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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 River (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 River. 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 River ...

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 River: Pike Riv.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.

Pike River is located in Bayfield 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 Bayfield County: Ashland, Douglas, Sawyer & Washburn.

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

  • Bayfield County     (The home county of Pike River)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pike River, with the one closest to Pike River listed first.
    • Delta
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
      • Delta is located in Bayfield County
    • Sutherland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherland
      • Sutherland is located in Bayfield County
    • Benoit
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benoit
      • Benoit is located in Bayfield County
    • Mason
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
      • Mason is located in Bayfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
    • Moquah
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moquah
      • Moquah is located in Bayfield County
    • Washburn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
      • Washburn is located in Bayfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,049 people
  • Ashland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pike River, with the one closest to Pike River listed first.
    • Ashland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
      • Ashland is located in Ashland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,766 people
    • Marengo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
      • Marengo is located in Ashland County
    • High Bridge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
      • High Bridge is located in Ashland County
    • Odanah
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odanah
      • Odanah is located in Ashland County
    • Mellen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mellen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellen
      • Mellen is located in Ashland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 686 people
    • Tannery Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tannery Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannery Town
      • Tannery Town is located in Ashland County
    • White City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
      • White City is located in Ashland County
    • La Pointe
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Pointe
      • La Pointe is located in Ashland County
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pike River, with the one closest to Pike River listed first.
    • Lake Nebagamon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Nebagamon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Nebagamon
      • Lake Nebagamon is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,064 people
    • Cloverland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
      • Cloverland is located in Douglas County
    • Poplar
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
      • Poplar is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
    • Sauntry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauntry
      • Sauntry is located in Douglas County
    • Solon Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solon Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon Springs
      • Solon Springs is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
    • Bennett
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
      • Bennett is located in Douglas County
    • Hawthorne
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
      • Hawthorne is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
  • Sawyer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pike River, with the one closest to Pike River listed first.
    • Seeley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seeley
      • Seeley is located in Sawyer County
    • Phipps
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps
      • Phipps is located in Sawyer County

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

Newspapers Published in Pike River ...

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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pike River.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pike River, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pike River.

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 Pike River:

Cemeteries Near Pike River ...

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

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

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

  • Pike River Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pike River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pike River Cemetery
  • Mason Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mason Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mason Cemetery
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
  • City Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the City Cemetery
  • Valley View Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley View Cemetery
  • Moe Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moe Cemetery
  • Pine Ridge Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Ridge Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
  • St. Anne Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anne Cemetery
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
  • B'nai Israel Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the B'nai Israel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the B'nai Israel Cemetery
  • St. Agnes Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Agnes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Agnes Cemetery
  • Continue List   (26 more) ...
    • Pine Glade Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Glade Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Glade Cemetery
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • 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

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>

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

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

  • Ino
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ino have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ino
    • Ino is located in Bayfield County
  • Topside
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Topside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topside
    • Topside is located in Bayfield County
  • Drummond
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drummond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummond
    • Drummond is located in Bayfield County
  • Mason
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
    • Mason is located in Bayfield County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
  • Benoit
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benoit
    • Benoit is located in Bayfield County
  • Moquah
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moquah
    • Moquah is located in Bayfield County
  • Iron River
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron River
    • Iron River is located in Bayfield County
  • Ashland Junction
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashland Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Junction
    • Ashland Junction is located in Bayfield County
  • Muskeg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muskeg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskeg
    • Muskeg is located in Bayfield County
  • Sanborn
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanborn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanborn
    • Sanborn is located in Ashland County
  • Cable
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cable have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
    • Cable is located in Bayfield County
  • Brule
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brule have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brule
    • Brule is located in Douglas County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Ashland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
      • Ashland is located in Ashland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,766 people
    • White River
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White River
      • White River is located in Ashland County
    • Marengo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
      • Marengo is located in Ashland County

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

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

The official website for Bayfield County: www.bayfieldcounty.org/

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 from Point A (ie- Pike River) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pike River. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.4599, Longitude: -91.2399       In this case, the coordinates for Pike River 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 Pike River, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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