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 Hokah (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 Hokah. 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 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.
Hokah is located in Houston County.
To see how the shape of Minnesota's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Houston County: Allamakee (IA), Winneshiek (IA), Fillmore, Winona, La Crosse (WI) & Vernon (WI).
Below are the counties that are near Hokah. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hokah:
- Houston County (The home county of Hokah)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hokah, with the one closest to Hokah listed first.
- La Crescent
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Brownsville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
- Houston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Reno
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Reno is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Caledonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Money Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Money Creek is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money Creek
- Willington Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Willington Grove is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington Grove
- Wilmington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmington is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Yucatan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Yucatan is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan
- Eitzen
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Eitzen is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eitzen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Spring Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bee is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
- Riceford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Riceford is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceford
- Fillmore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hokah, with the one closest to Hokah listed first.
- Rushford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- South Rushford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- South Rushford is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rushford
- Bratsberg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bratsberg is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bratsberg
- Rushford Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rushford Village is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushford Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
- Peterson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mabel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Newburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Newburg is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Whalan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Winona County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hokah, with the one closest to Hokah listed first.
- Dakota
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dakota is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dakota
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Nodine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nodine is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodine
- Lamoille
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lamoille is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamoille
- Homer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Homer is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Wilson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Winona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wyattville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wyattville is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyattville
- Goodview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Goodview is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,127 people
- Stockton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stockton is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
- Lewiston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Minnesota City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Allamakee County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hokah, with the one closest to Hokah listed first.
- New Albin
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Dorchester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Quandahl
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Quandahl is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quandahl
- Lansing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lycurgus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lycurgus is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lycurgus
- Winneshiek County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hokah, with the one closest to Hokah listed first.
- Highlandville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Highlandville is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlandville
- Hesper
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hesper is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
- Buffalo County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hokah, with the one closest to Hokah listed first.
- Marshland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Marshland is located in Buffalo County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshland
- Bluff Siding
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff Siding is located in Buffalo County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Siding
- Crawford County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hokah, with the one closest to Hokah listed first.
- De Soto
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- De Soto is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Freeman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Freeman is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Rising Sun
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rising Sun is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Jackson County (WI)
- North Bend
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Bend is located in Jackson County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend
- La Crosse County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hokah, with the one closest to Hokah listed first.
- La Crosse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- La Crosse is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51,163 people
- North La Crosse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- North La Crosse is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North La Crosse
- French Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- French Island is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Island
- Grand Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Crossing is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Crossing
- Shelby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Shelby is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Onalaska
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Onalaska is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onalaska
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,108 people
- Brice Prairie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Brice Prairie is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice Prairie
- Midway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Barre Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Barre Mills is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre Mills
- Holmen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Holmen is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,368 people
- Saint Joseph
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Saint Joseph is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- West Salem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Salem is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,013 people
- Bangor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bangor is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,442 people
- Monroe County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hokah, with the one closest to Hokah listed first.
- Cashton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cashton is located in Monroe County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,111 people
- Melvina
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Melvina is located in Monroe County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Sparta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sparta is located in Monroe County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,800 people
- Trempealeau County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hokah, with the one closest to Hokah listed first.
- Trempealeau
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Trempealeau is located in Trempealeau County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trempealeau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,663 people
- Galesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Galesville is located in Trempealeau County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
- Wrights Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Wrights Corners is located in Trempealeau County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corners
- Frenchville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Frenchville is located in Trempealeau County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchville
- Ettrick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ettrick is located in Trempealeau County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ettrick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Vernon County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hokah, with the one closest to Hokah listed first.
- Stoddard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stoddard is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
- Chaseburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chaseburg is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Genoa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Genoa is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Coon Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Coon Valley is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Newton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Newton is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Purdy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Purdy is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Westby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Westby is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,254 people
- Retreat
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Retreat is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Newry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Newry is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newry
- West Prairie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Prairie is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Prairie
- Viroqua
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Viroqua is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viroqua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,394 people
- Fargo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fargo is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
- Liberty Pole
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Pole is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Pole
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hokah, see our County-by-County Page for Hokah.
Cemeteries Near Hokah ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hokah.
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 Hokah - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hokah covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hokah, with the one closest to Hokah listed first.
- West Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Convent Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Union Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Christoph Hammer Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Green Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hoffman Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Frederick Hammer Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hargreaves Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Immanuel German Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (229 more) ...
- Pine Creek Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tabor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crucifixion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Hokah had a population of 582 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Hokah had a population of 548 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hokah, with the one closest to Hokah listed first.
- Brownsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Brownsville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
- La Crescent
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- La Crosse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- La Crosse is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51,163 people
- River Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- River Junction is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
- Calvert
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Calvert is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert
- North La Crosse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- North La Crosse is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North La Crosse
- Grand Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Crossing is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Crossing
- Stoddard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stoddard is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
- Medary
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Medary is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medary
- Dresbach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dresbach is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresbach
- Freeburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Freeburg is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Dakota
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dakota is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dakota
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Onalaska
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Onalaska is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onalaska
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,108 people
- New Hartford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Hartford is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hartford
- Houston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hokah. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hokah.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Hokah ...
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 104 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hokah.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Hokah. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Hokah and those printed in the larger area surrounding Hokah.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Hokah.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Hokah:
- Websites specific to Minnesota
- Pages specific to Houston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fillmore County
- Winona County
- Allamakee County
- Winneshiek County
- Buffalo County
- Crawford County
- Jackson County
- La Crosse County
- Monroe County
- Trempealeau County
- Vernon County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Minnesota
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hokah, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Hokah) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |