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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 Marinette (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 Marinette. 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 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.

Marinette is located in Marinette County and is the County Seat.

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 Marinette County: Dickinson (MI), Menominee (MI), Florence, Forest & Oconto.

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

  • Marinette County     (The home county of Marinette)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marinette, with the one closest to Marinette listed first.
    • Peshtigo
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peshtigo
      • Peshtigo is located in Marinette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,326 people
    • Rubys Corner
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubys Corner
      • Rubys Corner is located in Marinette County
    • Harmony
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
      • Harmony is located in Marinette County
    • Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
      • Lake is located in Marinette County
      • Estimated population in 2015: 1,136 people
    • Coleman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
      • Coleman is located in Marinette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
    • Pound
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pound have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pound
      • Pound is located in Marinette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
    • Crivitz
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crivitz have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crivitz
      • Crivitz is located in Marinette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
    • Sweetheart City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetheart City
      • Sweetheart City is located in Marinette County
    • Wausaukee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wausaukee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausaukee
      • Wausaukee is located in Marinette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
    • Cedarville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
      • Cedarville is located in Marinette County
  • Door County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marinette, with the one closest to Marinette listed first.
    • Egg Harbor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Idlewild
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
      • Idlewild is located in Door County
    • Little Sturgeon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Sturgeon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sturgeon
      • Little Sturgeon is located in Door County
    • Ephraim
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ephraim have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephraim
      • Ephraim is located in Door County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
    • Sturgeon Bay
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon Bay
      • Sturgeon Bay is located in Door County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,985 people
    • Jacksonport
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonport
      • Jacksonport is located in Door County
    • Baileys Harbor
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileys Harbor
      • Baileys Harbor is located in Door County
    • Sister Bay
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sister Bay
      • Sister Bay is located in Door County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
    • Brussels
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brussels
      • Brussels is located in Door County
    • North Bay
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bay
      • North Bay is located in Door County
    • Ellison Bay
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison Bay
      • Ellison Bay is located in Door County
    • Forestville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Rowleys Bay
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rowleys Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowleys Bay
      • Rowleys Bay is located in Door County
  • Kewaunee County
    • Duvall
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
      • Duvall is located in Kewaunee County
  • Oconto County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marinette, with the one closest to Marinette listed first.
    • Oconto
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto
      • Oconto is located in Oconto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,575 people
    • Lena
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
      • Lena is located in Oconto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
    • Pensaukee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pensaukee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensaukee
      • Pensaukee is located in Oconto County
    • Stiles Junction
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Spruce
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce
      • Spruce is located in Oconto County
    • Oconto Falls
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto Falls
      • Oconto Falls is located in Oconto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,805 people
  • Menominee County (MI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marinette, with the one closest to Marinette listed first.
    • Menominee
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • 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
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kew have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kew
      • Kew is located in Menominee County (MI)
    • Carbondale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
      • Carbondale is located in Menominee County (MI)
    • Wallace
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Ingalls
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingalls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
      • Ingalls is located in Menominee County (MI)
    • Koss
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koss
      • Koss is located in Menominee County (MI)
    • Longrie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longrie
      • Longrie is located in Menominee County (MI)
    • Stephenson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stephenson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson
      • Stephenson is located in Menominee County (MI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stephenson <2>
    • Kells
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kells have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kells
      • Kells is located in Menominee County (MI)
    • Daggett
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daggett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
      • Daggett is located in Menominee County (MI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
    • Swanson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swanson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanson
      • Swanson is located in Menominee County (MI)
    • Banat
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banat
      • Banat is located in Menominee County (MI)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Marinette ...

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 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Marinette.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Marinette. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Marinette and those printed in the larger area surrounding Marinette.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> of Marinette.

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 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 Marinette:

Cemeteries Near Marinette ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Marinette.

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

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

  • Forest Home Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Home Cemetery is located in Marinette.
    • The Forest Home Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Marinette Forest Home Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Home Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2286760 <4>
  • Hebrew Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebrew Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Marinette.
    • The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87675 <4>
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Glenwood Memorial Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Marinette County Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Peshtigo Fire Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Peshtigo Fire Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Peshtigo.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peshtigo Fire Cemetery
  • Birch Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Birch Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Birch Creek Cemetery
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Continue List   (74 more) ...
    • Harmony Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • St. Mary's Mission Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary's Mission Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Mission Cemetery
    • Winesville Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winesville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winesville 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 Marinette had a population of 11,523 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Marinette had a population of 10,466 people.

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

  • Menominee
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • Peshtigo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peshtigo
    • Peshtigo is located in Marinette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,326 people
  • Birch Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birch Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Creek
    • Birch Creek is located in Menominee County (MI)
  • Porterfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porterfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
    • Porterfield is located in Marinette County
  • Carbondale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
    • Carbondale is located in Menominee County (MI)
  • Wallace
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Egg Harbor
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • 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
  • Arthur Bay
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arthur Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur Bay
    • Arthur Bay is located in Menominee County (MI)
  • Oconto
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto
    • Oconto is located in Oconto County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,575 people
  • Little Sturgeon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Sturgeon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sturgeon
    • Little Sturgeon is located in Door County
  • Fish Creek
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fish Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek
    • Fish Creek is located in Door County
  • Ingalls
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingalls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
    • Ingalls is located in Menominee County (MI)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Beaver
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
      • Beaver is located in Marinette County
    • Pound
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pound have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pound
      • Pound is located in Marinette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
    • Coleman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
      • Coleman is located in Marinette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people

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

The official website for Marinette: www.marinette.wi.us/

The official website for Marinette County: www.marinettecounty.com/

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Marinette) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Marinette. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.1000, Longitude: -87.6307    
<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 Marinette, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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