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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 Redgranite (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 Redgranite. 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 southwest 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 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.

Redgranite is located in Waushara 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 Waushara County: Adams, Green Lake, Marquette, Portage, Waupaca & Winnebago.

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

  • Waushara County     (The home county of Redgranite)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Redgranite, with the one closest to Redgranite listed first.
    • Lohrville
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Lohrville is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lohrville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 389 people
    • Rodney ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Rodney is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
    • Mount Morris
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Silver Lake
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Silver Lake is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
    • Pine River
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Poy Sippi
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Saxeville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Wautoma
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Wautoma is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wautoma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,114 people
    • Wild Rose
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • West Bloomfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Coloma
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Coloma is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
    • Hancock
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Hancock is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
    • Plainfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Plainfield is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
  • Adams County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Redgranite, with the one closest to Redgranite listed first.
    • Pilot Knob ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Pilot Knob is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
    • Leola
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Fond du Lac County
  • Green Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Redgranite, with the one closest to Redgranite listed first.
    • Berlin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Princeton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Green Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Green Lake is located in Green Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
    • Marquette
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Marquette is located in Green Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquette
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
    • Markesan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Markesan is located in Green Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markesan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
    • Utley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Kingston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Marquette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Redgranite, with the one closest to Redgranite listed first.
    • Neshkoro
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Neshkoro is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshkoro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
    • Germania
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Montello
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Westfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Westfield is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,268 people
    • Glen Oak
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Packwaukee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Endeavor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Endeavor is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endeavor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
    • Oxford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Outagamie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Redgranite, with the one closest to Redgranite listed first.
    • Medina
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hortonville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Portage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Redgranite, with the one closest to Redgranite listed first.
    • Almond
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Blaine
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Amherst
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Waupaca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Redgranite, with the one closest to Redgranite listed first.
    • Rural
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Fremont
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • King
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Gills Landing
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Waupaca
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Waupaca is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waupaca
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,857 people
    • Weyauwega
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Weyauwega is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyauwega
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,745 people
    • Cobb Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Cobb Town is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Town
    • Baldwins Mill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Sheridan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Ostrander
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Little Wolf ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Ogdensburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Ogdensburg is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdensburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
    • New London
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • New London is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,065 people
  • Winnebago County

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

Cemeteries Near Redgranite ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Redgranite.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Redgranite, with the one closest to Redgranite 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.<2>

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

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

  • Spring Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Spring Lake is located in Waushara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
  • Rodney ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Rodney is located in Waushara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
  • Mount Morris
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Neshkoro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Neshkoro is located in Marquette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshkoro
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
  • Pine River
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Poy Sippi
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Berlin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Saxeville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Brushville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Brushville is located in Waushara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushville
  • Wild Rose
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Dakota
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Dakota is located in Waushara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dakota
  • Germania
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Princeton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Eureka
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Eureka is located in Winnebago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Tustin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Tustin is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tustin

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Redgranite ...

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 90 newspapers that have been published in the area around Redgranite.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

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

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 Redgranite:

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 Redgranite, 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' (or 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- Redgranite) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.