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 Ogdensburg (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 Ogdensburg. 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 doctors 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.
Ogdensburg is located in 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 Ogdensburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ogdensburg:
- Waupaca County (The home county of Ogdensburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ogdensburg, with the one closest to Ogdensburg listed first.
- Manawa
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Scandinavia
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scandinavia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandinavia
- Scandinavia is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Little Wolf ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Wolf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Wolf
- Little Wolf is located in Waupaca County
- Iola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Waupaca
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - King
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- King is located in Waupaca County
- Sheridan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Sheridan is located in Waupaca County
- Ostrander
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrander
- Ostrander is located in Waupaca County
- Weyauwega
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Cobb Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Big Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Granite City ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite City
- Granite City is located in Waupaca County
- Gills Landing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills Landing
- Gills Landing is located in Waupaca County
- Marathon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ogdensburg, with the one closest to Ogdensburg listed first.
- Galloway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway
- Galloway is located in Marathon County
- Elderon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Outagamie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ogdensburg, with the one closest to Ogdensburg listed first.
- Bear Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
- Hortonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Hortonville is located in Outagamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
- Shiocton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east) - Medina
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast) - Leeman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east) - Greenville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Outagamie County
- Black Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Black Creek is located in Outagamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,309 people
- Nichols
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ogdensburg, with the one closest to Ogdensburg listed first.
- Amherst
(12 miles [19.3 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Garfield is located in Portage County
- Amherst Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amherst Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Nelsonville is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Alban
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alban
- Alban is located in Portage County
- Blaine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Blaine is located in Portage County
- Rosholt
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Custer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Custer is located in Portage County
- Polonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polonia
- Polonia is located in Portage County
- Arnott
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west) - Almond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Almond is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
- Ellis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Ellis is located in Portage County
- Park Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
- Park Ridge is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
- Shawano County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ogdensburg, with the one closest to Ogdensburg listed first.
- Split Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Rock
- Split Rock is located in Shawano County
- Tigerton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigerton
- Tigerton is located in Shawano County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Leopolis
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopolis
- Leopolis is located in Shawano County
- Wittenberg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittenberg
- Wittenberg is located in Shawano County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 986 people
- Bowler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north) - Gresham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Gresham is located in Shawano County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 563 people
- Lunds
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunds
- Lunds is located in Shawano County
- Eland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eland
- Eland is located in Shawano County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
- Regina
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north) - Shawano
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Waushara County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ogdensburg, with the one closest to Ogdensburg listed first.
- West Bloomfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bloomfield
- West Bloomfield is located in Waushara County
- Saxeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxeville
- Saxeville is located in Waushara County
- Pine River
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
- Pine River is located in Waushara County
- Poy Sippi
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poy Sippi
- Poy Sippi is located in Waushara County
- Wild Rose
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Mount Morris
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Morris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Morris
- Mount Morris is located in Waushara County
- Redgranite
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redgranite have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redgranite
- Redgranite is located in Waushara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,111 people
- Plainfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Plainfield is located in Waushara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
- Lohrville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south) - Silver Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Silver Lake is located in Waushara County
- Wautoma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Winnebago County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ogdensburg, with the one closest to Ogdensburg listed first.
- Orihula
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orihula
- Orihula is located in Winnebago County
- Zittau
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zittau
- Zittau is located in Winnebago County
- Medina Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medina Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina Junction
- Medina Junction is located in Winnebago County
- Winneconne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winneconne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
- Allenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Allenville is located in Winnebago County
- Fox Crossing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Crossing
- Fox Crossing is located in Winnebago County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ogdensburg, see our County-by-County Page for Ogdensburg.
Newspapers Published in Ogdensburg ...
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 133 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ogdensburg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ogdensburg, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ogdensburg.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Ogdensburg:
- 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 Waupaca County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Marathon County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Outagamie County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Portage County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Shawano County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Waushara County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Winnebago County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Marathon County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Waupaca County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
Cemeteries Near Ogdensburg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ogdensburg.
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 Ogdensburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ogdensburg, with the one closest to Ogdensburg listed first.
- Ogdensburg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- The Ogdensburg Cemetery has also been known as:
- Park Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ogdensburg Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88638 <3>
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
- Baldwins Mill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baldwins Mill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baldwins Mill Cemetery
- Little Wolf Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Wolf Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Wolf Cemetery
- Iola Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Iola Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Iola Cemetery
- Lola Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lola Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lola Cemetery
- Waupaca County Poor Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waupaca County Poor Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waupaca County Poor Farm Cemetery
- Scandinavia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scandinavia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scandinavia Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
- Lakeside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeside Cemetery
- St. Mary Magdalene Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary Magdalene Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary Magdalene Cemetery
- Butternut Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butternut Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butternut Ridge Cemetery
- Continue List (194 more) ...
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
- Farmington Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farmington Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farmington Lutheran Cemetery
- Royalton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Royalton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Royalton Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Ogdensburg had a population of 68 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Ogdensburg had a population of 175 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ogdensburg, with the one closest to Ogdensburg listed first.
- Baldwins Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwins Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwins Mill
- Baldwins Mill is located in Waupaca County
- Manawa
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Scandinavia
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scandinavia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandinavia
- Scandinavia is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Little Wolf ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Wolf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Wolf
- Little Wolf is located in Waupaca County
- Iola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Waupaca
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Symco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Royalton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Sheridan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Sheridan is located in Waupaca County
- Ostrander
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrander
- Ostrander is located in Waupaca County
- Marble ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Rural
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Continue List (17 more) ...
- Nowell ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Nicholson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Big Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Nowell ‑ Historic
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ogdensburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ogdensburg.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ogdensburg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Waupaca County: www.co.waupaca.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ogdensburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ogdensburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4539, Longitude: -89.0323 In this case, the coordinates for Ogdensburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ogdensburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |