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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 Presque Isle (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 Presque Isle. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.

Presque Isle is located in Vilas 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 Vilas County: Gogebic (MI), Iron (MI), Forest, Iron, Oneida & Price.

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

  • Vilas County     (The home county of Presque Isle)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Presque Isle, with the one closest to Presque Isle listed first.
    • Katinka Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Katinka Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katinka Village
      • Katinka Village is located in Vilas County
    • Manitowish Waters
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manitowish Waters have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitowish Waters
      • Manitowish Waters is located in Vilas County
    • Lac du Flambeau
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lac du Flambeau
      • Lac du Flambeau is located in Vilas County
    • Sayner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayner
      • Sayner is located in Vilas County
    • Land O'Lakes
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land O'Lakes
      • Land O'Lakes is located in Vilas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
    • Conover
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
      • Conover is located in Vilas County
    • Saint Germain
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Germain
      • Saint Germain is located in Vilas County
      • Former names for Saint Germain:
      • Farmington
      • Lakewood
  • Iron County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Presque Isle, with the one closest to Presque Isle listed first.
    • Manitowish
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitowish
      • Manitowish is located in Iron County
    • Hurley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
      • Hurley is located in Iron County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
    • Gile
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gile
      • Gile is located in Iron County
    • Montreal
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montreal
      • Montreal is located in Iron County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
  • Oneida County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Presque Isle, with the one closest to Presque Isle listed first.
    • Woodruff
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
      • Woodruff is located in Oneida County
    • Hazelhurst
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelhurst
      • Hazelhurst is located in Oneida County
  • Gogebic County (MI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Presque Isle, with the one closest to Presque Isle listed first.
    • Marenisco
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • White City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
      • White City is located in Gogebic County (MI)
    • Wakefield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wakefield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
      • Wakefield is located in Gogebic County (MI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,653 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakefield <2>
    • Ramsay
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramsay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsay
      • Ramsay is located in Gogebic County (MI)
    • Bessemer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bessemer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
      • Bessemer is located in Gogebic County (MI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bessemer <2>
    • Yale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
      • Yale is located in Gogebic County (MI)
    • Connorville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Connorville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connorville
      • Connorville is located in Gogebic County (MI)
    • Ironwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironwood
      • Ironwood is located in Gogebic County (MI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,814 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ironwood <2>
    • Watersmeet
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Hillcrest
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
      • Hillcrest is located in Gogebic County (MI)
    • North Ironwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Ironwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ironwood
      • North Ironwood is located in Gogebic County (MI)
    • Fuller
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fuller have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
      • Fuller is located in Gogebic County (MI)
  • Ontonagon County (MI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Presque Isle, with the one closest to Presque Isle listed first.
    • Lake Gogebic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Gogebic
      • Lake Gogebic is located in Ontonagon County (MI)
    • Bergland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bergland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergland
      • Bergland is located in Ontonagon County (MI)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bergland <2>
    • Paulding
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Ewen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ewen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewen
      • Ewen is located in Ontonagon County (MI)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ewen <2>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Presque Isle ...

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 Presque Isle.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Presque Isle. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Presque Isle and those printed in the larger area surrounding Presque Isle.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> of Presque Isle.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Presque Isle:

Cemeteries Near Presque Isle ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Presque Isle.

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

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

  • Presque Isle Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Presque Isle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Presque Isle Cemetery
  • Winchester Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winchester Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winchester Memorial Cemetery
  • Pines Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pines Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pines Cemetery
  • Marenisco Twp. Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marenisco Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marenisco Twp. Cemetery
  • Mercer Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mercer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mercer Cemetery
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Plum Lake Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Land O' Lakes Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Land O' Lakes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Land O' Lakes Cemetery
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Forest Garden Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Garden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Garden Cemetery
    • St. Germain Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Germain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Germain Cemetery
    • Lakeview Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview 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 Presque Isle in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Presque Isle.

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

  • Wellington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
    • Wellington is located in Gogebic County (MI)
  • Hartley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
    • Hartley is located in Gogebic County (MI)
    • Hartley has also been known as:
    • Hartleys
  • Thayer
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thayer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
    • Thayer is located in Gogebic County (MI)
  • Mercer
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mercer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
    • Mercer is located in Iron County
  • Wakefield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wakefield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
    • Wakefield is located in Gogebic County (MI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,653 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakefield <2>
  • Ramsay
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramsay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsay
    • Ramsay is located in Gogebic County (MI)
  • Thomaston
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomaston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston
    • Thomaston is located in Gogebic County (MI)
  • Tula
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tula have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tula
    • Tula is located in Gogebic County (MI)
  • Bessemer
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bessemer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
    • Bessemer is located in Gogebic County (MI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bessemer <2>
  • Lake Gogebic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Gogebic
    • Lake Gogebic is located in Ontonagon County (MI)
  • Siemens
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siemens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siemens
    • Siemens is located in Gogebic County (MI)
  • Jessieville
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jessieville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessieville
    • Jessieville is located in Gogebic County (MI)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Woodruff
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
      • Woodruff is located in Oneida County
    • Minocqua
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minocqua have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minocqua
      • Minocqua is located in Oneida County
    • Robbins
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robbins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
      • Robbins is located in Ontonagon County (MI)

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

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

The official website for Vilas County: www.co.vilas.wi.us/

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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- Presque Isle) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Presque Isle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.2472, Longitude: -89.7293       In this case, the coordinates for Presque Isle 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 Presque Isle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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