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 Pine Creek (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 Pine Creek. 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 Pine Creek ...
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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Pine Creek: Pine Crk. (or less commonly used: Pine Ck. or Pine Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pine Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pine Creek.
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 southeast 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 south.
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 south 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.
Pine Creek 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 Pine Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pine Creek:
- Houston County (The home county of Pine Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Creek, with the one closest to Pine Creek listed first.
- La Crescent
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hokah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Houston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Money Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Money Creek is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money Creek
- Brownsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brownsville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
- Caledonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Reno
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Reno is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Yucatan
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Yucatan is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan
- Willington Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Willington Grove is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington Grove
- Wilmington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wilmington is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Spring Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eitzen
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Eitzen is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eitzen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Fillmore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Creek, with the one closest to Pine Creek listed first.
- Rushford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- South Rushford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- South Rushford is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rushford
- Bratsberg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bratsberg is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bratsberg
- Rushford Village
(19 miles [30.6 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Whalan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mabel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Newburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Newburg is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Lanesboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Winona County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Creek, with the one closest to Pine Creek listed first.
- Nodine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Nodine is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodine
- Dakota
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dakota is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dakota
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Lamoille
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lamoille is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamoille
- Homer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Homer is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Wilson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Winona
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wyattville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Wyattville is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyattville
- Goodview
(21 miles [33.8 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stockton is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
- Minnesota City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lewiston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rollingstone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Allamakee County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Creek, with the one closest to Pine Creek listed first.
- New Albin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Dorchester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Quandahl
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Quandahl is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quandahl
- Winneshiek County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Creek, with the one closest to Pine Creek listed first.
- Hesper
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hesper is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
- Highlandville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Highlandville is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlandville
- Buffalo County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Creek, with the one closest to Pine Creek listed first.
- Marshland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Marshland is located in Buffalo County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshland
- Bluff Siding
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff Siding is located in Buffalo County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Siding
- Fountain City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fountain City is located in Buffalo County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
- Jackson County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Creek, with the one closest to Pine Creek listed first.
- North Bend
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Bend is located in Jackson County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend
- Melrose
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Melrose is located in Jackson County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
- La Crosse County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Creek, with the one closest to Pine Creek listed first.
- French Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- French Island is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Island
- La Crosse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- 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 east)
- 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 east)
- Grand Crossing is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Crossing
- Brice Prairie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brice Prairie is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice Prairie
- Onalaska
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Onalaska is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onalaska
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,108 people
- Midway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Holmen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Holmen is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,368 people
- Shelby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shelby is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Barre Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Barre Mills is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre Mills
- West Salem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- 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
- Saint Joseph
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Saint Joseph is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Monroe County (WI)
- Sparta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- 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 Pine Creek, with the one closest to Pine Creek listed first.
- Trempealeau
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Wrights Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wrights Corners is located in Trempealeau County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corners
- Galesville
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Frenchville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Frenchville is located in Trempealeau County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchville
- Ettrick
(23 miles [37 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
- Arcadia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Arcadia is located in Trempealeau County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,026 people
- Vernon County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Creek, with the one closest to Pine Creek listed first.
- Stoddard
(15 miles [24.1 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
(20 miles [32.2 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
(20 miles [32.2 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Coon Valley is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Newton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Newton is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Purdy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Purdy is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Newry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Newry is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newry
- Westby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Westby is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,254 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pine Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Pine Creek.
Cemeteries Near Pine Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pine Creek.
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 Pine Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pine Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pine Creek, with the one closest to Pine Creek listed first.
- Tabor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Immanuel German Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Loretta Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ruff Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pine Creek Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Toledo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sheldon Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mound Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hiler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiler Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hiler Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Nodine.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82497 <2>
- Crucifixion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (210 more) ...
- Dresbach Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vix Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hargreaves Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<3>
While we didn't find Pine Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pine Creek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pine Creek, with the one closest to Pine Creek listed first.
- Dresbach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dresbach is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresbach
- New Hartford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Hartford is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hartford
- La Crescent
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- River Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- River Junction is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
- Dakota
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dakota is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dakota
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Hokah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- La Crosse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- 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 east)
- 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 east)
- Grand Crossing is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Crossing
- Medary
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Medary is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medary
- Onalaska
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Onalaska is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onalaska
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,108 people
- Midway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ridgeway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeway is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Houston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pickwick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pickwick is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pine Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pine Creek.
Newspapers Published in Pine Creek ...
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 101 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pine Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pine Creek, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pine Creek.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Pine Creek:
- Websites specific to Minnesota
- Pages specific to Houston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fillmore County
- Winona County
- Allamakee County
- Winneshiek County
- Buffalo 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 Pine Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pine Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |