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 Thornapple (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 Thornapple. 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 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.
Thornapple is located in Rusk 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 Rusk County: Barron, Chippewa, Price, Sawyer, Taylor & Washburn.
Below are the counties that are near Thornapple. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Thornapple:
- Rusk County (The home county of Thornapple)
- The following are listed by their distance from Thornapple, with the one closest to Thornapple listed first.
- Port Arthur
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Arthur
- Port Arthur is located in Rusk County
- Apollonia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apollonia
- Apollonia is located in Rusk County
- Bruce
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Ladysmith
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Conrath
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Weyerhaeuser
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weyerhaeuser have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyerhaeuser
- Weyerhaeuser is located in Rusk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Tony
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Sheldon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Strickland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickland
- Strickland is located in Rusk County
- Glen Flora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Flora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Flora
- Glen Flora is located in Rusk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Ingram
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east) - Hawkins
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Barron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thornapple, with the one closest to Thornapple listed first.
- Chetek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west) - Cameron
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west) - Rice Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west) - Haugen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest) - Barron
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron
- Barron is located in Barron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 people
- Dallas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Chippewa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thornapple, with the one closest to Thornapple listed first.
- Cornell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - New Auburn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Auburn
- New Auburn is located in Chippewa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Drywood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drywood
- Drywood is located in Chippewa County
- Eagleton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton
- Eagleton is located in Chippewa County
- Bloomer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Bloomer is located in Chippewa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,508 people
- Sawyer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thornapple, with the one closest to Thornapple listed first.
- Exeland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Radisson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north) - Couderay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north) - Winter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter
- Winter is located in Sawyer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thornapple, with the one closest to Thornapple listed first.
- Jump River
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jump River
- Jump River is located in Taylor County
- Gilman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Gilman is located in Taylor County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Hughey ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast) - Polley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polley
- Polley is located in Taylor County
- Washburn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thornapple, with the one closest to Thornapple listed first.
- Birchwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest) - Nobleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Thornapple, see our County-by-County Page for Thornapple.
Newspapers Published in Thornapple ...
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 Thornapple.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Thornapple, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Thornapple.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Thornapple:
- 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 Rusk County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barron County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Chippewa County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Sawyer County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Taylor County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Washburn County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Barron County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Rusk County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
Cemeteries Near Thornapple ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Thornapple.
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 Thornapple covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Thornapple, with the one closest to Thornapple listed first.
- Bruce Protestant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bruce Protestant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bruce Protestant Cemetery
- Apollonia Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Apollonia Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Apollonia Catholic Cemetery
- Apollonia Protestant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Apollonia Protestant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Apollonia Protestant Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89101 <3>
- Old Ladysmith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Ladysmith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Ladysmith Cemetery
- Servants of Mary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Servants of Mary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Servants of Mary Cemetery
- St. Francis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Francis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis Cemetery
- Island Lake Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Island Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Island Lake Cemetery
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Trinity Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
- Mud Lake Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mud Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mud Lake Cemetery
- Blue Hills Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blue Hills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blue Hills Cemetery
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- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
- Weyerhauser Protestant Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weyerhauser Protestant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weyerhauser Protestant Cemetery
- Tony Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tony Cemetery
- St.s Peter & Paul 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.<4>
While we didn't find Thornapple in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Thornapple.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Thornapple, with the one closest to Thornapple listed first.
- Lehigh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - Canton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west) - Chetek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west) - Huron
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast) - Eagleton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton
- Eagleton is located in Chippewa County
- Drywood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drywood
- Drywood is located in Chippewa County
- Rice Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west) - Cameron
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west) - Eagle Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
- Eagle Point is located in Chippewa County
- Sand Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek
- Sand Creek is located in Dunn County
- Nobleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Thornapple. See our List of 1890's Communities around Thornapple.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Thornapple. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Rusk County: www.ruskcounty.org/
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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Thornapple) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Thornapple. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4097, Longitude: -91.2196 In this case, the coordinates for Thornapple have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | 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 Thornapple, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |