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 Brackett (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 Brackett. 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.

Brackett is located in Eau Claire 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 Eau Claire County: Buffalo, Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, Jackson, Pepin & Trempealeau.

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

Eau Claire County (The home county of Brackett)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brackett, with the one closest to Brackett listed first.
- Allen
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  - Allen is located in Eau Claire County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Fall Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  - Fall Creek is located in Eau Claire County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
- Altoona
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  - Altoona is located in Eau Claire County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 8,062 people
- Seymour
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  - Seymour is located in Eau Claire County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Eau Claire
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  - Eau Claire is located in Eau Claire County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Claire
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 69,087 people
- Augusta
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  - Augusta is located in Eau Claire County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,517 people
- Shawtown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  - Shawtown is located in Eau Claire County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
- Lufkin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  - Lufkin is located in Eau Claire County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lufkin
- Hay Creek
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  - Hay Creek is located in Eau Claire County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Creek
- Fairchild
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  - Fairchild is located in Eau Claire County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairchild
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
Buffalo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brackett, with the one closest to Brackett listed first.
- Mondovi
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  - Mondovi is located in Buffalo County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mondovi
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 2,562 people
- Lookout
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  - Lookout is located in Buffalo County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Gilmanton
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  - Gilmanton is located in Buffalo County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmanton
- Springdale ‑ Historic
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  - Springdale is located in Buffalo County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Montana
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  - Montana is located in Buffalo County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana
Chippewa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brackett, with the one closest to Brackett listed first.
- Lake Hallie
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  - Lake Hallie is located in Chippewa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hallie
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 6,779 people
- Irvine
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  - Irvine is located in Chippewa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine
- Lake Wissota
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  - Lake Wissota is located in Chippewa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wissota
- Chippewa Falls
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  - Chippewa Falls is located in Chippewa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Falls
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 14,407 people
- Cadott
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  - Cadott is located in Chippewa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadott
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,411 people
- Albertville
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  - Albertville is located in Chippewa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albertville
- Boyd
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  - Boyd is located in Chippewa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Eagleton
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  - Eagleton is located in Chippewa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton
- Drywood
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  - Drywood is located in Chippewa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drywood
- Stanley
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  - Stanley is located in Chippewa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 3,705 people
- Bloomer
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  - Bloomer is located in Chippewa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 3,508 people
Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brackett, with the one closest to Brackett listed first.
- Humbird
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  - Humbird is located in Clark County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humbird
- Eidsvold
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  - Eidsvold is located in Clark County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidsvold
- Willard
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  - Willard is located in Clark County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
Dunn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brackett, with the one closest to Brackett listed first.
- Rock Falls
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  - Rock Falls is located in Dunn County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Falls
- Elk Mound
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  - Elk Mound is located in Dunn County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mound
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
- Falls City
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  - Falls City is located in Dunn County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
- Meridean
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  - Meridean is located in Dunn County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridean
- Colfax
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  - Colfax is located in Dunn County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
- Dunnville
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  - Dunnville is located in Dunn County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnville
- Menomonie
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  - Menomonie is located in Dunn County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonie
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 16,599 people
Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brackett, with the one closest to Brackett listed first.
- Requa
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  - Requa is located in Jackson County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Requa
- Levis
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  - Levis is located in Jackson County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levis
- York
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  - York is located in Jackson County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Hixton
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  - Hixton is located in Jackson County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixton
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- Sechlerville
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  - Sechlerville is located in Jackson County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sechlerville
- Alma Center
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  - Alma Center is located in Jackson County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma Center
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 491 people
- Taylor
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  - Taylor is located in Jackson County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Merrillan
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  - Merrillan is located in Jackson County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillan
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
Pepin County
- Durand
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  - Durand is located in Pepin County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
Trempealeau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brackett, with the one closest to Brackett listed first.
- Strum
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  - Strum is located in Trempealeau County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strum
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,071 people
- Osseo
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  - Osseo is located in Trempealeau County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osseo
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,671 people
- Eleva
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  - Eleva is located in Trempealeau County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleva
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
- Russell
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  - Russell is located in Trempealeau County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Pigeon Falls
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  - Pigeon Falls is located in Trempealeau County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Falls
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Coral City
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  - Coral City is located in Trempealeau County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral City
- Independence
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  - Independence is located in Trempealeau County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
- Whitehall
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  - Whitehall is located in Trempealeau County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,565 people
- New City ‑ Historic
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  - New City is located in Trempealeau County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
- Blair
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  - Blair is located in Trempealeau County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,330 people

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

Cemeteries Near Brackett ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brackett.

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

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

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

St. Paul Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
Holy Guardian Angels Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Guardian Angels Cemetery
St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
Scott's Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott's Valley Cemetery
- The Scott's Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hales Corner Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2183433 <1>
St. Luke Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Luke Cemetery
St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery
Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
Rest Haven Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven Gardens
Hadleyville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadleyville Cemetery
Lincoln Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
Continue List (149 more) ...
- St. Peter Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Thompson Valley Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Valley Cemetery

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 Brackett in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brackett.

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

Nix Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Nix Corner is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix Corner
Fall Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fall Creek is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
Altoona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Altoona is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,062 people
Eleva
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eleva is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleva
- Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
Strum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Strum is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,071 people
Osseo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Osseo is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osseo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,671 people
Eau Claire
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eau Claire is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Claire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,087 people
Augusta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Augusta is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,517 people
Shawtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shawtown is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
Ludington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ludington is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
Truax
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Truax is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truax
Irvine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Irvine is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine
Continue List (17 more) ...
- Hale
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  - Hale is located in Trempealeau County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Levis
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  - Levis is located in Jackson County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levis
- Price
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  - Price is located in Jackson County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price

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

Newspapers Published in Brackett ...

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 128 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brackett.

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

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 Brackett:

Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.wisconsinhistory.org/

Pages specific to Eau Claire County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails

Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Buffalo County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Chippewa County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Clark County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Dunn County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jackson County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Pepin County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Trempealeau County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails

Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Eau Claire County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Eau Claire County

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 Brackett, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>	Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Brackett) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.