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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 Pittsfield (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 Pittsfield. 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.

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.

Pittsfield is primarily located in Brown County. A portion of Pittsfield extends into Shawano 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 Brown County: Calumet, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Oconto, Outagamie & Shawano.

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

  • Brown County     (The home county of Pittsfield)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pittsfield, with the one closest to Pittsfield listed first.
    • Pulaski
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Pulaski is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,766 people
    • Flintville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Flintville is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
    • Oneida
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Oneida is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
    • Duck Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Duck Creek is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
    • Howard
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Howard is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,346 people
    • Hobart
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Hobart is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,495 people
    • Suamico
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Suamico is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suamico
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,064 people
    • Ashwaubenon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Ashwaubenon is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwaubenon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,004 people
    • De Pere
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • De Pere is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Pere
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,014 people
    • Green Bay
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Green Bay is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 103,836 people
    • Allouez
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Allouez is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allouez
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,784 people
    • Preble
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Preble is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preble
    • Bay Settlement
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Bay Settlement is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Settlement
  • Calumet County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pittsfield, with the one closest to Pittsfield listed first.
    • Kaukauna
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Kaukauna is located in Calumet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaukauna
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,356 people
    • Dundas
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Dundas is located in Calumet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
    • Forest Junction
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Forest Junction is located in Calumet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Junction
    • Saint John
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Saint John is located in Calumet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
    • Sherwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Sherwood is located in Calumet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,040 people
    • Brillion
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Brillion is located in Calumet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brillion
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,079 people
  • Door County
    • Namur
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Namur is located in Door County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namur
  • Kewaunee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pittsfield, with the one closest to Pittsfield listed first.
    • Duvall
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Duvall is located in Kewaunee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
    • Luxemburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Luxemburg is located in Kewaunee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxemburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,577 people
    • Pilsen
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Pilsen is located in Kewaunee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilsen
    • Ellisville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Ellisville is located in Kewaunee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisville
    • Curran
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Curran is located in Kewaunee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curran
    • Casco
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Casco is located in Kewaunee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
    • Stangelville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Stangelville is located in Kewaunee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stangelville
  • Manitowoc County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pittsfield, with the one closest to Pittsfield listed first.
    • Hickory Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Hickory Grove is located in Manitowoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
    • Rosecrans
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Rosecrans is located in Manitowoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosecrans
  • Menominee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pittsfield, with the one closest to Pittsfield listed first.
    • Legend Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Legend Lake is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legend Lake
    • Keshena
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Keshena is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keshena
  • Oconto County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pittsfield, with the one closest to Pittsfield listed first.
    • Chase
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Chase is located in Oconto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
    • Krakow
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Krakow is located in Oconto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krakow
    • Oconto Falls
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Oconto Falls is located in Oconto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto Falls
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,805 people
    • Gillett
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Gillett is located in Oconto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
    • Stiles Junction
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Stiles Junction is located in Oconto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles Junction
    • Pensaukee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Pensaukee is located in Oconto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensaukee
    • Spruce
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Spruce is located in Oconto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce
    • Lena
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Lena is located in Oconto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
    • Hickory Corners
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Hickory Corners is located in Oconto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
    • Oconto
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Oconto is located in Oconto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,575 people
    • Frostville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Frostville is located in Oconto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostville
    • Suring
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Suring is located in Oconto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suring
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 524 people
  • Outagamie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pittsfield, with the one closest to Pittsfield listed first.
    • Seymour
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Seymour is located in Outagamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 people
    • Chicago Corners
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Chicago Corners is located in Outagamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Corners
    • Nichols
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Nichols is located in Outagamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
    • Black Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Black Creek is located in Outagamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,309 people
    • Freedom
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Freedom is located in Outagamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
    • Leeman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Leeman is located in Outagamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeman
    • Apple Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Apple Creek is located in Outagamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Creek
    • Shiocton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Shiocton is located in Outagamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiocton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 914 people
    • Little Chute
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Little Chute is located in Outagamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chute
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,164 people
    • Combined Locks
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Combined Locks is located in Outagamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combined Locks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,607 people
    • Kimberly
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Kimberly is located in Outagamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,869 people
    • Appleton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Appleton is located in Outagamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,058 people
      • Former name for Appleton:
      • Appleton Junction
    • Bear Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Bear Creek is located in Outagamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
  • Shawano County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pittsfield, with the one closest to Pittsfield listed first.
    • Laney
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Laney is located in Shawano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laney
    • Rose Lawn
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Rose Lawn is located in Shawano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Lawn
    • Frazer Corners
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Frazer Corners is located in Shawano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer Corners
    • Briarton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Briarton is located in Shawano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarton
    • Zachow
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Zachow is located in Shawano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachow
    • Slab City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Slab City is located in Shawano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
    • Bonduel
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Bonduel is located in Shawano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonduel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,411 people
    • Lunds
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Lunds is located in Shawano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunds
    • Pulcifer
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Pulcifer is located in Shawano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulcifer
    • Cecil
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Cecil is located in Shawano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
    • Shawano
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Shawano is located in Shawano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawano
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,885 people
    • Belle Plaine
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Belle Plaine is located in Shawano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Plaine
    • Pella
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Pella is located in Shawano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pella
  • Waupaca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pittsfield, with the one closest to Pittsfield listed first.
    • Embarrass
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Embarrass is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embarrass
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
    • Clintonville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Clintonville is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,353 people
    • New London
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • New London is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,065 people
  • Winnebago County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pittsfield, with the one closest to Pittsfield listed first.
    • Menasha
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Menasha is located in Winnebago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menasha
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,796 people
    • Fox Crossing
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Fox Crossing is located in Winnebago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Crossing
    • Neenah
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Neenah is located in Winnebago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neenah
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,363 people

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

Cemeteries Near Pittsfield ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pittsfield.

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 Pittsfield - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pittsfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Owego Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owego Cemetery
    • The Owego Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pittsfield Church Cemetery
  • St. Sebastian Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Kunesh Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Elm Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove Cemetery
    • The Elm Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Laney Cemetery
  • Mill Center Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Elm Lawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Seymour Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Zion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Zion Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • North Pittsfield Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Polish National Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (211 more) ...
    • Evangelist Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • LDS Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LDS Cemetery
      • The LDS Cemetery has also been known as:
      • LDS Cemetery
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)

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>

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

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

  • Laney
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Laney is located in Shawano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laney
  • Rose Lawn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Rose Lawn is located in Shawano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Lawn
  • Pulaski
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Pulaski is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,766 people
  • Hofa Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hofa Park is located in Shawano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hofa Park
  • Angelica
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Angelica is located in Shawano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
  • Oneida
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Oneida is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
  • Flintville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Flintville is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
  • Cormier
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Cormier is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cormier
  • Duck Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Duck Creek is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
  • Briarton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Briarton is located in Shawano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarton
  • Tremble
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Tremble is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremble
  • Chase
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Chase is located in Oconto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Suamico
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Suamico is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suamico
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,064 people
    • Black Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Black Creek is located in Outagamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,309 people
    • De Pere
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • De Pere is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Pere
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,014 people

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

Newspapers Published in Pittsfield ...

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 125 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pittsfield.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pittsfield, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<1>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pittsfield.

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 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 Pittsfield:

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Pittsfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<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 Pittsfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.