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 Sister Bay (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 Sister Bay. 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 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.

Sister Bay is located in Door County.

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

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

• Door County     (The home county of Sister Bay)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Sister Bay, with the one closest to Sister Bay listed first.
  • Ephraim
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ephraim have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephraim
    • Ephraim is located in Door County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
  • North Bay
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bay
    • North Bay is located in Door County
  • Rowleys Bay
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rowleys Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowleys Bay
    • Rowleys Bay is located in Door County
  • Ellison Bay
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison Bay
    • Ellison Bay is located in Door County
  • Gills Rock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills Rock
    • Gills Rock is located in Door County
  • Baileys Harbor
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileys Harbor
    • Baileys Harbor is located in Door County
  • Egg Harbor
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egg Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor
    • Egg Harbor is located in Door County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
  • Jacksonport
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonport
    • Jacksonport is located in Door County
  • Washington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
    • Washington is located in Door County
  • Idlewild
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
    • Idlewild is located in Door County
  • Sturgeon Bay
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon Bay
    • Sturgeon Bay is located in Door County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,985 people
• Marinette County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Sister Bay, with the one closest to Sister Bay listed first.
  • Marinette
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marinette
    • Marinette is located in Marinette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,466 people
  • Rubys Corner
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubys Corner
    • Rubys Corner is located in Marinette County
• Menominee County (MI)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Sister Bay, with the one closest to Sister Bay listed first.
  • Kew
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kew have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kew
    • Kew is located in Menominee County (MI)
  • Carbondale
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
    • Carbondale is located in Menominee County (MI)
  • Menominee
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menominee
    • Menominee is located in Menominee County (MI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,967 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menominee <2>
  • Wallace
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
    • Wallace is located in Menominee County (MI)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallace <2>
  • Ingalls
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingalls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
    • Ingalls is located in Menominee County (MI)
  • Stephenson
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stephenson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson
    • Stephenson is located in Menominee County (MI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stephenson <2>
  • Daggett
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daggett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
    • Daggett is located in Menominee County (MI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people

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

Newspapers Published in Sister Bay ...

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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sister Bay.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sister Bay, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sister Bay.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Sister Bay:

• 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
  • Marinette 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
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of 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

Cemeteries Near Sister Bay ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sister Bay.

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 Sister Bay covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

• St. Rosalias Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Rosalias Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Sister Bay.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Rosalias Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2155383 <4>
• Little Sister Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Sister Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Sister Cemetery
• Lutheran Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
• Rowleys Bay Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rowleys Bay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rowleys Bay Cemetery
• Liberty Grove Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Grove Cemetery
• Ellison Bay Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ellison Bay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellison Bay Cemetery
• Blossomburg Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blossomburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blossomburg Cemetery
• Baileys Harbor Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baileys Harbor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baileys Harbor Cemetery
• Juddville Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Juddville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Juddville Cemetery
• Egg Harbor Cemetery
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Egg Harbor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Egg Harbor Cemetery
• St. Johns Cemetery
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
• Jacksonport Cemetery
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jacksonport Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jacksonport Cemetery
• Continue List   (38 more) ...
  • Zion Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Holy Nativity Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Nativity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Nativity Cemetery
  • Island Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Island Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Washington Island Town Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Island Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89481 <4>

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 Sister Bay had a population of 118 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Sister Bay had a population of 934 people.

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

• Ephraim
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ephraim have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephraim
  • Ephraim is located in Door County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
• Rowleys Bay
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rowleys Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowleys Bay
  • Rowleys Bay is located in Door County
• Ellison Bay
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison Bay
  • Ellison Bay is located in Door County
• Fish Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fish Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek
  • Fish Creek is located in Door County
• Baileys Harbor
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileys Harbor
  • Baileys Harbor is located in Door County
• Egg Harbor
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egg Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor
  • Egg Harbor is located in Door County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
• Jacksonport
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonport
  • Jacksonport is located in Door County
• Arthur Bay
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arthur Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur Bay
  • Arthur Bay is located in Menominee County (MI)
• Cedar River
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar River
  • Cedar River is located in Menominee County (MI)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar River <2>
• Birch Creek
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birch Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Creek
  • Birch Creek is located in Menominee County (MI)
• Menominee
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menominee
  • Menominee is located in Menominee County (MI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,967 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menominee <2>
• Carbondale
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
  • Carbondale is located in Menominee County (MI)
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Marinette
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marinette
    • Marinette is located in Marinette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,466 people
  • Wallace
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
    • Wallace is located in Menominee County (MI)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallace <2>
  • Sturgeon Bay
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon Bay
    • Sturgeon Bay is located in Door County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,985 people

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sister Bay. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Door County: www.co.door.wi.gov/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/