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 Pickerel (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 Pickerel. 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.
Pickerel is primarily located in Forest County. A portion of Pickerel extends into 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 Forest County: Iron (MI), Florence, Langlade, Marinette, Oconto, Oneida & Vilas.
Below are the counties that are near Pickerel. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pickerel:
- Forest County (The home county of Pickerel)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pickerel, with the one closest to Pickerel listed first.
- Mole Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mole Lake is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mole Lake
- Crandon
(14 miles [22.5 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Padus is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padus
- Laona
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Laona is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laona
- Atkins
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Atkins is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
- Hiles
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hiles is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiles
- Langlade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pickerel, with the one closest to Pickerel listed first.
- Freeman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Freeman is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Lily
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lily is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
- Post Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Post Lake is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Lake
- Bryant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bryant is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Kempster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kempster is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempster
- Langlade
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Langlade is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langlade
- Deerbrook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Deerbrook is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
- Neva Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Neva Corners is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neva Corners
- Elcho
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Elcho is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elcho
- White Lake
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Antigo
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Phlox
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Phlox is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phlox
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pickerel, with the one closest to Pickerel listed first.
- Dudley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dudley is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Jeffris
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Jeffris is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffris
- Gleason
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Gleason is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleason
- Harrison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Harrison is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Menominee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pickerel, with the one closest to Pickerel listed first.
- Zoar
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Zoar is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Neopit
(26 miles [41.8 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 Pickerel, with the one closest to Pickerel listed first.
- Townsend
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Townsend is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
- Mountain
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Armstrong
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Armstrong is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Breed
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Breed is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breed
- Oneida County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pickerel, with the one closest to Pickerel listed first.
- Jennings
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jennings is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Pelican Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pelican Lake is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Lake
- Monico
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Monico is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monico
- Gagen
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Gagen is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gagen
- Rhinelander
(30 miles [48.3 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 Pickerel, with the one closest to Pickerel listed first.
- Mattoon
(25 miles [40.2 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Aniwa is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aniwa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Middle Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Middle Village is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pickerel, see our County-by-County Page for Pickerel.
Cemeteries Near Pickerel ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pickerel.
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 Pickerel - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pickerel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pickerel, with the one closest to Pickerel listed first.
- Pearson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lily Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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>
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bent Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sherry Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Brown Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Neva Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nashville Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wolfgram Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. James Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (44 more) ...
- Roseland Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Forest Home Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elcho Community Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 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.<2>
While we didn't find Pickerel in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pickerel.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pickerel, with the one closest to Pickerel listed first.
- Lily
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lily is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
- Post Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Post Lake is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Lake
- Bryant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bryant is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Koepenick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Koepenick is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koepenick
- Kempster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kempster is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempster
- Elton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Elton is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
- Summit Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Summit Lake is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Lake
- Deerbrook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Deerbrook is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
- Crandon
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Elcho
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Elcho is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elcho
- Pelican Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pelican Lake is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Lake
- Antigo
(19 miles [30.6 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 (10 more) ...
- Atkins
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Elmhurst
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Elmhurst is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmhurst
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pickerel. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pickerel.
Newspapers Published in Pickerel ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pickerel.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pickerel, 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 Pickerel.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Pickerel:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Forest County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Langlade County
- Lincoln 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 Pickerel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Pickerel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |