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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 Albertville (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 Albertville. 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 southeast 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 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.

Albertville is located in Chippewa County.

To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Chippewa County: Barron, Clark, Dunn, Eau Claire, Rusk & Taylor.

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

  • Chippewa County     (The home county of Albertville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Albertville, with the one closest to Albertville listed first.
    • Irvine
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Chippewa Falls
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Lake Hallie
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake Hallie is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hallie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,779 people
    • Bloomer
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Eagleton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Wissota
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Lake Wissota is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wissota
    • New Auburn
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Cadott
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Cadott is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadott
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,411 people
    • Drywood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Cornell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Cornell is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
    • Boyd
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Boyd is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
    • Estella
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Barron County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Albertville, with the one closest to Albertville listed first.
    • Dallas
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Chetek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Chetek is located in Barron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chetek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,094 people
    • Prairie Farm
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Prairie Farm is located in Barron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Farm
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
    • Hillsdale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Buffalo County
  • Dunn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Albertville, with the one closest to Albertville listed first.
    • Colfax
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Colfax is located in Dunn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
    • Elk Mound
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Elk Mound is located in Dunn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mound
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
    • Tainter Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Tainter Lake is located in Dunn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tainter Lake
    • Falls City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Falls City is located in Dunn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
    • Wheeler
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Wheeler is located in Dunn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
    • Menomonie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Rock Falls
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Meridean
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Ridgeland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Ridgeland is located in Dunn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
    • Dunnville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Boyceville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Knapp
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Downing
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Eau Claire County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Albertville, with the one closest to Albertville listed first.
    • Shawtown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Eau Claire
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Seymour
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Seymour is located in Eau Claire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
    • Altoona
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Altoona is located in Eau Claire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,062 people
    • Lufkin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Fall Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Fall Creek is located in Eau Claire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
    • Allen
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Augusta
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Augusta is located in Eau Claire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,517 people
  • Pepin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Albertville, with the one closest to Albertville listed first.
    • Durand
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Arkansaw
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pierce County
  • Saint Croix County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Albertville, with the one closest to Albertville listed first.
    • Glenwood City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Glenwood City is located in Saint Croix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
    • Wilson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Hersey
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Trempealeau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Albertville, with the one closest to Albertville listed first.
    • Eleva
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Strum
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Albertville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Albertville.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Albertville, with the one closest to Albertville 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.<2>

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

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

  • Colfax
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Colfax is located in Dunn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
  • Elk Mound
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Elk Mound is located in Dunn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mound
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
  • Truax
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Truax is located in Eau Claire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truax
  • Irvine
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Chippewa Falls
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Rusk
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Rusk is located in Dunn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
  • Shawtown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Eau Claire
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Eagle Point
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Eagle Point is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
  • Eagleton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Altoona
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Altoona is located in Eau Claire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,062 people
  • Cedar Falls
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Cedar Falls is located in Dunn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Falls
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Caryville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Caryville is located in Dunn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caryville
    • Sand Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Sand Creek is located in Dunn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek
    • Wheeler
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Wheeler is located in Dunn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people

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

Newspapers Published in Albertville ...

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 95 newspapers that have been published in the area around Albertville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Albertville, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Albertville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Albertville:

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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 Albertville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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- Albertville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.