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 Rapids (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 Rapids. 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.
Little Rapids is located in Brown 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 Brown County: Calumet, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Oconto, Outagamie & Shawano.
Below are the counties that are near Little Rapids. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Little Rapids:
- Brown County (The home county of Little Rapids)
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Rapids, with the one closest to Little Rapids listed first.
- Sniderville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sniderville is located in Brown County
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- Greenleaf
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Greenleaf is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
- Wrightstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wrightstown is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,631 people
- De Pere
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- De Pere is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Pere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,014 people
- Ashwaubenon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ashwaubenon is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwaubenon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,004 people
- Askeaton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Askeaton is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askeaton
- Hobart
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hobart is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,495 people
- Oneida
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Oneida is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Allouez
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Allouez is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allouez
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,784 people
- Morrison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Morrison is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
- Glenmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Glenmore is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Lark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lark is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lark
- Bellevue Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bellevue Town is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue Town
- Calumet County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Rapids, with the one closest to Little Rapids listed first.
- Dundas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dundas is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Kaukauna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kaukauna is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaukauna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,356 people
- Forest Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Forest Junction is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Junction
- Brillion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Brillion is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brillion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,079 people
- Saint John
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Saint John is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
- Hilbert
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hilbert is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilbert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
- Sherwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sherwood is located in Calumet County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,040 people
- Potter
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Potter is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Harrison
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Brant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Brant is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant
- Stockbridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Stockbridge is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
- Chilton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Chilton is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,868 people
- Hayton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hayton is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayton
- Kewaunee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Rapids, with the one closest to Little Rapids listed first.
- Curran
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Curran is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curran
- Pilsen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pilsen is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilsen
- Bolt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bolt is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolt
- Stangelville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Stangelville is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stangelville
- Ellisville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ellisville is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisville
- Luxemburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Luxemburg is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxemburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,577 people
- Krok
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Krok is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krok
- Casco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Casco is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Duvall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Duvall is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
- Euren
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Euren is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euren
- Manitowoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Rapids, with the one closest to Little Rapids listed first.
- Hickory Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Grove is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Menchalville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Menchalville is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menchalville
- Rosecrans
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rosecrans is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosecrans
- Maribel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maribel is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maribel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Reedsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Reedsville is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
- Taus
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Taus is located in Manitowoc County
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- Grimms
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Grimms is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimms
- Kellnersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kellnersville is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellnersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
- Melnik
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Melnik is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melnik
- Larrabee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Larrabee is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
- Collins
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Collins is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Cato
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cato is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
- Reifs Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Reifs Mills is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reifs Mills
- Oconto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Rapids, with the one closest to Little Rapids listed first.
- Chase
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Chase is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Krakow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Krakow is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krakow
- Outagamie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Rapids, with the one closest to Little Rapids listed first.
- Freedom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Freedom is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Chicago Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chicago Corners is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Corners
- Little Chute
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Little Chute is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chute
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,164 people
- Combined Locks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Combined Locks is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combined Locks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,607 people
- Kimberly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kimberly is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,869 people
- Apple Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Apple Creek is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Creek
- Seymour
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Seymour is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 people
- Appleton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Black Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Black Creek is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,309 people
- Greenville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Greenville is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Nichols
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nichols is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Shiocton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Shiocton is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiocton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 914 people
- Hortonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hortonville is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
- Shawano County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Rapids, with the one closest to Little Rapids listed first.
- Rose Lawn
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Lawn is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Lawn
- Laney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Laney is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laney
- Briarton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Briarton is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarton
- Frazer Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Frazer Corners is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer Corners
- Zachow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Zachow is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachow
- Slab City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Slab City is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Bonduel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bonduel is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonduel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,411 people
- Lunds
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lunds is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunds
- Waupaca County
- New London
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- New London is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,065 people
- Winnebago County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Rapids, with the one closest to Little Rapids listed first.
- Menasha
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Menasha is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menasha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,796 people
- Fox Crossing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fox Crossing is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Crossing
- Neenah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Neenah is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neenah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,363 people
- Adella Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Adella Beach is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adella Beach
- Medina Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Medina Junction is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina Junction
- Allenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Allenville is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Little Rapids, see our County-by-County Page for Little Rapids.
Cemeteries Near Little Rapids ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Little Rapids.
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 Rapids - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Little Rapids covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Little Rapids, with the one closest to Little Rapids listed first.
- South Lawrence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lawrence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick Cemetery
- The St. Patrick Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oneida United Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Church of Christ Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (278 more) ...
- Immaculate Conception Catholic Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kelso Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kelson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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 Little Rapids had a population of 43 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Little Rapids, with the one closest to Little Rapids listed first.
- Sniderville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sniderville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sniderville
- Wrightstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wrightstown is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,631 people
- Greenleaf
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Greenleaf is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
- De Pere
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- De Pere is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Pere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,014 people
- Askeaton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Askeaton is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askeaton
- Oneida
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Oneida is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Kolb
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kolb is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kolb
- Holland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Holland is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Glenmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Glenmore is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Kaukauna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kaukauna is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaukauna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,356 people
- Dundas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dundas is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Green Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Green Bay is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103,836 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Little Chute
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Little Chute is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chute
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,164 people
- Forest Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Forest Junction is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Junction
- Apple Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Apple Creek is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Little Rapids. See our List of 1890's Communities around Little Rapids.
Newspapers Published in Little Rapids ...
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 116 newspapers that have been published in the area around Little Rapids.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Little Rapids, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<1>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Little Rapids.
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 Little Rapids:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Brown County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calumet County
- Kewaunee County
- Manitowoc County
- Oconto County
- Outagamie County
- Shawano County
- Waupaca County
- Winnebago County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Little Rapids) 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 Little Rapids, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |