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 Point (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 Point. 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.
Name Variations for Little Point ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Littlepoint.
- A typical abbreviation for Little Point: Little Pt.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Little Point. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Little Point.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 Point is located in Winnebago 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 Winnebago County: Calumet, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Outagamie, Waupaca & Waushara.
Below are the counties that are near Little Point. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Little Point:
- Winnebago County (The home county of Little Point)
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Point, with the one closest to Little Point listed first.
- Point Comfort
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Point Comfort is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Comfort
- Black Wolf
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Black Wolf is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Wolf
- Stony Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Beach is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Beach
- Fitzgerald
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fitzgerald is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerald
- Oshkosh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oshkosh is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshkosh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66,495 people
- Fisk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fisk is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisk
- Pickett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pickett is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett
- Reighmoor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Reighmoor is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reighmoor
- Harbor Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harbor Springs is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Springs
- Adella Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Adella Beach is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adella Beach
- Allenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Allenville is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Omro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Omro is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,592 people
- Brown County
- Askeaton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Askeaton is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askeaton
- Calumet County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Point, with the one closest to Little Point listed first.
- Brothertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brothertown is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brothertown
- Quinney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Quinney is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinney
- Stockbridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stockbridge is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
- Brant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brant is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant
- Chilton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chilton is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,868 people
- Harrison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- New Holstein
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- New Holstein is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holstein
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,105 people
- Hayton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hayton is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayton
- Sherwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sherwood is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,040 people
- Hilbert
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hilbert is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilbert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
- Saint John
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Saint John is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
- Potter
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Potter is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Dodge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Point, with the one closest to Little Point listed first.
- Brownsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Brownsville is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Lomira
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lomira is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,454 people
- Knowles
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Knowles is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles
- Waupun
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Waupun is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waupun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,271 people
- Kekoskee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Kekoskee is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kekoskee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 891 people
- Theresa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Theresa is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theresa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,199 people
- Atwater
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Atwater is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwater
- Mayville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mayville is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,829 people
- Burnett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Burnett is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Fond du Lac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Point, with the one closest to Little Point listed first.
- Gladstone Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gladstone Beach is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone Beach
- Linden Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Linden Beach is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden Beach
- Minawa Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Minawa Beach is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minawa Beach
- North Fond du Lac
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- North Fond du Lac is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fond du Lac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,059 people
- Calumetville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Calumetville is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumetville
- Peebles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Peebles is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peebles
- Johnsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Johnsburg is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsburg
- Eldorado
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eldorado is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Garnet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Garnet is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garnet
- Fond du Lac
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fond du Lac is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fond du Lac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,178 people
- Malone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Malone is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone
- Woodhull
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodhull is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhull
- Green Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Point, with the one closest to Little Point listed first.
- Berlin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Berlin is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,383 people
- Green Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Green Lake is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
- Utley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Utley is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utley
- Markesan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Markesan is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markesan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
- Manitowoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Point, with the one closest to Little Point listed first.
- Kiel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Kiel is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,799 people
- Rockville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rockville is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Steinthal
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Steinthal is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinthal
- Louis Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Louis Corners is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis Corners
- Millhome
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Millhome is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhome
- Collins
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Collins is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Saint Nazianz
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Saint Nazianz is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nazianz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
- School Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- School Hill is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for School Hill
- Valders
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Valders is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valders
- Population from the 2020 Census: 918 people
- Reedsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Reedsville is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
- Outagamie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Point, with the one closest to Little Point listed first.
- Appleton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Appleton is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74,058 people
- Former name for Appleton:
- Appleton Junction
- Combined Locks
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Combined Locks is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combined Locks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,607 people
- Kimberly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Kimberly is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,869 people
- Medina
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Medina is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
- Greenville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Greenville is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Little Chute
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Little Chute is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chute
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,164 people
- Apple Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Apple Creek is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Creek
- Hortonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hortonville is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
- Sheboygan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Point, with the one closest to Little Point listed first.
- Glenbeulah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Glenbeulah is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbeulah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
- Elkhart Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Elkhart Lake is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhart Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Rhine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rhine is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhine
- Plymouth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Plymouth is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,737 people
- Johnsonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Johnsonville is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Cascade
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cascade is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Waldo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Waldo is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Washington County
- Wayne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wayne is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
- Waupaca County
- Fremont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fremont is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 647 people
- Waushara County
- Poy Sippi
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Poy Sippi is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poy Sippi
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Little Point, see our County-by-County Page for Little Point.
Cemeteries Near Little Point ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Little Point.
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 Point - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Little Point covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Little Point, with the one closest to Little Point listed first.
- Knack Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- New Elm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Evangelical Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wilhelmina Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Schellers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Peace Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Peace Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Boyd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (315 more) ...
- Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bock 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.<2>
While we didn't find Little Point in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Little Point.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Little Point, with the one closest to Little Point listed first.
- Van Dyne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Van Dyne is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Dyne
- Black Wolf
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Black Wolf is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Wolf
- Calumet Harbor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Calumet Harbor is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet Harbor
- Silica
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Silica is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
- Taycheedah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Taycheedah is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taycheedah
- Peebles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Peebles is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peebles
- Oshkosh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oshkosh is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshkosh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66,495 people
- Calumetville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Calumetville is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumetville
- Brothertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brothertown is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brothertown
- Fitzgerald
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fitzgerald is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerald
- Ring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ring is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ring
- Eldorado
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eldorado is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Johnsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Johnsburg is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsburg
- Malone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Malone is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone
- Jericho
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jericho is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Little Point. See our List of 1890's Communities around Little Point.
Newspapers Published in Little Point ...
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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Little Point.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Little Point, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Little Point.
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 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 Point:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Winnebago County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Calumet County
- Dodge County
- Fond du Lac County
- Green Lake County
- Manitowoc County
- Outagamie County
- Sheboygan County
- Washington County
- Waupaca County
- Waushara County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
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 Little Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Little Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |