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 Wells (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 Wells. 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 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.
Wells is primarily located in Calumet County. A portion of Wells extends into Manitowoc 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 Calumet County: Brown, Fond du Lac, Manitowoc, Outagamie, Sheboygan & Winnebago.
Below are the counties that are near Wells. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wells:
- Calumet County (The home county of Wells)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wells, with the one closest to Wells listed first.
- Potter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Potter is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Brillion
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brillion is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brillion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,079 people
- Hilbert
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hilbert is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilbert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
- Hayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hayton is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayton
- Chilton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chilton is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,868 people
- Brant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Brant is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant
- Forest Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Junction is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Junction
- Saint John
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saint John is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
- New Holstein
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- New Holstein is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holstein
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,105 people
- Dundas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dundas is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Sherwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sherwood is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,040 people
- Harrison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Harrison is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wells, with the one closest to Wells listed first.
- Wayside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wayside is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Askeaton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Askeaton is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askeaton
- Morrison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Morrison is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
- Greenleaf
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Greenleaf is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
- Lark
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lark is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lark
- Wrightstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wrightstown is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,631 people
- Sniderville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sniderville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sniderville
- Glenmore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Glenmore is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Denmark
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Denmark is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,271 people
- Fontenoy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fontenoy is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontenoy
- Pine Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Pine Grove is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Bellevue
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bellevue is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,030 people
- Fond du Lac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wells, with the one closest to Wells listed first.
- Garnet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Garnet is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garnet
- Calumetville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Calumetville is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumetville
- Saint Cloud
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Saint Cloud is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Calvary
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Johnsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Johnsburg is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsburg
- Malone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Malone is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone
- Mount Calvary
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Calvary is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Calvary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Gladstone Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gladstone Beach is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone Beach
- Banner
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Banner is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Linden Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Linden Beach is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden Beach
- Minawa Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Minawa Beach is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minawa Beach
- Graham Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Graham Corners is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Corners
- Kewaunee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wells, with the one closest to Wells listed first.
- Bolt
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bolt is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolt
- Curran
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Curran is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curran
- Stangelville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stangelville is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stangelville
- Pilsen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pilsen is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilsen
- Ellisville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ellisville is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisville
- Krok
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Krok is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krok
- Manitowoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wells, with the one closest to Wells listed first.
- Collins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Collins is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Reedsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Reedsville is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
- Grimms
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grimms is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimms
- Clarks Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Clarks Mills is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mills
- Valders
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Valders is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valders
- Population from the 2020 Census: 918 people
- Steinthal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Steinthal is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinthal
- Saint Nazianz
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Nazianz is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nazianz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
- Cato
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cato is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
- Madsen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Madsen is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madsen
- Whitelaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Whitelaw is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitelaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 735 people
- Taus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Taus is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taus
- Louis Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Louis Corners is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis Corners
- Outagamie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wells, with the one closest to Wells listed first.
- Combined Locks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Combined Locks is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combined Locks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,607 people
- Little Chute
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Little Chute is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chute
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,164 people
- Kimberly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kimberly is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,869 people
- Appleton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Appleton is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74,058 people
- Former name for Appleton:
- Appleton Junction
- Apple Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Apple Creek is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Creek
- Freedom
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Freedom is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Chicago Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chicago Corners is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Corners
- Greenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greenville is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Sheboygan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wells, with the one closest to Wells listed first.
- Rhine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rhine is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhine
- Elkhart Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Elkhart Lake is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhart Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Glenbeulah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Glenbeulah is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbeulah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
- Johnsonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Johnsonville is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Howards Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Howards Grove is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,279 people
- Plymouth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Plymouth is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,737 people
- Kohler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kohler is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- Sheboygan Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sheboygan Falls is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheboygan Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,914 people
- Sheboygan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sheboygan is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheboygan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47,819 people
- Ourtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ourtown is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ourtown
- Waldo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Waldo is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Cascade
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cascade is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Winnebago County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wells, with the one closest to Wells listed first.
- Adella Beach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Adella Beach is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adella Beach
- Menasha
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Menasha is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menasha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,796 people
- Neenah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Neenah is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neenah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,363 people
- Point Comfort
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Point Comfort is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Comfort
- Fox Crossing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fox Crossing is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Crossing
- Oshkosh
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Oshkosh is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshkosh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66,495 people
- Stony Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Stony Beach is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Beach
- Black Wolf
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Black Wolf is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Wolf
- Allenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Allenville is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Fitzgerald
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Fitzgerald is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerald
- Medina Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Medina Junction is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina Junction
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wells, see our County-by-County Page for Wells.
Cemeteries Near Wells ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wells.
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 Wells - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wells covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wells, with the one closest to Wells listed first.
- Rantoul Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Old Friedens Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rantoul Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Streckert Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Peters Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brillion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Trinity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rockland EUB Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- J.O. Tyler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for J.O. Tyler Cemetery
- The J.O. Tyler Cemetery has also been known as:
- Niles Church Cemetery
- Tyler Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89401 <1>
- Zion Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- The St. Marys Cemetery has also been known as:
- New St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery
- St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89083 <1>
- Continue List (299 more) ...
- St. John - St. James Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John - St. James Lutheran Cemetery
- The St. John - St. James Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- New St. John - St. James Lutheran Cemetery
- St. John - St. James Cemetery
- St. John - St. James Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2206227 <1>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- The St. Marys Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery
- St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2361681 <1>
- Charlestown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Wells in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wells.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wells, with the one closest to Wells listed first.
- Potter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Potter is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Brillion
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brillion is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brillion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,079 people
- Gravesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gravesville is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesville
- Hayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hayton is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayton
- Reedsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Reedsville is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
- Hilbert
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hilbert is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilbert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
- Chilton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chilton is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,868 people
- Grimms
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grimms is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimms
- Brant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Brant is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant
- Meggers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Meggers is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meggers
- Steinthal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Steinthal is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinthal
- Saint Nazianz
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Nazianz is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nazianz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Clarks Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Clarks Mills is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mills
- Cato
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cato is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
- Forest Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Junction is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Junction
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wells. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wells.
Newspapers Published in Wells ...
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 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wells.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wells, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wells.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Wells:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Calumet County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Fond du Lac County
- Kewaunee County
- Manitowoc County
- Outagamie County
- Sheboygan County
- Winnebago 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> | 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 Wells, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Wells) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |