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 Boyd (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 Boyd. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Boyd 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 Boyd. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Boyd:
- Chippewa County (The home county of Boyd)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boyd, with the one closest to Boyd listed first.
- Stanley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stanley is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,705 people
- Cadott
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cadott is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,411 people
- Drywood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Drywood is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drywood
- Lake Wissota
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lake Wissota is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wissota
- Estella
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Estella is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estella
- Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
- Cornell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cornell is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
- Chippewa Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Chippewa Falls is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,407 people
- Eagleton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Eagleton is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton
- Irvine
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Irvine is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine
- Lake Hallie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lake Hallie is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hallie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,779 people
- Bloomer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomer is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,508 people
- Albertville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Albertville is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albertville
- New Auburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Auburn is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boyd, with the one closest to Boyd listed first.
- Eidsvold
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Eidsvold is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidsvold
- Eadsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eadsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eadsville
- Thorp
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Thorp is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,604 people
- Reseburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Reseburg is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reseburg
- Withee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Withee is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Willard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Willard is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Owen
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Owen is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
- Greenwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 995 people
- Atwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Atwood is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Globe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Globe is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Curtiss
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Curtiss is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtiss
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Humbird
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Humbird is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humbird
- Loyal
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Loyal is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
- Eau Claire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boyd, with the one closest to Boyd listed first.
- Fall Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fall Creek is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
- Augusta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Augusta is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,517 people
- Seymour
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Seymour is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Hay Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hay Creek is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Creek
- Altoona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Altoona is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,062 people
- Fairchild
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fairchild is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairchild
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Eau Claire
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Eau Claire is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Claire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,087 people
- Allen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Allen is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Shawtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shawtown is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boyd, with the one closest to Boyd listed first.
- Requa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Requa is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Requa
- Levis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Levis is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levis
- Rusk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boyd, with the one closest to Boyd listed first.
- Sheldon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sheldon is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Conrath
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Conrath is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conrath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boyd, with the one closest to Boyd listed first.
- Bellinger
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bellinger is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellinger
- Lublin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lublin is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
- Polley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Polley is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polley
- Gilman
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Gilman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Hughey ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hughey is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Perkinstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Perkinstown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinstown
- Jump River
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Jump River is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jump River
- Trempealeau County
- Osseo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Osseo is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osseo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,671 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Boyd, see our County-by-County Page for Boyd.
Cemeteries Near Boyd ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Boyd.
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 Boyd - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Boyd covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Boyd, with the one closest to Boyd listed first.
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Peter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Walker - Jackson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oakland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brooklawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- East Side Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Goetz Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Rose Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- St. Peter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (114 more) ...
- Eidsvold Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bohemian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Boyd had a population of 545 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Boyd had a population of 528 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Boyd, with the one closest to Boyd listed first.
- Edson
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Edson is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edson
- Stanley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stanley is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,705 people
- Cadott
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cadott is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,411 people
- Eidsvold
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Eidsvold is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidsvold
- Ludington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ludington is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
- Drywood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Drywood is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drywood
- Thorp
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Thorp is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,604 people
- Huron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Huron is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Bateman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bateman is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bateman
- Estella
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Estella is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estella
- Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
- Lombard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lombard is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombard
- Fall Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fall Creek is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Chippewa Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Chippewa Falls is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,407 people
- Eagleton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Eagleton is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton
- Eagle Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Eagle Point is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Boyd. See our List of 1890's Communities around Boyd.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Boyd ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Boyd.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Boyd. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Boyd and those printed in the larger area surrounding Boyd.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> of Boyd.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Boyd:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Chippewa County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Eau Claire County
- Jackson County
- Rusk County
- Taylor County
- Trempealeau County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Boyd, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Boyd) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |