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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 Plover (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 Plover. 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 Plover ...

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.

In past government published Postal Guides, Plover was referred to as Plover Courthouse.

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

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.

For more information about how community names might have been affected by the Board of Geographic Names (BGN), see our page about Placename Rules.

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.

Plover is located in Portage 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 Portage County: Adams, Marathon, Shawano, Waupaca, Waushara & Wood.

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

  • Portage County     (The home county of Plover)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Plover, with the one closest to Plover listed first.
    • Whiting
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Whiting is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people
    • Park Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Park Ridge is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
    • Arnott
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Arnott is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnott
    • Stevens Point
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Stevens Point is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Point
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,949 people
    • Custer
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Custer is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
    • Ellis
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Ellis is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
    • Polonia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Polonia is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polonia
    • Lake Emily ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Lake Emily is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Emily
    • Torun
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Torun is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torun
    • Amherst Junction
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Amherst Junction is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Junction
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
    • Nelsonville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Nelsonville is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
    • Amherst
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Amherst is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,082 people
  • Adams County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Plover, with the one closest to Plover listed first.
    • Leola
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Leola is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leola
    • New Rome ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • New Rome is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rome
    • Big Flats
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Big Flats is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Flats
  • Marathon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Plover, with the one closest to Plover listed first.
    • Ashley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Ashley is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
    • Galloway
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Galloway is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway
    • Mosinee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Mosinee is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosinee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,195 people
    • Moon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Moon is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon
    • Evergreen
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Evergreen is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
    • Kronenwetter
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Kronenwetter is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kronenwetter
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,143 people
    • Pike Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Pike Lake is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Lake
    • Elderon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Elderon is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
    • Rangeline
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Rangeline is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rangeline
    • Rothschild
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Rothschild is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothschild
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,256 people
    • Weston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Weston is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,165 people
    • Hatley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Hatley is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
  • Shawano County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Plover, with the one closest to Plover listed first.
    • Split Rock
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Split Rock is located in Shawano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Rock
    • Tigerton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Tigerton is located in Shawano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigerton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
  • Waupaca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Plover, with the one closest to Plover listed first.
    • Cobb Town
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Cobb Town is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Town
    • Sheridan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Sheridan is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
    • Scandinavia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Scandinavia is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandinavia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
    • Iola
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Iola is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
    • King
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • King is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
    • Rural
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Rural is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
    • Waupaca
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Waupaca is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waupaca
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,857 people
    • Ogdensburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Ogdensburg is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdensburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
    • Big Falls
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Big Falls is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Falls
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
    • Baldwins Mill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Baldwins Mill is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwins Mill
    • Granite City ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Granite City is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite City
    • Manawa
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Manawa is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manawa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
  • Waushara County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Plover, with the one closest to Plover listed first.
    • Plainfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Plainfield is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
    • Hancock
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Hancock is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
    • Wild Rose
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Wild Rose is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rose
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
    • Saxeville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Saxeville is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxeville
    • Coloma
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Coloma is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
    • Mount Morris
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Mount Morris is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Morris
    • Wautoma
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Wautoma is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wautoma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,114 people
  • Wood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Plover, with the one closest to Plover listed first.
    • Biron
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Biron is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
    • Grand Rapids
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Grand Rapids is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rapids
    • Lake Wazeecha
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake Wazeecha is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wazeecha
    • Rudolph
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Rudolph is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudolph
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
    • Wisconsin Rapids
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Wisconsin Rapids is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisconsin Rapids
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,555 people
    • Port Edwards
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Port Edwards is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Edwards
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,752 people
    • Milladore
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Milladore is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milladore
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
    • Eight Corners
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Eight Corners is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eight Corners
    • Sherry
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Sherry is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry
    • Nekoosa
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Nekoosa is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nekoosa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,391 people
    • Vesper
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Vesper is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesper
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
    • Blenker
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Blenker is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blenker

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

Cemeteries Near Plover ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Plover.

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

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

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

  • Plover Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Maine Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • McDill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Forest Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Morrill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Stephens Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Guardian Angel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Linwood Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (134 more) ...

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.<2>

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

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

  • Stevens Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Stevens Point is located in Portage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Point
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,949 people
  • Arnott
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Arnott is located in Portage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnott
  • Meehan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Meehan is located in Portage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meehan
  • Stockton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Stockton is located in Portage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
  • Custer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Custer is located in Portage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
  • Keene
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Keene is located in Portage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
  • Fancher
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Fancher is located in Portage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancher
  • Polonia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Polonia is located in Portage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polonia
  • Ellis
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ellis is located in Portage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
  • Bancroft
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Bancroft is located in Portage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
  • Lake Emily ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Lake Emily is located in Portage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Emily
  • Amherst Junction
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Amherst Junction is located in Portage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Junction
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Nelsonville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Nelsonville is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
    • Amherst
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Amherst is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,082 people
    • Rudolph
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Rudolph is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudolph
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Plover ...

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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Plover.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Plover. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Plover and those printed in the larger area surrounding Plover.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Plover.

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 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 Plover:

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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 Plover, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Plover) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.