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 Three Lakes (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 Three Lakes. 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 Three Lakes ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Three Lakes: Three Lks.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Three Lakes. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Three Lakes.
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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Three Lakes 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 Three Lakes. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Three Lakes:
- Oneida County (The home county of Three Lakes)
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Lakes, with the one closest to Three Lakes listed first.
- Sugar Camp
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sugar Camp is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Camp
- Gagen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gagen is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gagen
- Monico
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Monico is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monico
- Rhinelander
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rhinelander is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhinelander
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,637 people
- Newbold
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Newbold is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbold
- Jennings
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Jennings is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Pelican Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pelican Lake is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Lake
- Harshaw
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Harshaw is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshaw
- Woodruff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Woodruff is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
- Hazelhurst
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hazelhurst is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelhurst
- Florence County
- Tipler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Tipler is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipler
- Forest County
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Lakes, with the one closest to Three Lakes listed first.
- Atkins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Atkins is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
- Hiles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hiles is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiles
- Crandon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Crandon is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
- Nelma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nelma is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelma
- Mole Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mole Lake is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mole Lake
- Laona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Laona is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laona
- Langlade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Lakes, with the one closest to Three Lakes listed first.
- Elcho
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Elcho is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elcho
- Post Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Post Lake is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Lake
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Lakes, with the one closest to Three Lakes listed first.
- Jeffris
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jeffris is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffris
- Harrison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Vilas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Lakes, with the one closest to Three Lakes listed first.
- Eagle River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(17 miles [27.4 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Conover is located in Vilas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- Phelps
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Phelps is located in Vilas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps
- Sayner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sayner is located in Vilas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayner
- Land O'Lakes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Land O'Lakes is located in Vilas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land O'Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- Gogebic County (MI)
- Katakitckon Indian Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Three Lakes, see our County-by-County Page for Three Lakes.
Cemeteries Near Three Lakes ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Three Lakes.
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 Three Lakes - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Three Lakes covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Three Lakes, with the one closest to Three Lakes listed first.
- Hiles Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Northland Memorial Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Argonne Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Home Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newbold Memorial Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- St. Germain Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hildegard Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Nashville Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Crandon Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Crandon Lakeside Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (25 more) ...
- Wilderness Rest Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Forest Home Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
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 Three Lakes in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Three Lakes.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Three Lakes, with the one closest to Three Lakes listed first.
- Eagle River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle River is located in Vilas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,582 people
- Atkins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Atkins is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
- Malvern
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Malvern is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern
- Rhinelander
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rhinelander is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhinelander
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,637 people
- McNaughton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- McNaughton is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNaughton
- Newbold
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Newbold is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbold
- Pelican Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pelican Lake is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Lake
- Crandon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Crandon is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
- Jeffris
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jeffris is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffris
- Goodnow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Goodnow is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnow
- Harshaw
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Harshaw is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshaw
- Elcho
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Elcho is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elcho
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Post Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Post Lake is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Lake
- Woodruff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Woodruff is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
- Minocqua
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Minocqua is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minocqua
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Three Lakes. See our List of 1890's Communities around Three Lakes.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Three Lakes ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Three Lakes.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Three Lakes. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Three Lakes and those printed in the larger area surrounding Three Lakes.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> of Three Lakes.
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 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 Three Lakes:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Oneida County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Florence County
- Forest County
- Langlade County
- Lincoln County
- Vilas County
- Gogebic 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 Three Lakes, 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' (or 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- Three Lakes) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |