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 Sampson (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 Sampson. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Sampson is located in Oconto 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 Oconto County: Brown, Forest, Langlade, Marinette, Menominee & Shawano.
Below are the counties that are near Sampson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sampson:
- Oconto County (The home county of Sampson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sampson, with the one closest to Sampson listed first.
- Oconto Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto Falls
- Oconto Falls is located in Oconto County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,805 people
- Stiles Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stiles Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles Junction
- Stiles Junction is located in Oconto County
- Gillett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Spruce
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce
- Spruce is located in Oconto County
- Pensaukee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Lena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Hickory Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Hickory Corners is located in Oconto County
- Oconto
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto
- Oconto is located in Oconto County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,575 people
- Frostville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostville
- Frostville is located in Oconto County
- Suring
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suring
- Suring is located in Oconto County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 524 people
- Breed
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) - Armstrong
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sampson, with the one closest to Sampson listed first.
- Pulaski
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Pulaski is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,766 people
- Flintville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Flintville is located in Brown County
- Pittsfield
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Suamico
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Howard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Duck Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duck Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Duck Creek is located in Brown County
- Hobart
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Oneida
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Benderville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benderville
- Benderville is located in Brown County
- Green Bay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
- Green Bay is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103,836 people
- Ashwaubenon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwaubenon
- Ashwaubenon is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,004 people
- Allouez
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allouez
- Allouez is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,784 people
- Door County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sampson, with the one closest to Sampson listed first.
- Brussels
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brussels
- Brussels is located in Door County
- Little Sturgeon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Sturgeon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sturgeon
- Little Sturgeon is located in Door County
- Kewaunee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sampson, with the one closest to Sampson listed first.
- Duvall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
- Duvall is located in Kewaunee County
- Luxemburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast) - Euren
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euren
- Euren is located in Kewaunee County
- Marinette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sampson, with the one closest to Sampson listed first.
- Coleman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Coleman is located in Marinette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Pound
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north) - Harmony
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Harmony is located in Marinette County
- Peshtigo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peshtigo
- Peshtigo is located in Marinette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,326 people
- Menominee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sampson, with the one closest to Sampson listed first.
- Legend Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keshena
- Keshena is located in Menominee County
- Outagamie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sampson, with the one closest to Sampson listed first.
- Seymour
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Nichols
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Chicago Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Corners
- Chicago Corners is located in Outagamie County
- Leeman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest) - Black Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- 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
- Freedom
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Freedom is located in Outagamie County
- Shiocton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shawano County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sampson, with the one closest to Sampson listed first.
- Zachow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachow
- Zachow is located in Shawano County
- Pulcifer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulcifer
- Pulcifer is located in Shawano County
- Frazer Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer Corners
- Frazer Corners is located in Shawano County
- Bonduel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonduel
- Bonduel is located in Shawano County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,411 people
- Cecil
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Slab City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Briarton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Lunds
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunds
- Lunds is located in Shawano County
- Shawano
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawano
- Shawano is located in Shawano County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,885 people
- Middle Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Gresham is located in Shawano County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 563 people
- Waupaca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sampson, with the one closest to Sampson listed first.
- Embarrass
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west) - Clintonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sampson, see our County-by-County Page for Sampson.
Newspapers Published in Sampson ...
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 Sampson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sampson, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sampson.
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 Sampson:
- 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 Oconto County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Door County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Kewaunee County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Marinette County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Menominee County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Outagamie County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Shawano County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Waupaca County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Brown County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Oconto County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
Cemeteries Near Sampson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sampson.
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 Sampson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sampson, with the one closest to Sampson listed first.
- Chase Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chase Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chase Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
- Polish National Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Polish National Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Polish National Cemetery
- St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- The St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2406021 <4>
- Volk Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Volk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Volk Cemetery
- Green Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- The Green Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel East Cemetery
- Bethel Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Valley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88042 <4>
- Dickson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dickson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dickson Cemetery
- North Pittsfield Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Pittsfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Pittsfield Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
- Danish Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Danish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Danish Cemetery
- Resthaven Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Resthaven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Resthaven Cemetery has also been known as:
- Magee - Prickett Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Resthaven Cemetery
- Continue List (151 more) ...
- Hillside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- 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
- Elm Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elm Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Elm Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Laney Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elm Grove Cemetery
- Grosse Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grosse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grosse Cemetery
- Hillside 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.<5>
While we didn't find Sampson in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sampson.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sampson, with the one closest to Sampson listed first.
- Chase
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Abrams
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Pulaski
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Pulaski is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,766 people
- Oconto Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto Falls
- Oconto Falls is located in Oconto County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,805 people
- Angelica
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Flintville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Flintville is located in Brown County
- Laney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Little Suamico
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Suamico have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Suamico
- Little Suamico is located in Oconto County
- Brookside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Stiles Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stiles Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles Junction
- Stiles Junction is located in Oconto County
- Stiles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Tremble
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Continue List (13 more) ...
- Gillett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Pulcifer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulcifer
- Pulcifer is located in Shawano County
- Suamico
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gillett
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sampson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sampson.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sampson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Oconto County: www.co.oconto.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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sampson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sampson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7650, Longitude: -88.1862 In this case, the coordinates for Sampson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Sampson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |