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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 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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Pine River: Pine Riv.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pine River. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pine River.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 may 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)
    • Poy Sippi
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Mount Morris
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • West Bloomfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Redgranite
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Lohrville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Lohrville is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lohrville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 389 people
    • Wild Rose
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Silver Lake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Silver Lake is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
    • Rodney ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Rodney is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
    • Wautoma
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Wautoma is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wautoma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,114 people
    • Hancock
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Hancock is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
    • Plainfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Plainfield is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
    • Coloma
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Coloma is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
  • Adams County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine River, with the one closest to Pine River listed first.
    • Leola
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Pilot Knob ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Pilot Knob is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
  • Fond du Lac County
  • 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)
      • Green Lake is located in Green Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
    • Marquette
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Marquette is located in Green Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquette
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
    • Markesan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Markesan is located in Green Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markesan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
    • Utley
      (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)
      • Neshkoro is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshkoro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
    • 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)
      • Westfield is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,268 people
  • 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)
    • Greenville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Greenville is located in Outagamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Portage County
  • Waupaca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine River, with the one closest to Pine River listed first.
    • Rural
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Fremont
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • King
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Waupaca
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Waupaca is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waupaca
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,857 people
    • Weyauwega
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Weyauwega is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyauwega
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,745 people
    • Gills Landing
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Cobb Town
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Cobb Town is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Town
    • Baldwins Mill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Sheridan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Ogdensburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Ogdensburg is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdensburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
    • Little Wolf ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Ostrander
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Scandinavia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Scandinavia is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandinavia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
  • Winnebago County

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

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.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Pine River - one of the links might be able to help.

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)
  • Hilltop Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Howes Corners Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Poy Sippi Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Springwater Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Marks Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Concordia Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Concordia Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Garesalem Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (220 more) ...
    • Marion Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Crystal Lake Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Lind Center Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)

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.<1>

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)
  • Poy Sippi
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Brushville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Brushville is located in Waushara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushville
  • Mount Morris
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • West Bloomfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hatton ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hatton is located in Waupaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
  • Wild Rose
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Spring Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Spring Lake is located in Waushara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
  • Tustin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Tustin is located in Waushara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tustin
  • Rodney ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Rodney is located in Waushara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
  • Rural
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Orihula
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Fremont
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Waupaca
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Waupaca is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waupaca
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,857 people
    • Neshkoro
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Neshkoro is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshkoro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people

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.

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 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 Pine River:

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pine River) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.