson, Juneau, Marathon & Portage.

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

  • Wood County     (The home county of Lindsey)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lindsey, with the one closest to Lindsey listed first.
    • Bakerville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Marshfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hewitt
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pittsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Pittsville is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
    • Arpin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Arpin is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arpin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
    • Auburndale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Auburndale is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 658 people
    • Vesper
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Sherry
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Blenker
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Eight Corners
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Milladore
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Rudolph
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Rudolph is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudolph
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
    • Nekoosa
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Adams County
  • Clark County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lindsey, with the one closest to Lindsey listed first.
    • Chili
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Granton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Veefkind
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Spokeville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Neillsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Neillsville is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neillsville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,375 people
    • Loyal
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Loyal is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyal
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
    • Globe
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Riplinger
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Greenwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Atwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Colby
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Colby is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,941 people
    • Willard
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Abbotsford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Crawford County
    • Lynxville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Lynxville is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynxville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
  • Jackson County
  • Juneau County
  • Marathon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lindsey, with the one closest to Lindsey listed first.
    • Spencer
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • McMillan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Rozellville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Unity
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Unity is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
    • Rangeline
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Stratford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Stratford is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
    • Fenwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Fenwood is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Wien
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Milan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Moon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Edgar
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Portage County
    • Junction City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Junction City is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people

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

Cemeteries Near Lindsey ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lindsey.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lindsey, with the one closest to Lindsey 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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Lindsey had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Nevins
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Nevins is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevins
  • Lynn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Lynn is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
  • Bakerville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Granton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Veefkind
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Shortville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Shortville is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortville
  • Veedum
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Veedum is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veedum
  • Pittsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pittsville is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
  • Hewitt
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Spokeville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Spencer
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Spaulding
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Spaulding is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Lindsey ...

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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lindsey.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lindsey, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<1>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lindsey.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Lindsey:

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Lindsey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Lindsey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.