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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 Vesper (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 Vesper. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Vesper is located in Wood 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 Wood County: Adams, Clark, Jackson, Juneau, Marathon & Portage.

Below are the counties that are near Vesper. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Vesper:

  • Wood County     (The home county of Vesper)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vesper, with the one closest to Vesper listed first.
    • Eight Corners
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Arpin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arpin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arpin
      • Arpin is located in Wood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
    • Sherry
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Rudolph
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rudolph have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudolph
      • Rudolph is located in Wood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
    • Pittsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
      • Pittsville is located in Wood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
    • Blenker
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Biron
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biron
      • Biron is located in Wood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
    • Auburndale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburndale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
      • Auburndale is located in Wood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 658 people
    • Milladore
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Port Edwards
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Wisconsin Rapids
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Grand Rapids
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Wazeecha
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Wazeecha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wazeecha
      • Lake Wazeecha is located in Wood County
  • Adams County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vesper, with the one closest to Vesper listed first.
    • New Rome ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Rome. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rome
      • New Rome is located in Adams County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to New Rome
      • From Vesper to New Rome
    • Leola
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leola
      • Leola is located in Adams County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Leola
      • From Vesper to Leola
    • Big Flats
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Strongs Prairie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Clark County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vesper, with the one closest to Vesper listed first.
    • Chili
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Veefkind
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Veefkind. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veefkind
      • Veefkind is located in Clark County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Veefkind
      • From Vesper to Veefkind
    • Granton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Spokeville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vesper, with the one closest to Vesper listed first.
    • City Point
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for City Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Point
      • City Point is located in Jackson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to City Point
      • From Vesper to City Point
    • Pray
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Lapham Junction
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Juneau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vesper, with the one closest to Vesper listed first.
    • New Miner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Sprague
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sprague. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
      • Sprague is located in Juneau County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sprague
      • From Vesper to Sprague
    • Mather
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Marathon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vesper, with the one closest to Vesper listed first.
    • Rangeline
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Rozellville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • McMillan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McMillan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan
      • McMillan is located in Marathon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to McMillan
      • From Vesper to McMillan
    • Moon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Stratford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stratford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
      • Stratford is located in Marathon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
    • Ashley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Spencer
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Mosinee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mosinee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosinee
      • Mosinee is located in Marathon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,195 people
    • Fenwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenwood
      • Fenwood is located in Marathon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Wien
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Evergreen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
      • Evergreen is located in Marathon County
    • Edgar
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Kronenwetter
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Portage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vesper, with the one closest to Vesper listed first.
    • Junction City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
      • Junction City is located in Portage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
    • Whiting
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiting have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
      • Whiting is located in Portage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people
    • Park Ridge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
      • Park Ridge is located in Portage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
    • Plover
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plover
      • Plover is located in Portage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,252 people
    • Stevens Point
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Torun
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Arnott
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arnott. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnott
      • Arnott is located in Portage County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Arnott
      • From Vesper to Arnott
    • Custer
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Ellis
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Polonia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Waushara County
    • Plainfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
      • Plainfield is located in Waushara County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Vesper, see our County-by-County Page for Vesper.

Cemeteries Near Vesper ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vesper.

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 Vesper covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Vesper, with the one closest to Vesper listed first.

  • St. James Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Faith Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Faith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Faith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Reformed Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reformed Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reformed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. John Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Holy Rosary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Rosary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Rosary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethany Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Arpin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arpin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arpin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • John Ne-Wee Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the John Ne-Wee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the John Ne-Wee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (103 more) ...
    • Indian Bill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Bill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Bill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Philomena Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Philomena Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Philomena Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Vesper had a population of 562 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Vesper had a population of 539 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Vesper, with the one closest to Vesper listed first.

  • Walker
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
    • Walker is located in Wood County
  • Sherry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Pittsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
    • Pittsville is located in Wood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
  • Rudolph
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rudolph have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudolph
    • Rudolph is located in Wood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
  • Blenker
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Auburndale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburndale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
    • Auburndale is located in Wood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 658 people
  • Port Edwards
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Milladore
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Veedum
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Veedum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veedum
    • Veedum is located in Wood County
  • Junction City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
    • Junction City is located in Portage County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
  • Hewitt
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Babcock
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Babcock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babcock
    • Babcock is located in Wood County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Bakerville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Meehan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meehan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meehan
      • Meehan is located in Portage County
    • New Rome ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Rome. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rome
      • New Rome is located in Adams County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to New Rome
      • From Vesper to New Rome

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Vesper. See our List of 1890's Communities around Vesper.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Vesper ...

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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Vesper.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Vesper. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Vesper and those printed in the larger area surrounding Vesper.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Vesper.

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 helpful 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 Vesper:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Vesper. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Wood County: www.co.wood.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>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.
<3>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- Vesper) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Vesper. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4821, Longitude: -89.9678    
<4>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.
<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 Vesper, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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