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 Farmers Valley (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 Farmers Valley. 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 Farmers Valley ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Farmers Valley: Farmers Vly. (or less commonly used: Farmers Vally. or Farmers Vlly.)
- While the name of this community is Farmers Valley, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Farmers Valley may originally have been Farmer's Valley.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Farmers Valley might be written as Farmer Valley.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Farmers Valley is located in Monroe 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 Monroe County: Jackson, Juneau, La Crosse & Vernon.
Below are the counties that are near Farmers Valley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Farmers Valley:
- Monroe County (The home county of Farmers Valley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Farmers Valley, with the one closest to Farmers Valley listed first.
- Sparta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Sparta is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,800 people
- Angelo
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelo
- Angelo is located in Monroe County
- Melvina
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvina
- Melvina is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Norwalk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
- Norwalk is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- Cashton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Tunnel City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunnel City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel City
- Tunnel City is located in Monroe County
- Wilton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Tomah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Oil City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Oakdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Clifton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Clifton is located in Monroe County
- Valley Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Valley Junction is located in Monroe County
- Kendall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Crawford County
- Lynxville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lynxville
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Farmers Valley, with the one closest to Farmers Valley listed first.
- Millston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millston
- Millston is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Melrose
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Melrose is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
- North Bend
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend
- North Bend is located in Jackson County
- Black River Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black River Falls
- Black River Falls is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,454 people
- Juneau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Farmers Valley, with the one closest to Farmers Valley listed first.
- Camp Douglas
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Douglas
- Camp Douglas is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 625 people
- Hustler
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustler
- Hustler is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Elroy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast) - Mather
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mather
- Mather is located in Juneau County
- New Lisbon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lisbon
- New Lisbon is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,547 people
- Union Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
- Union Center is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- La Crosse County
- The following are listed by their distance from Farmers Valley, with the one closest to Farmers Valley listed first.
- Rockland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Rockland is located in La Crosse County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Middle Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ridge
- Middle Ridge is located in La Crosse County
- Bangor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Saint Joseph
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Saint Joseph is located in La Crosse County
- West Salem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
- West Salem is located in La Crosse County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,013 people
- Barre Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barre Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre Mills
- Barre Mills is located in La Crosse County
- Mindoro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindoro
- Mindoro is located in La Crosse County
- Shelby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest) - Onalaska
(23 miles [37 km] to the west) - Grand Crossing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Crossing
- Grand Crossing is located in La Crosse County
- French Island
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Island
- French Island is located in La Crosse County
- Holmen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west) - La Crosse
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
- La Crosse is located in La Crosse County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51,163 people
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Farmers Valley, with the one closest to Farmers Valley listed first.
- Viola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south) - Yuba
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Farmers Valley, with the one closest to Farmers Valley listed first.
- Newry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newry
- Newry is located in Vernon County
- Ontario
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Westby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westby
- Westby is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,254 people
- Coon Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coon Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Valley
- Coon Valley is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Mount Tabor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor
- Mount Tabor is located in Vernon County
- Trippville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trippville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trippville
- Trippville is located in Vernon County
- La Farge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Farge
- La Farge is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Chaseburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseburg
- Chaseburg is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Viroqua
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south) - White City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- White City is located in Vernon County
- Liberty
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south) - Hillsboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Hillsboro is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,387 people
- Stoddard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddard
- Stoddard is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
- Houston County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Farmers Valley, with the one closest to Farmers Valley listed first.
- La Crescent
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Crescent have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crescent
- La Crescent is located in Houston County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,037 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Crescent <3>
- Brownsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Brownsville is located in Houston County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
- Winona County (MN)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Farmers Valley, see our County-by-County Page for Farmers Valley.
Newspapers Published in Farmers Valley ...
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 135 newspapers that have been published in the area around Farmers Valley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Farmers Valley, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Farmers Valley.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Farmers Valley:
- 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 Monroe County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jackson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Juneau County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- La Crosse County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Richland County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Vernon County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Houston County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Winona County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Crawford County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Monroe County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Monroe County
Cemeteries Near Farmers Valley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Farmers Valley.
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 Farmers Valley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Farmers Valley, with the one closest to Farmers Valley listed first.
- Farmers Valley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farmers Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farmers Valley Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
- Summit Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Summit Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Summit Ridge Cemetery
- Mound Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mound Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mound Prairie Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
- Leon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leon Cemetery
- Angelo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Angelo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Angelo Cemetery
- County Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
- Pilgrims Home Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pilgrims Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilgrims Home Cemetery
- Continue List (178 more) ...
- Aney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aney Cemetery
- St. Jacobs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Jacobs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Jacobs Cemetery
- Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
- Aney 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.<5>
While we didn't find Farmers Valley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Farmers Valley.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Farmers Valley, with the one closest to Farmers Valley listed first.
- Leon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Sparta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Sparta is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,800 people
- Angelo
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelo
- Angelo is located in Monroe County
- Melvina
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvina
- Melvina is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Saint Marys
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Marys have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
- Saint Marys is located in Monroe County
- Norwalk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
- Norwalk is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- Rockland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Rockland is located in La Crosse County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Cashton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Middle Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ridge
- Middle Ridge is located in La Crosse County
- Tunnel City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunnel City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel City
- Tunnel City is located in Monroe County
- Burns
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Newry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newry
- Newry is located in Vernon County
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cataract
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Oil City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Tomah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cataract
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Farmers Valley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Farmers Valley.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Farmers Valley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Monroe County: www.co.monroe.wi.us/
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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- Farmers Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Farmers Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8991, Longitude: -90.7479 In this case, the coordinates for Farmers Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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 Farmers Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |