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Nearest Communities to Eau Claire,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Eau Claire, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Eau Claire:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to 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 checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Eau Claire is primarily located in Eau Claire County and is the County Seat. A portion of Eau Claire extends into Chippewa County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Eau Claire County: Buffalo, Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, Jackson, Pepin & Trempealeau.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 107 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Eau Claire. Of these communities, 84 are located in counties other than Eau Claire County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Eau Claire (which is Eau Claire County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Eau Claire

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Eau Claire County   (where Eau Claire resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.eauclairecounty.gov/
    • County Seat for Eau Claire:   Eau Claire
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Eau Claire   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Eau Claire.
      • Putnam Heights
        (Less than 2 miles to the south)
        • Putnam Heights is located in Eau Claire County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Heights
      • Altoona
        (2 miles [3.2 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
      • Shawtown
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Seymour
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Seymour is located in Eau Claire County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
      • Union
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Union is located in Eau Claire County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Truax
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Truax is located in Eau Claire County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truax
      • Lufkin
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Mount Hope Corners
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Mount Hope Corners is located in Eau Claire County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope Corners
      • Cleghorn
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Cleghorn is located in Eau Claire County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleghorn
      • Brackett
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Brackett is located in Eau Claire County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brackett
      • Fall Creek
        (11 miles [17.7 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
      • Nelsonville ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Nelsonville is located in Eau Claire County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
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        • Oak Grove ‑ Historic
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Oak Grove is located in Eau Claire County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
        • Allen
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Nix Corner
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Nix Corner is located in Eau Claire County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix Corner
        • Foster
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Foster is located in Eau Claire County
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        • Hale Corner
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Hale Corner is located in Eau Claire County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Corner
        • Rodell
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
          • Rodell is located in Eau Claire County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodell
        • Ludington
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
          • Ludington is located in Eau Claire County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
        • Augusta
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Augusta is located in Eau Claire County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,517 people
        • Wilson
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Wilson is located in Eau Claire County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
        • Hay Creek
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Fairchild
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Buffalo County
  • Chippewa County
    • County Website:   https://www.chippewacountywi.gov/
    • County Seat for Chippewa:   Chippewa Falls
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Eau Claire   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Eau Claire.
      • Pinehurst
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Pinehurst is located in Chippewa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
      • Hallie
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Hallie is located in Chippewa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallie
      • Lake Hallie
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Lake Hallie is located in Chippewa County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,779 people
      • Irvine
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Pine Grove
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Pine Grove is located in Chippewa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
      • Howard
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Howard is located in Chippewa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
      • Old Albertville
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Old Albertville is located in Chippewa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Albertville
      • Chippewa Falls
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Norma
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Norma is located in Chippewa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
      • Albertville
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Lake Wissota
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Lake Wissota is located in Chippewa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wissota
      • Tilden
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Tilden is located in Chippewa County
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        • Bateman
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Bateman is located in Chippewa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bateman
        • Eagle Point
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
          • Eagle Point is located in Chippewa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
        • Anson
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Anson is located in Chippewa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
        • Eagleton
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Bloomer
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • 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
        • Jim Falls
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Jim Falls is located in Chippewa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Falls
        • Drywood
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Edson
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Edson is located in Chippewa County
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        • Boyd
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Boyd is located in Chippewa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
        • Cobban
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Cobban is located in Chippewa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobban
        • Crescent
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Crescent is located in Chippewa County
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        • New Auburn
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Colburn
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Colburn is located in Chippewa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colburn
        • Maple Hill
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Maple Hill is located in Chippewa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
        • Stanley
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Stanley is located in Chippewa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,705 people
        • Cornell
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Cornell is located in Chippewa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
        • Estella
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Clark County
  • Dunn County
    • County Website:   https://dunncountywi.gov/
    • County Seat for Dunn:   Menomonie
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Eau Claire   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Eau Claire.
      • Caryville
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Caryville is located in Dunn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caryville
      • Elk Mound
        (10 miles [16.1 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
      • Rock Falls
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Old Meridean Ferry
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Old Meridean Ferry is located in Dunn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Meridean Ferry
      • Falls City
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Falls City is located in Dunn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
      • Meridean Ferry
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Meridean Ferry is located in Dunn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridean Ferry
      • Meridean
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Colfax
        (16 miles [25.7 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
      • Rusk
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Rusk is located in Dunn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
      • Old Tyrone ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Old Tyrone is located in Dunn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Tyrone
      • Cedar Falls
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Cedar Falls is located in Dunn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Falls
      • Tainter Lake
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Tainter Lake is located in Dunn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tainter Lake
      • Continue List   (17 more) ...
        • Red Cedar
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Red Cedar is located in Dunn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cedar
        • Dunnville
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Norton
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Norton is located in Dunn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
        • Downsville
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Downsville is located in Dunn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
        • Menomonie
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Irvington
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Irvington is located in Dunn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
        • Menomonie Junction
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Menomonie Junction is located in Dunn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonie Junction
        • North Menomonie
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • North Menomonie is located in Dunn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Menomonie
        • Wheeler
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Wheeler is located in Dunn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
        • Sand Creek
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Sand Creek is located in Dunn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek
        • Comfort
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Comfort is located in Dunn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
        • Eau Galle
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Welch Point ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Welch Point is located in Dunn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Point
        • Weston
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Weston is located in Dunn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
        • Baxter
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Baxter is located in Dunn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
        • Boyceville
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Knapp
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Jackson County
  • Pepin County
  • Trempealeau County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Eau Claire) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.