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 Hale (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 Hale. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Hale is located in Trempealeau 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 Trempealeau County: Winona (MN), Buffalo, Eau Claire, Jackson & La Crosse.
Below are the counties that are near Hale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hale:
- Trempealeau County (The home county of Hale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hale, with the one closest to Hale listed first.
- Pigeon Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pigeon Falls is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Coral City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Coral City is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral City
- Whitehall
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Osseo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Osseo is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osseo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,671 people
- Strum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Strum is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,071 people
- Independence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Independence is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
- Russell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Russell is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Blair
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Blair is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,330 people
- New City ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- New City is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
- Eleva
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eleva is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleva
- Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
- Arcadia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Arcadia is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,026 people
- Ettrick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ettrick is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ettrick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Frenchville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Frenchville is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchville
- Buffalo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hale, with the one closest to Hale listed first.
- Lookout
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lookout is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Gilmanton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Gilmanton is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmanton
- Montana
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Montana is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana
- Mondovi
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mondovi is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mondovi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,562 people
- Waumandee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Waumandee is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waumandee
- Springdale ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Springdale is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Anchorage ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Anchorage is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
- Marshland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marshland is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshland
- Chippewa County
- Lake Hallie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lake Hallie is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hallie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,779 people
- Clark County
- Humbird
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Humbird is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humbird
- Dunn County
- Rock Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Falls is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Falls
- Eau Claire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hale, with the one closest to Hale listed first.
- Allen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Allen is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Hay Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hay Creek is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Creek
- Augusta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Augusta is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,517 people
- Fairchild
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairchild is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairchild
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Fall Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Altoona is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,062 people
- Seymour
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Seymour is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Eau Claire
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eau Claire is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Claire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,087 people
- Lufkin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lufkin is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lufkin
- Shawtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shawtown is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hale, with the one closest to Hale listed first.
- York
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- York is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Levis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Levis is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levis
- Requa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Requa is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Requa
- Taylor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Hixton
(13 miles [20.9 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sechlerville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sechlerville
- Alma Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Alma Center is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 491 people
- Merrillan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Merrillan is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Black River Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Black River Falls is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black River Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,454 people
- Hatfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hatfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- North Bend
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- North Bend is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend
- Melrose
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Melrose is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hale, see our County-by-County Page for Hale.
Cemeteries Near Hale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hale.
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 Hale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hale, with the one closest to Hale listed first.
- Hale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Evangelical Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wagner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- South Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Old Whitehall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pigeon Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Prairie View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Big Slough Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Beef River Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chimney Rock Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (130 more) ...
- Cripps Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Curran Coulee Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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, Hale had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hale, with the one closest to Hale listed first.
- Pigeon Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pigeon Falls is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- York
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- York is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Elk Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Elk Creek is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
- Whitehall
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Northfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Northfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Osseo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Osseo is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osseo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,671 people
- Strum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Strum is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,071 people
- Levis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Levis is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levis
- Russell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Russell is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Independence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Independence is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
- Blair
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Blair is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,330 people
- Price
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Price is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Eleva
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eleva is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleva
- Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
- Nix Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Nix Corner is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix Corner
- Sechlerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sechlerville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sechlerville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hale.
Newspapers Published in Hale ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hale, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hale.
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 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 Hale:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Trempealeau County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Buffalo County
- Chippewa County
- Clark County
- Dunn County
- Eau Claire County
- Jackson 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 Hale, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |