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 Schmidt Corner (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 Schmidt Corner. 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 Schmidt Corner ...
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 Schmidt Corner: Schmidt Cor. (or less commonly used: Schmidt Crn.)
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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Schmidt Corner is located in Waupaca 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 Waupaca County: Marathon, Outagamie, Portage, Shawano, Waushara & Winnebago.
Below are the counties that are near Schmidt Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Schmidt Corner:
- Waupaca County (The home county of Schmidt Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Schmidt Corner, with the one closest to Schmidt Corner listed first.
- Big Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Granite City ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite City
- Granite City is located in Waupaca County
- Iola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Scandinavia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scandinavia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandinavia
- Scandinavia is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Ogdensburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ogdensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdensburg
- Ogdensburg is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Marion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
- Manawa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Sheridan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Sheridan is located in Waupaca County
- Cobb Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Little Wolf ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Wolf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Wolf
- Little Wolf is located in Waupaca County
- Waupaca
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Clintonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- 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
- Marathon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schmidt Corner, with the one closest to Schmidt Corner listed first.
- Galloway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway
- Galloway is located in Marathon County
- Elderon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Norrie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north) - Hatley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley
- Hatley is located in Marathon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Ashley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
- Ashley is located in Marathon County
- Weston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest) - Kronenwetter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kronenwetter
- Kronenwetter is located in Marathon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,143 people
- Evergreen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest) - Mosinee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Menominee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schmidt Corner, with the one closest to Schmidt Corner listed first.
- Neopit
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast) - Zoar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Zoar is located in Menominee County
- Keshena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keshena
- Keshena is located in Menominee County
- Outagamie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schmidt Corner, with the one closest to Schmidt Corner listed first.
- Bear Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Bear Creek is located in Outagamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- Leeman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east) - Shiocton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east) - Hortonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Hortonville is located in Outagamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schmidt Corner, with the one closest to Schmidt Corner listed first.
- Alban
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alban
- Alban is located in Portage County
- Garfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Garfield is located in Portage County
- Rosholt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Nelsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Nelsonville is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Amherst Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amherst Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Junction
- Amherst Junction is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
- Amherst
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Amherst is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,082 people
- Polonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polonia
- Polonia is located in Portage County
- Custer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Custer is located in Portage County
- Ellis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Ellis is located in Portage County
- Arnott
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Torun
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torun
- Torun is located in Portage County
- Park Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
- Park Ridge is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
- Shawano County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schmidt Corner, with the one closest to Schmidt Corner listed first.
- Split Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Rock
- Split Rock is located in Shawano County
- Tigerton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigerton
- Tigerton is located in Shawano County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Wittenberg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittenberg
- Wittenberg is located in Shawano County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 986 people
- Leopolis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopolis
- Leopolis is located in Shawano County
- Bowler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Eland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eland
- Eland is located in Shawano County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
- Regina
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north) - Almon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almon
- Almon is located in Shawano County
- Birnamwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birnamwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birnamwood
- Birnamwood is located in Shawano County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 772 people
- Gresham
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Gresham is located in Shawano County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 563 people
- Aniwa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north) - Mattoon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Waushara County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schmidt Corner, with the one closest to Schmidt Corner listed first.
- West Bloomfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bloomfield
- West Bloomfield is located in Waushara County
- Saxeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxeville
- Saxeville is located in Waushara County
- Wild Rose
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rose
- Wild Rose is located in Waushara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
- Winnebago County
- Orihula
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orihula
- Orihula is located in Winnebago County
- Orihula
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Schmidt Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Schmidt Corner.
Newspapers Published in Schmidt Corner ...
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 116 newspapers that have been published in the area around Schmidt Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Schmidt Corner, 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 Schmidt Corner.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Schmidt Corner:
- 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 Waupaca County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Marathon 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
- Portage 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
- Waushara County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Winnebago County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Marathon County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Waupaca County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
Cemeteries Near Schmidt Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Schmidt Corner.
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 Schmidt Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Schmidt Corner, with the one closest to Schmidt Corner listed first.
- Hitterdahl Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hitterdahl Cemetery
- Northland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Northland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Northland Cemetery
- Big Falls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Falls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Falls Cemetery
- Iola Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Iola Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Iola Cemetery
- Lola Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lola Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lola Cemetery
- Scandinavia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scandinavia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scandinavia Cemetery
- St. Johns Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Johns Trinity Lutheran Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the east of Marion.
- The St. Johns Trinity Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Johns Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88986 <3>
- St. Adalbert Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Adalbert Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #769005 <3>
- Ogdensburg Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- The Ogdensburg Cemetery has also been known as:
- Park Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ogdensburg Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88638 <3>
- Nelsonville Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nelsonville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nelsonville Cemetery
- Roseland Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roseland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roseland Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
- Continue List (156 more) ...
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
- Danish Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- 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
- Oak Grove 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.<4>
While we didn't find Schmidt Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Schmidt Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Schmidt Corner, with the one closest to Schmidt Corner listed first.
- Northland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Big Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Peru
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Iola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Garfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Garfield is located in Portage County
- Split Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Rock
- Split Rock is located in Shawano County
- Alban
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alban
- Alban is located in Portage County
- New Hope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Scandinavia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scandinavia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandinavia
- Scandinavia is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Hunting
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Tigerton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigerton
- Tigerton is located in Shawano County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Nelsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Nelsonville is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ogdensburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ogdensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdensburg
- Ogdensburg is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Symco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Marble ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ogdensburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Schmidt Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Schmidt Corner.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Schmidt Corner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Waupaca County: www.co.waupaca.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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Schmidt Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Schmidt Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6030, Longitude: -89.1226 In this case, the coordinates for Schmidt Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Schmidt Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |