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 Oneida (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 Oneida. 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 hospitals 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.
Oneida is primarily located in Brown County. A portion of Oneida extends into Outagamie 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 Brown County: Calumet, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Oconto, Outagamie & Shawano.
Below are the counties that are near Oneida. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oneida:
- Brown County (The home county of Oneida)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oneida, with the one closest to Oneida listed first.
- Hobart
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hobart is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,495 people
- Ashwaubenon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ashwaubenon is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwaubenon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,004 people
- De Pere
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- De Pere is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Pere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,014 people
- Duck Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Duck Creek is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Howard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Howard is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,346 people
- Pittsfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsfield is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
- Allouez
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Allouez is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allouez
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,784 people
- Green Bay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Green Bay is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103,836 people
- Preble
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Preble is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preble
- Flintville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Flintville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Sniderville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sniderville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sniderville
- Bellevue Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bellevue Town is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue Town
- Calumet County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oneida, with the one closest to Oneida listed first.
- Kaukauna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Kaukauna is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaukauna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,356 people
- Dundas
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Dundas is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Forest Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Forest Junction is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Junction
- Brillion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Brillion is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brillion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,079 people
- Saint John
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Saint John is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
- Sherwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sherwood is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,040 people
- Hilbert
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hilbert is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilbert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
- Harrison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Harrison is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Potter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Potter is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Brant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Brant is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant
- Stockbridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Stockbridge is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
- Door County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oneida, with the one closest to Oneida listed first.
- Namur
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Namur is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namur
- Rosiere
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rosiere is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosiere
- Kewaunee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oneida, with the one closest to Oneida listed first.
- Pilsen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pilsen is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilsen
- Luxemburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Luxemburg is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxemburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,577 people
- Curran
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Curran is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curran
- Ellisville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ellisville is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisville
- Stangelville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Stangelville is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stangelville
- Duvall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Duvall is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
- Bolt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bolt is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolt
- Krok
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Krok is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krok
- Casco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Casco is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Euren
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Euren is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euren
- Manitowoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oneida, with the one closest to Oneida listed first.
- Hickory Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Grove is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Rosecrans
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Rosecrans is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosecrans
- Maribel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Maribel is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maribel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Menchalville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Menchalville is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menchalville
- Kellnersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kellnersville is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellnersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
- Reedsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Reedsville is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
- Taus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Taus is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taus
- Zander
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Zander is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zander
- Melnik
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Melnik is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melnik
- Grimms
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grimms is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimms
- Larrabee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Larrabee is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
- Reifs Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Reifs Mills is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reifs Mills
- Oconto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oneida, with the one closest to Oneida listed first.
- Chase
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Chase is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Krakow
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Krakow is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krakow
- Stiles Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Stiles Junction is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles Junction
- Oconto Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Oconto Falls is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,805 people
- Pensaukee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pensaukee is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensaukee
- Gillett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Gillett is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
- Outagamie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oneida, with the one closest to Oneida listed first.
- Chicago Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chicago Corners is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Corners
- Seymour
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Seymour is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 people
- Freedom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Freedom is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Black Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Black Creek is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,309 people
- Nichols
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Nichols is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Apple Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Apple Creek is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Creek
- Little Chute
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Little Chute is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chute
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,164 people
- Combined Locks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Combined Locks is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combined Locks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,607 people
- Kimberly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kimberly is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,869 people
- Appleton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Appleton is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74,058 people
- Former name for Appleton:
- Appleton Junction
- Leeman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Leeman is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeman
- Shiocton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Shiocton is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiocton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 914 people
- Shawano County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oneida, with the one closest to Oneida listed first.
- Rose Lawn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Lawn is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Lawn
- Laney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Laney is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laney
- Briarton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Briarton is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarton
- Frazer Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Frazer Corners is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer Corners
- Zachow
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Zachow is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachow
- Slab City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Slab City is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Bonduel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bonduel is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonduel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,411 people
- Lunds
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lunds is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunds
- Pulcifer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pulcifer is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulcifer
- Cecil
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cecil is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
- Belle Plaine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Plaine is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Plaine
- Shawano
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shawano is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawano
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,885 people
- Waupaca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oneida, with the one closest to Oneida listed first.
- Embarrass
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Embarrass is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embarrass
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- New London
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- New London is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,065 people
- Clintonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Clintonville is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,353 people
- Winnebago County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oneida, with the one closest to Oneida listed first.
- Menasha
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Menasha is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menasha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,796 people
- Fox Crossing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fox Crossing is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Crossing
- Neenah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Neenah is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neenah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,363 people
- Adella Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Adella Beach is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adella Beach
- Medina Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Medina Junction is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina Junction
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oneida, see our County-by-County Page for Oneida.
Cemeteries Near Oneida ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oneida.
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 Oneida - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oneida covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oneida, with the one closest to Oneida listed first.
- LDS Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LDS Cemetery
- The LDS Cemetery has also been known as:
- LDS Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Oneida United Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ashwaubenon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Immaculate Conception Catholic Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Church of Christ Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (245 more) ...
- Greenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Allouez Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Oneida had a population of 45 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oneida, with the one closest to Oneida listed first.
- De Pere
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- De Pere is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Pere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,014 people
- Cormier
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cormier is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cormier
- Duck Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Duck Creek is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Little Rapids
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Little Rapids is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rapids
- Green Bay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Green Bay is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103,836 people
- Rose Lawn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Lawn is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Lawn
- Sniderville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sniderville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sniderville
- Flintville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Flintville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Wrightstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wrightstown is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,631 people
- Laney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Laney is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laney
- Suamico
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Suamico is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suamico
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,064 people
- Tremble
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tremble is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremble
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Hofa Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hofa Park is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hofa Park
- Pulaski
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pulaski is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,766 people
- Kolb
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kolb is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kolb
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oneida. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oneida.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Oneida ...
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 125 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oneida.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Oneida. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Oneida and those printed in the larger area surrounding Oneida.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> of Oneida.
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 Oneida:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Brown County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calumet County
- Door County
- Kewaunee County
- Manitowoc County
- Oconto County
- Outagamie County
- Shawano County
- Waupaca County
- Winnebago County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oneida) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Oneida, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |