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 Ogema (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 Ogema. 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 and hospitals 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.

Ogema is located in Price 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 Price County: Ashland, Iron, Lincoln, Oneida, Rusk, Sawyer, Taylor & Vilas.

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

• Price County     (The home county of Ogema)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Ogema, with the one closest to Ogema listed first.
  • Prentice
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentice
    • Prentice is located in Price County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
  • Catawba
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
    • Catawba is located in Price County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
  • Kennan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennan
    • Kennan is located in Price County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
  • Phillips
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips
    • Phillips is located in Price County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,320 people
  • Lugerville
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lugerville
    • Lugerville is located in Price County
  • Fifield
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifield
    • Fifield is located in Price County
• Clark County
  • Dorchester
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dorchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
    • Dorchester is located in Clark County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
• Lincoln County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Ogema, with the one closest to Ogema listed first.
  • Jersey City
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jersey City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
    • Jersey City is located in Lincoln County
  • Tomahawk
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
    • Tomahawk is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
• Marathon County
  • Athens
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
    • Athens is located in Marathon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,079 people
• Rusk County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Ogema, with the one closest to Ogema listed first.
  • Hawkins
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawkins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins
    • Hawkins is located in Rusk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
  • Ingram
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingram have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
    • Ingram is located in Rusk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
  • Glen Flora
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Flora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Flora
    • Glen Flora is located in Rusk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
• Taylor County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Ogema, with the one closest to Ogema listed first.
  • Westboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
    • Westboro is located in Taylor County
  • Rib Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Lake
    • Rib Lake is located in Taylor County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 861 people
  • Chelsea
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
    • Chelsea is located in Taylor County
  • Interwald
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Interwald. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interwald
    • Interwald is located in Taylor County
  • Medford
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
    • Medford is located in Taylor County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,267 people
  • Perkinstown
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Perkinstown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinstown
    • Perkinstown is located in Taylor County
  • Hughey ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hughey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
    • Hughey is located in Taylor County
  • Stetsonville
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stetsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetsonville
    • Stetsonville is located in Taylor County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
  • Jump River
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jump River
    • Jump River is located in Taylor County

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

Cemeteries Near Ogema ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ogema.

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

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

• Hillside Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Levitt Creek Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Levitt Creek Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Levitt Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Northside Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Northside Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Northside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Garden of Memory Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garden of Memory Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garden of Memory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Mt. Olive Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Prentice Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prentice Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prentice Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Lake View Cemetery
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake View Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Hillcrest Cemetery
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Knox Cemetery
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knox Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Chelsea Cemetery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chelsea Cemetery
• St. Ann Cemetery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Ann Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Ann Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• St. Marys Cemetery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Continue List   (43 more) ...
  • Hackett Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hackett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hackett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Finnish Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Finnish Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Finnish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Catawba Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catawba Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catawba Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<3>

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

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

• Westboro
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
  • Westboro is located in Taylor County
• Rib Lake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Lake
  • Rib Lake is located in Taylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 861 people
• Chelsea
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
  • Chelsea is located in Taylor County
• Worcester
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worcester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worcester
  • Worcester is located in Price County
• Brantwood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brantwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantwood
  • Brantwood is located in Price County
• Catawba
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
  • Catawba is located in Price County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
• Whittlesey
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whittlesey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittlesey
  • Whittlesey is located in Taylor County
• Kennan
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennan
  • Kennan is located in Price County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
• Phillips
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips
  • Phillips is located in Price County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,320 people
• Interwald
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Interwald. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interwald
  • Interwald is located in Taylor County
• McCord
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCord have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCord
  • McCord is located in Lincoln County
• Medford
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
  • Medford is located in Taylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,267 people
• Continue List   (8 more) ...
  • Perkinstown
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Perkinstown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinstown
    • Perkinstown is located in Taylor County
  • Little Black
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Black have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Black
    • Little Black is located in Taylor County
  • Coolidge ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coolidge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolidge
    • Coolidge is located in Price County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Ogema ...

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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ogema.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

• A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Ogema. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Ogema and those printed in the larger area surrounding Ogema.
• An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Ogema.

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 professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Ogema:

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

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Clark County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Lincoln County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Marathon County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Rusk County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Taylor 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 Price County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Wisconsin

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Price County: www.co.price.wi.us/

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