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 Shawano (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 Shawano. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Shawano is located in Shawano County and is the County Seat.
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 Shawano County: Brown, Langlade, Marathon, Menominee, Oconto, Outagamie, Portage & Waupaca.
Below are the counties that are near Shawano. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shawano:
- Shawano County (The home county of Shawano)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shawano, with the one closest to Shawano listed first.
- Lunds
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunds
- Lunds is located in Shawano County
- Bonduel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonduel
- Bonduel is located in Shawano County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,411 people
- Cecil
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Slab City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Gresham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Gresham is located in Shawano County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 563 people
- Leopolis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopolis
- Leopolis is located in Shawano County
- Zachow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachow
- Zachow is located in Shawano County
- Pulcifer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulcifer
- Pulcifer is located in Shawano County
- Middle Village
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Frazer Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer Corners
- Frazer Corners is located in Shawano County
- Briarton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Bowler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shawano, with the one closest to Shawano listed first.
- Pulaski
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Pulaski is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,766 people
- Pittsfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- 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
- Flintville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Flintville is located in Brown County
- Oneida
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast) - Suamico
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east) - Hobart
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast) - Howard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast) - Duck Creek
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Langlade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shawano, with the one closest to Shawano listed first.
- Phlox
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phlox
- Phlox is located in Langlade County
- White Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lake
- White Lake is located in Langlade County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Menominee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shawano, with the one closest to Shawano listed first.
- Keshena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keshena
- Keshena is located in Menominee County
- Legend Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- 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
- Neopit
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Zoar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Zoar is located in Menominee County
- Oconto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shawano, with the one closest to Shawano listed first.
- Gillett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Suring
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suring
- Suring is located in Oconto County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 524 people
- Frostville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostville
- Frostville is located in Oconto County
- Breed
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north) - Oconto Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto Falls
- Oconto Falls is located in Oconto County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,805 people
- Hickory Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Hickory Corners is located in Oconto County
- Spruce
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce
- Spruce is located in Oconto County
- Stiles Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- 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
- Armstrong
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north) - Mountain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
- Mountain is located in Oconto County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Lena
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Outagamie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shawano, with the one closest to Shawano listed first.
- Leeman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Nichols
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Bear Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- 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
- Black Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- 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
- Shiocton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south) - Seymour
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast) - Chicago Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Corners
- Chicago Corners is located in Outagamie County
- Hortonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Hortonville is located in Outagamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
- Freedom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Freedom is located in Outagamie County
- Waupaca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shawano, with the one closest to Shawano listed first.
- Embarrass
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Clintonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- 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
- Marion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
- Granite City ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- 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
- Big Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest) - Manawa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest) - New London
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- New London is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,065 people
- Little Wolf ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- 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
- Ostrander
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrander
- Ostrander is located in Waupaca County
- Ogdensburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shawano, see our County-by-County Page for Shawano.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Shawano ...
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 81 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shawano.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Shawano. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Shawano and those printed in the larger area surrounding Shawano.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Shawano.
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 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 Shawano:
- 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 Shawano 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
- Langlade 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
- Oconto 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
- 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 Shawano County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Shawano County
Cemeteries Near Shawano ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shawano.
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 Shawano covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shawano, with the one closest to Shawano listed first.
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Woodlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shawano City Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
- Lake Drive Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake Drive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lake Drive Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lundquist Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Drive Cemetery
- Bomke Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bomke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bomke Cemetery has also been known as:
- Belle Plaine Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bomke Cemetery
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2373262 <4>
- St. Wenceslaus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Wenceslaus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Wenceslaus Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Friendship Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lange Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jerusalem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Jerusalem Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jerusalem Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jerusalem Cemetery
- St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- The St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Paul Cemetery
- St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89151 <4>
- St. Johns UCC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns UCC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2218926 <4>
- St. Martins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Martins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Martins Cemetery
- St. Michael Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michael Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michael Cemetery
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- The St. Michaels Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Michaels Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89123 <4>
- Continue List (153 more) ...
- St. Peter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
- Friedens Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friedens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friedens Cemetery
- St. Peter 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Shawano had a population of 1,505 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Shawano had a population of 8,885 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shawano, with the one closest to Shawano listed first.
- Belle Plaine
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Plaine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Plaine
- Belle Plaine is located in Shawano County
- Keshena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keshena
- Keshena is located in Menominee County
- Embarrass
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Bonduel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonduel
- Bonduel is located in Shawano County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,411 people
- Cecil
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Pella
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Gresham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Gresham is located in Shawano County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 563 people
- Leopolis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopolis
- Leopolis is located in Shawano County
- Clintonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- 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
- Pulcifer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulcifer
- Pulcifer is located in Shawano County
- Caroline
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Buckbee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Continue List (14 more) ...
- Leeman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Briarton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Marion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
- Leeman
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shawano. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shawano.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shawano. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Shawano County: www.co.shawano.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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shawano) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shawano. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7743, Longitude: -88.6039 |
| <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 Shawano, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |