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 Falls City (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 Falls City. 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 Falls City ...
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 have occurred.
While the name of this community is Falls City, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Falls City may originally have been Fall's City.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Falls City might be written as Fall City.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Falls City is located in Dunn County.
To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Dunn County: Barron, Chippewa, Eau Claire, Pepin, Pierce, Polk & Saint Croix.
Below are the counties that are near Falls City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Falls City:
- Dunn County (The home county of Falls City)
- The following are listed by their distance from Falls City, with the one closest to Falls City listed first.
- Meridean
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridean
- Meridean is located in Dunn County
- Elk Mound
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Rock Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rock Falls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Falls
- Rock Falls is located in Dunn County
- Dunnville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnville
- Dunnville is located in Dunn County
- Menomonie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Colfax
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Tainter Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tainter Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tainter Lake
- Tainter Lake is located in Dunn County
- Eau Galle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Galle
- Eau Galle is located in Dunn County
- Wheeler
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - Knapp
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapp
- Knapp is located in Dunn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Boyceville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyceville
- Boyceville is located in Dunn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,124 people
- Downing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
- Downing is located in Dunn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Buffalo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Falls City, with the one closest to Falls City listed first.
- Mondovi
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Springdale ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Springdale is located in Buffalo County
- Maxville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Maxville is located in Buffalo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
- Gilmanton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmanton
- Gilmanton is located in Buffalo County
- Lookout
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Lookout is located in Buffalo County
- Nelson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chippewa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Falls City, with the one closest to Falls City listed first.
- Albertville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albertville
- Albertville is located in Chippewa County
- Lake Hallie
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Hallie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hallie
- Lake Hallie is located in Chippewa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,779 people
- Irvine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Chippewa Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Falls
- Chippewa Falls is located in Chippewa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,407 people
- Lake Wissota
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Wissota have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wissota
- Lake Wissota is located in Chippewa County
- Bloomer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Bloomer is located in Chippewa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,508 people
- Eagleton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton
- Eagleton is located in Chippewa County
- New Auburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Auburn
- New Auburn is located in Chippewa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Eau Claire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Falls City, with the one closest to Falls City listed first.
- Lufkin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lufkin
- Lufkin is located in Eau Claire County
- Shawtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Eau Claire
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Claire
- Eau Claire is located in Eau Claire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,087 people
- Altoona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Seymour
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Allen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Allen is located in Eau Claire County
- Fall Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fall Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
- Fall Creek is located in Eau Claire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
- Pepin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Falls City, with the one closest to Falls City listed first.
- Durand
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
- Durand is located in Pepin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
- Arkansaw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansaw
- Arkansaw is located in Pepin County
- Ella
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
- Ella is located in Pepin County
- Barry Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry Corner
- Barry Corner is located in Pepin County
- Lund
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lund
- Lund is located in Pepin County
- Pepin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepin
- Pepin is located in Pepin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Pierce County
- The following are listed by their distance from Falls City, with the one closest to Falls City listed first.
- Elmwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Plum City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest) - Olivet
(23 miles [37 km] to the west) - Spring Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Pierce County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
- Waverly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Waverly is located in Pierce County
- El Paso
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Paso
- El Paso is located in Pierce County
- Martell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martell
- Martell is located in Pierce County
- Saint Croix County
- The following are listed by their distance from Falls City, with the one closest to Falls City listed first.
- Wilson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Wilson is located in Saint Croix County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Hersey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersey
- Hersey is located in Saint Croix County
- Glenwood City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenwood City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood City
- Glenwood City is located in Saint Croix County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
- Woodville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Woodville is located in Saint Croix County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
- Trempealeau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Falls City, with the one closest to Falls City listed first.
- Eleva
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleva
- Eleva is located in Trempealeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
- Strum
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strum
- Strum is located in Trempealeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,071 people
- Russell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Russell is located in Trempealeau County
- Osseo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osseo
- Osseo is located in Trempealeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,671 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Falls City, see our County-by-County Page for Falls City.
Cemeteries Near Falls City ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Falls City.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Falls City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Falls City, with the one closest to Falls City listed first.
- Falls City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Falls City Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Falls City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Forest Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Center Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sand Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Waneka Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waneka Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waneka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Iron Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Iron Creek Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Iron Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Fossum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fossum Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fossum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. John Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Spring Brook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Brook Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Brook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Peru Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peru Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peru Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Peterson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peterson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peterson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (159 more) ...
- Froens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Froens Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Froens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Little Elk Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Elk Creek Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Elk Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Rock Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Creek Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Froens Cemetery
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.<4>
While we didn't find Falls City in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Falls City.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Falls City, with the one closest to Falls City listed first.
- Meridean
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridean
- Meridean is located in Dunn County
- Caryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Rock Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rock Falls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Falls
- Rock Falls is located in Dunn County
- Elk Mound
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Downsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Downsville is located in Dunn County
- Dunnville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnville
- Dunnville is located in Dunn County
- Rusk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Menomonie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Truax
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - North Menomonie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Menomonie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Menomonie
- North Menomonie is located in Dunn County
- Shawtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Cedar Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Falls
- Cedar Falls is located in Dunn County
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Menomonie Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menomonie Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonie Junction
- Menomonie Junction is located in Dunn County
- Eau Galle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Galle
- Eau Galle is located in Dunn County
- Eau Claire
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Claire
- Eau Claire is located in Eau Claire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,087 people
- Menomonie Junction
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Falls City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Falls City.
Newspapers Published in Falls City ...
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 114 newspapers that have been published in the area around Falls City.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Falls City, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Falls City.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Falls City:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.wisconsinhistory.org/
- Pages specific to Dunn County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Buffalo County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Chippewa County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Eau Claire County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Pepin County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Pierce County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Saint Croix County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Trempealeau County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Buffalo County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Dunn County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Dunn County
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Falls City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Dunn County: www.dunncountywi.govoffice2.com/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | 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 Falls City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Falls City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Falls City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7972, Longitude: -91.7688 In this case, the coordinates for Falls City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |