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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 Pella (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 Pella. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Pella is located in Shawano 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 Shawano County: Brown, Langlade, Marathon, Menominee, Oconto, Outagamie, Portage & Waupaca.

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

  • Shawano County     (The home county of Pella)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pella, with the one closest to Pella listed first.
    • Leopolis
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Gresham
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Shawano
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Split Rock
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Bowler
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowler
      • Bowler is located in Shawano County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
    • Tigerton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Lunds
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Middle Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Village
      • Middle Village is located in Shawano County
    • Almon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Regina
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Regina. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regina
      • Regina is located in Shawano County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Regina
      • From Pella to Regina
    • Bonduel
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Slab City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slab City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
      • Slab City is located in Shawano County
  • Brown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pella, with the one closest to Pella listed first.
    • Pulaski
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Pittsfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
      • Pittsfield is located in Brown County
  • Langlade County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pella, with the one closest to Pella listed first.
    • Phlox
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • White Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lake
      • White Lake is located in Langlade County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
  • Marathon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pella, with the one closest to Pella listed first.
    • Elderon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elderon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderon
      • Elderon is located in Marathon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
    • Galloway
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Norrie
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norrie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrie
      • Norrie is located in Marathon County
    • Hatley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Pike Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pike Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Lake
      • Pike Lake is located in Marathon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pike Lake
      • From Pella to Pike Lake
  • Menominee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pella, with the one closest to Pella listed first.
    • Keshena
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Legend Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Legend Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legend Lake
      • Legend Lake is located in Menominee County
    • Neopit
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neopit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neopit
      • Neopit is located in Menominee County
    • Zoar
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Oconto County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pella, with the one closest to Pella listed first.
    • Gillett
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gillett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
      • Gillett is located in Oconto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
    • Suring
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Breed
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Breed. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breed
      • Breed is located in Oconto County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Breed
      • From Pella to Breed
    • Frostville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Outagamie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pella, with the one closest to Pella listed first.
    • Bear Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
      • Bear Creek is located in Outagamie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
    • Leeman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leeman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeman
      • Leeman is located in Outagamie County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Leeman
      • From Pella to Leeman
    • Nichols
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nichols have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
      • Nichols is located in Outagamie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
    • Shiocton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiocton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiocton
      • Shiocton is located in Outagamie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 914 people
    • Black Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
      • Black Creek is located in Outagamie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,309 people
    • Seymour
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seymour have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
      • Seymour is located in Outagamie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 people
    • Hortonville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Portage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pella, with the one closest to Pella listed first.
    • Alban
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Rosholt
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosholt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosholt
      • Rosholt is located in Portage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
    • Garfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Nelsonville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Waupaca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pella, with the one closest to Pella listed first.
    • Marion
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Embarrass
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Embarrass have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embarrass
      • Embarrass is located in Waupaca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
    • Clintonville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clintonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
      • Clintonville is located in Waupaca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,353 people
    • Granite City ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite City
      • Granite City is located in Waupaca County
    • Big Falls
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Falls
      • Big Falls is located in Waupaca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
    • Manawa
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manawa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manawa
      • Manawa is located in Waupaca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
    • Little Wolf ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Little Wolf. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Wolf
      • Little Wolf is located in Waupaca County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Little Wolf
      • From Pella to Little Wolf
    • Iola
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
      • Iola is located in Waupaca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
    • Ogdensburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ogdensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdensburg
      • Ogdensburg is located in Waupaca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
    • New London
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
      • New London is located in Waupaca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,065 people
    • Ostrander
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Baldwins Mill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Pella ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pella.

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

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

  • Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • 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.
  • St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Zion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Salem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Peter Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Seneca Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seneca Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seneca Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenleaf Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenleaf Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenleaf Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Elias Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elias Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elias Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Friendship Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Lange Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (150 more) ...
    • Zion Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Bomke Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bomke Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bomke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bomke Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Belle Plaine Cemetery
    • St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Pella had a population of 38 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Leopolis
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Caroline
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caroline have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroline
    • Caroline is located in Shawano County
  • Marion
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Buckbee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckbee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckbee
    • Buckbee is located in Waupaca County
  • Embarrass
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Embarrass have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embarrass
    • Embarrass is located in Waupaca County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
  • Belle Plaine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Plaine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Plaine
    • Belle Plaine is located in Shawano County
  • Gresham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Clintonville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clintonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
    • Clintonville is located in Waupaca County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,353 people
  • Hunting
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunting have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting
    • Hunting is located in Shawano County
  • Shawano
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Split Rock
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Marble ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
    • Marble is located in Waupaca County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Keshena
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Tigerton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Big Falls
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Falls
      • Big Falls is located in Waupaca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people

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

Newspapers Published in Pella ...

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 95 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pella.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pella, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pella.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Pella:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pella. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Shawano County: www.co.shawano.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>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.
<3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pella) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pella. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7424, Longitude: -88.8045    
<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 Pella, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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