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 Shoemaker Point (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 Shoemaker Point. 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 Shoemaker Point ...

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 occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Shoemaker Point: Shoemaker Pt.

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.

Shoemaker Point is located in Door County.

To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

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

Door County (The home county of Shoemaker Point)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shoemaker Point, with the one closest to Shoemaker Point listed first.
- Namur
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  - Namur is located in Door County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namur
- Brussels
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  - Brussels is located in Door County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brussels
- Rosiere
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  - Rosiere is located in Door County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosiere
- Little Sturgeon
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  - Little Sturgeon is located in Door County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sturgeon
- Forestville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  - Forestville is located in Door County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
- Salona
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  - Salona is located in Door County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
- Idlewild
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  - Idlewild is located in Door County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
- Sturgeon Bay
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  - Sturgeon Bay is located in Door County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon Bay
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 8,985 people
- Egg Harbor
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  - Egg Harbor is located in Door County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shoemaker Point, with the one closest to Shoemaker Point listed first.
- Dyckesville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  - Dyckesville is located in Brown County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyckesville
- Benderville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  - Benderville is located in Brown County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benderville
- Wequiock
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  - Wequiock is located in Brown County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wequiock
- Bay Settlement
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  - Bay Settlement is located in Brown County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Settlement
- Sugar Bush
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  - Sugar Bush is located in Brown County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bush
- Suamico
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  - Suamico is located in Brown County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suamico
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 13,064 people
- Poland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  - Poland is located in Brown County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
- Preble
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  - Preble is located in Brown County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preble
- Duck Creek
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  - Duck Creek is located in Brown County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Green Bay
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  - Green Bay is located in Brown County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 103,836 people
- Howard
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  - Howard is located in Brown County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 20,346 people
- Flintville
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  - Flintville is located in Brown County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
Kewaunee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shoemaker Point, with the one closest to Shoemaker Point listed first.
- Duvall
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  - Duvall is located in Kewaunee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
- Euren
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  - Euren is located in Kewaunee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euren
- Gregorville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  - Gregorville is located in Kewaunee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregorville
- Luxemburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  - Luxemburg is located in Kewaunee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxemburg
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 2,577 people
- Casco
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  - Casco is located in Kewaunee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Algoma
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  - Algoma is located in Kewaunee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 3,038 people
- Ellisville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  - Ellisville is located in Kewaunee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisville
- Pilsen
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  - Pilsen is located in Kewaunee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilsen
- Krok
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  - Krok is located in Kewaunee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krok
- Kewaunee
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  - Kewaunee is located in Kewaunee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewaunee
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 2,835 people
- Stangelville
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  - Stangelville is located in Kewaunee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stangelville
- Curran
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  - Curran is located in Kewaunee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curran
Manitowoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shoemaker Point, with the one closest to Shoemaker Point listed first.
- Tisch Mills
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  - Tisch Mills is located in Manitowoc County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisch Mills
- Zander
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  - Zander is located in Manitowoc County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zander
- Hickory Grove
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  - Hickory Grove is located in Manitowoc County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Maribel
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  - Maribel is located in Manitowoc County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maribel
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
Marinette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shoemaker Point, with the one closest to Shoemaker Point listed first.
- Peshtigo
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  - Peshtigo is located in Marinette County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peshtigo
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 3,326 people
- Harmony
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  - Harmony is located in Marinette County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Marinette
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  - Marinette is located in Marinette County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marinette
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 10,466 people
- Coleman
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  - Coleman is located in Marinette County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Pound
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  - Pound is located in Marinette County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pound
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
Oconto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shoemaker Point, with the one closest to Shoemaker Point listed first.
- Pensaukee
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  - Pensaukee is located in Oconto County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensaukee
- Oconto
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  - Oconto is located in Oconto County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 4,575 people
- Stiles Junction
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  - Stiles Junction is located in Oconto County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles Junction
- Chase
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  - Chase is located in Oconto County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Lena
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  - Lena is located in Oconto County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
- Oconto Falls
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  - Oconto Falls is located in Oconto County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto Falls
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 2,805 people
- Krakow
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  - Krakow is located in Oconto County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krakow
- Spruce
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  - Spruce is located in Oconto County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce
- Gillett
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  - Gillett is located in Oconto County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
Shawano County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shoemaker Point, with the one closest to Shoemaker Point listed first.
- Laney
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  - Laney is located in Shawano County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laney
- Rose Lawn
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  - Rose Lawn is located in Shawano County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Lawn
Menominee County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shoemaker Point, with the one closest to Shoemaker Point listed first.
- Menominee
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  - Menominee is located in Menominee County (MI)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menominee
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 7,967 people
  - Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menominee <1>
- Kew
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  - Kew is located in Menominee County (MI)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kew

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

Cemeteries Near Shoemaker Point ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shoemaker Point.

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 Shoemaker Point - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

Duvall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall Cemetery
St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
St. Louis Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Louis Catholic Cemetery
White Star Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Star Cemetery
St. Huberts Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Huberts Catholic Cemetery
St. Michaels Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
Gospel Truth Hall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gospel Truth Hall Cemetery
Precious Blood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Precious Blood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Precious Blood Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the north of Brussels.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1963100 <3>
Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Cemetery
St. Odiles Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Odiles Catholic Cemetery
St. Peters Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Catholic Cemetery
Continue List (138 more) ...
- St. Joseph Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
  - Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2323940 <3>
- St. Martins Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Martins Cemetery
  - The St. Martins Cemetery has also been known as:
  - St. Martins Church Cemetery
  - Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89064 <3>

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 Shoemaker Point in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shoemaker Point.

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

Namur
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Namur is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namur
Duvall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Duvall is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
Dyckesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dyckesville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyckesville
Brussels
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brussels is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brussels
Rosiere
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rosiere is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosiere
Thiry Daems
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Thiry Daems is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thiry Daems
Tonet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tonet is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonet
Euren
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Euren is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euren
Maplewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Maplewood is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
Little Sturgeon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Little Sturgeon is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sturgeon
Pensaukee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pensaukee is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensaukee
Walhain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Walhain is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walhain
Continue List (13 more) ...
- Luxemburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  - Luxemburg is located in Kewaunee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxemburg
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 2,577 people
- Casco
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  - Casco is located in Kewaunee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Rio Creek
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  - Rio Creek is located in Kewaunee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Creek

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

Newspapers Published in Shoemaker Point ...

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 122 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shoemaker Point.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shoemaker Point, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shoemaker Point.

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 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 Shoemaker Point:

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 Door 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
- Kewaunee County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Manitowoc County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Marinette County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Oconto 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
- Menominee County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails

Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Door County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Door County

Footnotes ...

<1>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>	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- Shoemaker Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Shoemaker Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.