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 Wausaukee (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 Wausaukee. 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 and hospitals 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.
Wausaukee is located in Marinette 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 Marinette County: Dickinson (MI), Menominee (MI), Florence, Forest & Oconto.
Below are the counties that are near Wausaukee. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wausaukee:
- Marinette County (The home county of Wausaukee)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wausaukee, with the one closest to Wausaukee listed first.
- Sweetheart City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sweetheart City is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetheart City
- Cedarville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cedarville is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Athelstane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Athelstane is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstane
- Crivitz
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Crivitz is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crivitz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
- Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lake is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Estimated population in 2015: 1,136 people
- Pembine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pembine is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembine
- Rubys Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rubys Corner is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubys Corner
- Pound
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pound is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Harmony
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Harmony is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Dunbar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dunbar is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Coleman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Coleman is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Marinette
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Marinette is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marinette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,466 people
- Peshtigo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Peshtigo is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peshtigo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,326 people
- Florence County
- Aurora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Aurora is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Oconto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wausaukee, with the one closest to Wausaukee listed first.
- Armstrong
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Armstrong is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Mountain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Lena
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lena is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
- Hickory Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Corners is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Townsend
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Townsend is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
- Dickinson County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wausaukee, with the one closest to Wausaukee listed first.
- Loretto
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Vulcan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Norway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Norway is located in Dickinson County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,714 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norway <1>
- Quinnesec
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Iron Mountain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Kingsford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Menominee County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wausaukee, with the one closest to Wausaukee listed first.
- Longrie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Longrie is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longrie
- Kells
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kells is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kells
- Koss
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Koss is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koss
- Swanson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Swanson is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanson
- Banat
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Banat is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banat
- Ingalls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ingalls is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
- Stephenson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wallace
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Carbondale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Carbondale is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Daggett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Daggett is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
- Birch Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Birch Creek is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Creek
- Blom
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blom is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blom
- Faithorn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Faithorn is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faithorn
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wausaukee, see our County-by-County Page for Wausaukee.
Cemeteries Near Wausaukee ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wausaukee.
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 Wausaukee - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wausaukee covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wausaukee, with the one closest to Wausaukee listed first.
- Pinehill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lost Lake Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Forest Home Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Home Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Athelstane.
- The Forest Home Cemetery has also been known as:
- Athelstane Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87526 <2>
- Amberg Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- St. Edwards Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tabor Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Winesville Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Swedish Methodist Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- St. Mary's Mission Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mellen Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bethesda Lutheran Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (54 more) ...
- Beaver Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Danish Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Stephenson Twp. Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
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 in 1895, Wausaukee had railroad service and no post office. In 2020, Wausaukee had a population of 552 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wausaukee, with the one closest to Wausaukee listed first.
- Cedarville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cedarville is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Middle Inlet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Middle Inlet is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Inlet
- Amberg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Amberg is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amberg
- Crivitz
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Crivitz is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crivitz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
- Beaver
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Beaver is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Wallace
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ingalls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ingalls is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
- Stephenson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Porterfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Porterfield is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
- Carbondale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Carbondale is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Daggett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Daggett is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
- Pembine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pembine is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembine
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Pound
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pound is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Talbot
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Talbot is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot
- Birch Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Birch Creek is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wausaukee. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wausaukee.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Wausaukee ...
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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wausaukee.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Wausaukee. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Wausaukee and those printed in the larger area surrounding Wausaukee.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Wausaukee.
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 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 Wausaukee:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Marinette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Florence County
- Oconto County
- Dickinson County
- Menominee County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Wausaukee, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wausaukee) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |