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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 Red River (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 Red River. 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 Red River ...

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 occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Red River: Red Riv.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Red River. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Red River.

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 southwest 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 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 west 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.

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

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

  • Shawano County     (The home county of Red River)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red River, with the one closest to Red River listed first.
    • Gresham
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Gresham is located in Shawano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 563 people
    • Shawano
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Shawano is located in Shawano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawano
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,885 people
    • Middle Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Middle Village is located in Shawano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Village
    • Belle Plaine
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Belle Plaine is located in Shawano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Plaine
    • Leopolis
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Leopolis is located in Shawano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopolis
    • Pella
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Pella is located in Shawano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pella
    • Lunds
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Lunds is located in Shawano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunds
    • Cecil
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Cecil is located in Shawano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
    • Bonduel
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Bonduel is located in Shawano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonduel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,411 people
    • Bowler
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Bowler is located in Shawano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowler
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
    • Slab City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Slab City is located in Shawano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
    • Almon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Almon is located in Shawano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almon
  • Brown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red River, with the one closest to Red River listed first.
    • Pulaski
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Pulaski is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,766 people
    • Pittsfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Pittsfield is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
  • Langlade County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red River, with the one closest to Red River listed first.
    • Phlox
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Phlox is located in Langlade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phlox
    • White Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • White Lake is located in Langlade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
    • Langlade
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Langlade is located in Langlade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langlade
    • Antigo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Antigo is located in Langlade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antigo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,719 people
    • Bryant
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Bryant is located in Langlade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
  • Marathon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red River, with the one closest to Red River listed first.
    • Elderon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Elderon is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
    • Norrie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Norrie is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrie
    • Galloway
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Galloway is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway
  • Menominee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red River, with the one closest to Red River listed first.
    • Keshena
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Keshena is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keshena
    • Legend Lake
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Legend Lake is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legend Lake
    • Neopit
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Neopit is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neopit
    • Zoar
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Zoar is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
  • Oconto County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red River, with the one closest to Red River listed first.
    • Gillett
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Gillett is located in Oconto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
    • Suring
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Suring is located in Oconto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suring
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 524 people
    • Breed
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Breed is located in Oconto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breed
    • Krakow
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Krakow is located in Oconto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krakow
    • Frostville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Frostville is located in Oconto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostville
    • Hickory Corners
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Hickory Corners is located in Oconto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
    • Armstrong
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Armstrong is located in Oconto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
    • Chase
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Chase is located in Oconto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
    • Oconto Falls
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Oconto Falls is located in Oconto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto Falls
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,805 people
    • Spruce
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Spruce is located in Oconto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce
    • Mountain
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Mountain is located in Oconto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
  • Outagamie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red River, with the one closest to Red River listed first.
    • Leeman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Leeman is located in Outagamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeman
    • Bear Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Bear Creek is located in Outagamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
    • Nichols
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Nichols is located in Outagamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
    • Shiocton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Shiocton is located in Outagamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiocton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 914 people
    • Black Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Black Creek is located in Outagamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,309 people
    • Seymour
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Seymour is located in Outagamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 people
  • Waupaca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red River, with the one closest to Red River listed first.
    • Embarrass
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Embarrass is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embarrass
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
    • Marion
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Marion is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
    • Clintonville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Clintonville is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,353 people
    • Granite City ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Granite City is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite City
    • Big Falls
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Big Falls is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Falls
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
    • Manawa
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Manawa is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manawa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
    • Little Wolf ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Little Wolf is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Wolf
    • New London
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • New London is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,065 people
    • Ostrander
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Ostrander is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrander
    • Iola
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Iola is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
    • Ogdensburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Ogdensburg is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdensburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people

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

Cemeteries Near Red River ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Red River.

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 Red River - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • The St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. John's Hermansfort Cemetery
    • St. John's Hermansfort Cemetery
  • Lake Drive Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Drive Cemetery
    • The Lake Drive Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Lundquist Cemetery
  • Red Springs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Francis Solanus Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
    • The Friendship Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Lange Cemetery
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
    • The Woodlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Shawano City Cemetery
  • St. Michael Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Michaels Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Elias Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bomke Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bomke Cemetery
    • The Bomke Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Belle Plaine Cemetery
  • Rest Haven Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (147 more) ...

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.<2>

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

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

  • Gresham
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Gresham is located in Shawano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 563 people
  • Keshena
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Keshena is located in Menominee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keshena
  • Shawano
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Shawano is located in Shawano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawano
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,885 people
  • Leopolis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Leopolis is located in Shawano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopolis
  • Pella
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Pella is located in Shawano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pella
  • Belle Plaine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Belle Plaine is located in Shawano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Plaine
  • Embarrass
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Embarrass is located in Waupaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embarrass
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
  • Caroline
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Caroline is located in Shawano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroline
  • Cecil
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Cecil is located in Shawano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
  • Marion
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Marion is located in Waupaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
  • Buckbee
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Buckbee is located in Waupaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckbee
  • Bonduel
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bonduel is located in Shawano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonduel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,411 people
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Clintonville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Clintonville is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,353 people
    • Hunting
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Hunting is located in Shawano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting
    • Pulcifer
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Pulcifer is located in Shawano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulcifer

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

Newspapers Published in Red River ...

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 92 newspapers that have been published in the area around Red River.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Red River, 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 Red River.

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 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 Red River:

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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 Red River, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Red River) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.