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 Packard (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 Packard. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Packard is located in Marinette 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 Marinette County: Dickinson (MI), Menominee (MI), Florence, Forest & Oconto.
Below are the counties that are near Packard. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Packard:
- Marinette County (The home county of Packard)
- The following are listed by their distance from Packard, with the one closest to Packard listed first.
- Rubys Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rubys Corner is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubys Corner
- Wausaukee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wausaukee is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausaukee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lake is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Estimated population in 2015: 1,136 people
- Sweetheart City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sweetheart City is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetheart City
- Cedarville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarville is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Marinette
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Marinette is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marinette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,466 people
- Crivitz
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crivitz is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crivitz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
- Harmony
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Harmony is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Peshtigo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Peshtigo is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peshtigo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,326 people
- Athelstane
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Athelstane is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstane
- Pembine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pembine is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembine
- Pound
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pound is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Door County
- The following are listed by their distance from Packard, with the one closest to Packard listed first.
- Fish Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fish Creek is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek
- Egg Harbor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Egg Harbor is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Ephraim
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ephraim is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephraim
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Ellison Bay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ellison Bay is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison Bay
- Sister Bay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sister Bay is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sister Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
- Delta County (MI)
- Bark River
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dickinson County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Packard, with the one closest to Packard listed first.
- Loretto
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Vulcan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Menominee County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Packard, with the one closest to Packard listed first.
- Koss
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Koss is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koss
- Longrie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Longrie is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longrie
- Ingalls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ingalls is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
- Wallace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kells
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kells is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kells
- Stephenson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Carbondale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carbondale is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Swanson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Swanson is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanson
- Daggett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Daggett is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
- Banat
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Banat is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banat
- Birch Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Birch Creek is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Creek
- Arthur Bay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Arthur Bay is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur Bay
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Packard, see our County-by-County Page for Packard.
Cemeteries Near Packard ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Packard.
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 Packard - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Packard covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Packard, with the one closest to Packard listed first.
- Tabor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mellen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Edwards Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Danish Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Stephenson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stephenson Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lost Lake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bethesda Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Swedish Methodist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Winesville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- St. Mary's Mission Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bethlehem Covenant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (53 more) ...
- Daggett Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Menominee Twp. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menominee Twp. Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Menominee Twp. Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Birch Creek (MI).
- The Menominee Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Birch Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2143408 <2>
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
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>
While we didn't find Packard in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Packard.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Packard, with the one closest to Packard listed first.
- Wallace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ingalls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ingalls is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
- Stephenson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Carbondale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carbondale is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Daggett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Daggett is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
- Birch Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Birch Creek is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Creek
- Talbot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Talbot is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot
- Arthur Bay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Arthur Bay is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur Bay
- Wausaukee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wausaukee is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausaukee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Porterfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Porterfield is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
- Bagley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bagley is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
- Middle Inlet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Middle Inlet is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Inlet
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cedarville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarville is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Cedar River
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Crivitz
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crivitz is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crivitz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Packard. See our List of 1890's Communities around Packard.
Newspapers Published in Packard ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Packard.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Packard, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Packard.
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 Packard:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Marinette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Door County
- Delta County
- Dickinson County
- Menominee County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Packard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Packard) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |