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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 Spread Eagle (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 Spread Eagle. 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 Spread Eagle ...

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.

Another variation: Spreed Eagle.

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.

Spread Eagle is located in Florence 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 Florence County: Dickinson (MI), Iron (MI), Forest & Marinette.

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

  • Florence County     (The home county of Spread Eagle)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spread Eagle, with the one closest to Spread Eagle listed first.
    • Commonwealth
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commonwealth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commonwealth
      • Commonwealth is located in Florence County
    • Florence
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
      • Florence is located in Florence County
    • Aurora
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
      • Aurora is located in Florence County
    • Fern ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fern have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
      • Fern is located in Florence County
    • Tipler
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipler
      • Tipler is located in Florence County
  • Marinette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spread Eagle, with the one closest to Spread Eagle listed first.
    • Niagara
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Niagara have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
      • Niagara is located in Marinette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,535 people
    • Pembine
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembine
      • Pembine is located in Marinette County
    • Cedarville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
      • Cedarville is located in Marinette County
  • Dickinson County (MI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spread Eagle, with the one closest to Spread Eagle listed first.
    • Kingsford
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsford
      • Kingsford is located in Dickinson County (MI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,923 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsford <2>
    • Iron Mountain
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Quinnesec
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Norway
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
      • Norway is located in Dickinson County (MI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,714 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norway <2>
    • Sagola
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Vulcan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vulcan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
      • Vulcan is located in Dickinson County (MI)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vulcan <2>
    • Felch Mountain
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felch Mountain
      • Felch Mountain is located in Dickinson County (MI)
    • Felch
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Loretto
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Channing
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Foster City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foster City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster City
      • Foster City is located in Dickinson County (MI)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foster City <2>
    • Turner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
      • Turner is located in Dickinson County (MI)
    • Ralph
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Iron County (MI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spread Eagle, with the one closest to Spread Eagle listed first.
    • Mastodon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mastodon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastodon
      • Mastodon is located in Iron County (MI)
    • Mansfield ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
      • Mansfield is located in Iron County (MI)
    • Alpha
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
      • Alpha is located in Iron County (MI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpha <2>
    • Clinch ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clinch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinch
      • Clinch is located in Iron County (MI)
    • Crystal Falls
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Pentoga
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentoga
      • Pentoga is located in Iron County (MI)
    • Chicagon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chicagon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicagon
      • Chicagon is located in Iron County (MI)
    • Gaastra
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaastra have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaastra
      • Gaastra is located in Iron County (MI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaastra <2>
    • Bates Junction
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bates Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates Junction
      • Bates Junction is located in Iron County (MI)
    • Caspian
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Stambaugh
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stambaugh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stambaugh
      • Stambaugh is located in Iron County (MI)
    • Amasa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Iron River
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron River
      • Iron River is located in Iron County (MI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,827 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iron River <2>
  • Marquette County (MI)
    • Northland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Menominee County (MI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spread Eagle, with the one closest to Spread Eagle listed first.
    • Blom
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blom
      • Blom is located in Menominee County (MI)
    • Hermansville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermansville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermansville
      • Hermansville is located in Menominee County (MI)

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

Newspapers Published in Spread Eagle ...

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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Spread Eagle.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Spread Eagle, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Spread Eagle.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Spread Eagle:

Cemeteries Near Spread Eagle ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Spread Eagle.

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 Spread Eagle covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
  • Iron Mtn. Cemetery Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Dickinson County Memorial Gardens Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dickinson County Memorial Gardens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dickinson County Memorial Gardens Cemetery
  • Homestead - Aurora Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Quinnesec Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Anthony Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anthony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anthony Cemetery
  • Norway Twp. Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
  • Crystal Falls City Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crystal Falls City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crystal Falls City Cemetery
  • Felch Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Felch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Felch Cemetery
  • Sagola Twp. Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (22 more) ...
    • Hillcrest Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
    • Glenwood Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glenwood Cemetery
    • Pembine Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pembine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pembine 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Spread Eagle had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Pulp
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pulp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulp
    • Pulp is located in Florence County
  • Merriman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merriman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriman
    • Merriman is located in Dickinson County (MI)
  • Iron Mountain
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Granite Bluff
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Bluff
    • Granite Bluff is located in Dickinson County (MI)
  • Commonwealth
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commonwealth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commonwealth
    • Commonwealth is located in Florence County
  • Florence
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
    • Florence is located in Florence County
  • Ridgetop
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgetop have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgetop
    • Ridgetop is located in Florence County
  • Quinnesec
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Randville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randville
    • Randville is located in Dickinson County (MI)
  • Norway
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
    • Norway is located in Dickinson County (MI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,714 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norway <2>
  • Stager
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stager have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stager
    • Stager is located in Iron County (MI)
  • Mastodon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mastodon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastodon
    • Mastodon is located in Iron County (MI)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Mansfield ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
      • Mansfield is located in Iron County (MI)
    • Sagola
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Panola
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
      • Panola is located in Iron County (MI)

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

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

The official website for Florence County: www.florencewisconsin.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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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- Spread Eagle) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Spread Eagle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.8819, Longitude: -88.1399       In this case, the coordinates for Spread Eagle have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Spread Eagle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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