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 Weirgor (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 Weirgor. 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.
Weirgor is located in Sawyer 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 Sawyer County: Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Douglas, Price, Rusk & Washburn.
Below are the counties that are near Weirgor. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Weirgor:
- Sawyer County (The home county of Weirgor)
- The following are listed by their distance from Weirgor, with the one closest to Weirgor listed first.
- Exeland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Exeland is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Radisson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Radisson is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radisson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Couderay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Couderay is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couderay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- New Post
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- New Post is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Post
- Reserve
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Reserve is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reserve
- Winter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Winter is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- Chief Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Chief Lake is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chief Lake
- Stone Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stone Lake is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Lake
- Little Round Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Little Round Lake is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Round Lake
- Hayward
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hayward is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,352 people
- Phipps
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Phipps is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps
- Seeley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Seeley is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seeley
- Barron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weirgor, with the one closest to Weirgor listed first.
- Haugen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Haugen is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haugen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Rice Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rice Lake is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,498 people
- Cameron
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cameron is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,798 people
- Rusk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weirgor, with the one closest to Weirgor listed first.
- Bruce
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bruce is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
- Apollonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Apollonia is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apollonia
- Ladysmith
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ladysmith is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladysmith
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,054 people
- Port Arthur
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Port Arthur is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Arthur
- Weyerhaeuser
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Weyerhaeuser is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyerhaeuser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Tony
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tony is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Strickland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Strickland is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickland
- Glen Flora
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Flora is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Flora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Conrath
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Conrath is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conrath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Ingram
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ingram is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Hawkins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hawkins is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Sheldon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sheldon is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Washburn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weirgor, with the one closest to Weirgor listed first.
- Birchwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Birchwood is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 426 people
- Nobleton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Nobleton is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobleton
- Madge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Madge is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madge
- Earl
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Earl is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Weirgor, see our County-by-County Page for Weirgor.
Cemeteries Near Weirgor ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Weirgor.
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 Weirgor - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Weirgor covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Weirgor, with the one closest to Weirgor listed first.
- Exeland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mennonite Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bellile Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Radisson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Anns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Blue Hills Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bruce Protestant Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Winter Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Apollonia Catholic Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (47 more) ...
- Apollonia Protestant Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Riverside Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northeast of Ladysmith.
- The Riverside Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ladysmith Cemetery
- Our Lady of Sorrows Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88824 <1>
- Evergreen Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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>
While we didn't find Weirgor in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Weirgor.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Weirgor, with the one closest to Weirgor listed first.
- Reserve
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Reserve is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reserve
- Lehigh
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lehigh is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh
- Nobleton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Nobleton is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobleton
- Hayward
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hayward is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,352 people
- Haugen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Haugen is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haugen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Rice Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rice Lake is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,498 people
- Canton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Canton is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Phipps
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Phipps is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Weirgor. See our List of 1890's Communities around Weirgor.
Newspapers Published in Weirgor ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Weirgor.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Weirgor, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Weirgor.
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 Weirgor:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Sawyer County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barron County
- Rusk County
- Washburn County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Weirgor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Weirgor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |