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 Minocqua (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 Minocqua. 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 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.
Minocqua 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 Minocqua. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Minocqua:
- Oneida County (The home county of Minocqua)
- The following are listed by their distance from Minocqua, with the one closest to Minocqua listed first.
- Woodruff
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Woodruff is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
- Hazelhurst
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hazelhurst is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelhurst
- Harshaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Harshaw is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshaw
- Newbold
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Newbold is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbold
- Sugar Camp
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sugar Camp is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Camp
- Rhinelander
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rhinelander is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhinelander
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,637 people
- Iron County
- Manitowish
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Manitowish is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitowish
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Minocqua, with the one closest to Minocqua listed first.
- Jersey City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Jersey City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
- Tomahawk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Tomahawk is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
- Harrison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Harrison is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Jeffris
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jeffris is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffris
- Vilas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Minocqua, with the one closest to Minocqua listed first.
- Saint Germain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Germain is located in Vilas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Germain
- Former names for Saint Germain:
- Farmington
- Lakewood
- Sayner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sayner is located in Vilas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayner
- Lac du Flambeau
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lac du Flambeau is located in Vilas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lac du Flambeau
- Manitowish Waters
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Manitowish Waters is located in Vilas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitowish Waters
- Eagle River
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Eagle River is located in Vilas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,582 people
- Katinka Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Katinka Village is located in Vilas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katinka Village
- Conover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Conover is located in Vilas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Minocqua, see our County-by-County Page for Minocqua.
Cemeteries Near Minocqua ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Minocqua.
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 Minocqua - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Minocqua covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Minocqua, with the one closest to Minocqua listed first.
- St. Patricks Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Patricks Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Woodruff.
- The St. Patricks Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Patricks Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2236117 <1>
- Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Woodruff.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2145393 <1>
- Forest Garden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wilderness Rest Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- St. Germain Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Newbold Memorial Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Plum Lake Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pines Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Prairie Rapids Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Woodboro Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Forest Home Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Northland Memorial Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
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, Minocqua had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Minocqua, with the one closest to Minocqua listed first.
- Woodruff
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Woodruff is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
- Hazelhurst
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hazelhurst is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelhurst
- Goodnow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Goodnow is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnow
- McNaughton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- McNaughton is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNaughton
- Harshaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Harshaw is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshaw
- Newbold
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Newbold is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbold
- Manson ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Manson is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
- Rhinelander
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rhinelander is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhinelander
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,637 people
- Heafford Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Heafford Junction is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heafford Junction
- Eagle River
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Eagle River is located in Vilas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,582 people
- McCord
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- McCord is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCord
- Bradley
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bradley is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Mercer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mercer is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Tomahawk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Tomahawk is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
- Malvern
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Malvern is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Minocqua. See our List of 1890's Communities around Minocqua.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Minocqua ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Minocqua.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Minocqua. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Minocqua and those printed in the larger area surrounding Minocqua.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> of Minocqua.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Minocqua:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Oneida County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Iron 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 Minocqua, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Minocqua) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |