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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 Poland (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 Poland. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Poland is located in Brown 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 Brown County: Calumet, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Oconto, Outagamie & Shawano.

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

  • Brown County     (The home county of Poland)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poland, with the one closest to Poland listed first.
    • Pine Grove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sugar Bush
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bellevue
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Fontenoy
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Denmark
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Glenmore
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glenmore. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
      • Glenmore is located in Brown County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Glenmore
      • From Poland to Glenmore
    • Bellevue Town
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellevue Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue Town
      • Bellevue Town is located in Brown County
    • Wequiock
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wequiock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wequiock
      • Wequiock is located in Brown County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wequiock
      • From Poland to Wequiock
    • Bay Settlement
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Preble
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Allouez
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Green Bay
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Calumet County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poland, with the one closest to Poland listed first.
    • Brillion
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Forest Junction
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Dundas
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Kaukauna
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Hilbert
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Potter
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Saint John
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sherwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
      • Sherwood is located in Calumet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,040 people
  • Door County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poland, with the one closest to Poland listed first.
    • Rosiere
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rosiere. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosiere
      • Rosiere is located in Door County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rosiere
      • From Poland to Rosiere
    • Namur
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Namur. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namur
      • Namur is located in Door County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Namur
      • From Poland to Namur
    • Brussels
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Forestville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forestville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
      • Forestville is located in Door County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
    • Little Sturgeon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Kewaunee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poland, with the one closest to Poland listed first.
    • Pilsen
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Ellisville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ellisville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisville
      • Ellisville is located in Kewaunee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ellisville
      • From Poland to Ellisville
    • Curran
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Curran. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curran
      • Curran is located in Kewaunee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Curran
      • From Poland to Curran
    • Stangelville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Krok
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Krok. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krok
      • Krok is located in Kewaunee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Krok
      • From Poland to Krok
    • Luxemburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luxemburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxemburg
      • Luxemburg is located in Kewaunee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,577 people
    • Bolt
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Casco
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Kewaunee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Duvall
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Euren
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Gregorville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Manitowoc County
  • Oconto County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poland, with the one closest to Poland listed first.
    • Chase
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chase. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
      • Chase is located in Oconto County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Chase
      • From Poland to Chase
    • Pensaukee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pensaukee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensaukee
      • Pensaukee is located in Oconto County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pensaukee
      • From Poland to Pensaukee
    • Oconto
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Stiles Junction
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Outagamie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poland, with the one closest to Poland listed first.
    • Chicago Corners
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Freedom
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Seymour
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seymour have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
      • Seymour is located in Outagamie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 people
    • Little Chute
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Combined Locks
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Kimberly
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Apple Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Black Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
      • Black Creek is located in Outagamie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,309 people
  • Shawano County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poland, with the one closest to Poland listed first.
    • Laney
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Laney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laney
      • Laney is located in Shawano County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Laney
      • From Poland to Laney
    • Rose Lawn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rose Lawn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Lawn
      • Rose Lawn is located in Shawano County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rose Lawn
      • From Poland to Rose Lawn
    • Frazer Corners
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Poland ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Poland.

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

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

  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Lilly Lake Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lilly Lake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lilly Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Humboldt Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Humboldt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Humboldt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Anna Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anna Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • St. Josephs Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Huberts Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Huberts Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Huberts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bellevue Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bellevue Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bellevue Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Polish Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Polish Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Polish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Wenceslaus Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Wenceslaus Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Wenceslaus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Danish Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Danish Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Danish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (218 more) ...
    • Eastside Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eastside Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eastside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Kilian Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Kilian Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Kilian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Lawrence Catholic Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lawrence Catholic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lawrence Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Poland had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Henrysville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henrysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrysville
    • Henrysville is located in Brown County
  • Pine Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pilsen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Fontenoy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Kolb
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kolb have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kolb
    • Kolb is located in Brown County
  • Glenmore
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glenmore. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
    • Glenmore is located in Brown County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Glenmore
    • From Poland to Glenmore
  • Denmark
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • New Franken
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Franken have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franken
    • New Franken is located in Brown County
  • Curran
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Curran. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curran
    • Curran is located in Kewaunee County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Curran
    • From Poland to Curran
  • Stangelville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Ellisville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ellisville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisville
    • Ellisville is located in Kewaunee County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ellisville
    • From Poland to Ellisville
  • Walhain
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walhain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walhain
    • Walhain is located in Kewaunee County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Wequiock
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wequiock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wequiock
      • Wequiock is located in Brown County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wequiock
      • From Poland to Wequiock
    • Bay Settlement
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Cooperstown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooperstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperstown
      • Cooperstown is located in Manitowoc County

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

Newspapers Published in Poland ...

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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Poland.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Poland, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Poland.

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 helpful 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 Poland:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Poland. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Brown County: www.co.brown.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 Poland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Poland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Poland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4439, Longitude: -87.8261    









 

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