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 Springstead (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 Springstead. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Springstead is located in Iron 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 Iron County: Gogebic (MI), Ashland, Price & Vilas.
Below are the counties that are near Springstead. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Springstead:
- Iron County (The home county of Springstead)
- The following are listed by their distance from Springstead, with the one closest to Springstead listed first.
- Manitowish
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitowish
- Manitowish is located in Iron County
- Gile
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gile
- Gile is located in Iron County
- Montreal
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montreal
- Montreal is located in Iron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
- Hurley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
- Hurley is located in Iron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
- Ashland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springstead, with the one closest to Springstead listed first.
- Butternut
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Glidden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidden
- Glidden is located in Ashland County
- Oneida County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springstead, with the one closest to Springstead listed first.
- Woodruff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
- Woodruff is located in Oneida County
- Hazelhurst
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelhurst
- Hazelhurst is located in Oneida County
- Price County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springstead, with the one closest to Springstead listed first.
- Fifield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifield
- Fifield is located in Price County
- Park Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Falls
- Park Falls is located in Price County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,192 people
- Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west) - Lugerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lugerville
- Lugerville is located in Price County
- Phillips
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest) - Kennedy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Kennedy is located in Price County
- Vilas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springstead, with the one closest to Springstead listed first.
- Lac du Flambeau
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lac du Flambeau
- Lac du Flambeau is located in Vilas County
- Manitowish Waters
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manitowish Waters have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitowish Waters
- Manitowish Waters is located in Vilas County
- Katinka Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Katinka Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katinka Village
- Katinka Village is located in Vilas County
- Sayner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayner
- Sayner is located in Vilas County
- Gogebic County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Springstead, with the one closest to Springstead listed first.
- Ironwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironwood
- Ironwood is located in Gogebic County (MI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,814 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ironwood <2>
- Yale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Yale is located in Gogebic County (MI)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Springstead, see our County-by-County Page for Springstead.
Newspapers Published in Springstead ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Springstead.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Springstead, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Springstead.
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 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 Springstead:
- 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 Iron County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashland County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Oneida County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Price County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Vilas County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Gogebic County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Ashland County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Iron County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
Cemeteries Near Springstead ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Springstead.
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 Springstead covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Springstead, with the one closest to Springstead listed first.
- Mercer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mercer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mercer Cemetery
- Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2545031 <4>
- Nola Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nola Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nola Cemetery
- Forest Home Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Home Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- 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. Cecelia Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Cecelia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Cecelia Cemetery
- Winchester Memorial Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winchester Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winchester Memorial Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Forest Garden Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Garden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Garden Cemetery
- Pines Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pines Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pines Cemetery
- Presque Isle Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Presque Isle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Presque Isle Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lakeside Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeside Cemetery
- Lakeside Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeside Cemetery
- Emery Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emery Cemetery
- Lakeside 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.<5>
While we didn't find Springstead in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Springstead.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Springstead, with the one closest to Springstead listed first.
- Mercer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Park Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Falls
- Park Falls is located in Price County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,192 people
- Fifield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifield
- Fifield is located in Price County
- Butternut
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Coolidge ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Woodruff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
- Woodruff is located in Oneida County
- Glidden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidden
- Glidden is located in Ashland County
- Minocqua
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast) - Hazelhurst
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelhurst
- Hazelhurst is located in Oneida County
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Phillips
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest) - Morse
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest) - Hartley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast) - Jessieville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jessieville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessieville
- Jessieville is located in Gogebic County (MI)
- Ironwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironwood
- Ironwood is located in Gogebic County (MI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,814 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ironwood <2>
- Hurley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
- Hurley is located in Iron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
- Phillips
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Springstead. See our List of 1890's Communities around Springstead.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Springstead. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Springstead) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Springstead. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.0252, Longitude: -90.1368 In this case, the coordinates for Springstead have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Springstead, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |