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 Fox 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 Fox 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 Fox 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 Fox Creek: Fox Crk. (or less commonly used: Fox Ck. or Fox Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Fox Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fox 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Fox Creek is located in Polk 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 Polk County: Chisago (MN), Washington (MN), Barron, Burnett, Dunn & Saint Croix.
Below are the counties that are near Fox Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fox Creek:
- Polk County (The home county of Fox Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Creek, with the one closest to Fox Creek listed first.
- Bunyan
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bunyan is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunyan
- Balsam Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Balsam Lake is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 978 people
- Luck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Luck is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luck
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,051 people
- Milltown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Milltown is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 875 people
- Volga ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Volga is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
- Centuria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Centuria is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centuria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 905 people
- Amery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Amery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amery
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,799 people
- Frederic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Frederic is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people
- Deronda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Deronda is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deronda
- Clayton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clayton is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
- Clam Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Clam Falls is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clam Falls
- Atlas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Atlas is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Barron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Creek, with the one closest to Fox Creek listed first.
- Turtle Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Turtle Lake is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Almena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Almena is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Cumberland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cumberland is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,097 people
- Twin Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Town is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Town
- Poskin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Poskin is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poskin
- Barron
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Barron is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 people
- Prairie Farm
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie Farm is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Farm
- Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
- Hillsdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsdale is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Haugen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Haugen is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haugen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Cameron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cameron is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,798 people
- Rice Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rice Lake is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,498 people
- Dallas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dallas is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Burnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Creek, with the one closest to Fox Creek listed first.
- Siren
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Siren is located in Burnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Alpha
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Alpha is located in Burnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Hertel
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hertel is located in Burnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hertel
- Bashaw
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bashaw is located in Burnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashaw
- Grantsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grantsburg is located in Burnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
- Webster
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Webster is located in Burnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 620 people
- Randall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Randall is located in Burnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Dunn County
- Ridgeland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeland is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
- Saint Croix County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Creek, with the one closest to Fox Creek listed first.
- Deer Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Deer Park is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Star Prairie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Star Prairie is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Prairie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- New Richmond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- New Richmond is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,730 people
- Erin Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Erin Corner is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Corner
- Somerset
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Somerset is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,992 people
- Glenwood City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Glenwood City is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
- Washburn County
- Shell Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shell Lake is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,318 people
- Chisago County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Creek, with the one closest to Fox Creek listed first.
- Taylors Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Franconia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Franconia is located in Chisago County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franconia
- Shafer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Almelund
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Center City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lindstrom
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Chisago City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Branch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Branch is located in Chisago County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
- North Branch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Washington County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Creek, with the one closest to Fox Creek listed first.
- Otisville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Otisville is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisville
- Scandia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marine-on-Saint-Croix
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fox Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Fox Creek.
Cemeteries Near Fox Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fox 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 Fox Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fox Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fox Creek, with the one closest to Fox Creek listed first.
- Georgetown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Johnstown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Balsam Lake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Apple River Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Elim Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Long Lake Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Volga Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Volga Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the north of Amery.
- The Volga Cemetery has also been known as:
- Traveler's Rest Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1361634 <3>
- Lincoln Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lawson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Granum Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (126 more) ...
- Fristad Lutheran Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fristad Lutheran Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fristad Lutheran Church Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southwest of Centuria.
- The Fristad Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fristad Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87987 <3>
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Fox Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fox Creek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fox Creek, with the one closest to Fox Creek listed first.
- Bunyan
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bunyan is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunyan
- Balsam Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Balsam Lake is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 978 people
- Volga ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Volga is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
- West Denmark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Denmark is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Denmark
- Joel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Joel is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joel
- Turtle Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Turtle Lake is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Amery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Amery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amery
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,799 people
- Deronda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Deronda is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deronda
- Richardson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Richardson is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Clayton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clayton is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
- Comstock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Comstock is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
- Little Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Little Falls is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Clam Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Clam Falls is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clam Falls
- Saint Croix Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Saint Croix Falls is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Croix Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
- Almena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Almena is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fox Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fox Creek.
Newspapers Published in Fox 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 102 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fox Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fox Creek, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fox Creek.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Fox Creek:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Polk County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barron County
- Burnett County
- Dunn County
- Saint Croix County
- Washburn County
- Chisago County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Fox Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Fox Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |