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 Malvern (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 Malvern. 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 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 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.
Malvern is located in Oneida 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 Oneida County: Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Price & Vilas.
Below are the counties that are near Malvern. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Malvern:
- Oneida County (The home county of Malvern)
- The following are listed by their distance from Malvern, with the one closest to Malvern listed first.
- Monico
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Monico is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monico
- Rhinelander
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rhinelander is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhinelander
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,637 people
- Gagen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gagen is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gagen
- Pelican Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pelican Lake is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Lake
- Sugar Camp
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sugar Camp is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Camp
- Newbold
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newbold is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbold
- Jennings
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jennings is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Harshaw
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Harshaw is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshaw
- Hazelhurst
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hazelhurst is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelhurst
- Woodruff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Woodruff is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
- Forest County
- The following are listed by their distance from Malvern, with the one closest to Malvern listed first.
- Atkins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Atkins is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
- Hiles
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hiles is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiles
- Mole Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mole Lake is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mole Lake
- Crandon
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Crandon is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
- Laona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Laona is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laona
- Padus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Padus is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padus
- Langlade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Malvern, with the one closest to Malvern listed first.
- Elcho
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elcho is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elcho
- Post Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Post Lake is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Lake
- Kempster
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Kempster is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempster
- Deerbrook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Deerbrook is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
- Neva Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Neva Corners is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neva Corners
- Freeman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Freeman is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Lily
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lily is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
- Bryant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bryant is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Malvern, with the one closest to Malvern listed first.
- Jeffris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jeffris is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffris
- Harrison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Dudley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dudley is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Gleason
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Gleason is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleason
- Tomahawk
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Tomahawk is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
- Jersey City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Jersey City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
- Irma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Irma is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irma
- Dutch Corners ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dutch Corners is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Corners
- Vilas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Malvern, with the one closest to Malvern listed first.
- Eagle River
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Eagle River is located in Vilas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,582 people
- Saint Germain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Germain is located in Vilas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Germain
- Former names for Saint Germain:
- Farmington
- Lakewood
- Sayner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sayner is located in Vilas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayner
- Conover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Conover is located in Vilas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Malvern, see our County-by-County Page for Malvern.
Cemeteries Near Malvern ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Malvern.
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 Malvern - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Malvern covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Malvern, with the one closest to Malvern listed first.
- Northland Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Enterprise Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Forest Home Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wolfgram Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elcho Community Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nashville Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Woodboro Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Parrish Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Newbold Memorial Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (37 more) ...
- Crandon Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hiles Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Summit Town 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Malvern had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Malvern, with the one closest to Malvern listed first.
- Rhinelander
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rhinelander is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhinelander
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,637 people
- Pelican Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pelican Lake is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Lake
- Jeffris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jeffris is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffris
- Elcho
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elcho is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elcho
- Newbold
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newbold is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbold
- Atkins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Atkins is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
- Post Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Post Lake is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Lake
- McNaughton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- McNaughton is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNaughton
- Summit Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Summit Lake is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Lake
- Crandon
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Crandon is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
- Harshaw
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Harshaw is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshaw
- Manson ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Manson is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Koepenick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Koepenick is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koepenick
- Goodnow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Goodnow is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnow
- Dudley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dudley is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Malvern. See our List of 1890's Communities around Malvern.
Newspapers Published in Malvern ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Malvern.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Malvern, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Malvern.
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 Malvern:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Oneida County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Forest County
- Langlade County
- Lincoln County
- Vilas 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 Malvern, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Malvern) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |