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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 Arcadia (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 Arcadia. 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.

Arcadia is located in Trempealeau 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 Trempealeau County: Winona (MN), Buffalo, Eau Claire, Jackson & La Crosse.

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

  • Trempealeau County     (The home county of Arcadia)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arcadia, with the one closest to Arcadia listed first.
    • New City ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • New City is located in Trempealeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
    • Independence
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Independence is located in Trempealeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
    • Frenchville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Russell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Whitehall
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Whitehall is located in Trempealeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,565 people
    • Wrights Corners
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Ettrick
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Ettrick is located in Trempealeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ettrick
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
    • Blair
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Blair is located in Trempealeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,330 people
    • Galesville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Coral City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Coral City is located in Trempealeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral City
    • Trempealeau
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Trempealeau is located in Trempealeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trempealeau
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,663 people
    • Pigeon Falls
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Buffalo County
  • Eau Claire County
  • Jackson County
  • La Crosse County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arcadia, with the one closest to Arcadia listed first.
    • Brice Prairie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Brice Prairie is located in La Crosse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice Prairie
    • Holmen
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Holmen is located in La Crosse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,368 people
    • Midway
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Mindoro
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Onalaska
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • French Island
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • North La Crosse
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • North La Crosse is located in La Crosse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North La Crosse
  • Houston County (MN)
  • Wabasha County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arcadia, with the one closest to Arcadia listed first.
    • Minneiska
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Weaver
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Kellogg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Kellogg is located in Wabasha County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 460 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kellogg <1>
    • Wabasha
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Wabasha is located in Wabasha County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabasha
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,467 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wabasha <1>
    • Reads Landing
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Winona County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arcadia, with the one closest to Arcadia listed first.
    • Winona
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Homer
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Homer is located in Winona County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
    • Goodview
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Goodview is located in Winona County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,127 people
    • Minnesota City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lamoille
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Rollingstone
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Stockton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Stockton is located in Winona County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
    • Wilson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Dakota
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Dakota is located in Winona County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dakota
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
    • Nodine
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Altura
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Altura is located in Winona County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altura
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altura <1>
    • Wyattville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Arcadia ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Arcadia.

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

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

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

  • Calvary Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Arcadia Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • St. Stanislaus Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Glencoe Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Cortland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Tamarack Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lower Montana Ridge Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Tinnes Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Eagle Valley Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (157 more) ...
    • Bohris Valley Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Vor Frelsers Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cripps Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Arcadia had a population of 659 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Arcadia had a population of 3,026 people.

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

  • Cortland ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cortland is located in Trempealeau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
  • Glencoe
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Glencoe is located in Buffalo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
  • Bohri ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Bohri is located in Buffalo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohri
  • Dodge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Dodge is located in Trempealeau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
  • Independence
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Independence is located in Trempealeau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
  • Montana
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Waumandee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Frenchville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Centerville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Centerville is located in Trempealeau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Ettrick
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Ettrick is located in Trempealeau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ettrick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
  • Whitehall
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Whitehall is located in Trempealeau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,565 people
  • Russell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Arcadia ...

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 Arcadia.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Arcadia. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Arcadia and those printed in the larger area surrounding Arcadia.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Arcadia.

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 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 Arcadia:

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>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 Arcadia, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Arcadia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.