RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Wisconsin >> Douglas County >> Oliver >> Genealogy HelperIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Wisconsin

The Commemorative Quarter for Wisconsin





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 Oliver (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 Oliver. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Oliver is located in Douglas 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 Douglas County: Carlton (MN), Pine (MN), Saint Louis (MN), Bayfield, Burnett, Sawyer & Washburn.

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

  • Douglas County     (The home county of Oliver)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oliver, with the one closest to Oliver listed first.
    • Saunders
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saunders
      • Saunders is located in Douglas County
    • Superior Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Superior Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior Village
      • Superior Village is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
    • Superior
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
      • Superior is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,213 people
    • South Range
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Range
      • South Range is located in Douglas County
    • Hawthorne
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
      • Hawthorne is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
    • Poplar
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
      • Poplar is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
    • Bennett
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
      • Bennett is located in Douglas County
    • Cloverland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
      • Cloverland is located in Douglas County
    • Lake Nebagamon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Nebagamon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Nebagamon
      • Lake Nebagamon is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,064 people
    • Moose Junction
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Junction
      • Moose Junction is located in Douglas County
    • Sauntry
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauntry
      • Sauntry is located in Douglas County
    • Solon Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solon Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon Springs
      • Solon Springs is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
  • Carlton County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oliver, with the one closest to Oliver listed first.
    • Esko
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Thomson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomson
      • Thomson is located in Carlton County (MN)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 158 people
    • Wrenshall
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wrenshall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrenshall
      • Wrenshall is located in Carlton County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wrenshall <2>
    • Carlton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
      • Carlton is located in Carlton County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlton <2>
    • Scanlon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scanlon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scanlon
      • Scanlon is located in Carlton County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
    • Cloquet
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloquet
      • Cloquet is located in Carlton County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,014 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cloquet <2>
    • Holyoke
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holyoke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holyoke
      • Holyoke is located in Carlton County (MN)
    • Otter Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
      • Otter Creek is located in Carlton County (MN)
    • Mahtowa
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahtowa
      • Mahtowa is located in Carlton County (MN)
    • Sawyer
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawyer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
      • Sawyer is located in Carlton County (MN)
    • Barnum
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum
      • Barnum is located in Carlton County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barnum <2>
    • Moose Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake County (MN)
    • Knife River
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knife River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knife River
      • Knife River is located in Lake County (MN)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knife River <2>
  • Pine County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oliver, with the one closest to Oliver listed first.
    • Kingsdale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
      • Kingsdale is located in Pine County (MN)
    • Kerrick
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Louis County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oliver, with the one closest to Oliver listed first.
    • New Duluth
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Duluth
      • New Duluth is located in Saint Louis County (MN)
    • Gary
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gary have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
      • Gary is located in Saint Louis County (MN)
    • Proctor
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Proctor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
      • Proctor is located in Saint Louis County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,006 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Proctor <2>
    • Adolph
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adolph have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adolph
      • Adolph is located in Saint Louis County (MN)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adolph <2>
    • Duluth
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth
      • Duluth is located in Saint Louis County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,773 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duluth <2>
    • Hermantown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermantown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermantown
      • Hermantown is located in Saint Louis County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,504 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermantown <2>
    • Arnold
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arnold have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
      • Arnold is located in Saint Louis County (MN)
    • Saginaw
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saginaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
      • Saginaw is located in Saint Louis County (MN)
    • Twig
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twig have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twig
      • Twig is located in Saint Louis County (MN)
    • Brookston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookston
      • Brookston is located in Saint Louis County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookston <2>
    • Alborn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alborn
      • Alborn is located in Saint Louis County (MN)
    • Canyon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canyon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
      • Canyon is located in Saint Louis County (MN)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canyon <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Oliver ...

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 115 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oliver.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oliver, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oliver.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Oliver:

Cemeteries Near Oliver ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oliver.

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

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

  • Hebrew Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hebrew Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Superior.
    • The Hebrew Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Superior Hebrew Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebrew Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88116 <4>
  • Graceland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
  • Oneota Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Nemadji Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Francis Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Augustana Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Augustana Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Augustana Cemetery
  • Finnish Apostolic Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Finnish Apostolic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Finnish Apostolic Cemetery
  • St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
  • Continue List   (68 more) ...
    • MacCabee Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the MacCabee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the MacCabee Cemetery
    • Hermantown Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hermantown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hermantown Cemetery
    • Bethany Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany 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.<5>

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

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

  • New Duluth
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Duluth
    • New Duluth is located in Saint Louis County (MN)
  • Pokegama
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pokegama have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pokegama
    • Pokegama is located in Douglas County
  • Smithville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
    • Smithville is located in Saint Louis County (MN)
  • Boylston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boylston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston
    • Boylston is located in Douglas County
  • South Superior
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Superior have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Superior
    • South Superior is located in Douglas County
  • West Duluth
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Duluth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Duluth
    • West Duluth is located in Saint Louis County (MN)
  • Superior
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
    • Superior is located in Douglas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,213 people
  • Oneota
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oneota have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneota
    • Oneota is located in Saint Louis County (MN)
  • Dedham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dedham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedham
    • Dedham is located in Douglas County
  • Itasca
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Itasca have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itasca
    • Itasca is located in Douglas County
  • Thomson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomson
    • Thomson is located in Carlton County (MN)
    • Estimated population in 2014: 158 people
  • South Range
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Range
    • South Range is located in Douglas County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Duluth
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth
      • Duluth is located in Saint Louis County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,773 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duluth <2>
    • Cutter
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cutter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutter
      • Cutter is located in Douglas County
    • Carlton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
      • Carlton is located in Carlton County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlton <2>

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

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

The official website for Douglas County: www.douglascountywi.org/

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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- Oliver) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oliver. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.6497, Longitude: -92.1902       In this case, the coordinates for Oliver 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.
<5>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 Oliver, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

Copyright 2024
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 07 Apr 2024