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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 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 Pine 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 Pine 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 Pine Lake: Pine 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.

Pine Lake is located in Iron 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 Iron County: Gogebic (MI), Ashland, Price & Vilas.

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

  • Iron County     (The home county of Pine Lake)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Lake, with the one closest to Pine Lake listed first.
    • Manitowish
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitowish
      • Manitowish is located in Iron County
    • Gile
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gile
      • Gile is located in Iron County
    • Montreal
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montreal
      • Montreal is located in Iron County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
    • Hurley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
      • Hurley is located in Iron County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
    • Cedar
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
      • Cedar is located in Iron County
  • Ashland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Lake, with the one closest to Pine Lake listed first.
    • Glidden
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidden
      • Glidden is located in Ashland County
    • Butternut
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butternut have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut
      • Butternut is located in Ashland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
    • Tannery Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • 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
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Mellen
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • High Bridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
      • High Bridge is located in Ashland County
  • Price County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Lake, with the one closest to Pine Lake listed first.
    • Park Falls
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Falls
      • Park Falls is located in Price County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,192 people
    • Fifield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifield
      • Fifield is located in Price County
    • Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
      • Lake is located in Price County
      • Estimated population in 2015: 1,106 people
  • Vilas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Lake, with the one closest to Pine Lake listed first.
    • Manitowish Waters
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manitowish Waters have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitowish Waters
      • Manitowish Waters is located in Vilas County
    • Katinka Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Katinka Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katinka Village
      • Katinka Village is located in Vilas County
    • Lac du Flambeau
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lac du Flambeau
      • Lac du Flambeau is located in Vilas County
  • Gogebic County (MI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Lake, with the one closest to Pine Lake listed first.
    • Ironwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironwood
      • Ironwood is located in Gogebic County (MI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,814 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ironwood <2>
    • Bessemer
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bessemer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
      • Bessemer is located in Gogebic County (MI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bessemer <2>
    • Yale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
      • Yale is located in Gogebic County (MI)
    • Hillcrest
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
      • Hillcrest is located in Gogebic County (MI)
    • Ramsay
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramsay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsay
      • Ramsay is located in Gogebic County (MI)
    • North Ironwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Ironwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ironwood
      • North Ironwood is located in Gogebic County (MI)
    • Wakefield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wakefield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
      • Wakefield is located in Gogebic County (MI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,653 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakefield <2>
    • Marenisco
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Connorville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Connorville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connorville
      • Connorville is located in Gogebic County (MI)
    • White City
      (30 miles [48.3 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 Gogebic County (MI)

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

Newspapers Published in Pine 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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pine Lake.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pine Lake, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pine Lake.

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 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 Lake:

Cemeteries Near Pine Lake ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pine 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 Pine Lake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Mercer Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mercer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mercer Cemetery
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 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
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
  • Winchester Memorial Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winchester Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winchester Memorial Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Ironwood (MI).
    • The Riverside Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Ironwood Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1499 <4>
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeside Cemetery
  • Presque Isle Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Presque Isle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Presque Isle Cemetery
  • Lake View Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake View Cemetery
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • 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
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Presbyterian Church Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Marenisco Twp. Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marenisco Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marenisco Twp. Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns 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.<5>

While we didn't find Pine Lake in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pine Lake.

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

  • Mercer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mercer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
    • Mercer is located in Iron County
  • Jessieville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jessieville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessieville
    • Jessieville is located in Gogebic County (MI)
  • Ironwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironwood
    • Ironwood is located in Gogebic County (MI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,814 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ironwood <2>
  • Hurley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
    • Hurley is located in Iron County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
  • Bessemer
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bessemer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
    • Bessemer is located in Gogebic County (MI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bessemer <2>
  • Siemens
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siemens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siemens
    • Siemens is located in Gogebic County (MI)
  • Ramsay
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramsay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsay
    • Ramsay is located in Gogebic County (MI)
  • Hartley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
    • Hartley is located in Gogebic County (MI)
    • Hartley has also been known as:
    • Hartleys
  • Wakefield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wakefield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
    • Wakefield is located in Gogebic County (MI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,653 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakefield <2>
  • Thomaston
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomaston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston
    • Thomaston is located in Gogebic County (MI)
  • Glidden
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidden
    • Glidden is located in Ashland County
  • Butternut
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butternut have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut
    • Butternut is located in Ashland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Wellington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
      • Wellington is located in Gogebic County (MI)
    • Morse
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
      • Morse is located in Ashland County
    • Tula
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tula have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tula
      • Tula is located in Gogebic County (MI)

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

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

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pine Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pine Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.2561, Longitude: -90.1407       In this case, the coordinates for Pine Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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