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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 Pike Lake (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 Pike Lake. 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.

Name Variations for Pike Lake ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Pike Lake: Pike Lk.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 hospitals 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.

Pike Lake is located in Marathon 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 Marathon County: Clark, Langlade, Lincoln, Portage, Shawano, Taylor, Waupaca & Wood.

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

  • Marathon County     (The home county of Pike Lake)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pike Lake, with the one closest to Pike Lake listed first.
    • Hatley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Elderon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Norrie
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Ringle
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Galloway
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Weston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
      • Weston is located in Marathon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,165 people
    • Kronenwetter
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Rothschild
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rothschild have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothschild
      • Rothschild is located in Marathon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,256 people
    • Nutterville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Schofield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schofield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schofield
      • Schofield is located in Marathon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,153 people
    • Sunset
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Evergreen
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
      • Evergreen is located in Marathon County
  • Langlade County
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pike Lake, with the one closest to Pike Lake listed first.
    • Dutch Corners ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Merrill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
      • Merrill is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,990 people
  • Menominee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pike Lake, with the one closest to Pike Lake listed first.
    • Zoar
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Neopit
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
  • Portage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pike Lake, with the one closest to Pike Lake listed first.
    • Alban
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Rosholt
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Torun
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ellis
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Polonia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Garfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Custer
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Nelsonville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Park Ridge
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
      • Park Ridge is located in Portage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
    • Lake Emily ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lake Emily. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Emily
      • Lake Emily is located in Portage County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lake Emily
      • From Pike Lake to Lake Emily
    • Stevens Point
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Amherst Junction
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amherst Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Junction
      • Amherst Junction is located in Portage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
  • Shawano County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pike Lake, with the one closest to Pike Lake listed first.
    • Eland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Wittenberg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Birnamwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Birnamwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birnamwood
      • Birnamwood is located in Shawano County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 772 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Birnamwood
      • From Pike Lake to Birnamwood
    • Aniwa
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aniwa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aniwa
      • Aniwa is located in Shawano County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
    • Tigerton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Regina
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • 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 Pike Lake to Regina
    • Split Rock
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Almon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Bowler
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Mattoon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mattoon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattoon
      • Mattoon is located in Shawano County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
    • Leopolis
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Gresham
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Waupaca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pike Lake, with the one closest to Pike Lake listed first.
    • Big Falls
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Granite City ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Iola
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Marion
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Scandinavia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scandinavia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandinavia
      • Scandinavia is located in Waupaca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
    • Ogdensburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Sheridan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Wood County

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

Cemeteries Near Pike Lake ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pike Lake.

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

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

  • Our Saviors Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Our Saviors Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Our Saviors Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evergreen Rest Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Rest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Peacefull Rest Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peacefull Rest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peacefull Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Eland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Francis Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Francis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Forestville Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forestville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forestville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Forest Home Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Home Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holy Family Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethany Lutheran Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethany Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bethany Cemetery
  • St. Philomene Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Philomene Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Philomene Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Forest Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (109 more) ...

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.<4>

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

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

  • Bevent
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bevent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevent
    • Bevent is located in Marathon County
  • Hatley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Elderon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
  • Norrie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • Eland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Shantytown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shantytown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shantytown
    • Shantytown is located in Marathon County
  • Wittenberg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Callon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Callon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callon
    • Callon is located in Marathon County
  • Birnamwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Birnamwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birnamwood
    • Birnamwood is located in Shawano County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 772 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Birnamwood
    • From Pike Lake to Birnamwood
  • Whitcomb
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitcomb have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitcomb
    • Whitcomb is located in Shawano County
  • Alban
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Nutterville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Aniwa
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aniwa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aniwa
      • Aniwa is located in Shawano County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
    • Hogarty
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hogarty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogarty
      • Hogarty is located in Marathon County
    • Schofield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schofield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schofield
      • Schofield is located in Marathon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,153 people

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

Newspapers Published in Pike Lake ...

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 90 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pike Lake.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pike Lake, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pike Lake.

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 helpful 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 Pike Lake:

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

The official website for Marathon County: www.co.marathon.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>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.
<4>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 Pike Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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 from Point A (ie- Pike Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pike Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8215, Longitude: -89.3516       In this case, the coordinates for Pike Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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