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 Little Chicago (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 Little Chicago. 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.
Little Chicago is located in Marathon 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 Marathon County: Clark, Langlade, Lincoln, Portage, Shawano, Taylor, Waupaca & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near Little Chicago. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Little Chicago:
- Marathon County (The home county of Little Chicago)
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Chicago, with the one closest to Little Chicago listed first.
- Emmerich
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Emmerich is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerich
- Naugart
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Naugart is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naugart
- Hamburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hamburg is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Taegesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Taegesville is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taegesville
- Rib Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rib Falls is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Falls
- Marathon City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Marathon City is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,516 people
- Poniatowski
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Poniatowski is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poniatowski
- Brokaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Brokaw is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokaw
- Estimated population in 2018: 245 people
- Edgar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Edgar is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,434 people
- Wausau
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wausau is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,511 people
- Athens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Athens is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,079 people
- Rib Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rib Mountain is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Mountain
- Wien
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wien is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wien
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Chicago, with the one closest to Little Chicago listed first.
- Abbotsford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Abbotsford is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbotsford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,225 people
- Dorchester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dorchester is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
- Colby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Colby is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,941 people
- Curtiss
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Curtiss is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtiss
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Chicago, with the one closest to Little Chicago listed first.
- Merrill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Merrill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,990 people
- Dutch Corners ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dutch Corners is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Corners
- Irma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Irma is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irma
- Gleason
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gleason is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleason
- Dudley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dudley is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Tomahawk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Tomahawk is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
- Jersey City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jersey City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Chicago, with the one closest to Little Chicago listed first.
- Interwald
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Interwald is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interwald
- Stetsonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Stetsonville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
- Rib Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rib Lake is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 861 people
- Medford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Medford is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,267 people
- Chelsea
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chelsea is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Westboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westboro is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Chicago, with the one closest to Little Chicago listed first.
- Auburndale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Auburndale is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 658 people
- Blenker
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Blenker is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blenker
- Milladore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Milladore is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milladore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Hewitt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hewitt is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
- Marshfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marshfield is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,414 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Little Chicago, see our County-by-County Page for Little Chicago.
Cemeteries Near Little Chicago ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Little Chicago.
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 Little Chicago - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Little Chicago covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Little Chicago, with the one closest to Little Chicago listed first.
- Dreieinigkeit Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Emanuel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fromm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hamburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lueck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rib View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Big Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Baesemann Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Town Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (95 more) ...
- Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tessmer Pioneer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<1>
While we didn't find Little Chicago in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Little Chicago.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Little Chicago, with the one closest to Little Chicago listed first.
- Naugart
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Naugart is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naugart
- Hamburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hamburg is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Emmerich
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Emmerich is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerich
- Rib Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rib Falls is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Falls
- Stettin ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stettin is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stettin
- Taegesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Taegesville is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taegesville
- Poniatowski
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Poniatowski is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poniatowski
- Wausau
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wausau is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,511 people
- Merrill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Merrill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,990 people
- Athens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Athens is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,079 people
- Wuertsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wuertsburg is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wuertsburg
- Wausau Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wausau Junction is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausau Junction
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Corinth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Corinth is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Schofield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Schofield is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schofield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,153 people
- Nutterville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Nutterville is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutterville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Little Chicago. See our List of 1890's Communities around Little Chicago.
Newspapers Published in Little Chicago ...
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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Little Chicago.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Little Chicago, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Little Chicago.
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 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 Little Chicago:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Marathon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Lincoln County
- Taylor County
- Wood County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Little Chicago, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Little Chicago) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |