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 Walhain (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 Walhain. 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 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.

Walhain is located in Kewaunee 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 Kewaunee County: Brown, Door & Manitowoc.

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

Kewaunee County (The home county of Walhain)
- The following are listed by their distance from Walhain, with the one closest to Walhain listed first.
- Luxemburg
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  - Luxemburg is located in Kewaunee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxemburg
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 2,577 people
- Casco
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  - Casco is located in Kewaunee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Ellisville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  - Ellisville is located in Kewaunee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisville
- Pilsen
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  - Pilsen is located in Kewaunee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilsen
- Duvall
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  - Duvall is located in Kewaunee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
- Euren
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  - Euren is located in Kewaunee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euren
- Krok
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  - Krok is located in Kewaunee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krok
- Stangelville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  - Stangelville is located in Kewaunee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stangelville
- Gregorville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  - Gregorville is located in Kewaunee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregorville
- Curran
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  - Curran is located in Kewaunee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curran
- Kewaunee
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  - Kewaunee is located in Kewaunee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewaunee
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 2,835 people
- Bolt
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  - Bolt is located in Kewaunee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolt
- Algoma
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  - Algoma is located in Kewaunee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 3,038 people
Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walhain, with the one closest to Walhain listed first.
- Sugar Bush
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  - Sugar Bush is located in Brown County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bush
- Dyckesville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  - Dyckesville is located in Brown County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyckesville
- Benderville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  - Benderville is located in Brown County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benderville
- Bay Settlement
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  - Bay Settlement is located in Brown County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Settlement
- Wequiock
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  - Wequiock is located in Brown County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wequiock
- Poland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  - Poland is located in Brown County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
- Bellevue
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  - Bellevue is located in Brown County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 16,030 people
- Bellevue Town
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  - Bellevue Town is located in Brown County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue Town
- Pine Grove
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  - Pine Grove is located in Brown County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Preble
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  - Preble is located in Brown County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preble
- Fontenoy
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  - Fontenoy is located in Brown County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontenoy
- Green Bay
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  - Green Bay is located in Brown County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 103,836 people
- Allouez
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  - Allouez is located in Brown County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allouez
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 13,784 people
Calumet County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walhain, with the one closest to Walhain listed first.
- Brillion
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  - Brillion is located in Calumet County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brillion
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 3,079 people
- Forest Junction
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  - Forest Junction is located in Calumet County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Junction
- Dundas
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  - Dundas is located in Calumet County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
Door County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walhain, with the one closest to Walhain listed first.
- Rosiere
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  - Rosiere is located in Door County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosiere
- Namur
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  - Namur is located in Door County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namur
- Brussels
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  - Brussels is located in Door County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brussels
- Forestville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  - Forestville is located in Door County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
- Little Sturgeon
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  - Little Sturgeon is located in Door County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sturgeon
- Salona
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  - Salona is located in Door County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
- Sturgeon Bay
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  - Sturgeon Bay is located in Door County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon Bay
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 8,985 people
- Idlewild
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  - Idlewild is located in Door County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
Manitowoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walhain, with the one closest to Walhain listed first.
- Zander
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  - Zander is located in Manitowoc County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zander
- Tisch Mills
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  - Tisch Mills is located in Manitowoc County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisch Mills
- Hickory Grove
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  - Hickory Grove is located in Manitowoc County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Maribel
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  - Maribel is located in Manitowoc County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maribel
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Rosecrans
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  - Rosecrans is located in Manitowoc County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosecrans
- Larrabee
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  - Larrabee is located in Manitowoc County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
- Melnik
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  - Melnik is located in Manitowoc County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melnik
- Fisherville
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  - Fisherville is located in Manitowoc County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
- Mishicot
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  - Mishicot is located in Manitowoc County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishicot
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
- Kellnersville
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  - Kellnersville is located in Manitowoc County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellnersville
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
- Menchalville
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  - Menchalville is located in Manitowoc County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menchalville
- Francis Creek
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  - Francis Creek is located in Manitowoc County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Creek
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Kingsbridge
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  - Kingsbridge is located in Manitowoc County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbridge
Oconto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walhain, with the one closest to Walhain listed first.
- Pensaukee
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  - Pensaukee is located in Oconto County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensaukee
- Chase
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  - Chase is located in Oconto County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Oconto
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  - Oconto is located in Oconto County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 4,575 people
- Stiles Junction
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  - Stiles Junction is located in Oconto County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles Junction
- Krakow
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  - Krakow is located in Oconto County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krakow
- Oconto Falls
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  - Oconto Falls is located in Oconto County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto Falls
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 2,805 people
Outagamie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walhain, with the one closest to Walhain listed first.
- Chicago Corners
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  - Chicago Corners is located in Outagamie County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Corners
- Freedom
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  - Freedom is located in Outagamie County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Seymour
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  - Seymour is located in Outagamie County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 people
Shawano County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walhain, with the one closest to Walhain listed first.
- Laney
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  - Laney is located in Shawano County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laney
- Rose Lawn
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  - Rose Lawn is located in Shawano County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Lawn

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

Cemeteries Near Walhain ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Walhain.

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 Walhain - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Walhain covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

Spiritualist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiritualist Cemetery
St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
St. Kilian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Kilian Cemetery
St. Huberts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Huberts Cemetery
St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
St. Martins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Martins Cemetery
- The St. Martins Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Martins Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89064 <1>
St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2323940 <1>
Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Cemetery
St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
St. Odiles Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Odiles Catholic Cemetery
Humboldt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt Cemetery
Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
Continue List (177 more) ...
- Montpelier Twp. Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier Twp. Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- St. Wenceslaus Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Wenceslaus 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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Walhain had a post office and no railroad service.

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

Luxemburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Luxemburg is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxemburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,577 people
New Franken
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- New Franken is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franken
Tonet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tonet is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonet
Thiry Daems
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Thiry Daems is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thiry Daems
Ellisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ellisville is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisville
Casco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Casco is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
Dyckesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dyckesville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyckesville
Wequiock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wequiock is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wequiock
Bay Settlement
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bay Settlement is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Settlement
Poland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Poland is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
Henrysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Henrysville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrysville
Pilsen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pilsen is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilsen
Continue List (18 more) ...
- Slovan
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  - Slovan is located in Kewaunee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slovan
- Duvall
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  - Duvall is located in Kewaunee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
- Krok
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  - Krok is located in Kewaunee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krok

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

Newspapers Published in Walhain ...

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 108 newspapers that have been published in the area around Walhain.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Walhain, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Walhain.

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 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 Walhain:

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 Kewaunee 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
- Door County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Manitowoc County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Oconto County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Outagamie County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Shawano County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails

Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Kewaunee County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Kewaunee County

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 Walhain, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Walhain) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.