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 Sturgeon (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 Sturgeon. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Little Sturgeon is located in Door County.
To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Below are the counties that are near Little Sturgeon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Little Sturgeon:
- Door County (The home county of Little Sturgeon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Sturgeon, with the one closest to Little Sturgeon listed first.
- Idlewild
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
- Idlewild is located in Door County
- Brussels
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brussels
- Brussels is located in Door County
- Sturgeon Bay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon Bay
- Sturgeon Bay is located in Door County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,985 people
- Forestville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- 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
- Egg Harbor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egg Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor
- Egg Harbor is located in Door County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Jacksonport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonport
- Jacksonport is located in Door County
- Baileys Harbor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileys Harbor
- Baileys Harbor is located in Door County
- Ephraim
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Sturgeon, with the one closest to Little Sturgeon listed first.
- Dyckesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyckesville
- Dyckesville is located in Brown County
- Benderville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benderville
- Benderville is located in Brown County
- Sugar Bush
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bush
- Sugar Bush is located in Brown County
- Suamico
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest) - Flintville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Flintville is located in Brown County
- Poland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
- Poland is located in Brown County
- Preble
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preble
- Preble is located in Brown County
- Kewaunee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Sturgeon, with the one closest to Little Sturgeon listed first.
- Duvall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
- Duvall is located in Kewaunee County
- Euren
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euren
- Euren is located in Kewaunee County
- Gregorville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregorville
- Gregorville is located in Kewaunee County
- Algoma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Algoma is located in Kewaunee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,038 people
- Casco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Luxemburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south) - Ellisville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisville
- Ellisville is located in Kewaunee County
- Kewaunee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewaunee
- Kewaunee is located in Kewaunee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,835 people
- Krok
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south) - Pilsen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilsen
- Pilsen is located in Kewaunee County
- Stangelville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stangelville
- Stangelville is located in Kewaunee County
- Marinette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Sturgeon, with the one closest to Little Sturgeon listed first.
- Peshtigo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peshtigo
- Peshtigo is located in Marinette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,326 people
- Marinette
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marinette
- Marinette is located in Marinette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,466 people
- Harmony
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Harmony is located in Marinette County
- Rubys Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubys Corner
- Rubys Corner is located in Marinette County
- Coleman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Coleman is located in Marinette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest) - Pound
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oconto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Sturgeon, with the one closest to Little Sturgeon listed first.
- Oconto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto
- Oconto is located in Oconto County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,575 people
- Pensaukee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Stiles Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stiles Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles Junction
- Stiles Junction is located in Oconto County
- Lena
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west) - Oconto Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto Falls
- Oconto Falls is located in Oconto County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,805 people
- Spruce
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce
- Spruce is located in Oconto County
- Menominee County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Sturgeon, with the one closest to Little Sturgeon listed first.
- Menominee
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menominee
- Menominee is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,967 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menominee <2>
- Kew
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north) - Carbondale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Carbondale is located in Menominee County (MI)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Little Sturgeon, see our County-by-County Page for Little Sturgeon.
Newspapers Published in Little Sturgeon ...
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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Little Sturgeon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Little Sturgeon, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Little Sturgeon.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Sturgeon:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.wisconsinhistory.org/
- Pages specific to Door County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Kewaunee County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Marinette County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Oconto County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Menominee County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Brown County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Door County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Door County
Cemeteries Near Little Sturgeon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Little Sturgeon.
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 Little Sturgeon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Little Sturgeon, with the one closest to Little Sturgeon listed first.
- Stevenson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stevenson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stevenson Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
- Geise Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Geise Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Geise Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
- Schulties Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schulties Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schulties Cemetery
- White Star Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Star Cemetery
- Schumacher - Nasewaupee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schumacher - Nasewaupee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schumacher - Nasewaupee Cemetery
- Hainesville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hainesville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hainesville Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- 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.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- 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.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
- St. Mary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary Cemetery
- South Side Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- The South Side Cemetery has also been known as:
- Samuelson Cemetery
- Southside Cemetery
- Sturgeon Bay Town Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Side Cemetery
- Continue List (97 more) ...
- Bayside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bayside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87550 <4>
- Woller Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woller Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
- Bayside Cemetery
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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Little Sturgeon had a population of 49 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Little Sturgeon, with the one closest to Little Sturgeon listed first.
- Brussels
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brussels
- Brussels is located in Door County
- Maplewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Namur
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Sturgeon Bay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon Bay
- Sturgeon Bay is located in Door County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,985 people
- Forestville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- 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
- Rosiere
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Carnot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Vignes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Salona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Duvall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
- Duvall is located in Kewaunee County
- Euren
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euren
- Euren is located in Kewaunee County
- Oconto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto
- Oconto is located in Oconto County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,575 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Dyckesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyckesville
- Dyckesville is located in Brown County
- Rankin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Thiry Daems
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- 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
- Dyckesville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Little Sturgeon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Little Sturgeon.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Little Sturgeon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Door County: www.co.door.wi.gov/
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Sturgeon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Little Sturgeon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8383, Longitude: -87.5632 In this case, the coordinates for Little Sturgeon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Sturgeon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |