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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 Wautoma (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 Wautoma. 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.

Wautoma is located in Waushara County and is the County Seat.

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 Waushara County: Adams, Green Lake, Marquette, Portage, Waupaca & Winnebago.

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

  • Waushara County     (The home county of Wautoma)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wautoma, with the one closest to Wautoma listed first.
    • Silver Lake
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Silver Lake is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
    • Mount Morris
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Mount Morris is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Morris
    • Wild Rose
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Wild Rose is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rose
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
    • Lohrville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Lohrville is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lohrville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 389 people
    • Redgranite
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Redgranite is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redgranite
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,111 people
    • Rodney ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Rodney is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
    • Saxeville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Saxeville is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxeville
    • Coloma
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Coloma is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
    • Pine River
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Pine River is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
    • Hancock
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Hancock is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
    • Plainfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Plainfield is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
    • Poy Sippi
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Poy Sippi is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poy Sippi
  • Adams County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wautoma, with the one closest to Wautoma listed first.
    • Pilot Knob ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Pilot Knob is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
    • Leola
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Leola is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leola
    • Big Flats
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Big Flats is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Flats
    • Adams
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Adams is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
    • Friendship
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Friendship is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
    • Arkdale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Arkdale is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdale
    • Easton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Easton is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
    • New Rome ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • New Rome is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rome
  • Fond du Lac County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wautoma, with the one closest to Wautoma listed first.
    • Ripon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Ripon is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,844 people
    • Fairwater
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Fairwater is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairwater
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
  • Green Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wautoma, with the one closest to Wautoma listed first.
    • Princeton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Princeton is located in Green Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,166 people
    • Berlin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Berlin is located in Green Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,383 people
    • Green Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Green Lake is located in Green Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
    • Marquette
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Marquette is located in Green Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquette
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
    • Kingston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Kingston is located in Green Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
    • Markesan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Markesan is located in Green Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markesan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
    • Utley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Utley is located in Green Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utley
  • Marquette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wautoma, with the one closest to Wautoma listed first.
    • Neshkoro
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Neshkoro is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshkoro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
    • Germania
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Germania is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania
    • Westfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Westfield is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,268 people
    • Montello
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Montello is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,454 people
    • Glen Oak
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Glen Oak is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Oak
    • Packwaukee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Packwaukee is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packwaukee
    • Oxford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Oxford is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
    • Endeavor
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Endeavor is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endeavor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
    • Douglas Center
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Douglas Center is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Center
  • Portage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wautoma, with the one closest to Wautoma listed first.
    • Almond
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Almond is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
    • Blaine
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Blaine is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
    • Amherst
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Amherst is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,082 people
    • Amherst Junction
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Amherst Junction is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Junction
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
    • Arnott
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Arnott is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnott
    • Lake Emily ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Lake Emily is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Emily
    • Nelsonville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Nelsonville is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
    • Plover
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Plover is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plover
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,252 people
  • Waupaca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wautoma, with the one closest to Wautoma listed first.
    • Rural
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Rural is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
    • King
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • King is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
    • Cobb Town
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Cobb Town is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Town
    • Waupaca
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Waupaca is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waupaca
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,857 people
    • Sheridan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Sheridan is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
    • Fremont
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Fremont is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 647 people
    • Gills Landing
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Gills Landing is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills Landing
    • Weyauwega
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Weyauwega is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyauwega
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,745 people
    • Scandinavia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Scandinavia is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandinavia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
    • Baldwins Mill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Baldwins Mill is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwins Mill
    • Ogdensburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Ogdensburg is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdensburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
  • Winnebago County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wautoma, with the one closest to Wautoma listed first.
    • Orihula
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Orihula is located in Winnebago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orihula
    • Omro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Omro is located in Winnebago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,592 people
    • Zittau
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Zittau is located in Winnebago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zittau
    • Winneconne
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Winneconne is located in Winnebago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winneconne
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
    • Harbor Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Harbor Springs is located in Winnebago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Springs
    • Pickett
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Pickett is located in Winnebago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett
    • Reighmoor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Reighmoor is located in Winnebago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reighmoor
  • Wood County
    • Lake Wazeecha
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Lake Wazeecha is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wazeecha

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

Cemeteries Near Wautoma ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wautoma.

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

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

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

  • Calvary Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Hope Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Wautoma Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • North Dakota Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Webb Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Marion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Woodville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Richford Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (184 more) ...
    • Staples Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Lord Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Howes Corners Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)

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>

While we didn't find Wautoma in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wautoma.

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

  • Mount Morris
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Morris is located in Waushara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Morris
  • Dakota
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Dakota is located in Waushara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dakota
  • Richford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Richford is located in Waushara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richford
  • Spring Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Spring Lake is located in Waushara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
  • Wild Rose
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Wild Rose is located in Waushara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rose
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
  • Neshkoro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Neshkoro is located in Marquette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshkoro
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
  • Rodney ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Rodney is located in Waushara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
  • Coloma
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Coloma is located in Waushara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
  • Saxeville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Saxeville is located in Waushara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxeville
  • Germania
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Germania is located in Marquette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania
  • Pine River
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine River is located in Waushara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
  • Hancock
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Hancock is located in Waushara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Harrisville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Harrisville is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
    • Almond
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Almond is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
    • Plainfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Plainfield is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Wautoma ...

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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wautoma.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Wautoma:

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 Wautoma, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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- Wautoma) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.