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 Stevens Hill (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 Stevens Hill. 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 Stevens Hill ...
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 occur.
While the name of this community is Stevens Hill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Stevens Hill may originally have been Steven's Hill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Stevens Hill might be written as Steven Hill.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Stevens Hill is located in Door County.
To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Below are the counties that are near Stevens Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stevens Hill:
- Door County (The home county of Stevens Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stevens Hill, with the one closest to Stevens Hill listed first.
- Sturgeon Bay
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sturgeon Bay is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,985 people
- Idlewild
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Idlewild is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
- Salona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Salona is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
- Little Sturgeon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Little Sturgeon is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sturgeon
- Forestville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Forestville is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
- Jacksonport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksonport is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonport
- Egg Harbor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Egg Harbor is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Brussels
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brussels is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brussels
- Namur
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Namur is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namur
- Rosiere
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rosiere is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosiere
- Baileys Harbor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Baileys Harbor is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileys Harbor
- Fish Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fish Creek is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stevens Hill, with the one closest to Stevens Hill listed first.
- Dyckesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Dyckesville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyckesville
- Benderville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Benderville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benderville
- Kewaunee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stevens Hill, with the one closest to Stevens Hill listed first.
- Algoma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Algoma is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,038 people
- Gregorville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gregorville is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregorville
- Euren
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Euren is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euren
- Duvall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Duvall is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
- Casco
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Casco is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Luxemburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Luxemburg is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxemburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,577 people
- Kewaunee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Kewaunee is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewaunee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,835 people
- Ellisville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ellisville is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisville
- Marinette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stevens Hill, with the one closest to Stevens Hill listed first.
- Marinette
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Marinette is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marinette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,466 people
- Peshtigo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Peshtigo is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peshtigo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,326 people
- Harmony
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Rubys Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rubys Corner is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubys Corner
- Oconto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stevens Hill, with the one closest to Stevens Hill listed first.
- Oconto
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Oconto is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,575 people
- Pensaukee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pensaukee is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensaukee
- Menominee County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stevens Hill, with the one closest to Stevens Hill listed first.
- Menominee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kew
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kew is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kew
- Birch Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Birch Creek is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Creek
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stevens Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Stevens Hill.
Cemeteries Near Stevens Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stevens Hill.
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 Stevens Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stevens Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stevens Hill, with the one closest to Stevens Hill listed first.
- South Side Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Side Cemetery
- The South Side Cemetery has also been known as:
- Samuelson Cemetery
- Southside Cemetery
- Sturgeon Bay Town Cemetery
- Bayside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Schumacher - Nasewaupee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hainesville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Schulties Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Whitefish Bay Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Geise Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Claybanks Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Stevenson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- St. Mary Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (70 more) ...
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Precious Blood Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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 Stevens Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Stevens Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stevens Hill, with the one closest to Stevens Hill listed first.
- Sturgeon Bay
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sturgeon Bay is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,985 people
- Salona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Salona is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
- Vignes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Vignes is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vignes
- Maplewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Maplewood is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Carnot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Carnot is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnot
- Little Sturgeon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Little Sturgeon is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sturgeon
- Forestville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Forestville is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
- Jacksonport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksonport is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonport
- Brussels
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brussels is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brussels
- Egg Harbor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Egg Harbor is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Namur
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Namur is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namur
- Rosiere
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rosiere is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosiere
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rankin
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rankin is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
- Euren
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Euren is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euren
- Rio Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rio Creek is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stevens Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stevens Hill.
Newspapers Published in Stevens Hill ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stevens Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stevens Hill, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stevens Hill.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Stevens Hill:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Door County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Kewaunee County
- Marinette County
- Oconto County
- Menominee County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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- Stevens Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Stevens Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |