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 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.
Whittlesey is located in Taylor 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 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.
- Chelsea
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Chelsea is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Medford
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Medford is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,267 people
- Rib Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rib Lake is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 861 people
- Westboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Westboro is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
- Interwald
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Interwald is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interwald
- Stetsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Stetsonville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
- Perkinstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Perkinstown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinstown
- Hughey ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hughey is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Lublin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lublin is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
- Gilman
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Gilman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Polley
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Polley is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polley
- Jump River
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Jump River is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jump River
- 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)
- Dorchester is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
- Abbotsford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Abbotsford is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbotsford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,225 people
- Curtiss
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Curtiss is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtiss
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Colby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Colby is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,941 people
- Owen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Owen is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
- Withee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Withee is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Atwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Atwood is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Riplinger
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Riplinger is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riplinger
- Eadsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eadsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eadsville
- Reseburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reseburg is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reseburg
- Thorp
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thorp is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,604 people
- Lincoln County
- Merrill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Merrill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,990 people
- 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)
- Athens is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,079 people
- Corinth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Corinth is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Milan
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Milan is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Poniatowski
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Poniatowski is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poniatowski
- Hamburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hamburg is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Emmerich
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Emmerich is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerich
- Unity
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Unity is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Rib Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rib Falls is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Falls
- Wien
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wien is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wien
- Edgar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Edgar is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,434 people
- Naugart
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Naugart is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naugart
- Fenwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fenwood is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- 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)
- Prentice is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentice
- Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
- Catawba
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Catawba is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Kennan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kennan is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Worcester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Worcester is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worcester
- 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)
- Hawkins is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Ingram
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ingram is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Whittlesey, see our County-by-County Page for Whittlesey.
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.
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 Whittlesey - one of the links might be able to help.
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)
- Whittlesey Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Chelsea Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Holy Rosary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Holy Rosary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Ann Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Molitor Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Little Black Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (83 more) ...
- Lake View Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Northside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Amish Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.<1>
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)
- Chelsea is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Medford
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Medford is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,267 people
- Little Black
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Little Black is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Black
- Rib Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rib Lake is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 861 people
- Westboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Westboro is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
- Stetsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Stetsonville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
- Interwald
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Interwald is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interwald
- Perkinstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Perkinstown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinstown
- Dorchester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dorchester is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
- Corinth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Corinth is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Athens
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Athens is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,079 people
- Milan
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Milan is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Curtiss
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Curtiss is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtiss
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Abbotsford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Abbotsford is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbotsford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,225 people
- Colby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Colby is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,941 people
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.
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 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 Whittlesey:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Taylor County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Lincoln County
- Marathon County
- Price County
- Rusk County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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- Whittlesey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |