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 Pearson (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 Pearson. 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.
Pearson is located in Langlade 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 Langlade County: Forest, Lincoln, Marathon, Menominee, Oconto, Oneida & Shawano.
Below are the counties that are near Pearson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pearson:
- Langlade County (The home county of Pearson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pearson, with the one closest to Pearson listed first.
- Post Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Post Lake is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Lake
- Lily
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lily is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
- Kempster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kempster is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempster
- Freeman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Freeman is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Elcho
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elcho is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elcho
- Bryant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bryant is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Deerbrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Deerbrook is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
- Neva Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Neva Corners is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neva Corners
- Antigo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Antigo is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antigo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,719 people
- Langlade
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Langlade is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langlade
- White Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- White Lake is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Phlox
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Phlox is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phlox
- Forest County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pearson, with the one closest to Pearson listed first.
- Mole Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mole Lake is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mole Lake
- Crandon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Crandon is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
- Padus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Padus is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padus
- Atkins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Atkins is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
- Laona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Laona is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laona
- Hiles
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hiles is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiles
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pearson, with the one closest to Pearson listed first.
- Dudley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dudley is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Jeffris
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jeffris is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffris
- Gleason
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Gleason is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleason
- Harrison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Harrison is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Dutch Corners ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dutch Corners is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Corners
- Marathon County
- Glandon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glandon is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glandon
- Menominee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pearson, with the one closest to Pearson listed first.
- Zoar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Zoar is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Neopit
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Neopit is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neopit
- Oconto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pearson, with the one closest to Pearson listed first.
- Townsend
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Townsend is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
- Mountain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Oneida County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pearson, with the one closest to Pearson listed first.
- Jennings
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jennings is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Pelican Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pelican Lake is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Lake
- Monico
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Monico is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monico
- Gagen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Gagen is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gagen
- Rhinelander
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rhinelander is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhinelander
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,637 people
- Shawano County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pearson, with the one closest to Pearson listed first.
- Mattoon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mattoon is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattoon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
- Aniwa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Aniwa is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aniwa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pearson, see our County-by-County Page for Pearson.
Cemeteries Near Pearson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pearson.
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 Pearson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pearson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pearson, with the one closest to Pearson listed first.
- Pearson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Elcho Community Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Neva Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lily Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily Cemetery
- The Lily Cemetery has also been known as:
- Langlade Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88338 <1>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wolfgram Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bent Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Forest Home Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- St. Wencels Catholic Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Wencels Catholic Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Wencels Catholic Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Neva Corners.
- The St. Wencels Catholic Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bohemian Cemetery
- St. Wencels Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2407735 <1>
- Nashville Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (51 more) ...
- Sherry Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Enterprise Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brown Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Pearson in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pearson.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pearson, with the one closest to Pearson listed first.
- Post Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Post Lake is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Lake
- Koepenick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Koepenick is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koepenick
- Kempster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kempster is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempster
- Lily
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lily is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
- Summit Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Summit Lake is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Lake
- Elcho
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elcho is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elcho
- Bryant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bryant is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Deerbrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Deerbrook is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
- Pelican Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pelican Lake is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Lake
- Elton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elton is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
- Crandon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Crandon is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
- Antigo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Antigo is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antigo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,719 people
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Atkins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Atkins is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
- Phlox
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Phlox is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phlox
- Malvern
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Malvern is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pearson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pearson.
Newspapers Published in Pearson ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pearson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pearson, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pearson.
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 Pearson:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Langlade County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Forest County
- Lincoln County
- Marathon County
- Menominee County
- Oconto County
- Oneida County
- Shawano County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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 Pearson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Pearson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |