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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 Nekoosa Junction (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 Nekoosa Junction. 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 Nekoosa Junction ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Nekoosa Junction: Nekoosa Jct. (or less commonly used: Nekoosa Jctn.)
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 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.
Nekoosa Junction is located in Wood 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 Wood County: Adams, Clark, Jackson, Juneau, Marathon & Portage.
Below are the counties that are near Nekoosa Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Nekoosa Junction:
- Wood County (The home county of Nekoosa Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nekoosa Junction, with the one closest to Nekoosa Junction listed first.
- Port Edwards
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Port Edwards is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Edwards
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,752 people
- Nekoosa
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Nekoosa is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nekoosa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,391 people
- Wisconsin Rapids
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wisconsin Rapids is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisconsin Rapids
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,555 people
- Grand Rapids
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Grand Rapids is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rapids
- Lake Wazeecha
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lake Wazeecha is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wazeecha
- Biron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Biron is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
- Eight Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Eight Corners is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eight Corners
- Vesper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Vesper is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesper
- Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
- Rudolph
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rudolph is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
- Pittsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
- Arpin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Arpin is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arpin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Sherry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sherry is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nekoosa Junction, with the one closest to Nekoosa Junction listed first.
- New Rome ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- New Rome is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rome
- Leola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leola is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leola
- Big Flats
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Big Flats is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Flats
- Strongs Prairie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Strongs Prairie is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongs Prairie
- Arkdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Arkdale is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdale
- Friendship
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Friendship is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
- Adams
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Adams is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Pilot Knob ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pilot Knob is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Clark County
- Chili
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chili is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nekoosa Junction, with the one closest to Nekoosa Junction listed first.
- City Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- City Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Point
- Lapham Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lapham Junction is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapham Junction
- Pray
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pray
- Juneau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nekoosa Junction, with the one closest to Nekoosa Junction listed first.
- New Miner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Miner is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Miner
- Sprague
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sprague is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
- Necedah
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Necedah is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necedah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 923 people
- Mather
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mather is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mather
- Marathon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nekoosa Junction, with the one closest to Nekoosa Junction listed first.
- Rangeline
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rangeline is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rangeline
- Rozellville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rozellville is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozellville
- Ashley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ashley is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
- Moon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Moon is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon
- Monroe County
- Shennington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shennington is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennington
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nekoosa Junction, with the one closest to Nekoosa Junction listed first.
- Junction City
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Junction City is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- Plover
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Plover is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,252 people
- Whiting
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Whiting is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people
- Stevens Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stevens Point is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,949 people
- Park Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Park Ridge is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
- Arnott
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Arnott is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnott
- Almond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Almond is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
- Custer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Custer is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Torun
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Torun is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torun
- Ellis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ellis is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Blaine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Blaine is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Lake Emily ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lake Emily is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Emily
- Waushara County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nekoosa Junction, with the one closest to Nekoosa Junction listed first.
- Plainfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Plainfield is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
- Hancock
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hancock is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
- Coloma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coloma is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Nekoosa Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Nekoosa Junction.
Cemeteries Near Nekoosa Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nekoosa Junction.
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 Nekoosa Junction - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Nekoosa Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Nekoosa Junction, with the one closest to Nekoosa Junction listed first.
- Riverside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Village of Port Edwards Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Green Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. John Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (121 more) ...
- Spring Branch Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Restlawn Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Rosary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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 Nekoosa Junction in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Nekoosa Junction.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Nekoosa Junction, with the one closest to Nekoosa Junction listed first.
- Port Edwards
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Port Edwards is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Edwards
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,752 people
- Walker
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Walker is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- New Rome ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- New Rome is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rome
- Vesper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Vesper is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesper
- Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
- Babcock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Babcock is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babcock
- Rudolph
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rudolph is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
- Meehan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Meehan is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meehan
- Pittsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
- Veedum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Veedum is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veedum
- Monroe Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Monroe Center is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Center
- Sprague
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sprague is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
- Sherry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sherry is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Meadow Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Meadow Valley is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Valley
- Bancroft
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bancroft is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Junction City
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Junction City is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Nekoosa Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Nekoosa Junction.
Newspapers Published in Nekoosa Junction ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nekoosa Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nekoosa Junction, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<1>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nekoosa Junction.
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 helpful 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 Nekoosa Junction:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Wood County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Clark County
- Jackson County
- Juneau County
- Marathon County
- Monroe County
- Portage County
- Waushara County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Nekoosa Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Nekoosa Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |