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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 Plymouth (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 Plymouth. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Plymouth is located in Sheboygan 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 Sheboygan County: Calumet, Fond du Lac, Manitowoc, Ozaukee & Washington.

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

  • Sheboygan County     (The home county of Plymouth)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Plymouth, with the one closest to Plymouth listed first.
    • Johnsonville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Glenbeulah
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenbeulah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbeulah
      • Glenbeulah is located in Sheboygan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
    • Waldo
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Elkhart Lake
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhart Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhart Lake
      • Elkhart Lake is located in Sheboygan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
    • Cascade
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Sheboygan Falls
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Adell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adell
      • Adell is located in Sheboygan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
    • Ourtown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Kohler
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Howards Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howards Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Grove
      • Howards Grove is located in Sheboygan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,279 people
    • Oostburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Random Lake
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Calumet County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Plymouth, with the one closest to Plymouth listed first.
    • New Holstein
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Holstein have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holstein
      • New Holstein is located in Calumet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,105 people
    • Hayton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Chilton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Brothertown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Quinney
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Brant
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brant. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant
      • Brant is located in Calumet County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Brant
      • From Plymouth to Brant
    • Potter
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
      • Potter is located in Calumet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
    • Hilbert
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilbert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilbert
      • Hilbert is located in Calumet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
    • Stockbridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
      • Stockbridge is located in Calumet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
    • Brillion
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brillion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brillion
      • Brillion is located in Calumet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,079 people
    • Harrison
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Dodge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Plymouth, with the one closest to Plymouth listed first.
    • Lomira
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Brownsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
      • Brownsville is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
    • Theresa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Knowles
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Fond du Lac County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Plymouth, with the one closest to Plymouth listed first.
    • Graham Corners
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Saint Cloud
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Armstrong
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Banner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • New Prospect
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Calvary
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Calvary. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
      • Calvary is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Calvary
      • From Plymouth to Calvary
    • Dotyville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dotyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotyville
      • Dotyville is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dotyville
      • From Plymouth to Dotyville
    • Mount Calvary
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Calvary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Calvary
      • Mount Calvary is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
    • New Fane
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Johnsburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Johnsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsburg
      • Johnsburg is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Johnsburg
      • From Plymouth to Johnsburg
    • Malone
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Malone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone
      • Malone is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Malone
      • From Plymouth to Malone
    • Campbellsport
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Manitowoc County
  • Ozaukee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Plymouth, with the one closest to Plymouth listed first.
    • Kohler
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Sauk Trail Beach
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Belgium
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Waubeka
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Lake Church
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Fredonia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
      • Fredonia is located in Ozaukee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,251 people
    • Holy Cross
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Holy Cross. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
      • Holy Cross is located in Ozaukee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Holy Cross
      • From Plymouth to Holy Cross
    • Port Washington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Saukville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saukville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saukville
      • Saukville is located in Ozaukee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,437 people
    • Horns Corners
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Grafton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Ulao
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ulao. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulao
      • Ulao is located in Ozaukee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ulao
      • From Plymouth to Ulao
  • Washington County
  • Winnebago County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Plymouth, with the one closest to Plymouth listed first.
    • Point Comfort
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Black Wolf
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Wolf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Wolf
      • Black Wolf is located in Winnebago County

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

Cemeteries Near Plymouth ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Plymouth.

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 Plymouth covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • St. John Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Winooski Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winooski Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winooski Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Harmon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Zoar Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zoar Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zoar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Walnut Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walnut Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Waldo Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waldo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waldo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Farmin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farmin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farmin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Miller Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Saron Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saron Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Saron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (258 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.<4>

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

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

  • Johnsonville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Glenbeulah
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenbeulah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbeulah
    • Glenbeulah is located in Sheboygan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
  • Waldo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Greenbush
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenbush have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
    • Greenbush is located in Sheboygan County
  • Cascade
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Franklin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Franklin is located in Sheboygan County
  • Rhine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rhine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhine
    • Rhine is located in Sheboygan County
  • Adell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adell
    • Adell is located in Sheboygan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
  • Hingham
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hingham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hingham
    • Hingham is located in Sheboygan County
  • Sheboygan Falls
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Hulls Crossing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hulls Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossing
    • Hulls Crossing is located in Sheboygan County
  • Howards Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howards Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Grove
    • Howards Grove is located in Sheboygan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,279 people
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Ada
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ada have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
      • Ada is located in Sheboygan County
    • Gibbsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibbsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbsville
      • Gibbsville is located in Sheboygan County
    • Millhome
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Plymouth ...

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 95 newspapers that have been published in the area around Plymouth.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Plymouth. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Plymouth and those printed in the larger area surrounding Plymouth.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<5> of Plymouth.

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 Plymouth:

The official website for Plymouth: www.plymouthgov.com/

The official website for Sheboygan County: www.co.sheboygan.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>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.
<3>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.
<4>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 Plymouth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Plymouth) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Plymouth. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7488, Longitude: -87.9774    









 

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