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 Boardman (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 Boardman. 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.
Boardman is located in Saint Croix 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 Saint Croix County: Washington (MN), Barron, Dunn, Pierce & Polk.
Below are the counties that are near Boardman. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Boardman:
- Saint Croix County (The home county of Boardman)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boardman, with the one closest to Boardman listed first.
- New Richmond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Richmond is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,730 people
- Burkhardt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burkhardt is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkhardt
- Somerset
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Somerset is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,992 people
- Roberts
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Roberts is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,018 people
- Erin Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Erin Corner is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Corner
- Star Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Star Prairie is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Prairie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Hudson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hudson is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,168 people
- North Hudson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Hudson is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,833 people
- Hammond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hammond is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,890 people
- Baldwin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwin is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,078 people
- Deer Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Park is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Woodville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
- Dunn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boardman, with the one closest to Boardman listed first.
- Downing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Downing is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Knapp
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Knapp is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Boyceville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Boyceville is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyceville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,124 people
- Pierce County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boardman, with the one closest to Boardman listed first.
- River Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- River Falls is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,306 people
- Martell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Martell is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martell
- Beldenville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Beldenville is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beldenville
- Morton Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Morton Corner is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Corner
- Ellsworth
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ellsworth is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,272 people
- Trimbelle
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Trimbelle is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimbelle
- El Paso
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- El Paso is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Paso
- Spring Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
- Prescott
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Prescott is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,279 people
- Olivet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Olivet is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Moeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Moeville is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moeville
- Waverly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Waverly is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boardman, with the one closest to Boardman listed first.
- Horse Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Horse Creek is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
- Osceola
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Osceola is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
- Deronda
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Deronda is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deronda
- Dresser
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dresser is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
- Amery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Amery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amery
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,799 people
- Clear Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Lake is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,099 people
- Volga ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Volga is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
- Saint Croix Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Saint Croix Falls is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Croix Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
- Centuria
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Centuria is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centuria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 905 people
- Clayton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clayton is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
- Balsam Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Balsam Lake is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 978 people
- Bunyan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bunyan is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunyan
- Anoka County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boardman, with the one closest to Boardman listed first.
- Centerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lino Lakes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- City of Columbus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- City of Columbus is located in Anoka County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City of Columbus
- Estimated population in 2015: 4,007 people
- Circle Pines
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lexington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Blaine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Chisago County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boardman, with the one closest to Boardman listed first.
- Franconia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Franconia is located in Chisago County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franconia
- Shafer
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Taylors Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Center City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chisago City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lindstrom
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wyoming
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stacy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stacy is located in Chisago County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,525 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stacy <1>
- Almelund
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dakota County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boardman, with the one closest to Boardman listed first.
- South Saint Paul
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hastings
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nininger
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nininger is located in Dakota County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nininger
- West Saint Paul
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Inver Grove Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sunfish Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lilydale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lilydale is located in Dakota County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilydale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
- Mendota Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mendota
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hennepin County (MN)
- Saint Anthony
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ramsey County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boardman, with the one closest to Boardman listed first.
- North Saint Paul
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- White Bear Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- White Bear Beach is located in Ramsey County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Bear Beach
- Maplewood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- White Bear Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Gem Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Gem Lake is located in Ramsey County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 536 people
- Highwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Highwood is located in Ramsey County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood
- Little Canada
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- North Oaks
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Vadnais Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cardigan Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cardigan Junction is located in Ramsey County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardigan Junction
- Saint Paul
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Shoreview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Washington County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boardman, with the one closest to Boardman listed first.
- Bayport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oak Park Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lakeland Shores
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeland Shores is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Lakeland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stillwater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Marine-on-Saint-Croix
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Saint Croix Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Saint Croix Beach is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Saint Croix Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,071 people
- Saint Marys Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Marys Point is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
- Otisville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Otisville is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisville
- Afton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Afton is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,036 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Afton <1>
- Duluth Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Duluth Junction is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth Junction
- Lake Elmo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Boardman, see our County-by-County Page for Boardman.
Cemeteries Near Boardman ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Boardman.
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 Boardman - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Boardman covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Boardman, with the one closest to Boardman listed first.
- Boardman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Immaculate Conception Catholic Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Warren Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- German Settlement Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oakland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Houlton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- St. Michael Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hazelwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- St. Charles Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Willow River Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (204 more) ...
- Salem Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kinnickinnic Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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 Boardman had a population of 49 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Boardman, with the one closest to Boardman listed first.
- Burkhardt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burkhardt is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkhardt
- New Richmond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Richmond is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,730 people
- Roberts
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Roberts is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,018 people
- Somerset
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Somerset is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,992 people
- North Hudson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Hudson is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,833 people
- Hudson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hudson is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,168 people
- Stanton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stanton is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Star Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Star Prairie is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Prairie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Arcola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Arcola is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Houlton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Houlton is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houlton
- Hammond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hammond is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,890 people
- Lakeland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Glover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Glover is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Stillwater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Baldwin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwin is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,078 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Boardman. See our List of 1890's Communities around Boardman.
Newspapers Published in Boardman ...
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 303 newspapers that have been published in the area around Boardman.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Boardman, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Boardman.
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 Boardman:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Saint Croix County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dunn County
- Pierce County
- Polk County
- Anoka County
- Chisago County
- Dakota County
- Hennepin County
- Ramsey County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
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 Boardman, 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 from Point A (ie- Boardman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |