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 Hallie (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 Hallie. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Hallie is located in Chippewa 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 Chippewa County: Barron, Clark, Dunn, Eau Claire, Rusk & Taylor.
Below are the counties that are near Hallie. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hallie:
- Chippewa County (The home county of Hallie)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hallie, with the one closest to Hallie listed first.
- Lake Hallie
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lake Hallie is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hallie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,779 people
- Irvine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Irvine is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine
- Chippewa Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chippewa Falls is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,407 people
- Lake Wissota
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Wissota is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wissota
- Albertville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Albertville is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albertville
- Eagleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Eagleton is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton
- Cadott
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cadott is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,411 people
- Bloomer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bloomer is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,508 people
- Drywood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Drywood is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drywood
- Boyd
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Boyd is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- New Auburn
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- New Auburn is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Cornell
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cornell is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
- Buffalo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hallie, with the one closest to Hallie listed first.
- Mondovi
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Springdale ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Lookout
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lookout is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hallie, with the one closest to Hallie listed first.
- Eidsvold
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Eidsvold is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidsvold
- Eadsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Eadsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eadsville
- Dunn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hallie, with the one closest to Hallie listed first.
- Elk Mound
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Colfax
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Rock Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Falls is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Falls
- Falls City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Falls City is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
- Meridean
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Meridean is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridean
- Tainter Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Tainter Lake is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tainter Lake
- Menomonie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Menomonie is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,599 people
- Wheeler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wheeler is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Dunnville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dunnville is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnville
- Eau Claire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hallie, with the one closest to Hallie listed first.
- Seymour
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Seymour is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Altoona
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Altoona is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,062 people
- Eau Claire
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Eau Claire is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Claire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,087 people
- Shawtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shawtown is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
- Fall Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fall Creek is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
- Lufkin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lufkin is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lufkin
- Allen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Allen is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Augusta
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Hay Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hay Creek is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Creek
- Fairchild
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hallie, with the one closest to Hallie listed first.
- Requa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Requa is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Requa
- Levis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Levis is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levis
- Trempealeau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hallie, with the one closest to Hallie listed first.
- Eleva
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Eleva is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleva
- Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
- Strum
(23 miles [37 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
- Osseo
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Osseo is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osseo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,671 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hallie, see our County-by-County Page for Hallie.
Cemeteries Near Hallie ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hallie.
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 Hallie - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hallie covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hallie, with the one closest to Hallie listed first.
- Prairie View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rumery Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Home Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Bridgets Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- McCombs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rest Haven Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (146 more) ...
- Bateman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- O'Neil Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tilden Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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>
While we didn't find Hallie in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hallie.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hallie, with the one closest to Hallie listed first.
- Irvine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Irvine is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine
- Chippewa Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chippewa Falls is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,407 people
- Eau Claire
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Eau Claire is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Claire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,087 people
- Altoona
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Altoona is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,062 people
- Truax
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Truax is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truax
- Shawtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shawtown is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
- Bateman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bateman is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bateman
- Eagle Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Eagle Point is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
- Fall Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fall Creek is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
- Eagleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Eagleton is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton
- Elk Mound
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Caryville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Caryville is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caryville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cadott
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cadott is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,411 people
- Ludington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ludington is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
- Nix Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Nix Corner is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix Corner
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hallie. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hallie.
Newspapers Published in Hallie ...
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 86 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hallie.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hallie, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hallie.
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 Hallie:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Chippewa County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Buffalo County
- Clark County
- Dunn County
- Eau Claire 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 Hallie, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hallie) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |