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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 Waldo (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 Waldo. 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.

Waldo is located in Sheboygan 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 Sheboygan County: Calumet, Fond du Lac, Manitowoc, Ozaukee & Washington.

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

  • Sheboygan County     (The home county of Waldo)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waldo, with the one closest to Waldo listed first.
    • Adell
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adell
      • Adell is located in Sheboygan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
    • Cascade
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Plymouth
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Ourtown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Sheboygan Falls
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Johnsonville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Johnsonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
      • Johnsonville is located in Sheboygan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Johnsonville
      • From Waldo to Johnsonville
    • Random Lake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Oostburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Kohler
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Glenbeulah
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenbeulah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbeulah
      • Glenbeulah is located in Sheboygan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
    • Cedar Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
      • Cedar Grove is located in Sheboygan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people
    • Elkhart Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhart Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhart Lake
      • Elkhart Lake is located in Sheboygan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
  • Calumet County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waldo, with the one closest to Waldo listed first.
    • New Holstein
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Hayton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Brothertown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brothertown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brothertown
      • Brothertown is located in Calumet County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Brothertown
      • From Waldo to Brothertown
    • Chilton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Quinney
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Brant
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brant. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant
      • Brant is located in Calumet County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Brant
      • From Waldo to Brant
  • Dodge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waldo, with the one closest to Waldo listed first.
    • Lomira
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Theresa
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Brownsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
      • Brownsville is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
    • Knowles
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Fond du Lac County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waldo, with the one closest to Waldo listed first.
    • Graham Corners
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Armstrong
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • New Prospect
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Prospect. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
      • New Prospect is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to New Prospect
      • From Waldo to New Prospect
    • Banner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Cloud
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • New Fane
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Dotyville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dotyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotyville
      • Dotyville is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dotyville
      • From Waldo to Dotyville
    • Kewaskum
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kewaskum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewaskum
      • Kewaskum is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,296 people
    • Campbellsport
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Calvary
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Calvary. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
      • Calvary is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Calvary
      • From Waldo to Calvary
    • Mount Calvary
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Calvary have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Calvary
      • Mount Calvary is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
    • Elmore
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elmore. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
      • Elmore is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elmore
      • From Waldo to Elmore
  • Manitowoc County
  • Ozaukee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waldo, with the one closest to Waldo listed first.
    • Kohler
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Sauk Trail Beach
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Waubeka
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Belgium
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Church
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Fredonia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredonia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
      • Fredonia is located in Ozaukee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,251 people
    • Holy Cross
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Holy Cross. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
      • Holy Cross is located in Ozaukee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Holy Cross
      • From Waldo to Holy Cross
    • Port Washington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Saukville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saukville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saukville
      • Saukville is located in Ozaukee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,437 people
    • Horns Corners
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Grafton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Ulao
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ulao. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulao
      • Ulao is located in Ozaukee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ulao
      • From Waldo to Ulao
  • Washington County

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

Cemeteries Near Waldo ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Waldo.

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

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

  • Waldo Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waldo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waldo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lyndon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lyndon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lyndon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Harmon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hingham Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hingham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hingham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Farmin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farmin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farmin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Winooski Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winooski Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winooski Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Emmanuel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emmanuel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emmanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jansen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jansen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jansen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (234 more) ...
    • St. Rose Catholic Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Rose Catholic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Rose Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Union Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pilgrim Rest 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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Waldo had a population of 211 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Waldo had a population of 498 people.

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

  • Cascade
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Adell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adell
    • Adell is located in Sheboygan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
  • Hingham
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hingham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hingham
    • Hingham is located in Sheboygan County
  • Gibbsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibbsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbsville
    • Gibbsville is located in Sheboygan County
  • Sheboygan Falls
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Random Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Oostburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Weedens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weedens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedens
    • Weedens is located in Sheboygan County
  • Johnsonville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Johnsonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
    • Johnsonville is located in Sheboygan County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Johnsonville
    • From Waldo to Johnsonville
  • Silver Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
    • Silver Creek is located in Sheboygan County
  • Dacada
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dacada have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacada
    • Dacada is located in Ozaukee County
  • Cedar Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Cedar Grove is located in Sheboygan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Glenbeulah
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenbeulah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbeulah
      • Glenbeulah is located in Sheboygan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
    • Greenbush
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenbush have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
      • Greenbush is located in Sheboygan County
    • Beechwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beechwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
      • Beechwood is located in Sheboygan County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Waldo ...

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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Waldo.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Waldo. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Waldo and those printed in the larger area surrounding Waldo.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4> of Waldo.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Waldo:

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

The official website for Sheboygan County: www.co.sheboygan.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>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 Waldo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Waldo) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Waldo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6764, Longitude: -87.9509    









 

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