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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 Dunnville (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 Dunnville. 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.

Dunnville 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 Dunnville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dunnville:

  • Dunn County     (The home county of Dunnville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dunnville, with the one closest to Dunnville listed first.
    • Meridean
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Eau Galle
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Falls City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Falls City is located in Dunn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
    • Rock Falls
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Menomonie
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Elk Mound
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Elk Mound is located in Dunn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mound
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
    • Tainter Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Tainter Lake is located in Dunn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tainter Lake
    • Knapp
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Colfax
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Colfax is located in Dunn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
    • Wheeler
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Wheeler is located in Dunn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
    • Boyceville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Downing
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Buffalo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dunnville, with the one closest to Dunnville listed first.
    • Maxville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Springdale ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Springdale is located in Buffalo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
    • Mondovi
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Savoy ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Savoy is located in Buffalo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy
    • Nelson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Nelson is located in Buffalo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
    • Gilmanton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lookout
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Alma
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Montana
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Waumandee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Chippewa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dunnville, with the one closest to Dunnville listed first.
    • Albertville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Hallie
      (26 miles [41.8 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
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Chippewa Falls
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Eau Claire County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dunnville, with the one closest to Dunnville listed first.
    • Lufkin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Shawtown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Eau Claire
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Altoona
      (23 miles [37 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
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Seymour is located in Eau Claire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
    • Allen
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Pepin County
  • Pierce County
  • Saint Croix County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dunnville, with the one closest to Dunnville listed first.
    • Wilson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hersey
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Glenwood City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Glenwood City is located in Saint Croix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
    • Baldwin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Trempealeau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dunnville, with the one closest to Dunnville listed first.
    • Eleva
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Strum
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Russell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Goodhue County (MN)
  • Wabasha County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dunnville, with the one closest to Dunnville listed first.
    • Reads Landing
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Wabasha
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Wabasha is located in Wabasha County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabasha
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,467 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wabasha <1>
    • Lake City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Kellogg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Kellogg is located in Wabasha County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 460 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kellogg <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Dunnville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dunnville.

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

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

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

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, Dunnville had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Downsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Downsville is located in Dunn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
  • Eau Galle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Meridean
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Durand
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Arkansaw
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Rock Falls
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Menomonie
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Caryville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Caryville is located in Dunn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caryville
  • North Menomonie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • North Menomonie is located in Dunn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Menomonie
  • Elmwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Exile
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Exile is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exile
  • Porcupine
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Porcupine is located in Pepin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porcupine
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Rusk
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Rusk is located in Dunn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
    • Menomonie Junction
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Menomonie Junction is located in Dunn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonie Junction
    • Ella
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Dunnville ...

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 134 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dunnville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dunnville, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dunnville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Dunnville:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Dunnville, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dunnville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.