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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 Eidsvold (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 Eidsvold. 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.

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

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

  • Clark County     (The home county of Eidsvold)
  • Chippewa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eidsvold, with the one closest to Eidsvold listed first.
    • Stanley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Stanley is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,705 people
    • Boyd
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Boyd is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
    • Cadott
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Cadott is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadott
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,411 people
    • Drywood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Estella
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Cornell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Cornell is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
    • Lake Wissota
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Lake Wissota is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wissota
    • Chippewa Falls
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Eagleton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Irvine
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Lake Hallie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Lake Hallie is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hallie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,779 people
  • Eau Claire County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eidsvold, with the one closest to Eidsvold listed first.
    • Augusta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Augusta is located in Eau Claire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,517 people
    • Fall Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Fall Creek is located in Eau Claire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
    • Fairchild
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Hay Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Seymour
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Seymour is located in Eau Claire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
    • Altoona
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Altoona is located in Eau Claire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,062 people
  • Jackson County
  • Marathon County
    • Unity
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Unity is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
  • Rusk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eidsvold, with the one closest to Eidsvold listed first.
    • Sheldon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Sheldon is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
    • Conrath
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Conrath is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conrath
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
  • Taylor County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eidsvold, with the one closest to Eidsvold listed first.
    • Bellinger
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lublin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Lublin is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lublin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
    • Polley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Gilman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Perkinstown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hughey ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump River
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Stetsonville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Stetsonville is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetsonville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
    • Medford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Eidsvold ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Eidsvold.

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

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

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

  • Eidsvold Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Germanian Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • East Side Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • St. Hedwig Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • East Thorp Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • St. Bernard Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Norwegian Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Worden Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • St. Hedwig Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (118 more) ...
    • Union Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Walker - Jackson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)

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.<1>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Eidsvold had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Thorp
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Thorp is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorp
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,604 people
  • Stanley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Stanley is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,705 people
  • Lombard
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Lombard is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombard
  • Edson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Edson is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edson
  • Boyd
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Boyd is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
  • Huron
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Huron is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
  • Withee
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Cadott
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Cadott is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadott
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,411 people
  • Longwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Longwood is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
  • Ludington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Ludington is located in Eau Claire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
  • Drywood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Greenwood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Eidsvold ...

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 92 newspapers that have been published in the area around Eidsvold.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Eidsvold, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Eidsvold.

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 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 Eidsvold:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Eidsvold, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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- Eidsvold) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.