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 Long Lake (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 Long Lake. 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 Long Lake ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Long Lake: Long Lk.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Long Lake. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Long Lake.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Long Lake is located in Florence 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 Florence County: Dickinson (MI), Iron (MI), Forest & Marinette.
Below are the counties that are near Long Lake. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Long Lake:
- Florence County (The home county of Long Lake)
- The following are listed by their distance from Long Lake, with the one closest to Long Lake listed first.
- Tipler
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tipler is also located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipler
- Fern ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fern was located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
- Florence
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Florence is also located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Commonwealth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Commonwealth is also located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commonwealth
- Spread Eagle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Spread Eagle is also located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread Eagle
- Aurora
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Aurora is also located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Forest County
- The following are listed by their distance from Long Lake, with the one closest to Long Lake listed first.
- Nelma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nelma is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelma
- Hiles
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hiles is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiles
- Laona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Laona is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laona
- Atkins
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Atkins is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
- Crandon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crandon is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
- Padus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Padus is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padus
- Mole Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mole Lake is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mole Lake
- Marinette County
- Dunbar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dunbar is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Oneida County
- The following are listed by their distance from Long Lake, with the one closest to Long Lake listed first.
- Gagen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gagen is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gagen
- Monico
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Monico is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monico
- Jennings
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jennings is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Vilas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Long Lake, with the one closest to Long Lake listed first.
- Phelps
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Phelps is located in Vilas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps
- Eagle River
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Eagle River is located in Vilas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,582 people
- Dickinson County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Long Lake, with the one closest to Long Lake listed first.
- Kingsford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Iron Mountain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Gogebic County (MI)
- Katakitckon Indian Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Iron County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Long Lake, with the one closest to Long Lake listed first.
- Pentoga
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pentoga is located in Iron County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentoga
- Caspian
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Gaastra
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Stambaugh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Stambaugh is located in Iron County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stambaugh
- Bates Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bates Junction is located in Iron County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates Junction
- Iron River
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mineral Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Mineral Hills is located in Iron County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Hills
- Stager
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Stager is located in Iron County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stager
- Alpha
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chicagon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chicagon is located in Iron County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicagon
- Mastodon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mastodon is located in Iron County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastodon
- Clinch ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clinch was located in Iron County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinch
- Crystal Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Long Lake, see our County-by-County Page for Long Lake.
Cemeteries Near Long Lake ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Long Lake.
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 Long Lake - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Long Lake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Long Lake, with the one closest to Long Lake listed first.
- Long Lake Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Forest Home Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Martin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hillside Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stambaugh Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Indian Burial Ground
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Argonne Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stambaugh Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hiles Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (24 more) ...
- Resthaven Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Laona Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
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>
While we didn't find Long Lake in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Long Lake.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Long Lake, with the one closest to Long Lake listed first.
- Cavour
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cavour is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavour
- Armstrong Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Armstrong Creek is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Creek
- Stambaugh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Stambaugh is located in Iron County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stambaugh
- Iron River
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Stager
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Stager is located in Iron County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stager
- Mastodon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mastodon is located in Iron County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastodon
- Florence
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Florence is also located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Ridgetop
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ridgetop is also located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgetop
- Atkins
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Atkins is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
- Crandon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crandon is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
- Commonwealth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Commonwealth is also located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commonwealth
- Panola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Panola is located in Iron County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Beechwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Beechwood is located in Iron County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Crystal Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Spread Eagle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Spread Eagle is also located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread Eagle
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Long Lake. See our List of 1890's Communities around Long Lake.
Newspapers Published in Long Lake ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Long Lake.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Long Lake, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Long Lake.
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 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 Long Lake:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Florence County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Forest County
- Marinette County
- Oneida County
- Vilas County
- Dickinson County
- Gogebic County
- Iron County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Long Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Long Lake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |