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 Pennington (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 Pennington. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Pennington 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 Pennington. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pennington:
- Price County (The home county of Pennington)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pennington, with the one closest to Pennington listed first.
- Prentice
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentice
- Prentice is located in Price County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
- Catawba
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Catawba is located in Price County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Kennan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Phillips
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Lugerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lugerville
- Lugerville is located in Price County
- Fifield
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifield
- Fifield is located in Price County
- Park Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Falls
- Park Falls is located in Price County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,192 people
- Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north) - Kennedy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Kennedy is located in Price County
- Rusk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pennington, with the one closest to Pennington listed first.
- Hawkins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Ingram
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west) - Glen Flora
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Flora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Flora
- Glen Flora is located in Rusk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Tony
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pennington, with the one closest to Pennington listed first.
- Rib Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Lake
- Rib Lake is located in Taylor County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 861 people
- Jump River
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jump River
- Jump River is located in Taylor County
- Hughey ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest) - Medford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Medford is located in Taylor County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,267 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pennington, see our County-by-County Page for Pennington.
Newspapers Published in Pennington ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pennington.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pennington, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pennington.
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 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 Pennington:
- 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
- Rusk County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Taylor County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Rusk 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 Pennington ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pennington.
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 Pennington covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pennington, with the one closest to Pennington listed first.
- Prentice Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prentice Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prentice Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
- Hackett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- 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
- Harmony Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- 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
- Catawba Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catawba Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catawba Cemetery
- Kennan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kennan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kennan Cemetery
- Lakeside Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- 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
- Levitt Creek Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Levitt Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Levitt Creek Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- 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
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Northside Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Northside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Northside Cemetery
- Garden of Memory Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garden of Memory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garden of Memory Cemetery
- Continue List (33 more) ...
- St. Marys Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- 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
- Emery Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- 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
- Knox Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knox Cemetery
- St. Marys 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>
While we didn't find Pennington in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pennington.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pennington, with the one closest to Pennington listed first.
- Worcester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Catawba
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Catawba is located in Price County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Kennan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Phillips
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Westboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Brantwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Chelsea
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Rib Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Lake
- Rib Lake is located in Taylor County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 861 people
- Coolidge ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Whittlesey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whittlesey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittlesey
- Whittlesey is located in Taylor County
- McCord
(23 miles [37 km] to the east) - Fifield
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifield
- Fifield is located in Price County
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Perkinstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perkinstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinstown
- Perkinstown is located in Taylor County
- Interwald
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast) - Medford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Medford is located in Taylor County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,267 people
- Perkinstown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pennington. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pennington.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pennington. 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' (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- Pennington) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pennington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5319, Longitude: -90.3924 In this case, the coordinates for Pennington 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 Pennington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |