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 Oulu (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 Oulu. 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 and doctors 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.

Oulu is located in Bayfield 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 Bayfield County: Ashland, Douglas, Sawyer & Washburn.

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

• Bayfield County     (The home county of Oulu)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Oulu, with the one closest to Oulu listed first.
  • Delta
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
    • Delta is located in Bayfield County
  • Moquah
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moquah
    • Moquah is located in Bayfield County
  • Sutherland
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherland
    • Sutherland is located in Bayfield County
  • Benoit
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benoit
    • Benoit is located in Bayfield County
  • Mason
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
    • Mason is located in Bayfield County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
  • Washburn
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
    • Washburn is located in Bayfield County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,049 people
• Ashland County
  • Ashland
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
    • Ashland is located in Ashland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,766 people
• Douglas County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Oulu, with the one closest to Oulu listed first.
  • Cloverland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
  • Poplar
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
    • Poplar is located in Douglas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
  • Hawthorne
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
    • Hawthorne is located in Douglas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
  • Bennett
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
  • South Range
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Range
    • South Range is located in Douglas County
  • Sauntry
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauntry
    • Sauntry is located in Douglas County
  • Solon Springs
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
  • Saunders
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saunders
    • Saunders is located in Douglas County
  • Superior Village
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • 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
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
    • Superior is located in Douglas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,213 people
• Lake County (MN)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Oulu, with the one closest to Oulu listed first.
  • Knife River
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Two Harbors
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Harbors
    • Two Harbors is located in Lake County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,508 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Two Harbors <2>
• Saint Louis County (MN)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Oulu, with the one closest to Oulu listed first.
  • Clifton
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clifton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
    • Clifton is located in Saint Louis County (MN)
  • Duluth
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • 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>

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

Cemeteries Near Oulu ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oulu.

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

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

• Oulu Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oulu Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oulu Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Pine Glade Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Glade Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Glade Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Hillcrest Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • 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.
• Ever Rest Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ever Rest Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ever Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Rest Haven Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rest Haven Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rest Haven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Pine Ridge Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Ridge Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Blueberry Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blueberry Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blueberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• City Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the City Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Hillside Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • 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.
• Valley View Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley View Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Greenwood Cemetery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
  • 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.
• Poplar Cemetery
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poplar Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #641591 <4>
• Continue List   (32 more) ...
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Highland Memorial Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Barnes Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnes 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.<5>

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

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

• Muskeg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muskeg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskeg
  • Muskeg is located in Bayfield County
• Brule
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brule have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brule
  • Brule is located in Douglas County
• Blueberry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blueberry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blueberry
  • Blueberry is located in Douglas County
• Iron River
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron River
  • Iron River is located in Bayfield County
• Maple
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
  • Maple is located in Douglas County
• Topside
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Topside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topside
  • Topside is located in Bayfield County
• Poplar
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
  • Poplar is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
• Hawthorne
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
  • Hawthorne is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
• Pike River
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pike River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike River
  • Pike River is located in Bayfield County
• Ino
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ino have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ino
  • Ino is located in Bayfield County
• Cutter
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • 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
• Moquah
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moquah
  • Moquah is located in Bayfield County
• Continue List   (14 more) ...
  • South Range
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Range
    • South Range is located in Douglas County
  • Sauntry
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauntry
    • Sauntry is located in Douglas County
  • Itasca
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • 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

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

Newspapers Published in Oulu ...

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 116 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oulu.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oulu, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oulu.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Oulu:

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

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Ashland County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Douglas County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Lake County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Saint Louis 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 Bayfield 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 Oulu. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Bayfield County: www.bayfieldcounty.org/

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