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 Shiocton (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 Shiocton. 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 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.
Shiocton 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 Shiocton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shiocton:
- Outagamie County (The home county of Shiocton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiocton, with the one closest to Shiocton listed first.
- Black Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Black Creek is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,309 people
- Leeman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Leeman is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeman
- Hortonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hortonville is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
- Nichols
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nichols is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Bear Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Creek is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- Greenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Greenville is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Medina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Medina is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
- Apple Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Apple Creek is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Creek
- Seymour
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Seymour is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 people
- Freedom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Freedom is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Appleton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Chicago Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Chicago Corners is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Corners
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiocton, with the one closest to Shiocton listed first.
- Oneida
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Oneida is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Pittsfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pittsfield is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
- Hobart
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Sniderville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sniderville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sniderville
- Wrightstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Wrightstown is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,631 people
- Pulaski
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pulaski is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,766 people
- Ashwaubenon
(24 miles [38.6 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
- De Pere
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Greenleaf
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Greenleaf is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
- Duck Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Duck Creek is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Flintville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Flintville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Askeaton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Askeaton is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askeaton
- Calumet County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiocton, with the one closest to Shiocton listed first.
- Kaukauna
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Kaukauna is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaukauna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,356 people
- Dundas
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Dundas is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Sherwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sherwood is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,040 people
- Harrison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Forest Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Junction is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Junction
- Saint John
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Saint John is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
- Stockbridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stockbridge is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
- Hilbert
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hilbert is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilbert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
- Menominee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiocton, with the one closest to Shiocton listed first.
- Keshena
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Keshena is located in Menominee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keshena
- Legend Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- 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 Shiocton, with the one closest to Shiocton listed first.
- Krakow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Krakow is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krakow
- Chase
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chase is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Shawano County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiocton, with the one closest to Shiocton listed first.
- Briarton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Briarton is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarton
- Rose Lawn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Lawn is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Lawn
- Lunds
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lunds is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunds
- Belle Plaine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Belle Plaine is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Plaine
- Frazer Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Frazer Corners is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer Corners
- Laney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Laney is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laney
- Slab City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Slab City is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Bonduel
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Shawano
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Shawano is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawano
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,885 people
- Zachow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Zachow is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachow
- Pella
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pella is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pella
- Leopolis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Leopolis is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopolis
- Waupaca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiocton, with the one closest to Shiocton listed first.
- New London
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- New London is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,065 people
- Ostrander
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ostrander is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrander
- Clintonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clintonville is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,353 people
- Embarrass
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Embarrass is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embarrass
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Little Wolf ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Little Wolf is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Wolf
- Manawa
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Gills Landing
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Gills Landing is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills Landing
- Fremont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fremont is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 647 people
- Weyauwega
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Weyauwega is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyauwega
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,745 people
- Baldwins Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Baldwins Mill is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwins Mill
- Marion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Marion is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
- Ogdensburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ogdensburg is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdensburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Waushara County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiocton, with the one closest to Shiocton listed first.
- West Bloomfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Bloomfield is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bloomfield
- Poy Sippi
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Poy Sippi is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poy Sippi
- Winnebago County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiocton, with the one closest to Shiocton listed first.
- Medina Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Medina Junction is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina Junction
- Fox Crossing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fox Crossing is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Crossing
- Menasha
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Menasha is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menasha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,796 people
- Neenah
(18 miles [29 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
- Zittau
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Zittau is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zittau
- Orihula
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Orihula is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orihula
- Adella Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Adella Beach is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adella Beach
- Allenville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Allenville is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Winneconne
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Winneconne is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winneconne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
- Harbor Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Harbor Springs is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Springs
- Reighmoor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Reighmoor is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reighmoor
- Omro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Omro is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,592 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shiocton, see our County-by-County Page for Shiocton.
Cemeteries Near Shiocton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shiocton.
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 Shiocton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shiocton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shiocton, with the one closest to Shiocton listed first.
- Bovina Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rexford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Turney Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ellington Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Binghamton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Black Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mosquito Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Black Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sassman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- South Maine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Maple Creek Cemetery #1
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (237 more) ...
- The Old Maple Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Maple Creek Cemetery #2
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The New Maple Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Shiocton had a population of 164 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Shiocton had a population of 914 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shiocton, with the one closest to Shiocton listed first.
- Stephensville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stephensville is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensville
- Binghamton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Binghamton is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binghamton
- Black Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Black Creek is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,309 people
- Hortonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hortonville is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
- Leeman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Leeman is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeman
- Sugar Bush
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sugar Bush is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bush
- New London
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- New London is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,065 people
- Bear Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Creek is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- Greenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Greenville is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Mackville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mackville is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
- Northport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Northport is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northport
- Nowell ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Nowell is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nowell
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Dale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dale is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Medina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Medina is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
- Apple Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Apple Creek is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shiocton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shiocton.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Shiocton ...
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 138 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shiocton.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Shiocton. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Shiocton and those printed in the larger area surrounding Shiocton.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> of Shiocton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Shiocton:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Outagamie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Calumet County
- Menominee County
- Oconto County
- Shawano County
- Waupaca County
- Waushara County
- Winnebago County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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 Shiocton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shiocton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |