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 Stanberry (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 Stanberry. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Stanberry is located in Washburn County.
To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties may 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 Stanberry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stanberry:
- Washburn County (The home county of Stanberry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stanberry, with the one closest to Stanberry listed first.
- Earl
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Earl is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Minong
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Minong is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Spooner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spooner is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spooner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,553 people
- Madge
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Madge is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madge
- Nobleton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Nobleton is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobleton
- Shell Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Shell Lake is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,318 people
- Birchwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Birchwood is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 426 people
- Barron County
- Haugen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Haugen is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haugen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Bayfield County
- Cable
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cable is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
- Burnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stanberry, with the one closest to Stanberry listed first.
- Webb Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Webb Lake is located in Burnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Lake
- Bashaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bashaw is located in Burnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashaw
- Hertel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hertel is located in Burnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hertel
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stanberry, with the one closest to Stanberry listed first.
- Solon Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Solon Springs is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Sauntry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sauntry is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauntry
- Sawyer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stanberry, with the one closest to Stanberry listed first.
- Hayward
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hayward is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,352 people
- Phipps
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Phipps is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps
- Stone Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Stone Lake is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Lake
- Little Round Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Little Round Lake is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Round Lake
- Seeley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Seeley is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seeley
- Reserve
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Reserve is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reserve
- Chief Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Chief Lake is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chief Lake
- Couderay
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Couderay is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couderay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- New Post
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- New Post is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Post
- Radisson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Radisson is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radisson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Exeland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Exeland is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stanberry, see our County-by-County Page for Stanberry.
Cemeteries Near Stanberry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stanberry.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Stanberry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stanberry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stanberry, with the one closest to Stanberry listed first.
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Indian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Earl Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Earl Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Earl.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1975084 <1>
- Lampson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Trinity Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Round Lake Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Riverside Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wascott Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chicog Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (31 more) ...
- Rosewood Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Calvary Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Spooner.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #322667 <1>
- Spooner Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spooner Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Spooner Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Spooner.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1971180 <1>
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.<2>
While we didn't find Stanberry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Stanberry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stanberry, with the one closest to Stanberry listed first.
- Hayward
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hayward is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,352 people
- Phipps
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Phipps is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps
- Minong
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Minong is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Reserve
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Reserve is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reserve
- Spooner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spooner is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spooner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,553 people
- Cable
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cable is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
- Shell Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Shell Lake is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,318 people
- Nobleton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Nobleton is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobleton
- Bashaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bashaw is located in Burnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashaw
- Sauntry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sauntry is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauntry
- Haugen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Haugen is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haugen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Drummond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Drummond is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummond
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stanberry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stanberry.
Newspapers Published in Stanberry ...
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 Stanberry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stanberry, 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 Stanberry.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Stanberry:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Washburn County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barron County
- Bayfield County
- Burnett County
- Douglas County
- Sawyer County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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 Stanberry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stanberry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |