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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 Pulcifer (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 Pulcifer. 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 doctors and 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.

Pulcifer is located in Shawano 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 Shawano County: Brown, Langlade, Marathon, Menominee, Oconto, Outagamie, Portage & Waupaca.

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

  • Shawano County     (The home county of Pulcifer)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pulcifer, with the one closest to Pulcifer listed first.
    • Cecil
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cecil have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
      • Cecil is located in Shawano County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
    • Zachow
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Bonduel
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Slab City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slab City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
      • Slab City is located in Shawano County
    • Frazer Corners
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Shawano
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Lunds
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Laney
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Laney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laney
      • Laney is located in Shawano County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Laney
      • From Pulcifer to Laney
    • Briarton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Briarton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarton
      • Briarton is located in Shawano County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Briarton
      • From Pulcifer to Briarton
    • Rose Lawn
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rose Lawn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Lawn
      • Rose Lawn is located in Shawano County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rose Lawn
      • From Pulcifer to Rose Lawn
    • Middle Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Village
      • Middle Village is located in Shawano County
    • Gresham
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Brown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pulcifer, with the one closest to Pulcifer listed first.
    • Pulaski
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Pittsfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
      • Pittsfield is located in Brown County
    • Flintville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Suamico
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suamico have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suamico
      • Suamico is located in Brown County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,064 people
    • Howard
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
      • Howard is located in Brown County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,346 people
    • Duck Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Duck Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
      • Duck Creek is located in Brown County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Duck Creek
      • From Pulcifer to Duck Creek
    • Oneida
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oneida have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
      • Oneida is located in Brown County
    • Hobart
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobart have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
      • Hobart is located in Brown County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,495 people
    • Ashwaubenon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Green Bay
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Benderville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Allouez
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Langlade County
    • White Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
  • Marinette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pulcifer, with the one closest to Pulcifer listed first.
    • Coleman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Pound
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pound have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pound
      • Pound is located in Marinette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
  • Menominee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pulcifer, with the one closest to Pulcifer listed first.
    • Legend Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Legend Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legend Lake
      • Legend Lake is located in Menominee County
    • Keshena
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Neopit
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neopit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neopit
      • Neopit is located in Menominee County
    • Zoar
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Oconto County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pulcifer, with the one closest to Pulcifer listed first.
    • Gillett
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gillett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
      • Gillett is located in Oconto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
    • Oconto Falls
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Suring
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Frostville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Hickory Corners
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Spruce
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Chase
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chase. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
      • Chase is located in Oconto County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Chase
      • From Pulcifer to Chase
    • Stiles Junction
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Breed
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Breed. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breed
      • Breed is located in Oconto County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Breed
      • From Pulcifer to Breed
    • Lena
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
      • Lena is located in Oconto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
    • Pensaukee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pensaukee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensaukee
      • Pensaukee is located in Oconto County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pensaukee
      • From Pulcifer to Pensaukee
    • Armstrong
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armstrong came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
      • Armstrong is located in Oconto County
  • Outagamie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pulcifer, with the one closest to Pulcifer listed first.
    • Nichols
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nichols have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
      • Nichols is located in Outagamie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
    • Leeman
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leeman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeman
      • Leeman is located in Outagamie County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Leeman
      • From Pulcifer to Leeman
    • Seymour
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seymour have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
      • Seymour is located in Outagamie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 people
    • Black Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
      • Black Creek is located in Outagamie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,309 people
    • Chicago Corners
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Bear Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
      • Bear Creek is located in Outagamie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
    • Shiocton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiocton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiocton
      • Shiocton is located in Outagamie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 914 people
  • Waupaca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pulcifer, with the one closest to Pulcifer listed first.
    • Embarrass
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Embarrass have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embarrass
      • Embarrass is located in Waupaca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
    • Clintonville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clintonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
      • Clintonville is located in Waupaca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,353 people
    • Marion
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Pulcifer ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pulcifer.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pulcifer, with the one closest to Pulcifer 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Pulcifer had a population of 26 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Cecil
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cecil have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
    • Cecil is located in Shawano County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
  • Gillett
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gillett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
    • Gillett is located in Oconto County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
  • Bonduel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Oconto Falls
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Hayes
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes
    • Hayes is located in Oconto County
  • Angelica
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angelica have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
    • Angelica is located in Shawano County
  • Shawano
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Spruce
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pulaski
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Chase
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chase. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
    • Chase is located in Oconto County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Chase
    • From Pulcifer to Chase
  • Keshena
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Laney
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Laney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laney
    • Laney is located in Shawano County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Laney
    • From Pulcifer to Laney
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Abrams
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abrams have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abrams
      • Abrams is located in Oconto County
    • Stiles Junction
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Stiles
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stiles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
      • Stiles is located in Oconto County

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

Newspapers Published in Pulcifer ...

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 Pulcifer.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pulcifer, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pulcifer.

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 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 Pulcifer:

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

The official website for Shawano County: www.co.shawano.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>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>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<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 Pulcifer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Pulcifer) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pulcifer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8440, Longitude: -88.3600    









 

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