Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Pine 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 Pine 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 Pine 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 Pine River: Pine 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 southeast 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 south.
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 south 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 River is located in Waushara 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 Waushara County: Adams, Green Lake, Marquette, Portage, Waupaca & Winnebago.
Below are the counties that are near Pine River. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pine River:
- Waushara County (The home county of Pine River)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine River, with the one closest to Pine River listed first.
- Saxeville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxeville
- Saxeville is located in Waushara County
- Poy Sippi
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poy Sippi
- Poy Sippi is located in Waushara County
- Mount Morris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Morris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Morris
- Mount Morris is located in Waushara County
- West Bloomfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bloomfield
- West Bloomfield is located in Waushara County
- Redgranite
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redgranite have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redgranite
- Redgranite is located in Waushara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,111 people
- Lohrville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Wild Rose
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rose
- Wild Rose is located in Waushara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
- Silver Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Silver Lake is located in Waushara County
- Wautoma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Hancock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west) - Plainfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Plainfield is located in Waushara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
- Coloma
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Fond du Lac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine River, with the one closest to Pine River listed first.
- Ripon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripon
- Ripon is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,844 people
- West Rosendale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rosendale
- West Rosendale is located in Fond du Lac County
- Fairwater
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairwater
- Fairwater is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Green Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine River, with the one closest to Pine River listed first.
- Berlin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Princeton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south) - Green Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
- Green Lake is located in Green Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
- Marquette
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south) - Markesan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Marquette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine River, with the one closest to Pine River listed first.
- Neshkoro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Germania
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest) - Montello
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest) - Westfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Outagamie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine River, with the one closest to Pine River listed first.
- Medina
(23 miles [37 km] to the east) - Hortonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Hortonville is located in Outagamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
- Greenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Outagamie County
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine River, with the one closest to Pine River listed first.
- Blaine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Blaine is located in Portage County
- Almond
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Almond is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
- Amherst
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Amherst is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,082 people
- Amherst Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- 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
- Nelsonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Nelsonville is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Arnott
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest) - Garfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Garfield is located in Portage County
- Custer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Custer is located in Portage County
- Waupaca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine River, with the one closest to Pine River listed first.
- Fremont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Fremont is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 647 people
- King
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- King is located in Waupaca County
- Waupaca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Weyauwega
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Gills Landing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills Landing
- Gills Landing is located in Waupaca County
- Cobb Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Sheridan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Sheridan is located in Waupaca County
- Ogdensburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- 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
- Little Wolf ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Wolf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Wolf
- Little Wolf is located in Waupaca County
- Ostrander
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrander
- Ostrander is located in Waupaca County
- Scandinavia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- 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
- Manawa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north) - New London
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- New London is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,065 people
- Winnebago County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine River, with the one closest to Pine River listed first.
- Orihula
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orihula
- Orihula is located in Winnebago County
- Zittau
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zittau
- Zittau is located in Winnebago County
- Winneconne
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winneconne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winneconne
- Winneconne is located in Winnebago County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
- Omro
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omro
- Omro is located in Winnebago County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,592 people
- Harbor Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Springs
- Harbor Springs is located in Winnebago County
- Reighmoor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reighmoor
- Reighmoor is located in Winnebago County
- Allenville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Allenville is located in Winnebago County
- Medina Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medina Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina Junction
- Medina Junction is located in Winnebago County
- Pickett
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett
- Pickett is located in Winnebago County
- Fisk
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisk
- Fisk is located in Winnebago County
- Oshkosh
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshkosh
- Oshkosh is located in Winnebago County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66,495 people
- Fox Crossing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Crossing
- Fox Crossing is located in Winnebago County
- Stony Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Beach
- Stony Beach is located in Winnebago County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pine River, see our County-by-County Page for Pine River.
Newspapers Published in Pine 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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pine River.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pine River, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pine River.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 River:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.wisconsinhistory.org/
- Pages specific to Waushara County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fond du Lac County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Green Lake County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Marquette County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Outagamie County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Portage County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Waupaca County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Winnebago County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Fond du Lac County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Waushara County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Waushara County
Cemeteries Near Pine River ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pine 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 Pine River covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pine River, with the one closest to Pine River listed first.
- Pine River Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine River Cemetery
- Hilltop Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hilltop Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hilltop Cemetery
- Howes Corners Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howes Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howes Corners Cemetery
- Poy Sippi Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poy Sippi Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poy Sippi Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Springwater Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springwater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springwater Cemetery
- St. Marks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marks Cemetery
- Cedar Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
- Concordia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concordia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concordia Cemetery
- Concordia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concordia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concordia Cemetery
- Garesalem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garesalem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garesalem Cemetery
- Continue List (217 more) ...
- Marion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marion Cemetery
- Crystal Lake Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crystal Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crystal Lake Cemetery
- Lind Center Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lind Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lind Center Cemetery
- Marion 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 Pine River had a population of 136 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pine River, with the one closest to Pine River listed first.
- Saxeville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxeville
- Saxeville is located in Waushara County
- Poy Sippi
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poy Sippi
- Poy Sippi is located in Waushara County
- Brushville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brushville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushville
- Brushville is located in Waushara County
- Mount Morris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Morris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Morris
- Mount Morris is located in Waushara County
- West Bloomfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bloomfield
- West Bloomfield is located in Waushara County
- Hatton ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Wild Rose
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rose
- Wild Rose is located in Waushara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
- Spring Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Spring Lake is located in Waushara County
- Tustin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Rodney ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Rural
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Orihula
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orihula
- Orihula is located in Winnebago County
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Fremont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Fremont is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 647 people
- Waupaca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Neshkoro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fremont
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pine River. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pine River.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pine River. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Waushara County: www.1waushara.com/
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pine River) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pine River. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1522, Longitude: -89.0771 |
| <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 Pine River, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |