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 Caryville (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 Caryville. 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.

Caryville is located in Dunn 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 Dunn County: Barron, Chippewa, Eau Claire, Pepin, Pierce, Polk & Saint Croix.

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

Dunn County (The home county of Caryville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Caryville, with the one closest to Caryville listed first.
- Rock Falls
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  - Rock Falls is located in Dunn County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Falls
- Falls City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  - Falls City is located in Dunn County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
- Meridean
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  - Meridean is located in Dunn County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridean
- Elk Mound
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  - Elk Mound is located in Dunn County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mound
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
- Dunnville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  - Dunnville is located in Dunn County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnville
- Menomonie
  (14 miles [22.5 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
- Colfax
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  - Colfax is located in Dunn County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
- Eau Galle
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  - Eau Galle is located in Dunn County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Galle
- Tainter Lake
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  - Tainter Lake is located in Dunn County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tainter Lake
- Wheeler
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  - Wheeler is located in Dunn County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Knapp
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  - Knapp is located in Dunn County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapp
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Boyceville
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  - Boyceville is located in Dunn County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyceville
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,124 people
Buffalo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caryville, with the one closest to Caryville listed first.
- Mondovi
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  - Mondovi is located in Buffalo County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mondovi
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 2,562 people
- Springdale ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  - Springdale is located in Buffalo County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Gilmanton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  - Gilmanton is located in Buffalo County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmanton
- Lookout
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  - Lookout is located in Buffalo County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Maxville
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  - Maxville is located in Buffalo County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
- Savoy ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  - Savoy is located in Buffalo County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy
- Nelson
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  - Nelson is located in Buffalo County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Montana
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  - Montana is located in Buffalo County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana
- Waumandee
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  - Waumandee is located in Buffalo County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waumandee
Chippewa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caryville, with the one closest to Caryville listed first.
- Albertville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  - Albertville is located in Chippewa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albertville
- Lake Hallie
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  - Lake Hallie is located in Chippewa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hallie
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 6,779 people
- Irvine
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  - Irvine is located in Chippewa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine
- Chippewa Falls
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  - Chippewa Falls is located in Chippewa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Falls
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 14,407 people
- Lake Wissota
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  - Lake Wissota is located in Chippewa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wissota
- Bloomer
  (25 miles [40.2 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
- Eagleton
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  - Eagleton is located in Chippewa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton
- Cadott
  (29 miles [46.7 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
Eau Claire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caryville, with the one closest to Caryville listed first.
- Lufkin
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  - Lufkin is located in Eau Claire County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lufkin
- Shawtown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  - Shawtown is located in Eau Claire County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
- Eau Claire
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  - Eau Claire is located in Eau Claire County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Claire
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 69,087 people
- Altoona
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  - Altoona is located in Eau Claire County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 8,062 people
- Seymour
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  - Seymour is located in Eau Claire County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Allen
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  - Allen is located in Eau Claire County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Fall Creek
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  - 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
  (27 miles [43.5 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
- Hay Creek
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  - Hay Creek is located in Eau Claire County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Creek
Jackson County
- Requa
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  - Requa is located in Jackson County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Requa
Pepin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caryville, with the one closest to Caryville listed first.
- Durand
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  - Durand is located in Pepin County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
- Arkansaw
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  - Arkansaw is located in Pepin County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansaw
- Ella
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  - Ella is located in Pepin County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
- Barry Corner
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  - Barry Corner is located in Pepin County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry Corner
- Lund
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  - Lund is located in Pepin County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lund
Pierce County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caryville, with the one closest to Caryville listed first.
- Elmwood
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  - Elmwood is located in Pierce County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 790 people
- Plum City
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  - Plum City is located in Pierce County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum City
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Olivet
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  - Olivet is located in Pierce County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Spring Valley
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  - Spring Valley is located in Pierce County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
- Waverly
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  - Waverly is located in Pierce County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
Saint Croix County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caryville, with the one closest to Caryville listed first.
- Wilson
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  - Wilson is located in Saint Croix County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Hersey
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  - Hersey is located in Saint Croix County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersey
Trempealeau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caryville, with the one closest to Caryville listed first.
- Eleva
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  - Eleva is located in Trempealeau County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleva
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
- Strum
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  - Strum is located in Trempealeau County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strum
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,071 people
- Russell
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  - Russell is located in Trempealeau County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Osseo
  (25 miles [40.2 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
- Independence
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  - Independence is located in Trempealeau County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
- New City ‑ Historic
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  - New City is located in Trempealeau County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City

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

Cemeteries Near Caryville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Caryville.

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

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

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

Spring Brook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Brook Cemetery
Peterson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson Cemetery
Rock Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Cemetery
Sand Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Cemetery
Fossum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fossum Cemetery
Brunswick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick Cemetery
Falls City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City Cemetery
East Pepin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pepin Cemetery
Peru Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Cemetery
Waneka Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waneka Cemetery
Forest Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Center Cemetery
St. Joseph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
Continue List (158 more) ...
- Prince of Peace Covenant Church Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince of Peace Covenant Church Cemetery
  - To give a relative sense of its location, the Prince of Peace Covenant Church Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<1> to the northeast of Mondovi.
  - Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2378597 <2>
- Evergreen Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Drammen Lutheran Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drammen Lutheran Cemetery
  - To give a relative sense of its location, the Drammen Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south of Eau Claire.
  - Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1970640 <2>

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 in 1895, Caryville had a post office and railroad service.

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

Rock Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rock Falls is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Falls
Meridean
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Meridean is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridean
Shawtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shawtown is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
Truax
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Truax is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truax
Elk Mound
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Elk Mound is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
Eau Claire
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eau Claire is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Claire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,087 people
Dunnville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dunnville is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnville
Altoona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Altoona is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,062 people
Mondovi
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mondovi is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mondovi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,562 people
Downsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Downsville is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
Rusk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rusk is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
Menomonie
(14 miles [22.5 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
Continue List (14 more) ...
- Eleva
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  - Eleva is located in Trempealeau County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleva
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
- Durand
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  - Durand is located in Pepin County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
- Cedar Falls
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  - Cedar Falls is located in Dunn County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Falls

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

Newspapers Published in Caryville ...

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 Caryville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Caryville, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<1>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Caryville.

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 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 Caryville:

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 Dunn 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
- Eau Claire 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
- Pierce County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Saint Croix 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 Dunn County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Dunn County

Footnotes ...

<1>	Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Caryville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Caryville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.