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 Princeton (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 Princeton. 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 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.
Princeton is located in Green Lake 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 Green Lake County: Columbia, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Waushara & Winnebago.
Below are the counties that are near Princeton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Princeton:
- Green Lake County (The home county of Princeton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Princeton, with the one closest to Princeton listed first.
- Marquette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Green Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
- Green Lake is located in Green Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
- Kingston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Kingston is located in Green Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Berlin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Markesan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Princeton, with the one closest to Princeton listed first.
- Friesland
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Cambria
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south) - Pardeeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pardeeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardeeville
- Pardeeville is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,053 people
- Wyocena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyocena
- Wyocena is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
- Former names for Wyocena:
- Duck Creek
- Wiocena
- Portage
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Portage is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,381 people
- Rio
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south) - Doylestown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
- Doylestown is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Englewood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
- Englewood is located in Columbia County
- Dodge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Princeton, with the one closest to Princeton listed first.
- Randolph
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south) - Fox Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast) - Waupun
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast) - Atwater
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwater
- Atwater is located in Dodge County
- Beaver Dam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Dam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Beaver Dam is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,303 people
- Fond du Lac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Princeton, with the one closest to Princeton listed first.
- Ripon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripon
- Ripon is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,844 people
- Fairwater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairwater
- Fairwater is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Brandon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Brandon is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 845 people
- West Rosendale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rosendale
- West Rosendale is located in Fond du Lac County
- Rosendale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east) - Ladoga
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladoga
- Ladoga is located in Fond du Lac County
- Eldorado
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Eldorado is located in Fond du Lac County
- Woodhull
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Marquette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Princeton, with the one closest to Princeton listed first.
- Germania
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Neshkoro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Montello
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Glen Oak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Oak
- Glen Oak is located in Marquette County
- Packwaukee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packwaukee
- Packwaukee is located in Marquette County
- Westfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Endeavor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Oxford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Oxford is located in Marquette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Douglas Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglas Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Center
- Douglas Center is located in Marquette County
- Waushara County
- The following are listed by their distance from Princeton, with the one closest to Princeton listed first.
- Lohrville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Redgranite
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redgranite have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redgranite
- Redgranite is located in Waushara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,111 people
- Silver Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Silver Lake is located in Waushara County
- Wautoma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Mount Morris
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Morris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Morris
- Mount Morris is located in Waushara County
- Pine River
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
- Pine River is located in Waushara County
- Poy Sippi
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poy Sippi
- Poy Sippi is located in Waushara County
- Saxeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxeville
- Saxeville is located in Waushara County
- Wild Rose
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rose
- Wild Rose is located in Waushara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
- Coloma
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest) - West Bloomfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bloomfield
- West Bloomfield is located in Waushara County
- Hancock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest) - Plainfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Plainfield is located in Waushara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
- Winnebago County
- The following are listed by their distance from Princeton, with the one closest to Princeton listed first.
- Pickett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett
- Pickett is located in Winnebago County
- Fisk
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisk
- Fisk is located in Winnebago County
- Omro
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omro
- Omro is located in Winnebago County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,592 people
- Harbor Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Springs
- Harbor Springs is located in Winnebago County
- Reighmoor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reighmoor
- Reighmoor is located in Winnebago County
- Winneconne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winneconne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winneconne
- Winneconne is located in Winnebago County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
- Orihula
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orihula
- Orihula is located in Winnebago County
- Black Wolf
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Wolf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Wolf
- Black Wolf is located in Winnebago County
- Zittau
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zittau
- Zittau is located in Winnebago County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Princeton, see our County-by-County Page for Princeton.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Princeton ...
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 138 newspapers that have been published in the area around Princeton.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Princeton. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Princeton and those printed in the larger area surrounding Princeton.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> of Princeton.
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 helpful 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 Princeton:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.wisconsinhistory.org/
- Pages specific to Green Lake County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Dodge County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Fond du Lac County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Marquette County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Waushara County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Winnebago County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Columbia County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Green Lake County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Green Lake County
Cemeteries Near Princeton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Princeton.
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 Princeton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Princeton, with the one closest to Princeton listed first.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
- St. Marie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marie Cemetery
- Black Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Creek Cemetery
- Mt. Tom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Tom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Tom Cemetery
- Dayton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dayton Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87778 <3>
- Weiser Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weiser Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weiser Cemetery
- St. Peter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter Cemetery
- Germania Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Germania Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Germania Cemetery
- Grand View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grand View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grand View Cemetery
- Bluffton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bluffton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bluffton Cemetery
- Grand Prairie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grand Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grand Prairie Cemetery
- Lakeview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- 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
- Continue List (222 more) ...
- Dartford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dartford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dartford Cemetery
- St. John the Baptist Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John the Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John the Baptist Cemetery
- Eastside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eastside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eastside Cemetery
- Dartford 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Princeton had a population of 986 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Princeton had a population of 1,166 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Princeton, with the one closest to Princeton listed first.
- Germania
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Marquette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Neshkoro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Rodney ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Montello
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Kingston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Kingston is located in Green Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Berlin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Spring Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Spring Lake is located in Waushara County
- Markesan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Harrisville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Harrisville is located in Marquette County
- Utley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Ripon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripon
- Ripon is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,844 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Dakota
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Fairwater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairwater
- Fairwater is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Rush Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dakota
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Princeton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Princeton.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Princeton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Green Lake County: www.co.green-lake.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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Princeton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Princeton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8522, Longitude: -89.1296 In this case, the coordinates for Princeton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Princeton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |