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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 Ringle (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 Ringle. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.

Ringle is located in Marathon 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 Marathon County: Clark, Langlade, Lincoln, Portage, Shawano, Taylor, Waupaca & Wood.

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

  • Marathon County     (The home county of Ringle)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ringle, with the one closest to Ringle listed first.
    • Hatley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Weston
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Weston is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,165 people
    • Pike Lake
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Norrie
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Norrie is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrie
    • Nutterville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Sunset
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Kronenwetter
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Rothschild
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Rothschild is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothschild
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,256 people
    • Schofield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Schofield is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schofield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,153 people
    • Evergreen
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Evergreen is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
    • Wausau
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Elderon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Elderon is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
    • Rib Mountain
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Rib Mountain is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Mountain
  • Langlade County
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ringle, with the one closest to Ringle listed first.
    • Dutch Corners ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Merrill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Merrill is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,990 people
    • Gleason
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Dudley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Menominee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ringle, with the one closest to Ringle listed first.
    • Zoar
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Neopit
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Neopit is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neopit
  • Portage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ringle, with the one closest to Ringle listed first.
    • Rosholt
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Rosholt is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosholt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
    • Alban
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Torun
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Ellis
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Polonia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Garfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Custer
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Park Ridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Park Ridge is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
    • Stevens Point
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Junction City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Junction City is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
    • Nelsonville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Whiting
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Whiting is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people
    • Amherst Junction
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Amherst Junction is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Junction
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
  • Shawano County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ringle, with the one closest to Ringle listed first.
    • Eland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Birnamwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Wittenberg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Aniwa
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Aniwa is located in Shawano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aniwa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
    • Regina
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Mattoon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Mattoon is located in Shawano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattoon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
    • Tigerton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Almon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Bowler
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Bowler is located in Shawano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowler
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
    • Split Rock
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Leopolis
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Waupaca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ringle, with the one closest to Ringle listed first.
    • Big Falls
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Big Falls is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Falls
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
    • Granite City ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Granite City is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite City
    • Iola
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Iola is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
    • Marion
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Wood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ringle, with the one closest to Ringle listed first.
    • Milladore
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Blenker
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Ringle ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ringle.

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

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

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

  • Forestville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Our Saviors Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Peacefull Rest Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • St. Francis Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Eland Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • St. Philomene Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Mechanic Ridge Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Zions Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (105 more) ...
    • St. Michaels Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Gate of Heaven Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Evergreen Rest Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)

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.<1>

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

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

  • Callon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Callon is located in Marathon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callon
  • Hatley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Pike Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bevent
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Bevent is located in Marathon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevent
  • Norrie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Norrie is located in Marathon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrie
  • Nutterville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Wausau Junction
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Wausau Junction is located in Marathon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausau Junction
  • Schofield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Schofield is located in Marathon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schofield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,153 people
  • Eland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Elderon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Elderon is located in Marathon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
  • Birnamwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Hogarty
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hogarty is located in Marathon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogarty
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Wausau
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Wittenberg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Aniwa
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Aniwa is located in Shawano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aniwa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people

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

Newspapers Published in Ringle ...

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 87 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ringle.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ringle, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ringle.

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 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 Ringle:

Footnotes ...

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