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 Winnebago (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 Winnebago. 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 doctors and 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.
Winnebago is located in Winnebago 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 Winnebago County: Calumet, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Outagamie, Waupaca & Waushara.
Below are the counties that are near Winnebago. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Winnebago:
- Winnebago County (The home county of Winnebago)
- The following are listed by their distance from Winnebago, with the one closest to Winnebago listed first.
- Oshkosh
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oshkosh is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshkosh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66,495 people
- Adella Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Adella Beach is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adella Beach
- Allenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Allenville is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Stony Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Stony Beach is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Beach
- Harbor Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Harbor Springs is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Springs
- Reighmoor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Reighmoor is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reighmoor
- Neenah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Neenah is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neenah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,363 people
- Fitzgerald
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fitzgerald is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerald
- Black Wolf
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Black Wolf is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Wolf
- Winneconne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Winneconne is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winneconne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
- Fox Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fox Crossing is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Crossing
- Menasha
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Menasha is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menasha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,796 people
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winnebago, with the one closest to Winnebago listed first.
- Askeaton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Askeaton is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askeaton
- Wrightstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wrightstown is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,631 people
- Sniderville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sniderville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sniderville
- Greenleaf
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenleaf is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
- Morrison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Morrison is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
- Wayside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wayside is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Calumet County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winnebago, with the one closest to Winnebago listed first.
- Stockbridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Stockbridge is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
- Quinney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Quinney is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinney
- Harrison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Harrison is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Brothertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brothertown is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brothertown
- Sherwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sherwood is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,040 people
- Brant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Brant is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant
- Saint John
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Saint John is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
- Chilton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Chilton is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,868 people
- Hilbert
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hilbert is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilbert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
- Kaukauna
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Kaukauna is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaukauna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,356 people
- Dundas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dundas is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Hayton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hayton is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayton
- Fond du Lac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winnebago, with the one closest to Winnebago listed first.
- Calumetville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Calumetville is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumetville
- Garnet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Garnet is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garnet
- Gladstone Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gladstone Beach is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone Beach
- Eldorado
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Eldorado is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Johnsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsburg is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsburg
- Linden Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Linden Beach is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden Beach
- Minawa Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Minawa Beach is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minawa Beach
- North Fond du Lac
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- North Fond du Lac is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fond du Lac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,059 people
- Rosendale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rosendale is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,026 people
- Malone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Malone is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone
- Peebles
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Peebles is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peebles
- West Rosendale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Rosendale is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rosendale
- Green Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winnebago, with the one closest to Winnebago listed first.
- Berlin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Berlin is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,383 people
- Green Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Green Lake is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
- Utley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Utley is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utley
- Manitowoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winnebago, with the one closest to Winnebago listed first.
- Collins
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Collins is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Steinthal
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Steinthal is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinthal
- Kiel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kiel is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,799 people
- Reedsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Reedsville is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
- Rockville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rockville is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Louis Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Louis Corners is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis Corners
- Saint Nazianz
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Saint Nazianz is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nazianz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
- Millhome
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Millhome is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhome
- Outagamie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winnebago, with the one closest to Winnebago listed first.
- Appleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- 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
- Medina
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Medina is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
- Greenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Greenville is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Combined Locks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Combined Locks is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combined Locks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,607 people
- Kimberly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kimberly is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,869 people
- Little Chute
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Little Chute is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chute
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,164 people
- Hortonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hortonville is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
- Apple Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Apple Creek is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Creek
- Freedom
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Freedom is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Shiocton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Shiocton is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiocton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 914 people
- Black Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Black Creek is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,309 people
- Chicago Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chicago Corners is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Corners
- Sheboygan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winnebago, with the one closest to Winnebago listed first.
- Elkhart Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elkhart Lake is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhart Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Glenbeulah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Glenbeulah is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbeulah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
- Waupaca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winnebago, with the one closest to Winnebago listed first.
- Fremont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fremont is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 647 people
- Gills Landing
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Gills Landing is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills Landing
- New London
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- New London is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,065 people
- Ostrander
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ostrander is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrander
- Weyauwega
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Weyauwega is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyauwega
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,745 people
- Baldwins Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Baldwins Mill is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwins Mill
- Little Wolf ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Little Wolf is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Wolf
- Waushara County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winnebago, with the one closest to Winnebago listed first.
- Poy Sippi
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Poy Sippi is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poy Sippi
- West Bloomfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Bloomfield is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bloomfield
- Pine River
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pine River is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
- Redgranite
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Redgranite is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redgranite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,111 people
- Lohrville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lohrville is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lohrville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 389 people
- Rodney ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rodney is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Saxeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Saxeville is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxeville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Winnebago, see our County-by-County Page for Winnebago.
Cemeteries Near Winnebago ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Winnebago.
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 Winnebago - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Winnebago covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Winnebago, with the one closest to Winnebago listed first.
- Winnebago County Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- State Hospital Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Brooks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lake View Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lake View Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Oshkosh.
- The Lake View Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Lakeview Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1639301 <1>
- Calvary Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Oshkosh.
- The Calvary Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87681 <1>
- Riverside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Oshkosh.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88818 <1>
- Greenlawn Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Plummer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ellinwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Boyd Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Peace Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (291 more) ...
- Peace Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Allenville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Omro Junction Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Winnebago had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Winnebago, with the one closest to Winnebago listed first.
- Oshkosh
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oshkosh is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshkosh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66,495 people
- Snells
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Snells is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snells
- Allenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Allenville is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Butte des Morts
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Butte des Morts is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte des Morts
- Zion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Zion is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Fitzgerald
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fitzgerald is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerald
- Neenah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Neenah is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neenah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,363 people
- Black Wolf
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Black Wolf is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Wolf
- Larsen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Larsen is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larsen
- Stockbridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Stockbridge is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
- Menasha
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Menasha is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menasha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,796 people
- Omro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Omro is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,592 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fisk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fisk is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisk
- Medina Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Medina Junction is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina Junction
- Ring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ring is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ring
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Winnebago. See our List of 1890's Communities around Winnebago.
Newspapers Published in Winnebago ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Winnebago.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Winnebago, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Winnebago.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Winnebago:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Winnebago County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Calumet County
- Fond du Lac County
- Green Lake County
- Manitowoc County
- Outagamie County
- Sheboygan County
- Waupaca County
- Waushara 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 Winnebago, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Winnebago) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |