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 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.
Packard is located in Marinette 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 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubys Corner
- Rubys Corner is located in Marinette County
- Wausaukee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Sweetheart City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetheart City
- Sweetheart City is located in Marinette County
- Cedarville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Cedarville is located in Marinette County
- Marinette
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marinette
- Marinette is located in Marinette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,466 people
- Crivitz
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Harmony
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Harmony is located in Marinette County
- Peshtigo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peshtigo
- Peshtigo is located in Marinette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,326 people
- Athelstane
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstane
- Athelstane is located in Marinette County
- Pembine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembine
- Pembine is located in Marinette County
- Pound
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek
- Fish Creek is located in Door County
- Egg Harbor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egg Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor
- Egg Harbor is located in Door County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Ephraim
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast) - Ellison Bay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison Bay
- Ellison Bay is located in Door County
- Sister Bay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sister Bay
- Sister Bay is located in Door County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
- Delta County (MI)
- Bark River
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bark River
- Bark River is located in Delta County (MI)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bark River <2>
- Bark River
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Loretto is located in Dickinson County (MI)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loretto <2>
- Vulcan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vulcan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Vulcan is located in Dickinson County (MI)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vulcan <2>
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koss
- Koss is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Longrie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longrie
- Longrie is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Ingalls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Wallace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Wallace is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallace <2>
- Kells
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Stephenson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stephenson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson
- Stephenson is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stephenson <2>
- Carbondale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Carbondale is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Swanson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Daggett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Banat
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banat
- Banat is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Arthur Bay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arthur Bay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur Bay
- Arthur Bay is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Kew
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
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.
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 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tabor Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tabor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mellen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mellen Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mellen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Edwards Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Edwards Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Edwards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Danish Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Danish Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Danish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- North Stephenson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Stephenson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Stephenson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Stephenson Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stephenson Twp. Cemetery
- The Stephenson Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Stephenson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1809 <4>
- Lost Lake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lost Lake Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lost Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Bethesda Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethesda Lutheran Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethesda Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Swedish Methodist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swedish Methodist Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swedish Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Winesville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winesville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winesville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Mary's Mission Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Mission Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary's Mission Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Bethlehem Covenant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Covenant Cemetery
- The Bethlehem Covenant Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethlehem Covenant Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2239454 <4>
- Continue List (53 more) ...
- Daggett Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Daggett Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Daggett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Birch Creek Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Birch Creek Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Birch Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Daggett 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 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Wallace is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallace <2>
- Ingalls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Stephenson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stephenson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson
- Stephenson is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stephenson <2>
- Carbondale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Carbondale is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Daggett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Birch Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birch Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Creek
- Birch Creek is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Talbot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Arthur Bay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arthur Bay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur Bay
- Arthur Bay is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Wausaukee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Porterfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porterfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
- Porterfield is located in Marinette County
- Bagley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Middle Inlet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Inlet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Inlet
- Middle Inlet is located in Marinette County
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cedarville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Cedarville is located in Marinette County
- Cedar River
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar River
- Cedar River is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar River <2>
- Crivitz
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cedarville
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]<6>. 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 first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Packard:
- 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 Marinette County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Door County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Delta County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Dickinson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Menominee County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Door County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Marinette County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Marinette County
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Packard. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Marinette County: www.marinettecounty.com/
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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 Packard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <6> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Packard) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Packard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3547, Longitude: -87.6943 In this case, the coordinates for Packard have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |