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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 Woodland Corner (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 Woodland Corner. 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 Woodland Corner ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Woodland Corner: Woodland Cor. (or less commonly used: Woodland Crn.)

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 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.

Woodland Corner is located in Burnett 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 Burnett County: Chisago (MN), Pine (MN), Barron, Douglas, Polk & Washburn.

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

  • Burnett County     (The home county of Woodland Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodland Corner, with the one closest to Woodland Corner listed first.
    • Webb Lake
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Lake
      • Webb Lake is located in Burnett County
    • Webster
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
      • Webster is located in Burnett County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 620 people
    • Hertel
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hertel
      • Hertel is located in Burnett County
    • Siren
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siren
      • Siren is located in Burnett County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
    • Bashaw
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bashaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashaw
      • Bashaw is located in Burnett County
    • Alpha
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
      • Alpha is located in Burnett County
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodland Corner, with the one closest to Woodland Corner listed first.
    • Moose Junction
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Junction
      • Moose Junction is located in Douglas County
    • Solon Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solon Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon Springs
      • Solon Springs is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
    • Sauntry
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauntry
      • Sauntry is located in Douglas County
    • Bennett
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
      • Bennett is located in Douglas County
    • Hawthorne
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
      • Hawthorne is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
  • Washburn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodland Corner, with the one closest to Woodland Corner listed first.
    • Minong
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minong have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minong
      • Minong is located in Washburn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
    • Earl
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
      • Earl is located in Washburn County
    • Spooner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spooner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spooner
      • Spooner is located in Washburn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,553 people
  • Carlton County (MN)
    • Holyoke
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holyoke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holyoke
      • Holyoke is located in Carlton County (MN)
  • Pine County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodland Corner, with the one closest to Woodland Corner listed first.
    • Cloverton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverton
      • Cloverton is located in Pine County (MN)
    • Kingsdale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
      • Kingsdale is located in Pine County (MN)
    • Duxbury
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duxbury
      • Duxbury is located in Pine County (MN)
    • Kerrick
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bruno
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno
      • Bruno is located in Pine County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
    • Cloverdale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
      • Cloverdale is located in Pine County (MN)
    • Askov
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askov
      • Askov is located in Pine County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 350 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Askov <2>
    • Sandstone
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandstone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone
      • Sandstone is located in Pine County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,554 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandstone <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Woodland Corner ...

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 9 newspapers that have been published in the area around Woodland Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Woodland Corner, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Woodland Corner.

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 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 Woodland Corner:

Cemeteries Near Woodland Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Woodland Corner.

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 Woodland Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
  • Markville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Markville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Markville Cemetery
  • Swiss Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swiss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swiss Cemetery
  • Forest Home Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Home Cemetery
  • Dairyland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dairyland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dairyland Cemetery
  • Riverhill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverhill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverhill Cemetery
  • Webb Lake Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Webb Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webb Lake Cemetery
  • Native American Burial Grounds
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Native American Burial Grounds have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Native American Burial Grounds
  • Lena Lake Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lena Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lena Lake Cemetery
  • Danbury Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Danbury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Danbury Cemetery
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
  • Ogema Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ogema Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ogema Cemetery
  • Continue List   (45 more) ...
    • Sacred Hearts Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Hearts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Hearts Cemetery
    • Jackson Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
    • Chicog Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chicog Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chicog 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.<4>

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

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

  • Minong
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minong have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minong
    • Minong is located in Washburn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
  • Kerrick
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Holyoke
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holyoke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holyoke
    • Holyoke is located in Carlton County (MN)
  • Sauntry
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauntry
    • Sauntry is located in Douglas County
  • Bashaw
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bashaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashaw
    • Bashaw is located in Burnett County
  • Spooner
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spooner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spooner
    • Spooner is located in Washburn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,553 people
  • Dedham
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dedham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedham
    • Dedham is located in Douglas County
  • Sandstone
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandstone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone
    • Sandstone is located in Pine County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,554 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandstone <2>

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Woodland Corner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Burnett County: www.burnettcounty.com/gov/

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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- Woodland Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Woodland Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.1433, Longitude: -92.2385       In this case, the coordinates for Woodland Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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 Woodland Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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