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 Rib Lake (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 Rib Lake. 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 Rib Lake ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Rib Lake: Rib Lk.

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 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.

Rib Lake is located in Taylor 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 Taylor County: Chippewa, Clark, Lincoln, Marathon, Price & Rusk.

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

• Taylor County     (The home county of Rib Lake)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Rib Lake, with the one closest to Rib Lake listed first.
  • Medford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
    • Medford is located in Taylor County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,267 people
  • Stetsonville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stetsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetsonville
    • Stetsonville is located in Taylor County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
  • Hughey ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
    • Hughey is located in Taylor County
  • Jump River
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jump River
    • Jump River is located in Taylor County
  • Lublin
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lublin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lublin
    • Lublin is located in Taylor County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
• Clark County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Rib Lake, with the one closest to Rib Lake listed first.
  • Dorchester
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dorchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
    • Dorchester is located in Clark County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
  • Abbotsford
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abbotsford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbotsford
    • Abbotsford is located in Clark County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,225 people
  • Curtiss
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtiss
    • Curtiss is located in Clark County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
  • Colby
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
    • Colby is located in Clark County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,941 people
  • Owen
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen
    • Owen is located in Clark County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
• Lincoln County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Rib Lake, with the one closest to Rib Lake listed first.
  • Jersey City
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jersey City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
    • Jersey City is located in Lincoln County
  • Tomahawk
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
    • Tomahawk is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
  • Merrill
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
    • Merrill is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,990 people
• Marathon County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Rib Lake, with the one closest to Rib Lake listed first.
  • Athens
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
    • Athens is located in Marathon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,079 people
  • Hamburg
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
    • Hamburg is located in Marathon County
  • Milan
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
    • Milan is located in Marathon County
  • Emmerich
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerich
    • Emmerich is located in Marathon County
  • Poniatowski
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poniatowski
    • Poniatowski is located in Marathon County
  • Naugart
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naugart
    • Naugart is located in Marathon County
  • Rib Falls
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Falls
    • Rib Falls is located in Marathon County
  • Edgar
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
    • Edgar is located in Marathon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,434 people
  • Taegesville
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taegesville
    • Taegesville is located in Marathon County
  • Wien
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wien
    • Wien is located in Marathon County
• Price County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Rib Lake, with the one closest to Rib Lake listed first.
  • Prentice
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentice
    • Prentice is located in Price County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
  • Catawba
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
    • Catawba is located in Price County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
  • Kennan
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennan
    • Kennan is located in Price County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
  • Phillips
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phillips have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips
    • Phillips is located in Price County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,320 people
• Rusk County
  • Hawkins
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawkins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins
    • Hawkins is located in Rusk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Rib Lake ...

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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rib Lake.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

• A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Rib Lake. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Rib Lake and those printed in the larger area surrounding Rib Lake.
• An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<2> of Rib Lake.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Rib Lake:

• 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 Taylor County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Clark County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Lincoln County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Marathon County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Price County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Rusk County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Wisconsin
  • Cemeteries of Taylor County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Wisconsin

Cemeteries Near Rib Lake ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rib Lake.

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

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

• Lake View Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake View Cemetery
• St. Ann Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Ann Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Ann Cemetery
• Chelsea Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chelsea Cemetery
• St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery
• Levitt Creek Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Levitt Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Levitt Creek Cemetery
• Northside Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Northside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Northside Cemetery
• Mt. Olive Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
• Garden of Memory Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garden of Memory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garden of Memory Cemetery
• Whittlesey Catholic Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whittlesey Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whittlesey Catholic Cemetery
• Whittlesey Lutheran Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whittlesey Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whittlesey Lutheran Cemetery
• Hillside Cemetery
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
• Hillcrest Cemetery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
• Continue List   (75 more) ...
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
  • New Holy Rosary Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Holy Rosary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Holy Rosary Cemetery
  • Holy Rosary Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Rosary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Rosary 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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Rib Lake had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Rib Lake had a population of 861 people.

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

• Chelsea
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chelsea have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
  • Chelsea is located in Taylor County
• Westboro
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
  • Westboro is located in Taylor County
• Interwald
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Interwald have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interwald
  • Interwald is located in Taylor County
• Whittlesey
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whittlesey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittlesey
  • Whittlesey is located in Taylor County
• Medford
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
  • Medford is located in Taylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,267 people
• Little Black
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Black have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Black
  • Little Black is located in Taylor County
• Stetsonville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stetsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetsonville
  • Stetsonville is located in Taylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
• Brantwood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brantwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantwood
  • Brantwood is located in Price County
• Worcester
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worcester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worcester
  • Worcester is located in Price County
• Athens
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Athens is located in Marathon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,079 people
• Perkinstown
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perkinstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinstown
  • Perkinstown is located in Taylor County
• Catawba
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
  • Catawba is located in Price County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
• Continue List   (17 more) ...
  • Dorchester
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dorchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
    • Dorchester is located in Clark County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
  • Corinth
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corinth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
    • Corinth is located in Marathon County
  • Hamburg
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
    • Hamburg is located in Marathon County

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Taylor County: www.taylor-county.com/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/