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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 Pratt Junction (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 Pratt Junction. 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 Pratt Junction ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Pratt Junction: Pratt Jct. (or less commonly used: Pratt Jctn.)

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 and hospitals 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.

Pratt Junction is located in Oneida 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 Oneida County: Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Price & Vilas.

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

  • Oneida County     (The home county of Pratt Junction)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pratt Junction, with the one closest to Pratt Junction listed first.
    • Jennings
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
      • Jennings is located in Oneida County
    • Monico
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monico
      • Monico is located in Oneida County
    • Gagen
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gagen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gagen
      • Gagen is located in Oneida County
    • Rhinelander
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhinelander
      • Rhinelander is located in Oneida County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,637 people
    • Sugar Camp
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Camp
      • Sugar Camp is located in Oneida County
    • Newbold
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newbold have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbold
      • Newbold is located in Oneida County
    • Harshaw
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshaw
      • Harshaw is located in Oneida County
  • Forest County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pratt Junction, with the one closest to Pratt Junction listed first.
    • Mole Lake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mole Lake
      • Mole Lake is located in Forest County
    • Atkins
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
      • Atkins is located in Forest County
    • Crandon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandon
      • Crandon is located in Forest County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
    • Hiles
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hiles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiles
      • Hiles is located in Forest County
    • Laona
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laona
      • Laona is located in Forest County
    • Padus
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padus
      • Padus is located in Forest County
  • Langlade County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pratt Junction, with the one closest to Pratt Junction listed first.
    • Elcho
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elcho
      • Elcho is located in Langlade County
    • Post Lake
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Lake
      • Post Lake is located in Langlade County
    • Kempster
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kempster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempster
      • Kempster is located in Langlade County
    • Deerbrook
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
      • Deerbrook is located in Langlade County
    • Freeman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Freeman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
      • Freeman is located in Langlade County
    • Bryant
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
      • Bryant is located in Langlade County
    • Antigo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antigo
      • Antigo is located in Langlade County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,719 people
    • White Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lake
      • White Lake is located in Langlade County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
    • Phlox
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phlox
      • Phlox is located in Langlade County
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pratt Junction, with the one closest to Pratt Junction listed first.
    • Harrison
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
      • Harrison is located in Lincoln County
    • Dudley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
      • Dudley is located in Lincoln County
    • Gleason
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleason
      • Gleason is located in Lincoln County
    • Dutch Corners ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Corners
      • Dutch Corners is located in Lincoln County
    • Tomahawk
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
      • Tomahawk is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
    • Jersey City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jersey City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
      • Jersey City is located in Lincoln County
  • Marathon County
    • Glandon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glandon
      • Glandon is located in Marathon County
  • Oconto County
    • Townsend
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
      • Townsend is located in Oconto County
  • Vilas County
    • Eagle River
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle River
      • Eagle River is located in Vilas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,582 people

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

Newspapers Published in Pratt Junction ...

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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pratt Junction.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pratt Junction, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pratt Junction.

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 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 Pratt Junction:

Cemeteries Near Pratt Junction ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pratt Junction.

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

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

  • Elcho Community Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Forest Home Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Home Cemetery
  • Enterprise Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Enterprise Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Enterprise Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
  • Wolfgram Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wolfgram Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wolfgram Cemetery
  • Nashville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nashville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nashville Cemetery
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeside Cemetery
  • Pearson Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Crandon Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Parrish Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parrish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parrish Cemetery
  • Summit Town Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Northland Memorial Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Northland Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Northland Memorial Park
  • Continue List   (52 more) ...
    • Crandon Lakeside Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Forest Home Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Home Cemetery
    • Neva Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Neva Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Neva Cemetery

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.<5>

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

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

  • Pelican Lake
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelican Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Lake
    • Pelican Lake is located in Oneida County
  • Elcho
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elcho
    • Elcho is located in Langlade County
  • Post Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Lake
    • Post Lake is located in Langlade County
  • Summit Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Lake
    • Summit Lake is located in Langlade County
  • Koepenick
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Koepenick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koepenick
    • Koepenick is located in Langlade County
  • Malvern
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malvern have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern
    • Malvern is located in Oneida County
  • Jeffris
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeffris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffris
    • Jeffris is located in Lincoln County
  • Kempster
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kempster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempster
    • Kempster is located in Langlade County
  • Crandon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandon
    • Crandon is located in Forest County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
  • Atkins
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
    • Atkins is located in Forest County
  • Rhinelander
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhinelander
    • Rhinelander is located in Oneida County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,637 people
  • Dudley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
    • Dudley is located in Lincoln County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Deerbrook
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
      • Deerbrook is located in Langlade County
    • Lily
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lily have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
      • Lily is located in Langlade County
    • Bryant
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
      • Bryant is located in Langlade County

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

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

The official website for Oneida County: www.co.oneida.wi.gov/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pratt Junction) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pratt Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4825, Longitude: -89.1646       In this case, the coordinates for Pratt Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Pratt Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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