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 Whittlesey (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 Whittlesey. 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 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.
Whittlesey is located in Taylor County.
To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Taylor County: Chippewa, Clark, Lincoln, Marathon, Price & Rusk.
Below are the counties that are near Whittlesey. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Whittlesey:
- Taylor County (The home county of Whittlesey)
- The following are listed by their distance from Whittlesey, with the one closest to Whittlesey listed first.
- Medford
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Medford is located in Taylor County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,267 people
- Rib Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Lake
- Rib Lake is located in Taylor County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 861 people
- Stetsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stetsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetsonville
- Stetsonville is located in Taylor County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
- Hughey ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Lublin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest) - Gilman
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Gilman is located in Taylor County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Polley
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polley
- Polley is located in Taylor County
- Jump River
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jump River
- Jump River is located in Taylor County
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whittlesey, with the one closest to Whittlesey listed first.
- Dorchester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dorchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Dorchester is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
- Abbotsford
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abbotsford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbotsford
- Abbotsford is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,225 people
- Curtiss
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtiss
- Curtiss is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Colby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south) - Owen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen
- Owen is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
- Withee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withee
- Withee is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Atwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Atwood is located in Clark County
- Riplinger
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riplinger
- Riplinger is located in Clark County
- Eadsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eadsville
- Eadsville is located in Clark County
- Reseburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reseburg
- Reseburg is located in Clark County
- Thorp
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln County
- Marathon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whittlesey, with the one closest to Whittlesey listed first.
- Athens
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Athens is located in Marathon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,079 people
- Milan
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Milan is located in Marathon County
- Poniatowski
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poniatowski
- Poniatowski is located in Marathon County
- Hamburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Hamburg is located in Marathon County
- Emmerich
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerich
- Emmerich is located in Marathon County
- Unity
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south) - Rib Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Falls
- Rib Falls is located in Marathon County
- Wien
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wien
- Wien is located in Marathon County
- Edgar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
- Edgar is located in Marathon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,434 people
- Naugart
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naugart
- Naugart is located in Marathon County
- Fenwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Price County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whittlesey, with the one closest to Whittlesey listed first.
- Prentice
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentice
- Prentice is located in Price County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
- Catawba
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Catawba is located in Price County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Kennan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rusk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whittlesey, with the one closest to Whittlesey listed first.
- Hawkins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest) - Ingram
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Whittlesey, see our County-by-County Page for Whittlesey.
Newspapers Published in Whittlesey ...
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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Whittlesey.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Whittlesey, 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 Whittlesey.
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 Whittlesey:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.wisconsinhistory.org/
- Pages specific to Taylor County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lincoln County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Marathon County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Price County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Rusk County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Clark County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Taylor County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
Cemeteries Near Whittlesey ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Whittlesey.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Whittlesey covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Whittlesey, with the one closest to Whittlesey listed first.
- Whittlesey Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whittlesey Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whittlesey Catholic Cemetery
- Whittlesey Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whittlesey Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whittlesey Lutheran Cemetery
- Chelsea Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chelsea Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
- Holy Rosary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Rosary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Rosary Cemetery
- New Holy Rosary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Holy Rosary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Holy Rosary Cemetery
- New Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Evergreen Cemetery
- St. Ann Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Ann Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Ann Cemetery
- St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Molitor Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Molitor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Molitor Cemetery
- Little Black Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Black Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Black Cemetery
- Continue List (82 more) ...
- Lake View Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake View Cemetery
- Northside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Northside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Northside Cemetery
- Amish Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amish Cemetery
- Lake View Cemetery
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, Whittlesey had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Whittlesey, with the one closest to Whittlesey listed first.
- Chelsea
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Medford
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Medford is located in Taylor County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,267 people
- Little Black
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Black have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Black
- Little Black is located in Taylor County
- Rib Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Lake
- Rib Lake is located in Taylor County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 861 people
- Westboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Stetsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stetsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetsonville
- Stetsonville is located in Taylor County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
- Interwald
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Perkinstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perkinstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinstown
- Perkinstown is located in Taylor County
- Dorchester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dorchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Dorchester is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
- Corinth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Athens
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Athens is located in Marathon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,079 people
- Abbotsford
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abbotsford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbotsford
- Abbotsford is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,225 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Milan
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Milan is located in Marathon County
- Curtiss
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtiss
- Curtiss is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Colby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Milan
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Whittlesey. See our List of 1890's Communities around Whittlesey.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Whittlesey. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Taylor County: www.taylor-county.com/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Whittlesey) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Whittlesey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.2230, Longitude: -90.3288 In this case, the coordinates for Whittlesey have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Whittlesey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |