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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 Zoar (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 Zoar. 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.

Zoar is located in Menominee 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 Menominee County: Langlade, Oconto & Shawano.

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

  • Menominee County     (The home county of Zoar)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Zoar, with the one closest to Zoar listed first.
    • Neopit
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neopit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neopit
      • Neopit is located in Menominee County
    • Keshena
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Legend Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Legend Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legend Lake
      • Legend Lake is located in Menominee County
  • Langlade County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Zoar, with the one closest to Zoar listed first.
    • Phlox
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • White Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lake
      • White Lake is located in Langlade County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
    • Bryant
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bryant. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
      • Bryant is located in Langlade County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bryant
      • From Zoar to Bryant
    • Antigo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Deerbrook
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Lily
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lily. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
      • Lily is located in Langlade County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lily
      • From Zoar to Lily
    • Freeman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Freeman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
      • Freeman is located in Langlade County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Freeman
      • From Zoar to Freeman
    • Kempster
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kempster. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempster
      • Kempster is located in Langlade County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kempster
      • From Zoar to Kempster
    • Post Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Marathon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Zoar, with the one closest to Zoar listed first.
    • Norrie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norrie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrie
      • Norrie is located in Marathon County
    • Elderon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elderon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderon
      • Elderon is located in Marathon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
    • Hatley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Pike Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pike Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Lake
      • Pike Lake is located in Marathon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pike Lake
      • From Zoar to Pike Lake
    • Glandon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Galloway
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Ringle
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Sunset
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Nutterville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Oconto County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Zoar, with the one closest to Zoar listed first.
    • Breed
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Breed. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breed
      • Breed is located in Oconto County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Breed
      • From Zoar to Breed
    • Mountain
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Armstrong
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armstrong came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
      • Armstrong is located in Oconto County
    • Suring
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Townsend
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Frostville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Gillett
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gillett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
      • Gillett is located in Oconto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
  • Shawano County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Zoar, with the one closest to Zoar listed first.
    • Mattoon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mattoon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattoon
      • Mattoon is located in Shawano County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
    • Almon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Middle Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Village
      • Middle Village is located in Shawano County
    • Regina
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Regina. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regina
      • Regina is located in Shawano County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Regina
      • From Zoar to Regina
    • Bowler
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowler
      • Bowler is located in Shawano County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
    • Gresham
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Aniwa
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aniwa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aniwa
      • Aniwa is located in Shawano County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
    • Birnamwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Birnamwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birnamwood
      • Birnamwood is located in Shawano County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 772 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Birnamwood
      • From Zoar to Birnamwood
    • Leopolis
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Eland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Wittenberg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Pella
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Tigerton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Waupaca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Zoar, with the one closest to Zoar listed first.
    • Marion
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Embarrass
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Embarrass have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embarrass
      • Embarrass is located in Waupaca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
    • Granite City ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite City
      • Granite City is located in Waupaca County
    • Big Falls
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Falls
      • Big Falls is located in Waupaca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
    • Clintonville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clintonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
      • Clintonville is located in Waupaca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,353 people

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

Cemeteries Near Zoar ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Zoar.

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

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

  • St. Anthonys Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anthonys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anthonys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Norwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holy Family Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Highland Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Riverside Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
  • Town Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Town Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Town Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. James Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old St. Paulus Cemetery
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
  • Leiskau Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leiskau Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leiskau Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Red Springs Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Branch Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Branch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • St. James Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Sherry Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sherry Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sherry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Roosevelt Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)

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.<5>

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

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

  • Phlox
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Regina
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Regina. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regina
    • Regina is located in Shawano County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Regina
    • From Zoar to Regina
  • Elton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
    • Elton is located in Langlade County
  • Gresham
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bryant
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bryant. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
    • Bryant is located in Langlade County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Bryant
    • From Zoar to Bryant
  • Elmhurst
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmhurst have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmhurst
    • Elmhurst is located in Langlade County
  • Antigo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Aniwa
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aniwa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aniwa
    • Aniwa is located in Shawano County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
  • Birnamwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Birnamwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birnamwood
    • Birnamwood is located in Shawano County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 772 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Birnamwood
    • From Zoar to Birnamwood
  • Keshena
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Leopolis
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Eland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
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    • Wittenberg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Norrie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norrie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrie
      • Norrie is located in Marathon County
    • Whitcomb
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitcomb have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitcomb
      • Whitcomb is located in Shawano County

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

Newspapers Published in Zoar ...

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 Zoar.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Zoar, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Zoar.

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 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 Zoar:

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

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<4>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.
<5>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 Zoar, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Zoar) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Zoar. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0150, Longitude: -88.8992    









 

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