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 Weedens (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 Weedens. 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 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.
Weedens is located in Sheboygan 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 Sheboygan County: Calumet, Fond du Lac, Manitowoc, Ozaukee & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Weedens. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Weedens:
- Sheboygan County (The home county of Weedens)
- The following are listed by their distance from Weedens, with the one closest to Weedens listed first.
- Ourtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ourtown is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ourtown
- Kohler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kohler is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- Sheboygan Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sheboygan Falls is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheboygan Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,914 people
- Oostburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oostburg is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oostburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,082 people
- Sheboygan
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sheboygan is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheboygan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47,819 people
- Cedar Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people
- Waldo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Waldo is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Adell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Adell is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
- Howards Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Howards Grove is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,279 people
- Johnsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Johnsonville is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Cascade
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cascade is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Plymouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Plymouth is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,737 people
- Calumet County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weedens, with the one closest to Weedens listed first.
- New Holstein
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- New Holstein is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holstein
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,105 people
- Hayton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hayton is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayton
- Chilton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chilton is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,868 people
- Fond du Lac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weedens, with the one closest to Weedens listed first.
- Graham Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Graham Corners is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Corners
- New Prospect
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- New Prospect is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Saint Cloud
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Cloud is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Armstrong
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Armstrong is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- New Fane
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Fane is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fane
- Banner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Banner is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Dotyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dotyville is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotyville
- Calvary
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Calvary is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Kewaskum
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kewaskum is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewaskum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,296 people
- Mount Calvary
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mount Calvary is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Calvary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Campbellsport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Campbellsport is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,811 people
- Elmore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Elmore is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
- Manitowoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weedens, with the one closest to Weedens listed first.
- Cleveland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cleveland is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
- Spring Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Millhome
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Millhome is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhome
- Osman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Osman is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osman
- School Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- School Hill is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for School Hill
- Louis Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Louis Corners is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis Corners
- Rockville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rockville is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Kiel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kiel is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,799 people
- Newton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Newton is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Northeim
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Northeim is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northeim
- Saint Nazianz
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Saint Nazianz is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nazianz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
- Steinthal
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Steinthal is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinthal
- Ozaukee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weedens, with the one closest to Weedens listed first.
- Sauk Trail Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sauk Trail Beach is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauk Trail Beach
- Belgium
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Belgium is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,364 people
- Lake Church
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lake Church is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Church
- Holy Cross
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Holy Cross is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- Fredonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fredonia is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,251 people
- Kohler
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Kohler is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohler
- Waubeka
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Waubeka is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waubeka
- Port Washington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Port Washington is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,066 people
- Saukville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Saukville is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saukville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,437 people
- Grafton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Grafton is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,758 people
- Ulao
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ulao is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulao
- Horns Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Horns Corners is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horns Corners
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weedens, with the one closest to Weedens listed first.
- Boltonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Boltonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boltonville
- Fillmore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fillmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Newburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Newburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
- Saint Michaels
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Michaels is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Michaels
- Myra
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Myra is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Barton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Barton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- West Bend
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Bend is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,478 people
- Wayne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wayne is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Weedens, see our County-by-County Page for Weedens.
Cemeteries Near Weedens ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Weedens.
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 Weedens - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Weedens covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Weedens, with the one closest to Weedens listed first.
- St. George Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sunrise Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Flader Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kohler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sheboygan Falls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheboygan Falls Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sheboygan Falls Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Kohler.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89261 <2>
- Woodland Kohler Village Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Moenning Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Southside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greendale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gibbsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (183 more) ...
- Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wildwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sheboygan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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, Weedens had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Weedens, with the one closest to Weedens listed first.
- Gibbsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gibbsville is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbsville
- Sheboygan Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sheboygan Falls is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheboygan Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,914 people
- Oostburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oostburg is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oostburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,082 people
- Sheboygan
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sheboygan is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheboygan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47,819 people
- Hingham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hingham is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hingham
- Cedar Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people
- Mosel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mosel is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosel
- Waldo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Waldo is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Adell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Adell is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
- Howards Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Howards Grove is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,279 people
- Johnsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Johnsonville is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Cascade
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cascade is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Dacada
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dacada is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacada
- Franklin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Random Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Random Lake is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,567 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Weedens. See our List of 1890's Communities around Weedens.
Newspapers Published in Weedens ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Weedens.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Weedens, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<1>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Weedens.
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 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 Weedens:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Sheboygan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calumet County
- Fond du Lac County
- Manitowoc County
- Ozaukee County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Weedens) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Weedens, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |