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 Silver Lake (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 Silver Lake. 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 Silver Lake ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Silver Lake: Silver Lk.
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 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.
Silver Lake is located in Waushara County.
To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Waushara County: Adams, Green Lake, Marquette, Portage, Waupaca & Winnebago.
Below are the counties that are near Silver Lake. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Silver Lake:
- Waushara County (The home county of Silver Lake)
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Lake, with the one closest to Silver Lake listed first.
- Wautoma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Mount Morris
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Morris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Morris
- Mount Morris is located in Waushara County
- Lohrville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Redgranite
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redgranite have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redgranite
- Redgranite is located in Waushara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,111 people
- Wild Rose
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rose
- Wild Rose is located in Waushara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
- Pine River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
- Pine River is located in Waushara County
- Saxeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxeville
- Saxeville is located in Waushara County
- Poy Sippi
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poy Sippi
- Poy Sippi is located in Waushara County
- Coloma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Hancock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - West Bloomfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bloomfield
- West Bloomfield is located in Waushara County
- Plainfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Plainfield is located in Waushara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Lake, with the one closest to Silver Lake listed first.
- Big Flats
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Flats
- Big Flats is located in Adams County
- Adams
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Adams is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Friendship
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
- Fond du Lac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Lake, with the one closest to Silver Lake listed first.
- Ripon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripon
- Ripon is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,844 people
- Fairwater
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairwater
- Fairwater is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- West Rosendale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rosendale
- West Rosendale is located in Fond du Lac County
- Green Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Lake, with the one closest to Silver Lake listed first.
- Princeton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Berlin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Green Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
- Green Lake is located in Green Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
- Marquette
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south) - Kingston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Kingston is located in Green Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Markesan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marquette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Lake, with the one closest to Silver Lake listed first.
- Neshkoro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Germania
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Westfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Montello
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Glen Oak
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Oak
- Glen Oak is located in Marquette County
- Packwaukee
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packwaukee
- Packwaukee is located in Marquette County
- Oxford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Oxford is located in Marquette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Endeavor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest) - Douglas Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglas Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Center
- Douglas Center is located in Marquette County
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Lake, with the one closest to Silver Lake listed first.
- Almond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Almond is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
- Blaine
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Blaine is located in Portage County
- Amherst
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Amherst is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,082 people
- Amherst Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amherst Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Junction
- Amherst Junction is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
- Arnott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north) - Nelsonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Nelsonville is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Waupaca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Lake, with the one closest to Silver Lake listed first.
- King
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- King is located in Waupaca County
- Waupaca
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north) - Cobb Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north) - Fremont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Fremont is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 647 people
- Sheridan
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Sheridan is located in Waupaca County
- Weyauwega
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast) - Gills Landing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills Landing
- Gills Landing is located in Waupaca County
- Scandinavia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scandinavia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandinavia
- Scandinavia is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Ogdensburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- 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
- Little Wolf ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrander
- Ostrander is located in Waupaca County
- Winnebago County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Lake, with the one closest to Silver Lake listed first.
- Orihula
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orihula
- Orihula is located in Winnebago County
- Omro
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omro
- Omro is located in Winnebago County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,592 people
- Zittau
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zittau
- Zittau is located in Winnebago County
- Winneconne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winneconne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winneconne
- Winneconne is located in Winnebago County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
- Harbor Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Springs
- Harbor Springs is located in Winnebago County
- Pickett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett
- Pickett is located in Winnebago County
- Reighmoor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reighmoor
- Reighmoor is located in Winnebago County
- Fisk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisk
- Fisk is located in Winnebago County
- Allenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Allenville is located in Winnebago County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Silver Lake, see our County-by-County Page for Silver Lake.
Newspapers Published in Silver Lake ...
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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Silver Lake.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Silver Lake, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Silver Lake.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Silver Lake:
- 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 Waushara County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Fond du Lac County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Green Lake County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Marquette County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Portage County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Waupaca County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Winnebago County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Adams County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Waushara County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Waushara County
Cemeteries Near Silver Lake ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Silver Lake.
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 Silver Lake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Silver Lake, with the one closest to Silver Lake listed first.
- Marion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marion Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- The Maple Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Raymond Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88793 <3>
- Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hope Cemetery
- Wautoma Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wautoma Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wautoma Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
- North Dakota Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Dakota Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88554 <3>
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
- St. Marks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marks Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Howes Corners Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howes Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howes Corners Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Webb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webb Cemetery
- St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
- Continue List (195 more) ...
- Emmanuel Evangelical Crystal Lake Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emmanuel Evangelical Crystal Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emmanuel Evangelical Crystal Lake Cemetery
- Pine River Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine River Cemetery
- Hilltop Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hilltop Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hilltop Cemetery
- Emmanuel Evangelical Crystal Lake Cemetery
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Silver Lake in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Silver Lake.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Silver Lake, with the one closest to Silver Lake listed first.
- Spring Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Spring Lake is located in Waushara County
- Mount Morris
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Morris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Morris
- Mount Morris is located in Waushara County
- Neshkoro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Rodney ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Dakota
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Wild Rose
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rose
- Wild Rose is located in Waushara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
- Pine River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
- Pine River is located in Waushara County
- Richford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Saxeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxeville
- Saxeville is located in Waushara County
- Germania
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Poy Sippi
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poy Sippi
- Poy Sippi is located in Waushara County
- Brushville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brushville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushville
- Brushville is located in Waushara County
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Princeton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Berlin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Coloma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Princeton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Silver Lake. See our List of 1890's Communities around Silver Lake.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Silver Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Waushara County: www.1waushara.com/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Silver Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Silver Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0553, Longitude: -89.2262 In this case, the coordinates for Silver Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Silver Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |