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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 Estella (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 Estella. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

Estella is located in Chippewa 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 Chippewa County: Barron, Clark, Dunn, Eau Claire, Rusk & Taylor.

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

  • Chippewa County     (The home county of Estella)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Estella, with the one closest to Estella listed first.
    • Cornell
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Cornell is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
    • Drywood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Boyd
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Boyd is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
    • Cadott
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Cadott is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadott
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,411 people
    • Eagleton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Stanley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Stanley is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,705 people
    • Lake Wissota
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake Wissota is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wissota
    • Bloomer
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Chippewa Falls
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Irvine
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • New Auburn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Lake Hallie
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake Hallie is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hallie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,779 people
  • Barron County
    • Chetek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Chetek is located in Barron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chetek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,094 people
  • Clark County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Estella, with the one closest to Estella listed first.
    • Eadsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Eidsvold
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Thorp
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Thorp is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorp
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,604 people
    • Reseburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Withee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Owen
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Eau Claire County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Estella, with the one closest to Estella listed first.
    • Seymour
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Seymour is located in Eau Claire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
    • Fall Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Fall Creek is located in Eau Claire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
    • Altoona
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Altoona is located in Eau Claire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,062 people
    • Eau Claire
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Rusk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Estella, with the one closest to Estella listed first.
    • Sheldon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Sheldon is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
    • Conrath
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Conrath is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conrath
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
    • Port Arthur
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Ladysmith
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Bruce
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Bruce is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
    • Apollonia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Tony
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Tony is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tony
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • Weyerhaeuser
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Weyerhaeuser is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyerhaeuser
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
    • Glen Flora
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Glen Flora is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Flora
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
    • Ingram
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Ingram is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
    • Strickland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hawkins
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Hawkins is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
  • Taylor County

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

Cemeteries Near Estella ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Estella.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Estella, with the one closest to Estella 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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Estella had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Estella had a population of 452 people.

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

  • Huron
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Huron is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
  • Drywood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Cadott
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Cadott is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadott
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,411 people
  • Boyd
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Boyd is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
  • Eagleton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Eagle Point
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Eagle Point is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
  • Edson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Edson is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edson
  • Stanley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Stanley is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,705 people
  • Bateman
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bateman is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bateman
  • Eidsvold
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Chippewa Falls
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Thorp
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Thorp is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorp
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,604 people
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Irvine
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Ludington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Ludington is located in Eau Claire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
    • Lombard
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Lombard is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombard

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

Newspapers Published in Estella ...

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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Estella.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Estella, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Estella.

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 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 Estella:

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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 Estella, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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- Estella) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.