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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Nowell. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Nowell to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Nowell, please Contact Us.


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 Nowell (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 Nowell. 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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Nowell is historic, it would have been located within present day Waupaca 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 Waupaca County: Marathon, Outagamie, Portage, Shawano, Waushara & Winnebago.

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

  • Waupaca County     (The home county of Nowell)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nowell, with the one closest to Nowell listed first.
    • Ostrander
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrander
      • Ostrander is located in Waupaca County
    • Little Wolf ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Wolf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Wolf
      • Little Wolf is located in Waupaca County
    • Manawa
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manawa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manawa
      • Manawa is located in Waupaca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
    • New London
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
      • New London is located in Waupaca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,065 people
    • Clintonville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clintonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
      • Clintonville is located in Waupaca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,353 people
    • Ogdensburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ogdensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdensburg
      • Ogdensburg is located in Waupaca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
    • Embarrass
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Embarrass have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embarrass
      • Embarrass is located in Waupaca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
    • Marion
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
      • Marion is located in Waupaca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
    • Granite City ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite City
      • Granite City is located in Waupaca County
    • Gills Landing
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills Landing
      • Gills Landing is located in Waupaca County
    • Weyauwega
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weyauwega have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyauwega
      • Weyauwega is located in Waupaca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,745 people
    • Big Falls
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Falls
      • Big Falls is located in Waupaca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
  • Brown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nowell, with the one closest to Nowell listed first.
    • Pittsfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
      • Pittsfield is located in Brown County
    • Oneida
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oneida have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
      • Oneida is located in Brown County
    • Pulaski
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
      • Pulaski is located in Brown County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,766 people
  • Calumet County
    • Kaukauna
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaukauna
      • Kaukauna is located in Calumet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,356 people
  • Marathon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nowell, with the one closest to Nowell listed first.
    • Galloway
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway
      • Galloway is located in Marathon County
    • Elderon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elderon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderon
      • Elderon is located in Marathon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
  • Menominee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nowell, with the one closest to Nowell listed first.
    • Keshena
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keshena
      • Keshena is located in Menominee County
    • Legend Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Legend Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legend Lake
      • Legend Lake is located in Menominee County
  • Outagamie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nowell, with the one closest to Nowell listed first.
    • Bear Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
      • Bear Creek is located in Outagamie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
    • Shiocton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiocton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiocton
      • Shiocton is located in Outagamie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 914 people
    • Leeman
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leeman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeman
      • Leeman is located in Outagamie County
    • Hortonville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
      • Hortonville is located in Outagamie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
    • Medina
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
      • Medina is located in Outagamie County
    • Black Creek
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Nichols
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nichols have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
      • Nichols is located in Outagamie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
    • Greenville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
      • Greenville is located in Outagamie County
    • Seymour
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seymour have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
      • Seymour is located in Outagamie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 people
    • Apple Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Creek
      • Apple Creek is located in Outagamie County
    • Appleton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
      • Appleton is located in Outagamie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,058 people
      • Former name for Appleton:
      • Appleton Junction
    • Freedom
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
      • Freedom is located in Outagamie County
  • Portage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nowell, with the one closest to Nowell listed first.
    • Amherst
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
      • Amherst is located in Portage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,082 people
    • Garfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
      • Garfield is located in Portage County
    • Alban
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alban
      • Alban is located in Portage County
    • Amherst Junction
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amherst Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Junction
      • Amherst Junction is located in Portage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
    • Nelsonville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
      • Nelsonville is located in Portage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
    • Rosholt
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosholt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosholt
      • Rosholt is located in Portage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
    • Blaine
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
      • Blaine is located in Portage County
    • Custer
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
      • Custer is located in Portage County
    • Polonia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polonia
      • Polonia is located in Portage County
  • Shawano County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nowell, with the one closest to Nowell listed first.
    • Split Rock
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Rock
      • Split Rock is located in Shawano County
    • Leopolis
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopolis
      • Leopolis is located in Shawano County
    • Briarton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briarton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarton
      • Briarton is located in Shawano County
    • Lunds
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunds
      • Lunds is located in Shawano County
    • Shawano
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawano
      • Shawano is located in Shawano County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,885 people
    • Tigerton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigerton
      • Tigerton is located in Shawano County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
    • Slab City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slab City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
      • Slab City is located in Shawano County
    • Gresham
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
      • Gresham is located in Shawano County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 563 people
    • Bonduel
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonduel
      • Bonduel is located in Shawano County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,411 people
    • Frazer Corners
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer Corners
      • Frazer Corners is located in Shawano County
    • Bowler
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowler
      • Bowler is located in Shawano County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
    • Zachow
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachow
      • Zachow is located in Shawano County
  • Waushara County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nowell, with the one closest to Nowell listed first.
    • West Bloomfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bloomfield
      • West Bloomfield is located in Waushara County
    • Poy Sippi
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poy Sippi
      • Poy Sippi is located in Waushara County
    • Saxeville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxeville
      • Saxeville is located in Waushara County
    • Pine River
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
      • Pine River is located in Waushara County
    • Wild Rose
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rose
      • Wild Rose is located in Waushara County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
  • Winnebago County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nowell, with the one closest to Nowell listed first.
    • Zittau
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zittau
      • Zittau is located in Winnebago County
    • Orihula
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orihula
      • Orihula is located in Winnebago County
    • Medina Junction
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medina Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina Junction
      • Medina Junction is located in Winnebago County
    • Fox Crossing
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Crossing
      • Fox Crossing is located in Winnebago County
    • Allenville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
      • Allenville is located in Winnebago County
    • Winneconne
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winneconne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winneconne
      • Winneconne is located in Winnebago County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
    • Menasha
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menasha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menasha
      • Menasha is located in Winnebago County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,796 people
    • Neenah
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neenah
      • Neenah is located in Winnebago County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,363 people
    • Harbor Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Springs
      • Harbor Springs is located in Winnebago County
    • Adella Beach
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adella Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adella Beach
      • Adella Beach is located in Winnebago County
    • Reighmoor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reighmoor
      • Reighmoor is located in Winnebago County

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

Newspapers Published in Nowell ...

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 141 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nowell.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nowell, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nowell.

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 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 Nowell:

Cemeteries Near Nowell ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nowell.

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

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

  • Ruckdashel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ruckdashel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ruckdashel Cemetery
  • St. Patricks' Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
  • Little Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Creek Cemetery
  • Emanuel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emanuel Cemetery
  • Bear Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bear Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bear Creek Cemetery
  • Maple Creek Cemetery #1
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Creek Cemetery #1 have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Creek Cemetery #1
  • The Old Maple Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Danish Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Danish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Danish Cemetery
  • Danish Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Danish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Danish Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
  • Royalton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Royalton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Royalton Cemetery
  • Continue List   (217 more) ...
    • Old Ostrander Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Ostrander Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Ostrander Cemetery
    • Ostrander - Northport Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ostrander - Northport Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ostrander - Northport Cemetery
    • Maple Creek Cemetery #2
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Creek Cemetery #2 have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Creek Cemetery #2

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.

Nowell itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Nicholson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nicholson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
    • Nicholson is located in Waupaca County
  • Sugar Bush
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Bush have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bush
    • Sugar Bush is located in Outagamie County
  • Bear Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
    • Bear Creek is located in Outagamie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
  • Northport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northport
    • Northport is located in Waupaca County
  • Symco
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Symco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Symco
    • Symco is located in Waupaca County
  • Manawa
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manawa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manawa
    • Manawa is located in Waupaca County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
  • Little Wolf ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Wolf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Wolf
    • Little Wolf is located in Waupaca County
  • Royalton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royalton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
    • Royalton is located in Waupaca County
  • Ostrander
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrander
    • Ostrander is located in Waupaca County
  • Marble ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
    • Marble is located in Waupaca County
  • New London
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
    • New London is located in Waupaca County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,065 people
  • Clintonville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clintonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
    • Clintonville is located in Waupaca County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,353 people
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    • Baldwins Mill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwins Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwins Mill
      • Baldwins Mill is located in Waupaca County
    • Ogdensburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ogdensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdensburg
      • Ogdensburg is located in Waupaca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
    • Shiocton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiocton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiocton
      • Shiocton is located in Outagamie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 914 people

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

The official website for Waupaca County: www.co.waupaca.wi.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Nowell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Nowell) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Nowell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4894, Longitude: -88.7982       In this case, the coordinates for Nowell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.









 

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