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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 Pine Grove (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 Pine Grove. 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 Pine Grove ...

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 Pine Grove: Pine Grv.

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 doctors and 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.

Pine Grove is located in Brown 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 Brown County: Calumet, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Oconto, Outagamie & Shawano.

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

  • Brown County     (The home county of Pine Grove)
  • Calumet County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
    • Brillion
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brillion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brillion
      • Brillion is located in Calumet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,079 people
    • Forest Junction
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Dundas
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Kaukauna
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Potter
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
      • Potter is located in Calumet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
    • Hilbert
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilbert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilbert
      • Hilbert is located in Calumet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
    • Saint John
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Sherwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
      • Sherwood is located in Calumet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,040 people
    • Harrison
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Brant
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brant. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant
      • Brant is located in Calumet County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Brant
      • From Pine Grove to Brant
    • Hayton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Chilton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Door County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
    • Rosiere
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rosiere. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosiere
      • Rosiere is located in Door County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rosiere
      • From Pine Grove to Rosiere
    • Namur
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Namur. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namur
      • Namur is located in Door County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Namur
      • From Pine Grove to Namur
    • Brussels
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Forestville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forestville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
      • Forestville is located in Door County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
  • Kewaunee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
    • Pilsen
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Curran
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Curran. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curran
      • Curran is located in Kewaunee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Curran
      • From Pine Grove to Curran
    • Ellisville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ellisville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisville
      • Ellisville is located in Kewaunee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ellisville
      • From Pine Grove to Ellisville
    • Stangelville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Bolt
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Krok
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Krok. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krok
      • Krok is located in Kewaunee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Krok
      • From Pine Grove to Krok
    • Luxemburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luxemburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxemburg
      • Luxemburg is located in Kewaunee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,577 people
    • Casco
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Kewaunee
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Duvall
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Euren
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Gregorville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Algoma
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Manitowoc County
  • Oconto County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
    • Chase
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chase. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
      • Chase is located in Oconto County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Chase
      • From Pine Grove to Chase
    • Pensaukee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pensaukee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensaukee
      • Pensaukee is located in Oconto County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pensaukee
      • From Pine Grove to Pensaukee
  • Outagamie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
    • Chicago Corners
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Freedom
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Seymour
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seymour have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
      • Seymour is located in Outagamie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 people
    • Combined Locks
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Little Chute
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Kimberly
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Apple Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Appleton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Black Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
      • Black Creek is located in Outagamie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,309 people
    • Nichols
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nichols have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
      • Nichols is located in Outagamie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
  • Shawano County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
    • Laney
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Laney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laney
      • Laney is located in Shawano County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Laney
      • From Pine Grove to Laney
    • Rose Lawn
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rose Lawn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Lawn
      • Rose Lawn is located in Shawano County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rose Lawn
      • From Pine Grove to Rose Lawn
    • Briarton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Briarton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarton
      • Briarton is located in Shawano County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Briarton
      • From Pine Grove to Briarton
    • Frazer Corners
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Winnebago County
    • Menasha
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menasha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menasha
      • Menasha is located in Winnebago County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,796 people

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

Cemeteries Near Pine Grove ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pine Grove.

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

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

  • Polish Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Polish Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Polish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lilly Lake Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lilly Lake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lilly Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bellevue Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bellevue Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bellevue Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Zion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Danish Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Danish Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Danish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bohemian Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bohemian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bohemian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Eastside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eastside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eastside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Humboldt Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Humboldt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Humboldt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • County Home Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Home Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Zion United Methodist Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (241 more) ...
    • St. Anna Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anna Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Huberts Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Huberts Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Huberts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Emmanuel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emmanuel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emmanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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, Pine Grove had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Glenmore
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glenmore. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
    • Glenmore is located in Brown County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Glenmore
    • From Pine Grove to Glenmore
  • Poland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Kolb
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kolb have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kolb
    • Kolb is located in Brown County
  • Denmark
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Fontenoy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Henrysville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henrysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrysville
    • Henrysville is located in Brown County
  • Cooperstown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooperstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperstown
    • Cooperstown is located in Manitowoc County
  • Curran
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Curran. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curran
    • Curran is located in Kewaunee County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Curran
    • From Pine Grove to Curran
  • Pilsen
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • New Franken
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Franken have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franken
    • New Franken is located in Brown County
  • De Pere
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Bay Settlement
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Pine Grove ...

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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pine Grove.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pine Grove, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pine Grove.

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 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 Pine Grove:

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

The official website for Brown County: www.co.brown.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<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 Pine Grove, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pine Grove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pine Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4147, Longitude: -87.8874    









 

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