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 West Prairie (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 West Prairie. 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 West Prairie ...
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 West Prairie: W. Prairie
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
West Prairie is located in Trempealeau 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 Trempealeau County: Winona (MN), Buffalo, Eau Claire, Jackson & La Crosse.
Below are the counties that are near West Prairie. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Prairie:
- Trempealeau County (The home county of West Prairie)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Prairie, with the one closest to West Prairie listed first.
- Wrights Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corners
- Wrights Corners is located in Trempealeau County
- Trempealeau
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trempealeau have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trempealeau
- Trempealeau is located in Trempealeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,663 people
- Galesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesville
- Galesville is located in Trempealeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
- Frenchville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchville
- Frenchville is located in Trempealeau County
- Arcadia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Arcadia is located in Trempealeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,026 people
- Ettrick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - New City ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north) - Independence
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Independence is located in Trempealeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
- Blair
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast) - Whitehall
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast) - Coral City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coral City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral City
- Coral City is located in Trempealeau County
- Russell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Russell is located in Trempealeau County
- Pigeon Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Falls
- Pigeon Falls is located in Trempealeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Buffalo County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Prairie, with the one closest to West Prairie listed first.
- Marshland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Bluff Siding
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff Siding have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Siding
- Bluff Siding is located in Buffalo County
- Fountain City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain City
- Fountain City is located in Buffalo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
- Cochrane
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrane
- Cochrane is located in Buffalo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 409 people
- Waumandee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waumandee
- Waumandee is located in Buffalo County
- Montana
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north) - Buffalo City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City
- Buffalo City is located in Buffalo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people
- Buffalo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest) - Alma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Alma is located in Buffalo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
- Lookout
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Lookout is located in Buffalo County
- Gilmanton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmanton
- Gilmanton is located in Buffalo County
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Prairie, with the one closest to West Prairie listed first.
- North Bend
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend
- North Bend is located in Jackson County
- Melrose
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Melrose is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
- Taylor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- La Crosse County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Prairie, with the one closest to West Prairie listed first.
- Brice Prairie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brice Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice Prairie
- Brice Prairie is located in La Crosse County
- Holmen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Midway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Midway is located in La Crosse County
- French Island
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Island
- French Island is located in La Crosse County
- Onalaska
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Mindoro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindoro
- Mindoro is located in La Crosse County
- Grand Crossing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Crossing
- Grand Crossing is located in La Crosse County
- La Crosse
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
- La Crosse is located in La Crosse County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51,163 people
- West Salem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
- West Salem is located in La Crosse County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,013 people
- Barre Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barre Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre Mills
- Barre Mills is located in La Crosse County
- Shelby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast) - Bangor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast) - Saint Joseph
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Saint Joseph is located in La Crosse County
- Fillmore County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Prairie, with the one closest to West Prairie listed first.
- Rushford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushford
- Rushford is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,695 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rushford <3>
- Rushford Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushford Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushford Village
- Rushford Village is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
- South Rushford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rushford
- South Rushford is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Peterson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peterson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
- Peterson is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peterson <3>
- Bratsberg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bratsberg
- Bratsberg is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Whalan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whalan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whalan
- Whalan is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whalan <3>
- Houston County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Prairie, with the one closest to West Prairie listed first.
- Money Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money Creek
- Money Creek is located in Houston County (MN)
- La Crescent
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Crescent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crescent
- La Crescent is located in Houston County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,037 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Crescent <3>
- Houston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Houston is located in Houston County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 972 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houston <3>
- Hokah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hokah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokah
- Hokah is located in Houston County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hokah <3>
- Yucatan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south) - Brownsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Brownsville is located in Houston County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
- Caledonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Caledonia is located in Houston County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,754 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caledonia <3>
- Wabasha County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Prairie, with the one closest to West Prairie listed first.
- Minneiska
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneiska
- Minneiska is located in Wabasha County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minneiska <3>
- Weaver
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Weaver is located in Wabasha County (MN)
- Kellogg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellogg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
- Kellogg is located in Wabasha County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 460 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kellogg <3>
- Winona County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Prairie, with the one closest to West Prairie listed first.
- Homer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Lamoille
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamoille
- Lamoille is located in Winona County (MN)
- Winona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Winona is located in Winona County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,545 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winona <3>
- Goodview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Nodine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodine
- Nodine is located in Winona County (MN)
- Minnesota City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnesota City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota City
- Minnesota City is located in Winona County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 186 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minnesota City <3>
- Stockton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Dakota
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Rollingstone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rollingstone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingstone
- Rollingstone is located in Winona County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rollingstone <3>
- Wyattville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyattville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyattville
- Wyattville is located in Winona County (MN)
- Lewiston
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewiston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Lewiston is located in Winona County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,543 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <3>
- Altura
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altura have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altura
- Altura is located in Winona County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altura <3>
- Utica
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Utica have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Utica is located in Winona County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <3>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Prairie, see our County-by-County Page for West Prairie.
Newspapers Published in West Prairie ...
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 124 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Prairie.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Prairie, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Prairie.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 West Prairie:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.wisconsinhistory.org/
- Pages specific to Trempealeau County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Buffalo County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jackson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- La Crosse County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Fillmore County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Houston County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Wabasha County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Winona County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Buffalo County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Trempealeau County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Trempealeau County
Cemeteries Near West Prairie ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Prairie.
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 West Prairie covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Prairie, with the one closest to West Prairie listed first.
- Greenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
- Piper Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Piper Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Piper Valley Cemetery
- Trempealeau Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trempealeau Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trempealeau Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
- Old Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Catholic Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- 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.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
- Tamarack Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tamarack Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tamarack Cemetery
- Bohris Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bohris Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bohris Valley Cemetery
- Cedar Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Valley Cemetery
- Pine Cliff Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Cliff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Cliff Cemetery
- Continue List (191 more) ...
- Bush Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bush Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bush Cemetery
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immaculate Conception Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immaculate Conception Cemetery
- Cortland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cortland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cortland Cemetery
- Bush 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.<5>
While we didn't find West Prairie in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of West Prairie.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Prairie, with the one closest to West Prairie listed first.
- Pine Creek ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
- Pine Creek is located in Trempealeau County
- Homer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Centerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Trempealeau County
- East Winona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Winona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Winona
- East Winona is located in Buffalo County
- Lamoille
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamoille
- Lamoille is located in Winona County (MN)
- Bluff Siding
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff Siding have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Siding
- Bluff Siding is located in Buffalo County
- Sugarloaf
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Pickwick
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Dodge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Trempealeau
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trempealeau have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trempealeau
- Trempealeau is located in Trempealeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,663 people
- Winona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Winona is located in Winona County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,545 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winona <3>
- Bohri ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Continue List (13 more) ...
- Galesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesville
- Galesville is located in Trempealeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
- Cortland ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Witoka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Galesville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Prairie. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Prairie.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Prairie. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Trempealeau County: www.tremplocounty.com/
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> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- West Prairie) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Prairie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0641, Longitude: -91.5157 In this case, the coordinates for West Prairie have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 West Prairie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |