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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 Seymour (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 Seymour. 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 doctors 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.

Seymour is located in Outagamie 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 Outagamie County: Brown, Calumet, Shawano, Waupaca & Winnebago.

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

  • Outagamie County     (The home county of Seymour)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Seymour, with the one closest to Seymour listed first.
    • Chicago Corners
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Chicago Corners is located in Outagamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Corners
    • Black Creek
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Black Creek is located in Outagamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,309 people
    • Nichols
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Nichols is located in Outagamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
    • Freedom
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Freedom is located in Outagamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
    • Leeman
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Leeman is located in Outagamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeman
    • Apple Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Apple Creek is located in Outagamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Creek
    • Shiocton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Shiocton is located in Outagamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiocton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 914 people
    • Kimberly
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Kimberly is located in Outagamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,869 people
    • Little Chute
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Little Chute is located in Outagamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chute
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,164 people
    • Appleton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Appleton is located in Outagamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,058 people
      • Former name for Appleton:
      • Appleton Junction
    • Combined Locks
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Combined Locks is located in Outagamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combined Locks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,607 people
    • Greenville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Greenville is located in Outagamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Brown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Seymour, with the one closest to Seymour listed first.
    • Oneida
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Oneida is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
    • Pittsfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Pittsfield is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
    • Hobart
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Hobart is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,495 people
    • Pulaski
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Pulaski is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,766 people
    • Ashwaubenon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Ashwaubenon is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwaubenon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,004 people
    • Duck Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Duck Creek is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
    • Howard
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Howard is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,346 people
    • Flintville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Flintville is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
    • Sniderville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Sniderville is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sniderville
    • De Pere
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • De Pere is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Pere
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,014 people
    • Allouez
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Allouez is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allouez
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,784 people
    • Green Bay
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Green Bay is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 103,836 people
  • Calumet County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Seymour, with the one closest to Seymour listed first.
    • Kaukauna
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Kaukauna is located in Calumet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaukauna
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,356 people
    • Dundas
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Dundas is located in Calumet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
    • Forest Junction
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Forest Junction is located in Calumet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Junction
    • Sherwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Sherwood is located in Calumet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,040 people
    • Saint John
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Saint John is located in Calumet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
    • Harrison
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Harrison is located in Calumet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
    • Brillion
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Brillion is located in Calumet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brillion
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,079 people
    • Hilbert
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Hilbert is located in Calumet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilbert
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
    • Potter
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Potter is located in Calumet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
    • Stockbridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Stockbridge is located in Calumet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
  • Kewaunee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Seymour, with the one closest to Seymour listed first.
    • Curran
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Curran is located in Kewaunee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curran
    • Luxemburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Luxemburg is located in Kewaunee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxemburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,577 people
    • Pilsen
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Pilsen is located in Kewaunee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilsen
  • Manitowoc County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Seymour, with the one closest to Seymour listed first.
    • Hickory Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Hickory Grove is located in Manitowoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
    • Menchalville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Menchalville is located in Manitowoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menchalville
    • Rosecrans
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Rosecrans is located in Manitowoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosecrans
    • Maribel
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Maribel is located in Manitowoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maribel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
  • Menominee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Seymour, with the one closest to Seymour listed first.
    • Keshena
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Keshena is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keshena
    • Legend Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Legend Lake is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legend Lake
  • Oconto County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Seymour, with the one closest to Seymour listed first.
    • Chase
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Chase is located in Oconto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
    • Krakow
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Krakow is located in Oconto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krakow
    • Gillett
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Gillett is located in Oconto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
    • Oconto Falls
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Oconto Falls is located in Oconto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto Falls
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,805 people
    • Stiles Junction
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Stiles Junction is located in Oconto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles Junction
    • Pensaukee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Pensaukee is located in Oconto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensaukee
  • Shawano County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Seymour, with the one closest to Seymour listed first.
    • Rose Lawn
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Rose Lawn is located in Shawano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Lawn
    • Briarton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Briarton is located in Shawano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarton
    • Laney
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Laney is located in Shawano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laney
    • Frazer Corners
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Frazer Corners is located in Shawano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer Corners
    • Slab City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Slab City is located in Shawano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
    • Zachow
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Zachow is located in Shawano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachow
    • Bonduel
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Bonduel is located in Shawano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonduel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,411 people
    • Lunds
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Lunds is located in Shawano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunds
    • Cecil
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Cecil is located in Shawano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
    • Belle Plaine
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Belle Plaine is located in Shawano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Plaine
    • Pulcifer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Pulcifer is located in Shawano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulcifer
    • Shawano
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Shawano is located in Shawano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawano
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,885 people
  • Waupaca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Seymour, with the one closest to Seymour listed first.
    • Embarrass
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Embarrass is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embarrass
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
    • Clintonville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Clintonville is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,353 people
    • New London
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • New London is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,065 people
    • Ostrander
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Ostrander is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrander
    • Little Wolf ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Little Wolf is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Wolf
    • Manawa
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Manawa is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manawa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
    • Marion
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Marion is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
    • Gills Landing
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Gills Landing is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills Landing
  • Winnebago County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Seymour, with the one closest to Seymour listed first.
    • Fox Crossing
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Fox Crossing is located in Winnebago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Crossing
    • Menasha
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Menasha is located in Winnebago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menasha
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,796 people
    • Neenah
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Neenah is located in Winnebago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neenah
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,363 people
    • Medina Junction
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Medina Junction is located in Winnebago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina Junction
    • Adella Beach
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Adella Beach is located in Winnebago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adella Beach
    • Allenville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Allenville is located in Winnebago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
    • Zittau
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Zittau is located in Winnebago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zittau

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

Cemeteries Near Seymour ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Seymour.

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

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

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

  • St. John the Baptist Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Seymour Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Evangelist Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • South Cicero Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • St. Sebastian Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • North Cicero Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Elm Lawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Oneida United Methodist Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • LDS Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LDS Cemetery
    • The LDS Cemetery has also been known as:
    • LDS Cemetery
  • Owego Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owego Cemetery
    • The Owego Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pittsfield Church Cemetery
  • Emmanuel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (227 more) ...
    • Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Black Creek Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sassman Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)

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>

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

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

  • Rose Lawn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Rose Lawn is located in Shawano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Lawn
  • Black Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Black Creek is located in Outagamie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,309 people
  • Hofa Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Hofa Park is located in Shawano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hofa Park
  • Oneida
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Oneida is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
  • Briarton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Briarton is located in Shawano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarton
  • Binghamton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Binghamton is located in Outagamie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binghamton
  • Laney
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Laney is located in Shawano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laney
  • Pulaski
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Pulaski is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,766 people
  • Angelica
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Angelica is located in Shawano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
  • Leeman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Leeman is located in Outagamie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeman
  • Mackville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Mackville is located in Outagamie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
  • Cormier
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Cormier is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cormier
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Shiocton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Shiocton is located in Outagamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiocton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 914 people
    • Apple Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Apple Creek is located in Outagamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Creek
    • Sniderville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Sniderville is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sniderville

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Seymour ...

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 156 newspapers that have been published in the area around Seymour.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Seymour. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Seymour and those printed in the larger area surrounding Seymour.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> of Seymour.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Seymour:

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Seymour) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Seymour, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.