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 Starks (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 Starks. 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 doctors and 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.
Starks is located in Oneida 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 Oneida County: Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Price & Vilas.
Below are the counties that are near Starks. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Starks:
- Oneida County (The home county of Starks)
- The following are listed by their distance from Starks, with the one closest to Starks listed first.
- Gagen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gagen is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gagen
- Monico
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Monico is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monico
- Sugar Camp
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Camp is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Camp
- Rhinelander
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rhinelander is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhinelander
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,637 people
- Pelican Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pelican Lake is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Lake
- Jennings
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jennings is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Newbold
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Newbold is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbold
- Harshaw
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Harshaw is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshaw
- Hazelhurst
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hazelhurst is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelhurst
- Woodruff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Woodruff is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
- Forest County
- The following are listed by their distance from Starks, with the one closest to Starks listed first.
- Atkins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Atkins is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
- Hiles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hiles is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiles
- Crandon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Crandon is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
- Mole Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mole Lake is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mole Lake
- Laona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Laona is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laona
- Padus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Padus is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padus
- Langlade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Starks, with the one closest to Starks listed first.
- Elcho
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Elcho is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elcho
- Post Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Post Lake is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Lake
- Kempster
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Kempster is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempster
- Freeman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Freeman is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Deerbrook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Deerbrook is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
- Neva Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Neva Corners is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neva Corners
- Lily
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lily is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Starks, with the one closest to Starks listed first.
- Jeffris
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jeffris is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffris
- Harrison
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Dudley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dudley is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Gleason
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gleason is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleason
- Tomahawk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tomahawk is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
- Jersey City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jersey City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
- Irma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Irma is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irma
- Vilas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Starks, with the one closest to Starks listed first.
- Eagle River
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Eagle River is located in Vilas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,582 people
- Saint Germain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Germain is located in Vilas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Germain
- Former names for Saint Germain:
- Farmington
- Lakewood
- Conover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Conover is located in Vilas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- Sayner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sayner is located in Vilas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayner
- Phelps
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Phelps is located in Vilas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Starks, see our County-by-County Page for Starks.
Cemeteries Near Starks ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Starks.
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 Starks - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Starks covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Starks, with the one closest to Starks listed first.
- Northland Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Forest Home Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Enterprise Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hiles Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Forest Home Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wolfgram Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nashville Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elcho Community Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Crandon Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Argonne Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Newbold Memorial Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (35 more) ...
- Crandon Lakeside Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
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 Starks in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Starks.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Starks, with the one closest to Starks listed first.
- Malvern
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Malvern is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern
- Rhinelander
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rhinelander is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhinelander
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,637 people
- Atkins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Atkins is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
- Pelican Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pelican Lake is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Lake
- Newbold
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Newbold is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbold
- Jeffris
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jeffris is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffris
- Elcho
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Elcho is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elcho
- Post Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Post Lake is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Lake
- Crandon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Crandon is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
- McNaughton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- McNaughton is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNaughton
- Eagle River
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Eagle River is located in Vilas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,582 people
- Summit Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Summit Lake is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Lake
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Harshaw
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Harshaw is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshaw
- Goodnow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Goodnow is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnow
- Manson ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Manson is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Starks. See our List of 1890's Communities around Starks.
Newspapers Published in Starks ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Starks.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Starks, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Starks.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Starks:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Oneida County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Forest County
- Langlade County
- Lincoln County
- Vilas 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 Starks, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Starks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |