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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 Curtiss (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 Curtiss. 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 hospitals 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.

Curtiss is located in Clark 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 Clark County: Chippewa, Eau Claire, Jackson, Marathon, Taylor & Wood.

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

  • Clark County     (The home county of Curtiss)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Curtiss, with the one closest to Curtiss listed first.
    • Abbotsford
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abbotsford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Dorchester
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dorchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Atwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Colby
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Withee
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Riplinger
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Loyal
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loyal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyal
      • Loyal is located in Clark County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
    • Greenwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Spokeville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Reseburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Thorp
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thorp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorp
      • Thorp is located in Clark County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,604 people
  • Chippewa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Curtiss, with the one closest to Curtiss listed first.
    • Stanley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
      • Stanley is located in Chippewa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,705 people
    • Boyd
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyd have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
      • Boyd is located in Chippewa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
  • Marathon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Curtiss, with the one closest to Curtiss listed first.
    • Unity
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unity have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Milan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Spencer
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Athens
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • McMillan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McMillan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan
      • McMillan is located in Marathon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to McMillan
      • From Curtiss to McMillan
    • Wien
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Stratford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stratford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
      • Stratford is located in Marathon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
    • Fenwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenwood
      • Fenwood is located in Marathon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Poniatowski
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Edgar
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Rozellville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Rib Falls
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Taylor County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Curtiss, with the one closest to Curtiss listed first.
    • Stetsonville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stetsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Medford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Lublin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lublin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Perkinstown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinstown
      • Perkinstown is located in Taylor County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Perkinstown
      • From Curtiss to Perkinstown
    • Polley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Gilman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Chelsea
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Interwald
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interwald
      • Interwald is located in Taylor County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Interwald
      • From Curtiss to Interwald
    • Hughey ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
      • Hughey is located in Taylor County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hughey
      • From Curtiss to Hughey
    • Rib Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Westboro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Wood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Curtiss, with the one closest to Curtiss listed first.
    • Marshfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Bakerville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Hewitt
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lindsey
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Auburndale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburndale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
      • Auburndale is located in Wood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 658 people

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

Cemeteries Near Curtiss ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Curtiss.

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 Curtiss covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Curtiss Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Curtiss Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Curtiss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pine Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Colby Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colby Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Abbotsford Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Abbotsford Public Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abbotsford Public Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Abbotsford Public Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Lukes Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • North Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holton Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Nazareth Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nazareth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nazareth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (113 more) ...
    • Longwood Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Longwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Longwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Beaver Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaver Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Curtiss had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Curtiss had a population of 211 people.

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

  • Abbotsford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abbotsford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
  • Dorchester
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dorchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
  • Colby
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
  • Withee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Longwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
    • Longwood is located in Clark County
  • Unity
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unity have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
  • Stetsonville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stetsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
  • Cherokee
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
    • Cherokee is located in Marathon County
  • Little Black
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Black have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Black
    • Little Black is located in Taylor County
  • Milan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Medford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Corinth
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corinth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
    • Corinth is located in Marathon County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Lombard
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lombard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombard
      • Lombard is located in Clark County
    • Greenwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Loyal
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loyal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyal
      • Loyal is located in Clark County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Curtiss ...

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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Curtiss.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Curtiss. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Curtiss and those printed in the larger area surrounding Curtiss.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4> of Curtiss.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Curtiss:

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

The official website for Clark County: www.co.clark.wi.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>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.
<4>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- Curtiss) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Curtiss. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.9550, Longitude: -90.4341    
<5>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 Curtiss, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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