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 Marathon City (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 Marathon City. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.

Marathon City is located in Marathon County.

To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Marathon County: Clark, Langlade, Lincoln, Portage, Shawano, Taylor, Waupaca & Wood.

Below are the counties that are near Marathon City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Marathon City:

• Marathon County     (The home county of Marathon City)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Marathon City, with the one closest to Marathon City listed first.
  • Rib Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Falls
    • Rib Falls is located in Marathon County
  • Edgar
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
    • Edgar is located in Marathon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,434 people
  • Rib Mountain
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rib Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Mountain
    • Rib Mountain is located in Marathon County
  • Poniatowski
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poniatowski
    • Poniatowski is located in Marathon County
  • Taegesville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taegesville
    • Taegesville is located in Marathon County
  • Fenwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenwood
    • Fenwood is located in Marathon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
  • Wien
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wien
    • Wien is located in Marathon County
  • Wausau
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausau
    • Wausau is located in Marathon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,511 people
  • Emmerich
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerich
    • Emmerich is located in Marathon County
  • Naugart
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naugart
    • Naugart is located in Marathon County
  • Hamburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
    • Hamburg is located in Marathon County
  • Brokaw
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brokaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokaw
    • Brokaw is located in Marathon County
    • Estimated population in 2018: 245 people
  • Evergreen
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
    • Evergreen is located in Marathon County
• Clark County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Marathon City, with the one closest to Marathon City listed first.
  • Abbotsford
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abbotsford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbotsford
    • Abbotsford is located in Clark County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,225 people
  • Colby
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
    • Colby is located in Clark County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,941 people
  • Dorchester
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dorchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
    • Dorchester is located in Clark County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
  • Curtiss
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtiss
    • Curtiss is located in Clark County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
  • Riplinger
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riplinger
    • Riplinger is located in Clark County
  • Veefkind
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Veefkind. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veefkind
    • Veefkind is located in Clark County
• Lincoln County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Marathon City, with the one closest to Marathon City listed first.
  • Merrill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
    • Merrill is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,990 people
  • Dutch Corners ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Corners
    • Dutch Corners is located in Lincoln County
  • Irma
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irma
    • Irma is located in Lincoln County
  • Gleason
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleason
    • Gleason is located in Lincoln County
• Portage County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Marathon City, with the one closest to Marathon City listed first.
  • Junction City
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
    • Junction City is located in Portage County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
  • Torun
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torun
    • Torun is located in Portage County
• Shawano County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Marathon City, with the one closest to Marathon City listed first.
  • Birnamwood
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Birnamwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birnamwood
    • Birnamwood is located in Shawano County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 772 people
  • Eland
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eland
    • Eland is located in Shawano County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
• Taylor County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Marathon City, with the one closest to Marathon City listed first.
  • Interwald
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Interwald. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interwald
    • Interwald is located in Taylor County
  • Stetsonville
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stetsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetsonville
    • Stetsonville is located in Taylor County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
  • Medford
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
    • Medford is located in Taylor County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,267 people
• Wood County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Marathon City, with the one closest to Marathon City listed first.
  • Auburndale
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburndale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
    • Auburndale is located in Wood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 658 people
  • Blenker
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blenker
    • Blenker is located in Wood County
  • Milladore
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milladore
    • Milladore is located in Wood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
  • Hewitt
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
    • Hewitt is located in Wood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
  • Sherry
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry
    • Sherry is located in Wood County
  • Marshfield
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
    • Marshfield is located in Wood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,414 people
  • Arpin
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arpin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arpin
    • Arpin is located in Wood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
  • Bakerville
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
    • Bakerville is located in Wood County
  • Rudolph
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rudolph have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudolph
    • Rudolph is located in Wood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Marathon City, see our County-by-County Page for Marathon City.

Cemeteries Near Marathon City ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Marathon City.

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 Marathon City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Marathon City, with the one closest to Marathon City listed first.

• St. Matthews Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Matthews Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Matthews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• St. Marys Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
  • 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.
• Emanuel Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emanuel Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Baesemann Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baesemann Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baesemann Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Zion Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• St. Johns Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Rib View Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rib View Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rib View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Tessmer Pioneer Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tessmer Pioneer Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tessmer Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Lueck Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lueck Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lueck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Big Hill Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Hill Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Dreieinigkeit Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dreieinigkeit Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dreieinigkeit Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Holy Trinity Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Trinity Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Continue List   (106 more) ...
  • Town Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Town Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Town Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hebrew Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebrew Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebrew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fromm Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fromm Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fromm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Marathon City in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Marathon City.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Marathon City, with the one closest to Marathon City listed first.

• Stettin ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stettin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stettin
  • Stettin is located in Marathon County
• Rib Falls
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Falls
  • Rib Falls is located in Marathon County
• Poniatowski
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poniatowski
  • Poniatowski is located in Marathon County
• Halder
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halder have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halder
  • Halder is located in Marathon County
• Taegesville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taegesville
  • Taegesville is located in Marathon County
• Wausau
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausau
  • Wausau is located in Marathon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,511 people
• Naugart
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naugart
  • Naugart is located in Marathon County
• Emmerich
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerich
  • Emmerich is located in Marathon County
• Hamburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
  • Hamburg is located in Marathon County
• Schofield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schofield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schofield
  • Schofield is located in Marathon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,153 people
• Wausau Junction
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wausau Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausau Junction
  • Wausau Junction is located in Marathon County
• Bradley
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
  • Bradley is located in Marathon County
• Continue List   (14 more) ...
  • Mosinee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mosinee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosinee
    • Mosinee is located in Marathon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,195 people
  • Wuertsburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wuertsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wuertsburg
    • Wuertsburg is located in Marathon County
  • Athens
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
    • Athens is located in Marathon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,079 people

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Marathon City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Marathon City.

Newspapers Published in Marathon City ...

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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Marathon City.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Marathon City, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Marathon City.

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 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 Marathon City:

• 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 Marathon County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Clark County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Lincoln County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Portage County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Shawano County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Taylor County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Wood County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Wisconsin
  • Cemeteries of Marathon County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Wisconsin

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Marathon City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Marathon County: www.co.marathon.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/