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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Ogema is located in Price County.
To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of 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)
- Prentice is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentice
- Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
- Worcester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Worcester is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worcester
- Catawba
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Catawba is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Kennan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kennan is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Phillips
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Phillips is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,320 people
- Lugerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lugerville is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lugerville
- Fifield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fifield is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifield
- Clark County
- Dorchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Dorchester is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- 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)
- Jersey City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
- Tomahawk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Tomahawk is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
- Marathon County
- Athens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Athens is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- 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)
- Hawkins is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Ingram
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ingram is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Glen Flora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Glen Flora is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Flora
- 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)
- Westboro is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
- Rib Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rib Lake is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 861 people
- Chelsea
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Chelsea is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Interwald
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Interwald is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interwald
- Medford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Medford is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,267 people
- Perkinstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Perkinstown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinstown
- Hughey ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hughey is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Stetsonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Stetsonville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
- Jump River
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Jump River is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jump River
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Ogema - one of the links might be able to help.
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)
- Levitt Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Northside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Garden of Memory Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Prentice Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lake View Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Knox Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chelsea Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- St. Ann Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (43 more) ...
- Hackett Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Finnish Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Catawba Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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.<1>
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)
- Westboro is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
- Rib Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rib Lake is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 861 people
- Chelsea
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Chelsea is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Worcester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Worcester is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worcester
- Brantwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brantwood is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantwood
- Catawba
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Catawba is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Whittlesey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Whittlesey is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittlesey
- Kennan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kennan is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Phillips
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Phillips is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,320 people
- Interwald
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Interwald is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interwald
- McCord
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- McCord is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCord
- Medford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Medford is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,267 people
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Perkinstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Perkinstown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinstown
- Little Black
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Little Black is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Black
- Coolidge ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Coolidge is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolidge
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]<2> of Ogema.
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 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
- Pages specific to Price County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Lincoln County
- Marathon County
- Rusk County
- Taylor County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
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 Ogema, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ogema) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |