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 Neopit (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 Neopit. 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 and doctors 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.
Neopit is located in Menominee 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 Menominee County: Langlade, Oconto & Shawano.
Below are the counties that are near Neopit. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Neopit:
- Menominee County (The home county of Neopit)
- The following are listed by their distance from Neopit, with the one closest to Neopit listed first.
- Zoar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Zoar is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Keshena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Keshena is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keshena
- Legend Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Legend Lake is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legend Lake
- Langlade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Neopit, with the one closest to Neopit listed first.
- Phlox
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Phlox is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phlox
- White Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- White Lake is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Langlade
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Langlade is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langlade
- Bryant
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bryant is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Antigo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Antigo is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antigo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,719 people
- Lily
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lily is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
- Neva Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Neva Corners is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neva Corners
- Deerbrook
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Deerbrook is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
- Freeman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Freeman is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Kempster
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kempster is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempster
- Marathon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Neopit, with the one closest to Neopit listed first.
- Norrie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Norrie is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrie
- Elderon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Elderon is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Hatley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hatley is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Pike Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pike Lake is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Lake
- Galloway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Galloway is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway
- Ringle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ringle is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringle
- Glandon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Glandon is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glandon
- Oconto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Neopit, with the one closest to Neopit listed first.
- Breed
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Breed is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breed
- Suring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Suring is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suring
- Population from the 2020 Census: 524 people
- Mountain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Armstrong
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Armstrong is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Frostville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Frostville is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostville
- Gillett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Gillett is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
- Townsend
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Townsend is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
- Hickory Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hickory Corners is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Shawano County
- The following are listed by their distance from Neopit, with the one closest to Neopit listed first.
- Middle Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Middle Village is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Village
- Gresham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gresham is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 563 people
- Almon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Almon is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almon
- Bowler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bowler is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Mattoon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mattoon is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattoon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
- Regina
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Regina is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regina
- Leopolis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Leopolis is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopolis
- Pella
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pella is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pella
- Shawano
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Shawano is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawano
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,885 people
- Aniwa
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Aniwa is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aniwa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Birnamwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Birnamwood is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birnamwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 772 people
- Wittenberg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wittenberg is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittenberg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 986 people
- Belle Plaine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Belle Plaine is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Plaine
- Waupaca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Neopit, with the one closest to Neopit listed first.
- Marion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Marion is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
- Embarrass
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Embarrass is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embarrass
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Clintonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Clintonville is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,353 people
- Granite City ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Granite City is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite City
- Big Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Big Falls is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Neopit, see our County-by-County Page for Neopit.
Cemeteries Near Neopit ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Neopit.
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 Neopit - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Neopit covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Neopit, with the one closest to Neopit listed first.
- St. Anthonys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Red Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Branch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Highland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- The Highland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bartelme Town Cemetery
- Bowler Community Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2180760 <1>
- Roosevelt Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- St. Francis Solanus Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Holy Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Riverside Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- The Riverside Cemetery has also been known as:
- Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
- Town Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elias Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Norwood Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (101 more) ...
- St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
- The St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old St. Paulus Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
- St. Michael Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 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>
While we didn't find Neopit in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Neopit.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Neopit, with the one closest to Neopit listed first.
- Gresham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gresham is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 563 people
- Phlox
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Phlox is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phlox
- Regina
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Regina is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regina
- Keshena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Keshena is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keshena
- Elton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Elton is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
- Leopolis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Leopolis is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopolis
- Pella
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pella is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pella
- Birnamwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Birnamwood is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birnamwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 772 people
- Caroline
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Caroline is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroline
- Shawano
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Shawano is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawano
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,885 people
- Bryant
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bryant is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Elmhurst
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Elmhurst is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmhurst
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Aniwa
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Aniwa is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aniwa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Wittenberg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wittenberg is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittenberg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 986 people
- Whitcomb
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Whitcomb is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitcomb
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Neopit. See our List of 1890's Communities around Neopit.
Newspapers Published in Neopit ...
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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Neopit.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Neopit, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Neopit.
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 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 Neopit:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Menominee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Langlade County
- Marathon County
- Oconto County
- Shawano County
- Waupaca 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 Neopit, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Neopit) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |