Our Genealogy Helper
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 Popple River (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Popple River. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Popple River ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Popple River: Popple Riv.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Popple River is located in Forest 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 Forest County: Iron (MI), Florence, Langlade, Marinette, Oconto, Oneida & Vilas.
Below are the counties that are near Popple River. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Popple River:
- Forest County (The home county of Popple River)
- The following are listed by their distance from Popple River, with the one closest to Popple River listed first.
- Laona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Laona is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laona
- Hiles
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hiles is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiles
- Nelma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nelma is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelma
- Atkins
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Atkins is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
- Crandon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Crandon is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
- Padus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Padus is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padus
- Mole Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mole Lake is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mole Lake
- Florence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Popple River, with the one closest to Popple River listed first.
- Tipler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tipler is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipler
- Fern ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fern is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
- Commonwealth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Commonwealth is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commonwealth
- Florence
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Florence is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Spread Eagle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Spread Eagle is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread Eagle
- Aurora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Aurora is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Langlade County
- Post Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Post Lake is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Lake
- Marinette County
- Dunbar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Dunbar is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Oneida County
- The following are listed by their distance from Popple River, with the one closest to Popple River listed first.
- Gagen
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Gagen is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gagen
- Jennings
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jennings is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Monico
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Monico is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monico
- Pelican Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pelican Lake is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Lake
- Sugar Camp
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sugar Camp is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Camp
- Vilas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Popple River, with the one closest to Popple River listed first.
- Phelps
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Phelps is located in Vilas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps
- Eagle River
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Eagle River is located in Vilas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,582 people
- Dickinson County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Popple River, with the one closest to Popple River listed first.
- Kingsford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Iron Mountain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Iron County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Popple River, with the one closest to Popple River listed first.
- Pentoga
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pentoga is located in Iron County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentoga
- Caspian
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Gaastra
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bates Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bates Junction is located in Iron County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates Junction
- Stambaugh
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Stambaugh is located in Iron County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stambaugh
- Iron River
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Stager
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stager is located in Iron County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stager
- Chicagon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Chicagon is located in Iron County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicagon
- Mineral Hills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mineral Hills is located in Iron County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Hills
- Alpha
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mastodon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mastodon is located in Iron County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastodon
- Clinch ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clinch is located in Iron County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinch
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Popple River, see our County-by-County Page for Popple River.
Cemeteries Near Popple River ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Popple River.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Popple River - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Popple River covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Popple River, with the one closest to Popple River listed first.
- Forest Home Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Long Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Martin Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Argonne Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hillside Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Laona Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hiles Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crandon Lakeside Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (24 more) ...
- Stambaugh Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Burial Ground
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
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 Popple River in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Popple River.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Popple River, with the one closest to Popple River listed first.
- Cavour
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cavour is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavour
- Armstrong Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Armstrong Creek is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Creek
- Atkins
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Atkins is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
- Crandon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Crandon is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
- Stambaugh
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Stambaugh is located in Iron County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stambaugh
- Stager
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stager is located in Iron County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stager
- Iron River
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Commonwealth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Commonwealth is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commonwealth
- Florence
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Florence is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Ridgetop
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgetop is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgetop
- Mastodon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mastodon is located in Iron County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastodon
- Panola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Panola is located in Iron County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Beechwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Beechwood is located in Iron County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Dunbar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Dunbar is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Spread Eagle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Spread Eagle is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread Eagle
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Popple River. See our List of 1890's Communities around Popple River.
Newspapers Published in Popple River ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Popple River.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Popple River, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Popple River.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Popple River:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Forest County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Florence County
- Langlade County
- Marinette County
- Oneida County
- Vilas County
- Dickinson County
- Iron County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Popple River, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Popple River) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |