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 Pound (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 Pound. 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.
Pound is located in Marinette 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 Marinette County: Dickinson (MI), Menominee (MI), Florence, Forest & Oconto.
Below are the counties that are near Pound. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pound:
- Marinette County (The home county of Pound)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pound, with the one closest to Pound listed first.
- Coleman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Coleman is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Crivitz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Crivitz is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crivitz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
- Harmony
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Harmony is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lake is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Estimated population in 2015: 1,136 people
- Peshtigo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Peshtigo is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peshtigo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,326 people
- Rubys Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rubys Corner is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubys Corner
- Sweetheart City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sweetheart City is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetheart City
- Marinette
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Marinette is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marinette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,466 people
- Wausaukee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Wausaukee is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausaukee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Athelstane
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Athelstane is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstane
- Cedarville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cedarville is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Door County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pound, with the one closest to Pound listed first.
- Little Sturgeon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Little Sturgeon is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sturgeon
- Namur
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Namur is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namur
- Menominee County
- Legend Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Legend Lake is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legend Lake
- Oconto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pound, with the one closest to Pound listed first.
- Lena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lena is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
- Spruce
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spruce is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce
- Hickory Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Corners is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Frostville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Frostville is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostville
- Oconto Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Oconto Falls is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,805 people
- Stiles Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Stiles Junction is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles Junction
- Oconto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oconto is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,575 people
- Suring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Suring is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suring
- Population from the 2020 Census: 524 people
- Pensaukee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pensaukee is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensaukee
- Gillett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gillett is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
- Armstrong
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Armstrong is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Breed
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Breed is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breed
- Shawano County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pound, with the one closest to Pound listed first.
- Pulcifer
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pulcifer is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulcifer
- Cecil
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cecil is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
- Zachow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zachow is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachow
- Menominee County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pound, with the one closest to Pound listed first.
- Kew
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Kew is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kew
- Menominee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Birch Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Birch Creek is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Creek
- Carbondale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Carbondale is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Koss
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Koss is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koss
- Wallace
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Longrie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Longrie is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longrie
- Ingalls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ingalls is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
- Kells
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kells is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kells
- Stephenson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Swanson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Swanson is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanson
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pound, see our County-by-County Page for Pound.
Cemeteries Near Pound ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pound.
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 Pound - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pound covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pound, with the one closest to Pound listed first.
- St. Leos Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Trinity Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Wenceslaus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brazeau Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spruce Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lena Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brazeau Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- St. Charles Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (69 more) ...
- Harmony Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Garden of Hope Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Pound had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Pound had a population of 358 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pound, with the one closest to Pound listed first.
- Coleman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Coleman is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Beaver
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Beaver is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Lena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lena is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
- Crivitz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Crivitz is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crivitz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
- Spruce
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spruce is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce
- Porterfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Porterfield is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
- Middle Inlet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Middle Inlet is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Inlet
- Peshtigo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Peshtigo is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peshtigo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,326 people
- Oconto Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Oconto Falls is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,805 people
- Stiles Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Stiles Junction is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles Junction
- Stiles
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Stiles is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
- Oconto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oconto is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,575 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Logan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Logan is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Gillett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gillett is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
- Pensaukee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pensaukee is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensaukee
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pound. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pound.
Newspapers Published in Pound ...
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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pound.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pound, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pound.
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 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 Pound:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Marinette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Door County
- Menominee County
- Oconto County
- Shawano County
- Menominee 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 Pound, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Pound) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |