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 North Fond du Lac (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 North Fond du Lac. 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 North Fond du Lac ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for North Fond du Lac: N. Fond Du Lac
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
North Fond du Lac is located in Fond du Lac 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 Fond du Lac County: Calumet, Dodge, Green Lake, Sheboygan, Washington & Winnebago.
Below are the counties that are near North Fond du Lac. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Fond du Lac:
- Fond du Lac County (The home county of North Fond du Lac)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Fond du Lac, with the one closest to North Fond du Lac listed first.
- Fond du Lac
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fond du Lac is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fond du Lac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,178 people
- Woodhull
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodhull is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhull
- Peebles
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Peebles is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peebles
- Minawa Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Minawa Beach is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minawa Beach
- Gladstone Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gladstone Beach is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone Beach
- Linden Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Linden Beach is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden Beach
- Eldorado
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Eldorado is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Marblehead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marblehead is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
- Oakfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oakfield is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
- Rosendale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rosendale is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,026 people
- Byron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Byron is located in Fond du Lac County
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- Eden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eden is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 943 people
- Calumet County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Fond du Lac, with the one closest to North Fond du Lac listed first.
- Brothertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brothertown is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brothertown
- Quinney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Quinney is located in Calumet County
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- Stockbridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stockbridge is located in Calumet County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
- New Holstein
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Holstein is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holstein
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,105 people
- Brant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brant is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant
- Chilton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chilton is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,868 people
- Hayton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hayton is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayton
- Harrison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Harrison is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Sherwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sherwood is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,040 people
- Hilbert
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hilbert is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilbert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
- Potter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Potter is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Saint John
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saint John is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
- Dodge County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Fond du Lac, with the one closest to North Fond du Lac listed first.
- Brownsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Brownsville is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Lomira
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lomira is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,454 people
- Knowles
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Knowles is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles
- Waupun
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Waupun is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waupun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,271 people
- Kekoskee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Kekoskee is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kekoskee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 891 people
- Theresa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Theresa is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theresa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,199 people
- Mayville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mayville is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,829 people
- Atwater
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Atwater is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwater
- Burnett
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Burnett is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Horicon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Horicon is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horicon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,680 people
- Neda
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Neda is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neda
- Minnesota Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Minnesota Junction is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota Junction
- Green Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Fond du Lac, with the one closest to North Fond du Lac listed first.
- Utley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Utley is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utley
- Green Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Green Lake is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
- Berlin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Berlin is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,383 people
- Markesan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Markesan is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markesan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
- Manitowoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Fond du Lac, with the one closest to North Fond du Lac listed first.
- Kiel
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Kiel is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,799 people
- Rockville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rockville is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Millhome
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Millhome is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhome
- Steinthal
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Steinthal is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinthal
- Louis Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Louis Corners is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis Corners
- School Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- School Hill is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for School Hill
- Sheboygan County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Fond du Lac, with the one closest to North Fond du Lac listed first.
- Glenbeulah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Glenbeulah is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbeulah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
- Elkhart Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Elkhart Lake is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhart Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Plymouth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Plymouth is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,737 people
- Cascade
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cascade is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Rhine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rhine is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhine
- Johnsonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Johnsonville is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Waldo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Waldo is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Adell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Adell is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Fond du Lac, with the one closest to North Fond du Lac listed first.
- Wayne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wayne is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
- Saint Michaels
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Michaels is located in Washington County
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- Allenton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Allenton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Aurora
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Aurora is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Boltonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Boltonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boltonville
- Barton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Fillmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fillmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- West Bend
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Bend is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,478 people
- Winnebago County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Fond du Lac, with the one closest to North Fond du Lac listed first.
- Point Comfort
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Point Comfort is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Comfort
- Black Wolf
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Black Wolf is located in Winnebago County
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- Stony Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Stony Beach is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Beach
- Fisk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fisk is located in Winnebago County
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- Fitzgerald
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fitzgerald is located in Winnebago County
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- Pickett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pickett is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett
- Oshkosh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Oshkosh is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshkosh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66,495 people
- Reighmoor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Reighmoor is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reighmoor
- Harbor Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harbor Springs is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Springs
- Omro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Omro is located in Winnebago County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,592 people
- Adella Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Adella Beach is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adella Beach
- Allenville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Allenville is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to North Fond du Lac, see our County-by-County Page for North Fond du Lac.
Cemeteries Near North Fond du Lac ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Fond du Lac.
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 North Fond du Lac - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for North Fond du Lac covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Fond du Lac, with the one closest to North Fond du Lac listed first.
- Estabrooks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hamiston Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fond du Lac County Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Lamartine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hawes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rienzi Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ledgeview Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (304 more) ...
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Taycheedah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Charles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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 North Fond du Lac in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of North Fond du Lac.
These communities are listed based on their distance from North Fond du Lac, with the one closest to North Fond du Lac listed first.
- Woodhull
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodhull is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhull
- Taycheedah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Taycheedah is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taycheedah
- Van Dyne
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Van Dyne is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Dyne
- Peebles
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Peebles is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peebles
- Silica
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Silica is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
- Eldorado
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Eldorado is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Marblehead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marblehead is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
- Black Wolf
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Black Wolf is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Wolf
- Oakfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oakfield is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
- Rosendale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rosendale is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,026 people
- Byron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Byron is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Eden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eden is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 943 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Malone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Malone is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone
- Johnsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Johnsburg is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsburg
- Calumet Harbor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Calumet Harbor is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet Harbor
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around North Fond du Lac. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Fond du Lac.
Newspapers Published in North Fond du Lac ...
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 88 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Fond du Lac.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Fond du Lac, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Fond du Lac.
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 North Fond du Lac:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Fond du Lac County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calumet County
- Dodge County
- Green Lake County
- Manitowoc County
- Sheboygan 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 North Fond du Lac, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- North Fond du Lac) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |