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 Park Falls (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 Park Falls. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Park Falls is located in Price 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 Price County: Ashland, Iron, Lincoln, Oneida, Rusk, Sawyer, Taylor & Vilas.
Below are the counties that are near Park Falls. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Park Falls:
- Price County (The home county of Park Falls)
- The following are listed by their distance from Park Falls, with the one closest to Park Falls listed first.
- Fifield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifield
- Fifield is located in Price County
- Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Kennedy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Kennedy is located in Price County
- Lugerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lugerville
- Lugerville is located in Price County
- Phillips
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Catawba
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Catawba is located in Price County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Prentice
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentice
- Prentice is located in Price County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
- Kennan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ashland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Park Falls, with the one closest to Park Falls listed first.
- Butternut
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Glidden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidden
- Glidden is located in Ashland County
- Mellen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north) - Tannery Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tannery Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannery Town
- Tannery Town is located in Ashland County
- White City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- White City is located in Ashland County
- Iron County
- Manitowish
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitowish
- Manitowish is located in Iron County
- Manitowish
- Sawyer County
- Winter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter
- Winter is located in Sawyer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- Winter
- Vilas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Park Falls, with the one closest to Park Falls listed first.
- Lac du Flambeau
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lac du Flambeau
- Lac du Flambeau is located in Vilas County
- Manitowish Waters
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manitowish Waters have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitowish Waters
- Manitowish Waters is located in Vilas County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Park Falls, see our County-by-County Page for Park Falls.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Park Falls ...
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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Park Falls.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Park Falls. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Park Falls and those printed in the larger area surrounding Park Falls.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<2> of Park Falls.
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 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 Park Falls:
- 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 Price 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
- Iron County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Sawyer County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Vilas County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Ashland County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Price County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
Cemeteries Near Park Falls ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Park Falls.
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 Park Falls covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Park Falls, with the one closest to Park Falls listed first.
- Nola Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nola Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nola Cemetery
- Forest Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Home Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- 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
- St. Cecelia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Cecelia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Cecelia Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
- Lakeside Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- 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.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeside Cemetery
- Loretta Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Loretta Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Loretta Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmony Cemetery
- Emery Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emery Cemetery
- Morse Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morse Cemetery
- Hackett Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hackett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hackett Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Cayuga Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cayuga Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cayuga Cemetery
- Mercer Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mercer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mercer Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
- Cayuga 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Park Falls had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Park Falls had a population of 2,192 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Park Falls, with the one closest to Park Falls listed first.
- Fifield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifield
- Fifield is located in Price County
- Butternut
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Coolidge ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Glidden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidden
- Glidden is located in Ashland County
- Phillips
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Morse
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest) - Worcester
(23 miles [37 km] to the south) - Mercer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast) - Catawba
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Catawba is located in Price County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Kennan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south) - Mellen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Park Falls. See our List of 1890's Communities around Park Falls.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Park Falls. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Price County: www.co.price.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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Park Falls) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Park Falls. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.9333, Longitude: -90.4460 In this case, the coordinates for Park Falls have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Park Falls, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |