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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 Eleva (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 Eleva. 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.

Eleva is located in Trempealeau 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 Trempealeau County: Winona (MN), Buffalo, Eau Claire, Jackson & La Crosse.

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

  • Trempealeau County     (The home county of Eleva)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eleva, with the one closest to Eleva listed first.
    • Strum
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Russell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Osseo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Independence
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Independence is located in Trempealeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
    • New City ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • New City is located in Trempealeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
    • Coral City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Coral City is located in Trempealeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral City
    • Pigeon Falls
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Whitehall
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Whitehall is located in Trempealeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,565 people
    • Arcadia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Blair
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Blair is located in Trempealeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,330 people
    • Ettrick
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Ettrick is located in Trempealeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ettrick
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
    • Frenchville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Buffalo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eleva, with the one closest to Eleva listed first.
    • Lookout
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Mondovi
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Gilmanton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Springdale ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Springdale is located in Buffalo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
    • Montana
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Waumandee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Anchorage ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Anchorage is located in Buffalo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
    • Maxville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Alma
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Nelson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Nelson is located in Buffalo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
    • Savoy ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Savoy is located in Buffalo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy
    • Buffalo City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Cochrane
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Chippewa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eleva, with the one closest to Eleva listed first.
    • Lake Hallie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Lake Hallie is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hallie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,779 people
    • Irvine
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Chippewa Falls
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Lake Wissota
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Lake Wissota is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wissota
    • Albertville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Cadott
      (30 miles [48.3 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
  • Clark County
  • Dunn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eleva, with the one closest to Eleva listed first.
    • Rock Falls
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Meridean
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Falls City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Falls City is located in Dunn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
    • Dunnville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Elk Mound
      (23 miles [37 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
    • Eau Galle
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Menomonie
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Eau Claire County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eleva, with the one closest to Eleva listed first.
    • Allen
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Lufkin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Altoona
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Altoona is located in Eau Claire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,062 people
    • Shawtown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Eau Claire
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Fall Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Fall Creek is located in Eau Claire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
    • Seymour
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Seymour is located in Eau Claire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
    • Augusta
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Augusta is located in Eau Claire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,517 people
    • Hay Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Fairchild
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eleva, with the one closest to Eleva listed first.
    • Requa
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Levis
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • York
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Taylor
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Taylor is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
    • Sechlerville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Hixton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Alma Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Alma Center is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma Center
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 491 people
  • Pepin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eleva, with the one closest to Eleva listed first.
    • Durand
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Arkansaw
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Ella
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Eleva ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Eleva.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Eleva, with the one closest to Eleva 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, Eleva had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Eleva had a population of 661 people.

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

  • Strum
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Nix Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Nix Corner is located in Eau Claire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix Corner
  • Lookout
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Mondovi
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Russell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Elk Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Elk Creek is located in Trempealeau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
  • Hale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hale is located in Trempealeau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
  • Osseo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Independence
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Independence is located in Trempealeau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
  • Rock Falls
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Shawtown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Altoona
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Altoona is located in Eau Claire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,062 people
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Caryville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Caryville is located in Dunn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caryville
    • Whitehall
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Whitehall is located in Trempealeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,565 people
    • Pigeon Falls
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Eleva ...

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 121 newspapers that have been published in the area around Eleva.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Eleva. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Eleva and those printed in the larger area surrounding Eleva.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> of Eleva.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Eleva:

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Eleva) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Eleva, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.