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 Washington (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 Washington. 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 hospitals and 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.

Washington is located in Door County.

To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

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

• Door County     (The home county of Washington)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Washington, with the one closest to Washington listed first.
  • Gills Rock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills Rock
    • Gills Rock is located in Door County
  • Ellison Bay
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison Bay
    • Ellison Bay is located in Door County
  • Rowleys Bay
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rowleys Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowleys Bay
    • Rowleys Bay is located in Door County
  • Sister Bay
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sister Bay
    • Sister Bay is located in Door County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
  • North Bay
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bay
    • North Bay is located in Door County
  • Ephraim
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ephraim have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephraim
    • Ephraim is located in Door County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
  • Baileys Harbor
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileys Harbor
    • Baileys Harbor is located in Door County
  • Egg Harbor
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egg Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor
    • Egg Harbor is located in Door County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
• Delta County (MI)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Washington, with the one closest to Washington listed first.
  • Ford River
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ford River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford River
    • Ford River is located in Delta County (MI)
  • Escanaba
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escanaba
    • Escanaba is located in Delta County (MI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,101 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Escanaba <2>
  • Fayette ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
    • Fayette is located in Delta County (MI)
  • Larch
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larch
    • Larch is located in Delta County (MI)
  • Wells
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
    • Wells is located in Delta County (MI)
  • Devils Corner
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Corner
    • Devils Corner is located in Delta County (MI)
  • Bark River
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bark River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bark River
    • Bark River is located in Delta County (MI)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bark River <2>
  • Schaffer
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaffer
    • Schaffer is located in Delta County (MI)
• Menominee County (MI)
  • Harris
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
    • Harris is located in Menominee County (MI)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harris <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Washington ...

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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Washington.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Washington, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Washington.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Washington:

• 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 Door County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Delta County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Menominee County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

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

Cemeteries Near Washington ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Washington.

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

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

• Island Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • The Island Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Washington Island Town Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Island Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89481 <4>
• Washington Twp. Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Washington Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Washington Twp. Cemetery
• St. Martin Island Cemetery
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Martin Island Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Martin Island Cemetery
• Ellison Bay Cemetery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ellison Bay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellison Bay Cemetery
• Liberty Grove Cemetery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Grove Cemetery
• Rowleys Bay Cemetery
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rowleys Bay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rowleys Bay Cemetery
• St. Rosalias Cemetery
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Rosalias Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Sister Bay.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Rosalias Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2155383 <4>
• Little Sister Cemetery
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Sister Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Sister Cemetery
• Lutheran Cemetery
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
• Sac Bay Cemetery
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sac Bay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sac Bay Cemetery
• South Ford River Cemetery
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Ford River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Ford River Cemetery
• South Fork River Cemetery
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Fork River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Fork River Cemetery
• Continue List   (28 more) ...
  • Cedar River Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar River Cemetery
  • Blossomburg Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blossomburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blossomburg Cemetery
  • Ford River Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ford River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ford River 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 Washington in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Washington.

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

• Ellison Bay
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison Bay
  • Ellison Bay is located in Door County
• Rowleys Bay
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rowleys Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowleys Bay
  • Rowleys Bay is located in Door County
• Sister Bay
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sister Bay
  • Sister Bay is located in Door County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
• Ephraim
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ephraim have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephraim
  • Ephraim is located in Door County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
• Cedar River
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar River
  • Cedar River is located in Menominee County (MI)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar River <2>
• Ford River
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ford River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford River
  • Ford River is located in Delta County (MI)
• Fish Creek
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fish Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek
  • Fish Creek is located in Door County
• Baileys Harbor
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileys Harbor
  • Baileys Harbor is located in Door County
• Arthur Bay
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arthur Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur Bay
  • Arthur Bay is located in Menominee County (MI)
• Escanaba
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escanaba
  • Escanaba is located in Delta County (MI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,101 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Escanaba <2>
• Fayette ‑ Historic
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
  • Fayette is located in Delta County (MI)
• Pine Ridge
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
  • Pine Ridge is located in Delta County (MI)
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  • Hyde
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyde have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde
    • Hyde is located in Delta County (MI)
  • Wells
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
    • Wells is located in Delta County (MI)
  • Narenta
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narenta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narenta
    • Narenta is located in Delta County (MI)

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Door County: www.co.door.wi.gov/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/