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 Spring Valley (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 Spring Valley. 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 Spring Valley ...
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 Spring Valley: Spring Vly. (or less commonly used: Spring Vally. or Spring Vlly.)
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 southwest 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 south.
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 south 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.
Spring Valley is located in Manitowoc 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 Manitowoc County: Brown, Calumet, Kewaunee & Sheboygan.
Below are the counties that are near Spring Valley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Spring Valley:
- Manitowoc County (The home county of Spring Valley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Valley, with the one closest to Spring Valley listed first.
- Osman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osman
- Osman is located in Manitowoc County
- School Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for School Hill
- School Hill is located in Manitowoc County
- Cleveland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Cleveland is located in Manitowoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
- Louis Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis Corners
- Louis Corners is located in Manitowoc County
- Newton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Saint Nazianz
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nazianz
- Saint Nazianz is located in Manitowoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
- Millhome
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhome
- Millhome is located in Manitowoc County
- Rube
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rube
- Rube is located in Manitowoc County
- Northeim
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northeim
- Northeim is located in Manitowoc County
- Newtonburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newtonburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonburg
- Newtonburg is located in Manitowoc County
- Rockville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Rockville is located in Manitowoc County
- Steinthal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinthal
- Steinthal is located in Manitowoc County
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Valley, with the one closest to Spring Valley listed first.
- Wayside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Wayside is located in Brown County
- Morrison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north) - Lark
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lark
- Lark is located in Brown County
- Askeaton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askeaton
- Askeaton is located in Brown County
- Denmark
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Denmark is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,271 people
- Greenleaf
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
- Greenleaf is located in Brown County
- Fontenoy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontenoy
- Fontenoy is located in Brown County
- Calumet County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Valley, with the one closest to Spring Valley listed first.
- New Holstein
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Holstein have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holstein
- New Holstein is located in Calumet County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,105 people
- Hayton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayton
- Hayton is located in Calumet County
- Potter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Chilton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Brillion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Brant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest) - Hilbert
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest) - Brothertown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brothertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brothertown
- Brothertown is located in Calumet County
- Quinney
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinney
- Quinney is located in Calumet County
- Forest Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Junction
- Forest Junction is located in Calumet County
- Saint John
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
- Saint John is located in Calumet County
- Stockbridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
- Stockbridge is located in Calumet County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
- Fond du Lac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Valley, with the one closest to Spring Valley listed first.
- Saint Cloud
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Cloud have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
- Saint Cloud is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Banner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Banner is located in Fond du Lac County
- Calvary
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west) - Garnet
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garnet
- Garnet is located in Fond du Lac County
- Mount Calvary
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Calvary have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Calvary
- Mount Calvary is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Graham Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Corners
- Graham Corners is located in Fond du Lac County
- Johnsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west) - Malone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west) - Armstrong
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Armstrong is located in Fond du Lac County
- Calumetville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumetville
- Calumetville is located in Fond du Lac County
- Dotyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest) - Gladstone Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone Beach
- Gladstone Beach is located in Fond du Lac County
- Kewaunee County
- Bolt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolt
- Bolt is located in Kewaunee County
- Bolt
- Ozaukee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Valley, with the one closest to Spring Valley listed first.
- Sauk Trail Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauk Trail Beach
- Sauk Trail Beach is located in Ozaukee County
- Belgium
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium
- Belgium is located in Ozaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,364 people
- Lake Church
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Church
- Lake Church is located in Ozaukee County
- Sheboygan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Valley, with the one closest to Spring Valley listed first.
- Howards Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howards Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Grove
- Howards Grove is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,279 people
- Elkhart Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhart Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhart Lake
- Elkhart Lake is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Kohler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohler
- Kohler is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- Sheboygan Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheboygan Falls
- Sheboygan Falls is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,914 people
- Sheboygan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheboygan
- Sheboygan is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47,819 people
- Glenbeulah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenbeulah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbeulah
- Glenbeulah is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
- Plymouth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Plymouth is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,737 people
- Ourtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ourtown
- Ourtown is located in Sheboygan County
- Waldo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Waldo is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Oostburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oostburg
- Oostburg is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,082 people
- Cascade
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest) - Adell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Spring Valley, see our County-by-County Page for Spring Valley.
Newspapers Published in Spring Valley ...
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 80 newspapers that have been published in the area around Spring Valley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Spring Valley, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Spring Valley.
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 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 Spring Valley:
- 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 Manitowoc 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
- Calumet 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
- Kewaunee County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Ozaukee County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Sheboygan County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Brown County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Manitowoc County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Manitowoc County
Cemeteries Near Spring Valley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Spring Valley.
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 Spring Valley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Spring Valley, with the one closest to Spring Valley listed first.
- St. Fidelis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- The St. Fidelis Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Fidelis Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Fidelis Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2281227 <3>
- St. James UCC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James UCC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1995268 <3>
- Meeme Center Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meeme Center Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88432 <3>
- St. Isidore Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Isidore Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2139882 <3>
- Schwartzwald Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schwartzwald Cemetery
- Saxon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- The Saxon Cemetery has also been known as:
- Centerville Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saxon Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89237 <3>
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Trinity Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2214547 <3>
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- The Bethel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel Church Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87571 <3>
- St. Wendel Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- The St. Wendel Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Wendel Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Wendel Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2133909 <3>
- Kassa Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- The Kassa Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kassa Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88251 <3>
- St. Thomas The Apostle Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Thomas The Apostle Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2478291 <3>
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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
- Continue List (230 more) ...
- St. Paul Evangelical Reform Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Evangelical Reform Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Evangelical Reform Cemetery
- St. George / St. Johannes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- The St. George / St. Johannes Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. George Catholic Cemetery
- St. Johannes Cemetery
- St. Johannes Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. George / St. Johannes Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2418559 <3>
- St. Johns Ebenezer Reformed Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- The St. Johns Ebenezer Reformed Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old St. Johns Ebenezer Reformed Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Ebenezer Reformed Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2418563 <3>
- St. Paul Evangelical Reform 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 Spring Valley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Spring Valley.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Spring Valley, with the one closest to Spring Valley listed first.
- Meeme
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Osman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osman
- Osman is located in Manitowoc County
- School Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for School Hill
- School Hill is located in Manitowoc County
- Cleveland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Cleveland is located in Manitowoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
- Ada
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Louis Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis Corners
- Louis Corners is located in Manitowoc County
- Millhome
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhome
- Millhome is located in Manitowoc County
- Newton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Saint Nazianz
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nazianz
- Saint Nazianz is located in Manitowoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
- Rhine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Franklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Howards Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howards Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Grove
- Howards Grove is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,279 people
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Northeim
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northeim
- Northeim is located in Manitowoc County
- Rube
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rube
- Rube is located in Manitowoc County
- Newtonburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newtonburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonburg
- Newtonburg is located in Manitowoc County
- Northeim
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Spring Valley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Spring Valley.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Spring Valley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Manitowoc County: www.co.manitowoc.wi.us/
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Spring Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Spring Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9399, Longitude: -87.8392 |
| <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 Spring Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |