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 Fall Creek (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 Fall Creek. 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.
Name Variations for Fall Creek ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Fall Creek: Fall Crk. (or less commonly used: Fall Ck. or Fall Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Fall Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fall Creek.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Fall Creek is located in Eau Claire 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 Eau Claire County: Buffalo, Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, Jackson, Pepin & Trempealeau.
Below are the counties that are near Fall Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fall Creek:
- Eau Claire County (The home county of Fall Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fall Creek, with the one closest to Fall Creek listed first.
- Seymour
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Seymour is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Allen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Allen is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Altoona
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Augusta
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Eau Claire
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Eau Claire is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Claire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,087 people
- Hay Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hay Creek is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Creek
- Shawtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Shawtown is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
- Lufkin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lufkin is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lufkin
- Fairchild
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Fairchild is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairchild
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Buffalo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fall Creek, with the one closest to Fall Creek listed first.
- Mondovi
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mondovi is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mondovi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,562 people
- Lookout
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lookout is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Gilmanton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gilmanton is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmanton
- Springdale ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Chippewa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fall Creek, with the one closest to Fall Creek listed first.
- Lake Wissota
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lake Wissota is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wissota
- Lake Hallie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Hallie is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hallie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,779 people
- Chippewa Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chippewa Falls is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,407 people
- Irvine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Irvine is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine
- Cadott
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Boyd
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Boyd is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Drywood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Drywood is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drywood
- Eagleton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Eagleton is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton
- Stanley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stanley is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,705 people
- Albertville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Albertville is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albertville
- Bloomer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomer is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,508 people
- Cornell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cornell is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
- Estella
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Estella is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estella
- Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fall Creek, with the one closest to Fall Creek listed first.
- Eidsvold
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Eidsvold is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidsvold
- Humbird
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Humbird is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humbird
- Eadsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eadsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eadsville
- Thorp
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Thorp is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,604 people
- Willard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Willard is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Reseburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Reseburg is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reseburg
- Dunn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fall Creek, with the one closest to Fall Creek listed first.
- Rock Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rock Falls is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Falls
- Elk Mound
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Elk Mound is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
- Falls City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Falls City is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
- Meridean
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Meridean is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridean
- Colfax
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fall Creek, with the one closest to Fall Creek listed first.
- Requa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Requa is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Requa
- Levis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Levis is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levis
- York
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- York is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Alma Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alma Center is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 491 people
- Hixton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hixton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- Sechlerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sechlerville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sechlerville
- Merrillan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Merrillan is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Trempealeau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fall Creek, with the one closest to Fall Creek listed first.
- Osseo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Osseo is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osseo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,671 people
- Strum
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Strum is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,071 people
- Eleva
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eleva is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleva
- Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
- Pigeon Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pigeon Falls is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Russell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Russell is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Coral City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Coral City is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral City
- Whitehall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Whitehall is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,565 people
- Independence
(28 miles [45.1 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- New City is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fall Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Fall Creek.
Cemeteries Near Fall Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fall Creek.
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 Fall Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fall Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fall Creek, with the one closest to Fall Creek listed first.
- Trinity Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ludington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Bridgets Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Peter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Guardian Angels Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Scott's Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rest Haven Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- St. Luke Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (140 more) ...
- St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- West Lawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Fall Creek had a population of 426 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Fall Creek had a population of 1,291 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fall Creek, with the one closest to Fall Creek listed first.
- Nix Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nix Corner is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix Corner
- Ludington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ludington is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
- Altoona
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Augusta
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Bateman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bateman is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bateman
- Eau Claire
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Eau Claire is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Claire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,087 people
- Osseo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Osseo is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osseo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,671 people
- Chippewa Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chippewa Falls is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,407 people
- Irvine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Irvine is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine
- Shawtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Shawtown is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
- Cadott
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Strum
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Strum is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,071 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Truax
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Truax is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truax
- Eleva
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eleva is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleva
- Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
- Price
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Price is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fall Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fall Creek.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Fall Creek ...
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 112 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fall Creek.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Fall Creek. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Fall Creek and those printed in the larger area surrounding Fall Creek.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Fall Creek.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Fall Creek:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Eau Claire County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Buffalo County
- Chippewa County
- Clark County
- Dunn County
- Jackson County
- Trempealeau County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
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 Fall Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Fall Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |