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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 White Lake (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 White Lake. 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.

Name Variations for White Lake ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

For example, a typical abbreviation for White Lake: White Lk.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named White Lake. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for White Lake.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 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.

White Lake is located in Langlade 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 Langlade County: Forest, Lincoln, Marathon, Menominee, Oconto, Oneida & Shawano.

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

  • Langlade County     (The home county of White Lake)
    • The following are listed by their distance from White Lake, with the one closest to White Lake listed first.
    • Langlade
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Langlade is located in Langlade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langlade
    • Lily
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Lily is located in Langlade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
    • Bryant
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Bryant is located in Langlade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
    • Freeman
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Freeman is located in Langlade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
    • Phlox
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Phlox is located in Langlade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phlox
    • Antigo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Antigo is located in Langlade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antigo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,719 people
    • Neva Corners
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Neva Corners is located in Langlade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neva Corners
    • Deerbrook
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Deerbrook is located in Langlade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
    • Kempster
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Kempster is located in Langlade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempster
    • Post Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Post Lake is located in Langlade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Lake
    • Elcho
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Elcho is located in Langlade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elcho
  • Forest County
    • The following are listed by their distance from White Lake, with the one closest to White Lake listed first.
    • Padus
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Padus is located in Forest County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padus
    • Mole Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Mole Lake is located in Forest County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mole Lake
    • Crandon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Crandon is located in Forest County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
    • Laona
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Laona is located in Forest County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laona
  • Marathon County
    • Norrie
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Norrie is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrie
  • Menominee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from White Lake, with the one closest to White Lake listed first.
    • Neopit
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Neopit is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neopit
    • Zoar
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Zoar is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
    • Keshena
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Keshena is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keshena
    • Legend Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Legend Lake is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legend Lake
  • Oconto County
    • The following are listed by their distance from White Lake, with the one closest to White Lake listed first.
    • Mountain
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Mountain is located in Oconto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
    • Townsend
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Townsend is located in Oconto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
    • Armstrong
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Armstrong is located in Oconto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
    • Breed
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Breed is located in Oconto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breed
    • Suring
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Suring is located in Oconto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suring
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 524 people
    • Frostville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Frostville is located in Oconto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostville
    • Hickory Corners
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Hickory Corners is located in Oconto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
    • Gillett
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Gillett is located in Oconto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
  • Oneida County
    • The following are listed by their distance from White Lake, with the one closest to White Lake listed first.
    • Jennings
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jennings is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
    • Pelican Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Pelican Lake is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Lake
  • Shawano County
    • The following are listed by their distance from White Lake, with the one closest to White Lake listed first.
    • Middle Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Middle Village is located in Shawano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Village
    • Mattoon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Mattoon is located in Shawano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattoon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
    • Almon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Almon is located in Shawano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almon
    • Gresham
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Gresham is located in Shawano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 563 people
    • Regina
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Regina is located in Shawano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regina
    • Bowler
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Bowler is located in Shawano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowler
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
    • Aniwa
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Aniwa is located in Shawano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aniwa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
    • Birnamwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Birnamwood is located in Shawano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birnamwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 772 people
    • Leopolis
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Leopolis is located in Shawano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopolis
    • Shawano
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Shawano is located in Shawano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawano
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,885 people
    • Cecil
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Cecil is located in Shawano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
    • Pella
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Pella is located in Shawano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pella
    • Eland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Eland is located in Shawano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people

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

Cemeteries Near White Lake ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of White Lake.

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 White Lake - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • St. James Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Langlade Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langlade Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Langlade Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Langlade.
    • The Langlade Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Wolf River Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1558148 <1>
  • Brown Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • St. James Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Sherry Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Lily Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Bent Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • St. Anthonys Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • West Branch Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Forest Home Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Home Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Townsend.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87959 <1>
  • Norwood Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (77 more) ...
    • Lakeview Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Roseland Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Union 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.<2>

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

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

  • Elton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Elton is located in Langlade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
  • Lily
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lily is located in Langlade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
  • Bryant
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Bryant is located in Langlade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
  • Phlox
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Phlox is located in Langlade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phlox
  • Mountain
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Mountain is located in Oconto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
  • Breed
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Breed is located in Oconto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breed
  • Logan
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Logan is located in Oconto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
  • Antigo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Antigo is located in Langlade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antigo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,719 people
  • Deerbrook
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Deerbrook is located in Langlade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
  • Keshena
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Keshena is located in Menominee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keshena
  • Hayes
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Hayes is located in Oconto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes
  • Elmhurst
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Elmhurst is located in Langlade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmhurst
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Gresham
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Gresham is located in Shawano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 563 people
    • Kempster
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Kempster is located in Langlade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempster
    • Regina
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Regina is located in Shawano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regina

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

Newspapers Published in White Lake ...

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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around White Lake.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of White Lake, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for White Lake.

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 White Lake:

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 White Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- White Lake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.