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 Hannibal (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 Hannibal. 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 southwest 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 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.
Hannibal is located in Taylor 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 Taylor County: Chippewa, Clark, Lincoln, Marathon, Price & Rusk.
Below are the counties that are near Hannibal. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hannibal:
- Taylor County (The home county of Hannibal)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hannibal, with the one closest to Hannibal listed first.
- Hughey ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hughey is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Jump River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump River is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jump River
- Gilman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gilman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Polley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Polley is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polley
- Perkinstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Perkinstown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinstown
- Bellinger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bellinger is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellinger
- Lublin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lublin is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
- Medford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Medford is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,267 people
- Chelsea
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Chelsea is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Westboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Westboro is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
- Stetsonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stetsonville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
- Rib Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rib Lake is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 861 people
- Chippewa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hannibal, with the one closest to Hannibal listed first.
- Estella
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Estella is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estella
- Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
- Cornell
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cornell is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
- Stanley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Stanley is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,705 people
- Drywood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Drywood is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drywood
- Boyd
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Boyd is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Cadott
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cadott is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,411 people
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hannibal, with the one closest to Hannibal listed first.
- Eadsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Eadsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eadsville
- Eidsvold
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Eidsvold is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidsvold
- Thorp
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Thorp is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,604 people
- Withee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Withee is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Reseburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Reseburg is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reseburg
- Owen
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Owen is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
- Curtiss
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Curtiss is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtiss
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Dorchester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dorchester is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
- Atwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Atwood is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Price County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hannibal, with the one closest to Hannibal listed first.
- Kennan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kennan is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Catawba
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Catawba is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Rusk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hannibal, with the one closest to Hannibal listed first.
- Sheldon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sheldon is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Conrath
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Conrath is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conrath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Glen Flora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Glen Flora is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Flora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Ingram
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ingram is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Hawkins
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hawkins is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Tony
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Tony is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Ladysmith
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ladysmith is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladysmith
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,054 people
- Port Arthur
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Port Arthur is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Arthur
- Bruce
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bruce is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
- Apollonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Apollonia is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apollonia
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hannibal, see our County-by-County Page for Hannibal.
Cemeteries Near Hannibal ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hannibal.
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 Hannibal - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hannibal covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hannibal, with the one closest to Hannibal listed first.
- Hannibal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Donald Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Meadowbrook Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Meadowbrook Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Meadowbrook Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Perkinstown Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow River Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- St. Stanislaus Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Holy Assumption Orthodox Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (84 more) ...
- South Lawrence Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Molitor Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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.<1>
While we didn't find Hannibal in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hannibal.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hannibal, with the one closest to Hannibal listed first.
- Perkinstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Perkinstown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinstown
- Huron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Huron is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Estella
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Estella is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estella
- Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
- Eidsvold
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Eidsvold is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidsvold
- Thorp
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Thorp is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,604 people
- Lombard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lombard is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombard
- Stanley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Stanley is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,705 people
- Kennan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kennan is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Withee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Withee is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Medford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Medford is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,267 people
- Whittlesey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Whittlesey is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittlesey
- Drywood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Drywood is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drywood
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Chelsea
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Chelsea is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Catawba
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Catawba is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Boyd
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Boyd is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hannibal. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hannibal.
Newspapers Published in Hannibal ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hannibal.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hannibal, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hannibal.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Hannibal:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Taylor County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chippewa County
- Clark County
- Price County
- Rusk County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Hannibal, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hannibal) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |