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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 Weaver (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 Weaver. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Weaver is located in Wabasha 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 Wabasha County: Goodhue, Olmsted, Winona, Buffalo (WI) & Pepin (WI).

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

  • Wabasha County     (The home county of Weaver)
  • Fillmore County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weaver, with the one closest to Weaver listed first.
    • Chatfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Peterson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Rushford Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Rushford Village is located in Fillmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushford Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
    • Rushford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • South Rushford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Goodhue County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weaver, with the one closest to Weaver listed first.
    • Frontenac
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bellechester
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Bellechester is located in Goodhue County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellechester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
  • Olmsted County
  • Winona County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weaver, with the one closest to Weaver listed first.
    • Beaver ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rollingstone
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Elba
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Elba is located in Winona County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Altura
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Minnesota City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Goodview
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Goodview is located in Winona County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,127 people
    • Stockton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Stockton is located in Winona County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
    • Lewiston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Utica
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Winona
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Charles
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Wyattville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Buffalo County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weaver, with the one closest to Weaver listed first.
    • Buffalo
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Buffalo is located in Buffalo County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
    • Buffalo City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Cochrane
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Alma
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Anchorage ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Anchorage is located in Buffalo County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
    • Fountain City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Waumandee
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Nelson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Nelson is located in Buffalo County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
    • Montana
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bluff Siding
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Marshland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Marshland is located in Buffalo County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshland
    • Gilmanton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pepin County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weaver, with the one closest to Weaver listed first.
    • Pepin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakeport
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Ella
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Barry Corner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Stockholm
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Stockholm is located in Pepin County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
    • Lund
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Durand
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Arkansaw
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Pierce County (WI)
  • Trempealeau County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weaver, with the one closest to Weaver listed first.
    • Arcadia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • New City ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • New City is located in Trempealeau County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
    • Wrights Corners
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Russell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Independence
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Independence is located in Trempealeau County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
    • Trempealeau
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Trempealeau is located in Trempealeau County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trempealeau
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,663 people
    • Galesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Frenchville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Weaver ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Weaver.

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 Weaver - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Weaver covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

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 Weaver had a population of 100 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Buffalo
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Buffalo is located in Buffalo County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Minneiska
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cochrane
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Beaver ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Oakridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Oakridge is located in Winona County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakridge
  • Whitman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Whitman is located in Winona County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
  • Kellogg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Herold
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Herold is located in Buffalo County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herold
  • Alma
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Midland Junction
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Midland Junction is located in Wabasha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland Junction
  • Elba
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Elba is located in Winona County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
  • Rollingstone
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Anchorage ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Anchorage is located in Buffalo County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
    • Altura
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Cream
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Cream is located in Buffalo County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream

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

Newspapers Published in Weaver ...

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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Weaver.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Weaver, 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 Weaver.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Weaver:

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 Weaver, 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- Weaver) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.