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 Potter (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 Potter. 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 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.
Potter is located in Calumet 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 Calumet County: Brown, Fond du Lac, Manitowoc, Outagamie, Sheboygan & Winnebago.
Below are the counties that are near Potter. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Potter:
- Calumet County (The home county of Potter)
- The following are listed by their distance from Potter, with the one closest to Potter listed first.
- Hilbert
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hilbert is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilbert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
- Brillion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Brillion is located in Calumet County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,079 people
- Forest Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Forest Junction is located in Calumet County
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- Saint John
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint John is located in Calumet County
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- Hayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hayton is located in Calumet County
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- Brant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brant is located in Calumet County
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- Chilton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chilton is located in Calumet County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,868 people
- Dundas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dundas is located in Calumet County
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- Harrison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Harrison is located in Calumet County
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- Sherwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sherwood is located in Calumet County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,040 people
- New Holstein
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- New Holstein is located in Calumet County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,105 people
- Stockbridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stockbridge is located in Calumet County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Potter, with the one closest to Potter listed first.
- Askeaton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Askeaton is located in Brown County
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- Wayside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wayside is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Greenleaf
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Greenleaf is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
- Morrison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Morrison is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
- Wrightstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wrightstown is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,631 people
- Lark
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lark is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lark
- Sniderville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sniderville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sniderville
- Denmark
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Denmark is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,271 people
- Glenmore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glenmore is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- De Pere
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- De Pere is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Pere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,014 people
- Pine Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Fontenoy
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fontenoy is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontenoy
- Fond du Lac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Potter, with the one closest to Potter listed first.
- Garnet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Garnet is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garnet
- Calumetville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Calumetville is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumetville
- Johnsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Johnsburg is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsburg
- Calvary
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Calvary is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Saint Cloud
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Saint Cloud is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Malone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Malone is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone
- Mount Calvary
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Calvary is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Calvary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Gladstone Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gladstone Beach is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone Beach
- Linden Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Linden Beach is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden Beach
- Minawa Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Minawa Beach is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minawa Beach
- Banner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Banner is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Peebles
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Peebles is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peebles
- Kewaunee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Potter, with the one closest to Potter listed first.
- Curran
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Curran is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curran
- Bolt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bolt is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolt
- Pilsen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pilsen is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilsen
- Stangelville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stangelville is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stangelville
- Manitowoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Potter, with the one closest to Potter listed first.
- Collins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Collins is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Reedsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Reedsville is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
- Grimms
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Grimms is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimms
- Steinthal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Steinthal is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinthal
- Cato
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cato is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
- Clarks Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Clarks Mills is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mills
- Valders
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Valders is located in Manitowoc County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 918 people
- Saint Nazianz
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Nazianz is located in Manitowoc County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
- Menchalville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Menchalville is located in Manitowoc County
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- Taus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Taus is located in Manitowoc County
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- Madsen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Madsen is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madsen
- Whitelaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Whitelaw is located in Manitowoc County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 735 people
- Outagamie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Potter, with the one closest to Potter listed first.
- Combined Locks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Combined Locks is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combined Locks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,607 people
- Kimberly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kimberly is located in Outagamie County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,869 people
- Little Chute
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Little Chute is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chute
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,164 people
- Appleton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Apple Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Apple Creek is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Creek
- Freedom
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Freedom is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Chicago Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Chicago Corners is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Corners
- Greenville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greenville is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Medina
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Medina is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
- Seymour
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Seymour is located in Outagamie County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 people
- Black Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Black Creek is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,309 people
- Hortonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hortonville is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
- Sheboygan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Potter, with the one closest to Potter listed first.
- Rhine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rhine is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhine
- Elkhart Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Elkhart Lake is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhart Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Glenbeulah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Glenbeulah is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbeulah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
- Howards Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Howards Grove is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,279 people
- Johnsonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsonville is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Plymouth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Plymouth is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,737 people
- Kohler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kohler is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- Sheboygan Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sheboygan Falls is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheboygan Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,914 people
- Winnebago County
- The following are listed by their distance from Potter, with the one closest to Potter listed first.
- Adella Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Adella Beach is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adella Beach
- Menasha
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Menasha is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menasha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,796 people
- Neenah
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Neenah is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neenah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,363 people
- Fox Crossing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Fox Crossing is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Crossing
- Point Comfort
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Point Comfort is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Comfort
- Stony Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Beach is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Beach
- Oshkosh
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Oshkosh is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshkosh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66,495 people
- Black Wolf
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Black Wolf is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Wolf
- Allenville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Allenville is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Fitzgerald
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fitzgerald is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerald
- Medina Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Medina Junction is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina Junction
- Reighmoor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Reighmoor is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reighmoor
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Potter, see our County-by-County Page for Potter.
Cemeteries Near Potter ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Potter.
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 Potter - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Potter covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Potter, with the one closest to Potter listed first.
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rantoul Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rantoul Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Brillion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Trinity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Luke Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Charlestown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Portland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hillside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (316 more) ...
- St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hayton Hillside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Streckert Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Potter had a population of 118 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Potter had a population of 236 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Potter, with the one closest to Potter listed first.
- Hilbert
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hilbert is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilbert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
- Brillion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Brillion is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brillion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,079 people
- Brant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brant is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant
- Chilton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chilton is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,868 people
- Gravesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gravesville is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesville
- Hayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hayton is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayton
- Forest Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Forest Junction is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Junction
- Saint John
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint John is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
- Reedsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Reedsville is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
- Holland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Holland is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Grimms
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Grimms is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimms
- Dundas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dundas is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Sherwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sherwood is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,040 people
- Charlesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Charlesburg is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesburg
- Meggers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Meggers is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meggers
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Potter. See our List of 1890's Communities around Potter.
Newspapers Published in Potter ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Potter.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Potter, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Potter.
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 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 Potter:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Calumet County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Fond du Lac County
- Kewaunee County
- Manitowoc County
- Outagamie County
- Sheboygan County
- Winnebago County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
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 Potter, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Potter) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |