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 Oostburg (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 Oostburg. 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.
Oostburg is located in Sheboygan 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 Sheboygan County: Calumet, Fond du Lac, Manitowoc, Ozaukee & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Oostburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oostburg:
- Sheboygan County (The home county of Oostburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oostburg, with the one closest to Oostburg listed first.
- Cedar Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people
- Ourtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ourtown
- Ourtown is located in Sheboygan County
- Sheboygan Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheboygan Falls
- Sheboygan Falls is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,914 people
- Adell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Kohler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohler
- Kohler is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- Waldo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Waldo is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Sheboygan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheboygan
- Sheboygan is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47,819 people
- Random Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Lake
- Random Lake is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,567 people
- Cascade
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Plymouth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Plymouth is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,737 people
- Howards Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howards Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Grove
- Howards Grove is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,279 people
- Glenbeulah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenbeulah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbeulah
- Glenbeulah is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
- Elkhart Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhart Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhart Lake
- Elkhart Lake is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Calumet County
- New Holstein
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Holstein have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holstein
- New Holstein is located in Calumet County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,105 people
- New Holstein
- Fond du Lac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oostburg, with the one closest to Oostburg listed first.
- New Prospect
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Prospect have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- New Prospect is located in Fond du Lac County
- Armstrong
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Armstrong is located in Fond du Lac County
- Graham Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Corners
- Graham Corners is located in Fond du Lac County
- New Fane
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fane
- New Fane is located in Fond du Lac County
- Banner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Banner is located in Fond du Lac County
- Kewaskum
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west) - Saint Cloud
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Cloud have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
- Saint Cloud is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Campbellsport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Campbellsport is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,811 people
- Dotyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west) - Mount Calvary
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Calvary have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Calvary
- Mount Calvary is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Calvary
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest) - Ashford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Ashford is located in Fond du Lac County
- Eden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Manitowoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oostburg, with the one closest to Oostburg listed first.
- Cleveland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Cleveland is located in Manitowoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
- Millhome
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhome
- Millhome is located in Manitowoc County
- Spring Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Manitowoc County
- Louis Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis Corners
- Louis Corners is located in Manitowoc County
- Rockville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Rockville is located in Manitowoc County
- Osman
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osman
- Osman is located in Manitowoc County
- School Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for School Hill
- School Hill is located in Manitowoc County
- Kiel
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiel
- Kiel is located in Manitowoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,799 people
- Newton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north) - Northeim
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northeim
- Northeim is located in Manitowoc County
- Steinthal
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinthal
- Steinthal is located in Manitowoc County
- Saint Nazianz
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nazianz
- Saint Nazianz is located in Manitowoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
- Clover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
- Clover is located in Manitowoc County
- Ozaukee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oostburg, with the one closest to Oostburg listed first.
- Sauk Trail Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauk Trail Beach
- Sauk Trail Beach is located in Ozaukee County
- Belgium
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium
- Belgium is located in Ozaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,364 people
- Lake Church
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Church
- Lake Church is located in Ozaukee County
- Fredonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Kohler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohler
- Kohler is located in Ozaukee County
- Waubeka
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waubeka
- Waubeka is located in Ozaukee County
- Port Washington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Washington
- Port Washington is located in Ozaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,066 people
- Saukville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Ulao
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south) - Grafton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Grafton is located in Ozaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,758 people
- Horns Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horns Corners
- Horns Corners is located in Ozaukee County
- Cedarburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarburg
- Cedarburg is located in Ozaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,783 people
- Mequon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oostburg, with the one closest to Oostburg listed first.
- Fillmore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Fillmore is located in Washington County
- Boltonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boltonville
- Boltonville is located in Washington County
- Newburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Newburg is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
- Saint Michaels
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Michaels have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Michaels
- Saint Michaels is located in Washington County
- Myra
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Myra is located in Washington County
- Barton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Barton is located in Washington County
- West Bend
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
- West Bend is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,478 people
- Jackson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Jackson is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,256 people
- Wayne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
- Wayne is located in Washington County
- Aurora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Aurora is located in Washington County
- Cedar Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Cedar Lake is located in Washington County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oostburg, see our County-by-County Page for Oostburg.
Newspapers Published in Oostburg ...
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 112 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oostburg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oostburg, 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 Oostburg.
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 Oostburg:
- 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 Sheboygan County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calumet County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Fond du Lac County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Manitowoc County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Ozaukee County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Washington County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Calumet County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Sheboygan County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Sheboygan County
Cemeteries Near Oostburg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oostburg.
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 Oostburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oostburg, with the one closest to Oostburg listed first.
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- 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
- Gibbsville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gibbsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gibbsville Cemetery
- Oostburg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oostburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oostburg Cemetery
- Moenning Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moenning Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moenning Cemetery
- Flader Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flader Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flader Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Grove Cemetery
- St. George Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. George Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. George Catholic Cemetery
- Sunrise Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sunrise Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the north of Sheboygan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunrise Memorial Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1986587 <3>
- Jansen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jansen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jansen Cemetery
- St. Rose Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Rose Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Rose Catholic Cemetery
- Hingham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hingham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hingham Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Sheboygan Falls.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89103 <3>
- Continue List (173 more) ...
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immaculate Conception Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immaculate Conception Cemetery
- Farmin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farmin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farmin Cemetery
- St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery
- Immaculate Conception 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 Oostburg had a population of 146 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Oostburg had a population of 3,082 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oostburg, with the one closest to Oostburg listed first.
- Gibbsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibbsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbsville
- Gibbsville is located in Sheboygan County
- Cedar Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people
- Weedens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Hingham
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Dacada
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Sheboygan Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheboygan Falls
- Sheboygan Falls is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,914 people
- Adell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Belgium
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium
- Belgium is located in Ozaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,364 people
- Waldo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Waldo is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Random Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Lake
- Random Lake is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,567 people
- Sheboygan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheboygan
- Sheboygan is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47,819 people
- Cascade
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Continue List (15 more) ...
- Holy Cross
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holy Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- Holy Cross is located in Ozaukee County
- Decker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Silver Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Silver Creek is located in Sheboygan County
- Holy Cross
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oostburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oostburg.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Oostburg: www.oostburg.org/
The official website for Sheboygan County: www.co.sheboygan.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' (or 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- Oostburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oostburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6231, Longitude: -87.7967 |
| <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 Oostburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |