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 Stiles Junction (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 Stiles Junction. 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 Stiles Junction ...
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 have occurred.
- A typical abbreviation for Stiles Junction: Stiles Jct. (or less commonly used: Stiles Jctn.)
- While the name of this community is Stiles Junction, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Stiles Junction may originally have been Stile's Junction.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Stiles Junction might be written as Stile Junction.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Stiles Junction is located in Oconto 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 Oconto County: Brown, Forest, Langlade, Marinette, Menominee & Shawano.
Below are the counties that are near Stiles Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stiles Junction:
- Oconto County (The home county of Stiles Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stiles Junction, with the one closest to Stiles Junction listed first.
- Oconto Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Lena is located in Oconto County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
- Pensaukee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Spruce
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oconto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Chase
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chase. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Chase is located in Oconto County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Chase
- From Stiles Junction to Chase
- Gillett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gillett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
- Gillett is located in Oconto County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
- Hickory Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Frostville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Suring
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Breed
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Breed. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breed
- Breed is located in Oconto County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Breed
- From Stiles Junction to Breed
- Armstrong
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armstrong came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Armstrong is located in Oconto County
- Mountain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stiles Junction, with the one closest to Stiles Junction listed first.
- Flintville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Suamico
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suamico have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suamico
- Suamico is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,064 people
- Pulaski
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Howard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Howard is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,346 people
- Benderville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Duck Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dyckesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
- Pittsfield is located in Brown County
- Wequiock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bay Settlement
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Green Bay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hobart
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
- Hobart is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,495 people
- Oneida
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oneida have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Oneida is located in Brown County
- Door County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stiles Junction, with the one closest to Stiles Junction listed first.
- Namur
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Namur. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namur
- Namur is located in Door County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Namur
- From Stiles Junction to Namur
- Brussels
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Little Sturgeon
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rosiere
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rosiere. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosiere
- Rosiere is located in Door County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rosiere
- From Stiles Junction to Rosiere
- Forestville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forestville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Forestville is located in Door County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
- Idlewild
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Kewaunee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stiles Junction, with the one closest to Stiles Junction listed first.
- Duvall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Euren
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Luxemburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luxemburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxemburg
- Luxemburg is located in Kewaunee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,577 people
- Casco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gregorville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marinette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stiles Junction, with the one closest to Stiles Junction listed first.
- Coleman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pound
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pound have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pound
- Pound is located in Marinette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Harmony
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Peshtigo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Lake is located in Marinette County
- Estimated population in 2015: 1,136 people
- Crivitz
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crivitz have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crivitz
- Crivitz is located in Marinette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
- Marinette
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rubys Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Menominee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stiles Junction, with the one closest to Stiles Junction listed first.
- Legend Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Legend Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legend Lake
- Legend Lake is located in Menominee County
- Keshena
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Outagamie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stiles Junction, with the one closest to Stiles Junction listed first.
- Seymour
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seymour have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Seymour is located in Outagamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 people
- Nichols
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nichols have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
- Nichols is located in Outagamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Chicago Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Shawano County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stiles Junction, with the one closest to Stiles Junction listed first.
- Pulcifer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Zachow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Laney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Laney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laney
- Laney is located in Shawano County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Laney
- From Stiles Junction to Laney
- Cecil
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cecil have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Cecil is located in Shawano County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
- Frazer Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bonduel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Slab City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slab City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Slab City is located in Shawano County
- Rose Lawn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Briarton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lunds
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shawano
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Menominee County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stiles Junction, with the one closest to Stiles Junction listed first.
- Menominee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kew
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kew. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kew
- Kew is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kew
- From Stiles Junction to Kew
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stiles Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Stiles Junction.
Cemeteries Near Stiles Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stiles Junction.
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 Stiles Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stiles Junction, with the one closest to Stiles Junction listed first.
- Brookside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brookside Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brookside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Volk Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Volk Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Volk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Charles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lena Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lena Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lena Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Oconto Evergreen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Lindsey Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lindsey Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lindsey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Chase Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chase Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chase Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (135 more) ...
- Riverside Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Grosse Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grosse Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grosse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Kelly Brook Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelly Brook Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kelly Brook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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.<7>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Stiles Junction had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stiles Junction, with the one closest to Stiles Junction listed first.
- Stiles
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stiles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
- Stiles is located in Oconto County
- Brookside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Brookside is located in Oconto County
- Oconto Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Abrams
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abrams have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abrams
- Abrams is located in Oconto County
- Lena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Lena is located in Oconto County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
- Pensaukee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Spruce
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oconto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Little Suamico
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Suamico have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Suamico
- Little Suamico is located in Oconto County
- Chase
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chase. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Chase is located in Oconto County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Chase
- From Stiles Junction to Chase
- Gillett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gillett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
- Gillett is located in Oconto County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
- Coleman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Flintville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Tremble
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tremble have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremble
- Tremble is located in Brown County
- Suamico
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suamico have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suamico
- Suamico is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,064 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stiles Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stiles Junction.
Newspapers Published in Stiles Junction ...
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 117 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stiles Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stiles Junction, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<8>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stiles Junction.
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 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 Stiles Junction:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Oconto County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Door County
- Kewaunee County
- Marinette County
- Menominee County
- Outagamie County
- Shawano County
- Menominee County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stiles Junction. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Oconto County: www.co.oconto.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
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> | 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. |
<3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<4> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
<5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<6> | 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. |
<7> | 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 Stiles Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<8> | 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- Stiles Junction) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stiles Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8617, Longitude: -88.0483 In this case, the coordinates for Stiles Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |