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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 Pulaski (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 Pulaski. 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.

Pulaski is primarily located in Brown County. A portion of Pulaski extends into Shawano County and Oconto 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 Brown County: Calumet, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Oconto, Outagamie & Shawano.

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

  • Brown County     (The home county of Pulaski)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pulaski, with the one closest to Pulaski listed first.
    • Pittsfield
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Pittsfield is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
    • Flintville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Suamico
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Suamico is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suamico
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,064 people
    • Howard
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Howard is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,346 people
    • Duck Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hobart
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Hobart is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,495 people
    • Oneida
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Oneida is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
    • Ashwaubenon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Green Bay
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Allouez
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • De Pere
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Preble
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Bay Settlement
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Calumet County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pulaski, with the one closest to Pulaski listed first.
    • Kaukauna
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Dundas
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Door County
  • Kewaunee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pulaski, with the one closest to Pulaski listed first.
    • Duvall
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Luxemburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Luxemburg is located in Kewaunee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxemburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,577 people
    • Pilsen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Marinette County
  • Menominee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pulaski, with the one closest to Pulaski listed first.
    • Legend Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Legend Lake is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legend Lake
    • Keshena
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Oconto County
  • Outagamie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pulaski, with the one closest to Pulaski listed first.
    • Seymour
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Seymour is located in Outagamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 people
    • Nichols
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Nichols is located in Outagamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
    • Chicago Corners
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Black Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Black Creek is located in Outagamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,309 people
    • Leeman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Freedom
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Shiocton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Shiocton is located in Outagamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiocton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 914 people
    • Apple Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Bear Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Bear Creek is located in Outagamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
    • Kimberly
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Little Chute
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Combined Locks
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Appleton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Shawano County
  • Waupaca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pulaski, with the one closest to Pulaski listed first.
    • Embarrass
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Embarrass is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embarrass
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
    • Clintonville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Clintonville is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,353 people

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

Cemeteries Near Pulaski ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pulaski.

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 Pulaski - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pulaski covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

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, Pulaski had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Pulaski had a population of 3,766 people.

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

  • Laney
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Angelica
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Angelica is located in Shawano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
  • Hofa Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hofa Park is located in Shawano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hofa Park
  • Chase
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rose Lawn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Flintville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Tremble
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Tremble is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremble
  • Briarton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Cormier
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cormier is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cormier
  • Suamico
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Suamico is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suamico
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,064 people
  • Duck Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Little Suamico
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Little Suamico is located in Oconto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Suamico
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Abrams
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Abrams is located in Oconto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abrams
    • Bonduel
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Oneida
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Oneida is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Pulaski ...

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 129 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pulaski.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Pulaski. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Pulaski and those printed in the larger area surrounding Pulaski.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> of Pulaski.

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 Pulaski:

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Pulaski) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Pulaski, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.