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 York (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 York. 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 York ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for North York: N. York

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 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.

North York is located in Ashland 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 Ashland County: Bayfield, Iron, Price & Sawyer.

Below are the counties that are near North York. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North York:

• Ashland County     (The home county of North York)
  • The following are listed by their distance from North York, with the one closest to North York listed first.
  • High Bridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
    • High Bridge is located in Ashland County
  • Marengo
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
    • Marengo is located in Ashland County
  • Mellen
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mellen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellen
    • Mellen is located in Ashland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 686 people
  • Tannery Town
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tannery Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannery Town
    • Tannery Town is located in Ashland County
  • White City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • White City is located in Ashland County
  • Ashland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
    • Ashland is located in Ashland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,766 people
  • Odanah
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odanah
    • Odanah is located in Ashland County
  • Glidden
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidden
    • Glidden is located in Ashland County
  • La Pointe
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Pointe
    • La Pointe is located in Ashland County
  • Butternut
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butternut have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut
    • Butternut is located in Ashland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
• Bayfield County
  • The following are listed by their distance from North York, with the one closest to North York listed first.
  • Mason
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
    • Mason is located in Bayfield County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
  • Benoit
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benoit
    • Benoit is located in Bayfield County
  • Moquah
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moquah
    • Moquah is located in Bayfield County
  • Sutherland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherland
    • Sutherland is located in Bayfield County
  • Washburn
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
    • Washburn is located in Bayfield County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,049 people
  • Delta
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
    • Delta is located in Bayfield County
  • Bayfield
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayfield
    • Bayfield is located in Bayfield County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
• Iron County
  • The following are listed by their distance from North York, with the one closest to North York listed first.
  • Cedar
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
    • Cedar is located in Iron County
  • Montreal
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montreal
    • Montreal is located in Iron County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
  • Gile
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gile
    • Gile is located in Iron County
  • Hurley
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
    • Hurley is located in Iron County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
• Gogebic County (MI)
  • The following are listed by their distance from North York, with the one closest to North York listed first.
  • Ironwood
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironwood
    • Ironwood is located in Gogebic County (MI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,814 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ironwood <2>
  • Hillcrest
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
    • Hillcrest is located in Gogebic County (MI)
  • North Ironwood
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Ironwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ironwood
    • North Ironwood is located in Gogebic County (MI)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to North York, see our County-by-County Page for North York.

Newspapers Published in North York ...

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 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around North York.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North York, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North York.

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 North York:

• 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 Ashland County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Bayfield County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Iron County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Gogebic County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Wisconsin
  • Cemeteries of Ashland County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Wisconsin

Cemeteries Near North York ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North York.

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 North York covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North York, with the one closest to North York listed first.

• Maple Grove Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
• Moe Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moe Cemetery
• St. Johns Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
• Cayuga Cemetery
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cayuga Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cayuga Cemetery
• Morse Cemetery
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morse Cemetery
• Mt. Hope Cemetery
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
• St. Agnes Cemetery
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Agnes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Agnes Cemetery
• B'nai Israel Cemetery
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the B'nai Israel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the B'nai Israel Cemetery
• Mason Cemetery
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mason Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mason Cemetery
• Edgewood Cemetery
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edgewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edgewood Cemetery
• Odanah Cemetery
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Odanah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Odanah Cemetery
• Wildwood Cemetery
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wildwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wildwood Cemetery
• Continue List   (20 more) ...
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood 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>

While we didn't find North York in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of North York.

These communities are listed based on their distance from North York, with the one closest to North York listed first.

• High Bridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
  • High Bridge is located in Ashland County
• Marengo
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
  • Marengo is located in Ashland County
• Sanborn
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanborn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanborn
  • Sanborn is located in Ashland County
• Mellen
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mellen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellen
  • Mellen is located in Ashland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 686 people
• Sedgwick
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sedgwick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedgwick
  • Sedgwick is located in Ashland County
• White River
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White River
  • White River is located in Ashland County
• Morse
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
  • Morse is located in Ashland County
• Birch
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch
  • Birch is located in Ashland County
• Mason
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
  • Mason is located in Bayfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
• Ashland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Ashland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,766 people
• Odanah
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odanah
  • Odanah is located in Ashland County
• Ashland Junction
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashland Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Junction
  • Ashland Junction is located in Bayfield County
• Continue List   (14 more) ...
  • Benoit
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benoit
    • Benoit is located in Bayfield County
  • Moquah
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moquah
    • Moquah is located in Bayfield County
  • Washburn
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
    • Washburn is located in Bayfield County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,049 people

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around North York. See our List of 1890's Communities around North York.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for North York. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Ashland County: www.co.ashland.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/