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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 Phlox (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 Phlox. 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.

Phlox 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 Phlox. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Phlox:

  • Langlade County     (The home county of Phlox)
  • Forest County
  • Lincoln County
  • Marathon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Phlox, with the one closest to Phlox listed first.
    • Norrie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Norrie is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrie
    • Hatley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Glandon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Elderon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Elderon is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
    • Pike Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Ringle
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunset
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Nutterville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Galloway
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Weston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Weston is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,165 people
    • Schofield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Schofield is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schofield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,153 people
  • Menominee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Phlox, with the one closest to Phlox listed first.
    • Zoar
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Neopit
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Neopit is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neopit
    • Keshena
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Legend Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Legend Lake is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legend Lake
  • Oconto County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Phlox, with the one closest to Phlox listed first.
    • Mountain
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Breed
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Townsend
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Armstrong
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Armstrong is located in Oconto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
  • Shawano County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Phlox, with the one closest to Phlox listed first.
    • Mattoon
      (3 miles [4.8 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
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Aniwa is located in Shawano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aniwa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
    • Almon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Regina
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Birnamwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bowler
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Bowler is located in Shawano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowler
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
    • Middle Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Middle Village is located in Shawano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Village
    • Eland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Gresham
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Wittenberg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Tigerton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Leopolis
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pella
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Waupaca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Phlox, with the one closest to Phlox listed first.
    • Marion
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Granite City ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Granite City is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite City
    • Big Falls
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Big Falls is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Falls
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
    • Embarrass
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Embarrass is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embarrass
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people

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

Cemeteries Near Phlox ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Phlox.

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 Phlox - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Phlox covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Norwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Holy Family Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Elmwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hall Pioneer Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Rolling Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Queen of Peace Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Antigo Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Boniface Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Leiskau Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
    • The St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old St. Paulus Cemetery
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
  • St. Anthonys Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (87 more) ...
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
      • The Riverside Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    • St. James Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sherry Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)

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.<1>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Phlox had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Elmhurst
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Elmhurst is located in Langlade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmhurst
  • Aniwa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Aniwa is located in Shawano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aniwa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
  • Antigo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Regina
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Bryant
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Elton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Elton is located in Langlade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
  • Birnamwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Deerbrook
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hogarty
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Hogarty is located in Marathon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogarty
  • Eland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Norrie
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Norrie is located in Marathon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrie
  • Wittenberg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Phlox ...

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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Phlox.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Phlox, 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 Phlox.

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 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 Phlox:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Phlox, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Phlox) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.