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 New Franken (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 New Franken. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
New Franken is located in Brown 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 Brown County: Calumet, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Oconto, Outagamie & Shawano.
Below are the counties that are near New Franken. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Franken:
- Brown County (The home county of New Franken)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Franken, with the one closest to New Franken listed first.
- Sugar Bush
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bush
- Sugar Bush is located in Brown County
- Benderville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benderville
- Benderville is located in Brown County
- Poland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
- Poland is located in Brown County
- Bellevue
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Bellevue is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,030 people
- Preble
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preble
- Preble is located in Brown County
- Dyckesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyckesville
- Dyckesville is located in Brown County
- Pine Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Pine Grove is located in Brown County
- Bellevue Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellevue Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue Town
- Bellevue Town is located in Brown County
- Green Bay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
- Green Bay is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103,836 people
- Allouez
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allouez
- Allouez is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,784 people
- Fontenoy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontenoy
- Fontenoy is located in Brown County
- Glenmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Ashwaubenon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwaubenon
- Ashwaubenon is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,004 people
- Calumet County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Franken, with the one closest to New Franken listed first.
- Brillion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest) - Dundas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Dundas is located in Calumet County
- Forest Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Junction
- Forest Junction is located in Calumet County
- Kaukauna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaukauna
- Kaukauna is located in Calumet County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,356 people
- Door County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Franken, with the one closest to New Franken listed first.
- Brussels
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brussels
- Brussels is located in Door County
- Forestville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- 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
- Little Sturgeon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- 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
- Sturgeon Bay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon Bay
- Sturgeon Bay is located in Door County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,985 people
- Kewaunee County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Franken, with the one closest to New Franken listed first.
- Luxemburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Pilsen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilsen
- Pilsen is located in Kewaunee County
- Ellisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisville
- Ellisville is located in Kewaunee County
- Casco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Duvall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
- Duvall is located in Kewaunee County
- Krok
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Stangelville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stangelville
- Stangelville is located in Kewaunee County
- Euren
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euren
- Euren is located in Kewaunee County
- Bolt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolt
- Bolt is located in Kewaunee County
- Gregorville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregorville
- Gregorville is located in Kewaunee County
- Kewaunee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewaunee
- Kewaunee is located in Kewaunee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,835 people
- Algoma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Algoma is located in Kewaunee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,038 people
- Manitowoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Franken, with the one closest to New Franken listed first.
- Hickory Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Hickory Grove is located in Manitowoc County
- Zander
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zander
- Zander is located in Manitowoc County
- Maribel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maribel
- Maribel is located in Manitowoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Rosecrans
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosecrans
- Rosecrans is located in Manitowoc County
- Tisch Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisch Mills
- Tisch Mills is located in Manitowoc County
- Larrabee
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
- Larrabee is located in Manitowoc County
- Melnik
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melnik
- Melnik is located in Manitowoc County
- Fisherville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
- Fisherville is located in Manitowoc County
- Kellnersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellnersville
- Kellnersville is located in Manitowoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
- Menchalville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menchalville
- Menchalville is located in Manitowoc County
- Mishicot
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast) - Francis Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Creek
- Francis Creek is located in Manitowoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Kingsbridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbridge
- Kingsbridge is located in Manitowoc County
- Oconto County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Franken, with the one closest to New Franken listed first.
- Pensaukee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north) - Oconto
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto
- Oconto is located in Oconto County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,575 people
- Stiles Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- 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
- Oconto Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto Falls
- Oconto Falls is located in Oconto County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,805 people
- Outagamie County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Franken, with the one closest to New Franken listed first.
- Chicago Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Corners
- Chicago Corners is located in Outagamie County
- Freedom
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Freedom is located in Outagamie County
- Seymour
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west) - Little Chute
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chute
- Little Chute is located in Outagamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,164 people
- Apple Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Creek
- Apple Creek is located in Outagamie County
- Combined Locks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combined Locks
- Combined Locks is located in Outagamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,607 people
- Kimberly
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
- Kimberly is located in Outagamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,869 people
- Black Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Black Creek is located in Outagamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,309 people
- Shawano County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Franken, with the one closest to New Franken listed first.
- Frazer Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer Corners
- Frazer Corners is located in Shawano County
- Zachow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachow
- Zachow is located in Shawano County
- Briarton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Franken, see our County-by-County Page for New Franken.
Newspapers Published in New Franken ...
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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Franken.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Franken, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Franken.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 New Franken:
- 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 Brown County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calumet County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Door County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Kewaunee County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Manitowoc County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Oconto County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Outagamie 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
- Calumet County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Brown County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Brown County
Cemeteries Near New Franken ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Franken.
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 New Franken covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Franken, with the one closest to New Franken listed first.
- St. Kilian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Kilian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Kilian Cemetery
- Humboldt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Humboldt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Humboldt Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- 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.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Huberts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Huberts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Huberts Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
- Nicolet Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nicolet Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nicolet Memorial Gardens
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Spiritualist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spiritualist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spiritualist Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2323940 <3>
- County Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Home Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- 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.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
- Continue List (190 more) ...
- Seventh-day Adventist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seventh-day Adventist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seventh-day Adventist Cemetery
- Bellevue Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bellevue Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bellevue Cemetery
- Lilly Lake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lilly Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lilly Lake Cemetery
- Seventh-day Adventist 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that New Franken had a population of 92 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New Franken, with the one closest to New Franken listed first.
- Walhain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Wequiock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Bay Settlement
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Settlement
- Bay Settlement is located in Brown County
- Luxemburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Poland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
- Poland is located in Brown County
- Henrysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henrysville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrysville
- Henrysville is located in Brown County
- Tonet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Pilsen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilsen
- Pilsen is located in Kewaunee County
- Pine Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Pine Grove is located in Brown County
- Ellisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisville
- Ellisville is located in Kewaunee County
- Thiry Daems
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thiry Daems have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thiry Daems
- Thiry Daems is located in Kewaunee County
- Dyckesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyckesville
- Dyckesville is located in Brown County
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Green Bay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
- Green Bay is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103,836 people
- Kolb
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Casco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Green Bay
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Franken. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Franken.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for New Franken. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Brown County: www.co.brown.wi.us/
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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- New Franken) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Franken. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5308, Longitude: -87.8259 In this case, the coordinates for New Franken have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 New Franken, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |