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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 Springbrook (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 Springbrook. 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 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.

Springbrook is located in Washburn 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 Washburn County: Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Rusk & Sawyer.

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

  • Washburn County     (The home county of Springbrook)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Springbrook, with the one closest to Springbrook listed first.
    • Earl
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
      • Earl is located in Washburn County
    • Minong
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minong have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minong
      • Minong is located in Washburn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
    • Spooner
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spooner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spooner
      • Spooner is located in Washburn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,553 people
    • Madge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madge
      • Madge is located in Washburn County
    • Shell Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Lake
      • Shell Lake is located in Washburn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,318 people
    • Nobleton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nobleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobleton
      • Nobleton is located in Washburn County
    • Birchwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birchwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
      • Birchwood is located in Washburn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 426 people
  • Barron County
    • Haugen
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haugen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haugen
      • Haugen is located in Barron County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
  • Burnett County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Springbrook, with the one closest to Springbrook listed first.
    • Bashaw
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bashaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashaw
      • Bashaw is located in Burnett County
    • Webb Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Lake
      • Webb Lake is located in Burnett County
    • Hertel
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hertel
      • Hertel is located in Burnett County
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Springbrook, with the one closest to Springbrook listed first.
    • Solon Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solon Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon Springs
      • Solon Springs is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
    • Sauntry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauntry
      • Sauntry is located in Douglas County
  • Sawyer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Springbrook, with the one closest to Springbrook listed first.
    • Hayward
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayward have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
      • Hayward is located in Sawyer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,352 people
    • Stone Lake
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Lake
      • Stone Lake is located in Sawyer County
    • Little Round Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Round Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Round Lake
      • Little Round Lake is located in Sawyer County
    • Reserve
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reserve
      • Reserve is located in Sawyer County
    • Phipps
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps
      • Phipps is located in Sawyer County
    • Chief Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chief Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chief Lake
      • Chief Lake is located in Sawyer County
    • Seeley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seeley
      • Seeley is located in Sawyer County
    • Couderay
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Couderay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couderay
      • Couderay is located in Sawyer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • New Post
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Post
      • New Post is located in Sawyer County
    • Radisson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radisson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radisson
      • Radisson is located in Sawyer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
    • Exeland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exeland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeland
      • Exeland is located in Sawyer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people

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

Newspapers Published in Springbrook ...

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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Springbrook.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Springbrook, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Springbrook.

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 Springbrook:

Cemeteries Near Springbrook ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Springbrook.

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

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

  • St. Lukes Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lukes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lukes Cemetery
  • Lampson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lampson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lampson Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
  • Indian Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Rosewood Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosewood Cemetery
  • Rocky Ridge Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rocky Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rocky Ridge Cemetery
  • Chicog Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chicog Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chicog Cemetery
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
  • Shell Lake Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shell Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shell Lake Cemetery
  • Sarona Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sarona Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sarona Cemetery
  • Continue List   (33 more) ...
    • Wascott Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wascott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wascott Cemetery
    • Round Lake Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Round Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Round Lake Cemetery
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside 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 Springbrook in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Springbrook.

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

  • Hayward
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayward have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
    • Hayward is located in Sawyer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,352 people
  • Minong
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minong have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minong
    • Minong is located in Washburn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
  • Spooner
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spooner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spooner
    • Spooner is located in Washburn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,553 people
  • Reserve
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reserve
    • Reserve is located in Sawyer County
  • Phipps
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps
    • Phipps is located in Sawyer County
  • Shell Lake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Lake
    • Shell Lake is located in Washburn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,318 people
  • Nobleton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nobleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobleton
    • Nobleton is located in Washburn County
  • Bashaw
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bashaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashaw
    • Bashaw is located in Burnett County
  • Haugen
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haugen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haugen
    • Haugen is located in Barron County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
  • Barronett
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barronett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barronett
    • Barronett is located in Barron County
  • Cable
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cable have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
    • Cable is located in Bayfield County

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

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

The official website for Washburn County: www.co.washburn.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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Springbrook) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Springbrook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.9486, Longitude: -91.6882       In this case, the coordinates for Springbrook 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 Springbrook, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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