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 Paris (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 Paris. 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 northeast 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 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.
New Paris is located in Sheboygan 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 Sheboygan County: Calumet, Fond du Lac, Manitowoc, Ozaukee & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near New Paris. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Paris:
- Sheboygan County (The home county of New Paris)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Paris, with the one closest to New Paris listed first.
- Plymouth
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Plymouth is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,737 people
- Waldo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Waldo is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Johnsonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Johnsonville is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Glenbeulah
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Glenbeulah is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbeulah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
- Cascade
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cascade is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Ourtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ourtown is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ourtown
- Elkhart Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Elkhart Lake is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhart Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Adell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Adell is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
- Sheboygan Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sheboygan Falls is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheboygan Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,914 people
- Rhine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rhine is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhine
- Kohler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kohler is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- Howards Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Howards Grove is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,279 people
- Oostburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oostburg is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oostburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,082 people
- Calumet County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Paris, with the one closest to New Paris listed first.
- New Holstein
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- New Holstein is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holstein
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,105 people
- Hayton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hayton is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayton
- Chilton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chilton is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,868 people
- Brothertown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Brothertown is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brothertown
- Quinney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Quinney is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinney
- Brant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brant is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant
- Potter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Potter is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Hilbert
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hilbert is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilbert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
- Stockbridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stockbridge is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
- Dodge County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Paris, with the one closest to New Paris listed first.
- Lomira
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lomira is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,454 people
- Brownsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Brownsville is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Knowles
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Knowles is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles
- Theresa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Theresa is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theresa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,199 people
- Fond du Lac County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Paris, with the one closest to New Paris listed first.
- Graham Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Graham Corners is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Corners
- Saint Cloud
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Cloud is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Armstrong
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Armstrong is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Banner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Banner is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- New Prospect
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Prospect is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Dotyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dotyville is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotyville
- Calvary
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Calvary is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Mount Calvary
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Calvary is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Calvary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- New Fane
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Fane is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fane
- Malone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Malone is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone
- Campbellsport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Campbellsport is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,811 people
- Johnsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Johnsburg is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsburg
- Eden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Eden is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 943 people
- Manitowoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Paris, with the one closest to New Paris listed first.
- Millhome
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Millhome is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhome
- Rockville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rockville is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Kiel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kiel is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,799 people
- Louis Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Louis Corners is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis Corners
- School Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- School Hill is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for School Hill
- Spring Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Cleveland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cleveland is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
- Steinthal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Steinthal is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinthal
- Osman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Osman is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osman
- Saint Nazianz
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Saint Nazianz is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nazianz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
- Newton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Newton is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Northeim
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Northeim is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northeim
- Rube
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rube is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rube
- Ozaukee County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Paris, with the one closest to New Paris listed first.
- Kohler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Kohler is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohler
- Sauk Trail Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sauk Trail Beach is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauk Trail Beach
- Belgium
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Belgium is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,364 people
- Waubeka
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Waubeka is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waubeka
- Lake Church
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Church is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Church
- Fredonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Fredonia is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,251 people
- Holy Cross
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Holy Cross is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- Port Washington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Port Washington is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,066 people
- Saukville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Saukville is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saukville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,437 people
- Horns Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Horns Corners is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horns Corners
- Grafton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Grafton is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,758 people
- Ulao
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ulao is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulao
- Cedarburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cedarburg is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,783 people
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Paris, with the one closest to New Paris listed first.
- Boltonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Boltonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boltonville
- Fillmore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fillmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Saint Michaels
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Michaels is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Michaels
- Newburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Newburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
- Myra
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Myra is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Barton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Barton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Wayne
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Wayne is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
- West Bend
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- West Bend is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,478 people
- Aurora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Aurora is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Allenton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Allenton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Jackson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jackson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,256 people
- Cedar Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Cedar Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Lake is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Winnebago County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Paris, with the one closest to New Paris listed first.
- Point Comfort
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Point Comfort is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Comfort
- Black Wolf
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Black Wolf is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Wolf
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Paris, see our County-by-County Page for New Paris.
Cemeteries Near New Paris ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Paris.
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 New Paris - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Paris covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Paris, with the one closest to New Paris listed first.
- St. John Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Winooski Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Harmon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Waldo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Farmin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Zoar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Fridolin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (257 more) ...
- Greenbush Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lyndon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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 New Paris in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of New Paris.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New Paris, with the one closest to New Paris listed first.
- Waldo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Waldo is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Cascade
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cascade is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Johnsonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Johnsonville is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Glenbeulah
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Glenbeulah is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbeulah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
- Greenbush
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenbush is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Adell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Adell is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
- Hingham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hingham is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hingham
- Franklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Sheboygan Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sheboygan Falls is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheboygan Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,914 people
- Rhine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rhine is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhine
- Gibbsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gibbsville is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbsville
- Hulls Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hulls Crossing is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossing
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Weedens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Weedens is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedens
- Howards Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Howards Grove is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,279 people
- Ada
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ada is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Paris. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Paris.
Newspapers Published in New Paris ...
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 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Paris.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Paris, 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 New Paris.
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 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 Paris:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Sheboygan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calumet County
- Dodge County
- Fond du Lac County
- Manitowoc County
- Ozaukee County
- Washington County
- Winnebago 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 New Paris, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- New Paris) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |