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 Two Rivers (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 Two Rivers. 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 Two Rivers ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Two Rivers: Two Rivs.
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.
Two Rivers is located in Manitowoc 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 Manitowoc County: Brown, Calumet, Kewaunee & Sheboygan.
Below are the counties that are near Two Rivers. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Two Rivers:
- Manitowoc County (The home county of Two Rivers)
- The following are listed by their distance from Two Rivers, with the one closest to Two Rivers listed first.
- Shoto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoto
- Shoto is located in Manitowoc County
- Kingsbridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbridge
- Kingsbridge is located in Manitowoc County
- Mishicot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Manitowoc
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitowoc
- Manitowoc is located in Manitowoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,359 people
- Rockwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Rockwood is located in Manitowoc County
- Kellners Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellners Corners
- Kellners Corners is located in Manitowoc County
- Fisherville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
- Fisherville is located in Manitowoc County
- Francis Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Creek
- Francis Creek is located in Manitowoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Alverno
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alverno
- Alverno is located in Manitowoc County
- Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
- Branch is located in Manitowoc County
- Larrabee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
- Larrabee is located in Manitowoc County
- Melnik
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melnik
- Melnik is located in Manitowoc County
- Clover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
- Clover is located in Manitowoc County
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Two Rivers, with the one closest to Two Rivers listed first.
- Denmark
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Denmark is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,271 people
- Fontenoy
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontenoy
- Fontenoy is located in Brown County
- Wayside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Wayside is located in Brown County
- Lark
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lark
- Lark is located in Brown County
- Glenmore
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest) - Morrison
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest) - Pine Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Pine Grove is located in Brown County
- Poland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
- Poland is located in Brown County
- Bellevue
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Bellevue is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,030 people
- Sugar Bush
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bush
- Sugar Bush is located in Brown County
- Bellevue Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellevue Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue Town
- Bellevue Town is located in Brown County
- Greenleaf
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
- Greenleaf is located in Brown County
- Askeaton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askeaton
- Askeaton is located in Brown County
- Calumet County
- The following are listed by their distance from Two Rivers, with the one closest to Two Rivers listed first.
- Brillion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west) - Potter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west) - Forest Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Junction
- Forest Junction is located in Calumet County
- Hayton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayton
- Hayton is located in Calumet County
- New Holstein
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Holstein have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holstein
- New Holstein is located in Calumet County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,105 people
- Hilbert
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west) - Chilton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Kewaunee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Two Rivers, with the one closest to Two Rivers listed first.
- Bolt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolt
- Bolt is located in Kewaunee County
- Stangelville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stangelville
- Stangelville is located in Kewaunee County
- Krok
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Ellisville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisville
- Ellisville is located in Kewaunee County
- Kewaunee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewaunee
- Kewaunee is located in Kewaunee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,835 people
- Pilsen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilsen
- Pilsen is located in Kewaunee County
- Casco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north) - Luxemburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sheboygan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Two Rivers, with the one closest to Two Rivers listed first.
- Howards Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howards Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Grove
- Howards Grove is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,279 people
- Sheboygan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheboygan
- Sheboygan is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47,819 people
- Kohler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohler
- Kohler is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Two Rivers, see our County-by-County Page for Two Rivers.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Two Rivers ...
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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Two Rivers.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Two Rivers. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Two Rivers and those printed in the larger area surrounding Two Rivers.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> of Two Rivers.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Two Rivers:
- 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 Manitowoc County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Calumet County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Kewaunee County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Sheboygan County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Brown County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Manitowoc County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Manitowoc County
Cemeteries Near Two Rivers ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Two Rivers.
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 Two Rivers covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Two Rivers, with the one closest to Two Rivers listed first.
- Pioneer Rest Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pioneer Rest Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Two Rivers.
- The Pioneer Rest Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Cemetery
- Pioneers' Rest Calvary Cemetery
- Pioneers' Rest Cemetery
- St. Luke's Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Rest Calvary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #535739 <3>
- Holy Cross / Forest View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- The Holy Cross / Forest View Cemetery has also been known as:
- Forest View Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross / Forest View Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88179 <3>
- Tannery Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tannery Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89348 <3>
- Neshoto Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Neshoto Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Neshoto Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2461523 <3>
- Kossuth Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- The Kossuth Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kossuth Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kossuth Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88278 <3>
- Kossuth Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kossuth Evergreen Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88280 <3>
- Knollwood Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knollwood Memorial Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88272 <3>
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Manitowoc.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87895 <3>
- Manitowoc County Veterans Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Manitowoc County Veterans Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2521219 <3>
- Holy Cross Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2445360 <3>
- St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2286352 <3>
- Manitowoc County Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- The Manitowoc County Cemetery has also been known as:
- County Hospital Cemetery
- Manitowoc County Hospital Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Manitowoc County Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2307927 <3>
- Continue List (172 more) ...
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2212432 <3>
- Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87680 <3>
- Saxonburg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saxonburg Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89238 <3>
- St. Mary's 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.<5>
While we didn't find Two Rivers in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Two Rivers.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Two Rivers, with the one closest to Two Rivers listed first.
- Manitowoc
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitowoc
- Manitowoc is located in Manitowoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,359 people
- Mishicot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Kingsbridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbridge
- Kingsbridge is located in Manitowoc County
- Francis Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Creek
- Francis Creek is located in Manitowoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Alverno
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alverno
- Alverno is located in Manitowoc County
- Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
- Branch is located in Manitowoc County
- Larrabee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
- Larrabee is located in Manitowoc County
- Melnik
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melnik
- Melnik is located in Manitowoc County
- Newtonburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newtonburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonburg
- Newtonburg is located in Manitowoc County
- Tisch Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisch Mills
- Tisch Mills is located in Manitowoc County
- Northeim
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northeim
- Northeim is located in Manitowoc County
- Rube
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rube
- Rube is located in Manitowoc County
- Continue List (15 more) ...
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Two Rivers. See our List of 1890's Communities around Two Rivers.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Two Rivers: www.ci.two-rivers.wi.us/
The official website for Manitowoc County: www.co.manitowoc.wi.us/
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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Two Rivers) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Two Rivers. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1528, Longitude: -87.5682 |
| <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> | 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. |
| <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 Two Rivers, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |