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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 Chelsea (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 Chelsea. 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.

Chelsea is located in Taylor County.

To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Taylor County: Chippewa, Clark, Lincoln, Marathon, Price & Rusk.

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

  • Taylor County     (The home county of Chelsea)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chelsea, with the one closest to Chelsea listed first.
    • Westboro
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Rib Lake
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Medford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Interwald
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Interwald. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interwald
      • Interwald is located in Taylor County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Interwald
      • From Chelsea to Interwald
    • Stetsonville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stetsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetsonville
      • Stetsonville is located in Taylor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
    • Perkinstown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Perkinstown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinstown
      • Perkinstown is located in Taylor County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Perkinstown
      • From Chelsea to Perkinstown
    • Hughey ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hughey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
      • Hughey is located in Taylor County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hughey
      • From Chelsea to Hughey
    • Jump River
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Lublin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lublin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lublin
      • Lublin is located in Taylor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
    • Gilman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Polley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Clark County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chelsea, with the one closest to Chelsea listed first.
    • Dorchester
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dorchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
      • Dorchester is located in Clark County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
    • Abbotsford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abbotsford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbotsford
      • Abbotsford is located in Clark County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,225 people
    • Curtiss
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Colby
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
      • Colby is located in Clark County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,941 people
    • Owen
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Withee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Atwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chelsea, with the one closest to Chelsea listed first.
    • Merrill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
      • Merrill is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,990 people
    • Jersey City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jersey City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
      • Jersey City is located in Lincoln County
    • Tomahawk
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Marathon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chelsea, with the one closest to Chelsea listed first.
    • Athens
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Milan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Hamburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Poniatowski
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Emmerich
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Naugart
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rib Falls
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Unity
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unity have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
      • Unity is located in Marathon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
    • Edgar
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Wien
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Price County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chelsea, with the one closest to Chelsea listed first.
    • Prentice
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Catawba
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Kennan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennan
      • Kennan is located in Price County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
    • Phillips
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Rusk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chelsea, with the one closest to Chelsea listed first.
    • Hawkins
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawkins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins
      • Hawkins is located in Rusk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
    • Ingram
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingram have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
      • Ingram is located in Rusk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people

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

Cemeteries Near Chelsea ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chelsea.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Chelsea Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • St. Ann Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Ann Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Ann Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Whittlesey Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whittlesey Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whittlesey Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Northside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Northside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Northside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Whittlesey Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whittlesey Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whittlesey Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lake View Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Levitt Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Levitt Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Levitt Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Molitor Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Molitor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Molitor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holy Rosary Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Rosary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Rosary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (73 more) ...
    • New Holy Rosary Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Holy Rosary Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Holy Rosary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • New Evergreen Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Evergreen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Garden of Memory Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garden of Memory Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garden of Memory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Chelsea had a population of 258 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Whittlesey
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whittlesey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittlesey
    • Whittlesey is located in Taylor County
  • Westboro
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Rib Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Medford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Interwald
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Interwald. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interwald
    • Interwald is located in Taylor County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Interwald
    • From Chelsea to Interwald
  • Little Black
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Black have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Black
    • Little Black is located in Taylor County
  • Stetsonville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stetsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetsonville
    • Stetsonville is located in Taylor County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
  • Perkinstown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Perkinstown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinstown
    • Perkinstown is located in Taylor County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Perkinstown
    • From Chelsea to Perkinstown
  • Dorchester
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dorchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
    • Dorchester is located in Clark County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
  • Catawba
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Brantwood
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brantwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantwood
    • Brantwood is located in Price County
  • Corinth
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corinth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
    • Corinth is located in Marathon County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Athens
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Worcester
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worcester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worcester
      • Worcester is located in Price County
    • Kennan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennan
      • Kennan is located in Price County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people

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

Newspapers Published in Chelsea ...

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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chelsea.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chelsea, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chelsea.

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 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 Chelsea:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chelsea. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Taylor County: www.taylor-county.com/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Chelsea, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Chelsea) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chelsea. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.2913, Longitude: -90.3073    









 

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