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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 Wien (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 Wien. 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.

Wien is located in Marathon 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 Marathon County: Clark, Langlade, Lincoln, Portage, Shawano, Taylor, Waupaca & Wood.

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

  • Marathon County     (The home county of Wien)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wien, with the one closest to Wien listed first.
    • Fenwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Fenwood is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Edgar
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Poniatowski
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Rib Falls
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Stratford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Stratford is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
    • Corinth
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Marathon City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Marathon City is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,516 people
    • Athens
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Milan
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Rozellville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Rangeline
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • McMillan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Clark County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wien, with the one closest to Wien listed first.
    • Abbotsford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Colby
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Colby is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,941 people
    • Dorchester
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Dorchester is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
    • Riplinger
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Curtiss
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Veefkind
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Atwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Spokeville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Chili
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Loyal
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Loyal is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyal
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
    • Owen
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Withee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Lincoln County
    • Merrill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Merrill is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,990 people
  • Portage County
    • Junction City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Junction City is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
  • Taylor County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wien, with the one closest to Wien listed first.
    • Stetsonville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Stetsonville is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetsonville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
    • Interwald
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Medford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Rib Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Chelsea
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Wood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wien, with the one closest to Wien listed first.
    • Marshfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Auburndale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Auburndale is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 658 people
    • Hewitt
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Blenker
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Bakerville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sherry
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Milladore
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Arpin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Arpin is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arpin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
    • Lindsey
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Vesper
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Eight Corners
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Rudolph
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Rudolph is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudolph
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people

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

Cemeteries Near Wien ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wien.

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 Wien - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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 Wien in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wien.

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

  • Wuertsburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Wuertsburg is located in Marathon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wuertsburg
  • Weber
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Weber is located in Marathon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber
  • Bradley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Bradley is located in Marathon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
  • Poniatowski
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Rib Falls
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Corinth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Athens
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Milan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Cherokee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Cherokee is located in Marathon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
  • Rozellville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Halder
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Halder is located in Marathon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halder
  • Rangeline
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Stettin ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Stettin is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stettin
    • McMillan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Unity
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Unity is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people

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

Newspapers Published in Wien ...

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 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wien.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wien, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<1>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wien.

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 helpful 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 Wien:

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Wien) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<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 Wien, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.