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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 Hixton (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 Hixton. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Hixton is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: Clark, Eau Claire, Juneau, La Crosse, Monroe, Trempealeau & Wood.

Below are the counties that are near Hixton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hixton:

  • Jackson County     (The home county of Hixton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hixton, with the one closest to Hixton listed first.
    • Sechlerville
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Alma Center
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Alma Center is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma Center
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 491 people
    • Taylor
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Taylor is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
    • York
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Merrillan
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Merrillan is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
    • Black River Falls
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Levis
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hatfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Requa
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Melrose
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • North Bend
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Millston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Buffalo County
  • Clark County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hixton, with the one closest to Hixton listed first.
    • Humbird
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Neillsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Neillsville is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neillsville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,375 people
    • Globe
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Willard
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Granton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Crawford County
    • Lynxville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Lynxville is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynxville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
  • Eau Claire County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hixton, with the one closest to Hixton listed first.
    • Fairchild
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Hay Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Augusta
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Augusta is located in Eau Claire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,517 people
    • Allen
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Fall Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Fall Creek is located in Eau Claire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
  • La Crosse County
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hixton, with the one closest to Hixton listed first.
    • Angelo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Warrens
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Warrens is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrens
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
  • Trempealeau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hixton, with the one closest to Hixton listed first.
    • Pigeon Falls
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Blair
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Blair is located in Trempealeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,330 people
    • Coral City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Coral City is located in Trempealeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral City
    • Whitehall
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Whitehall is located in Trempealeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,565 people
    • Osseo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ettrick
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Ettrick is located in Trempealeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ettrick
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
    • Independence
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Independence is located in Trempealeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
    • Strum
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • New City ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • New City is located in Trempealeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
    • Frenchville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Russell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Arcadia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hixton, see our County-by-County Page for Hixton.

Cemeteries Near Hixton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hixton.

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 Hixton - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hixton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hixton, with the one closest to Hixton listed first.

  • Trinity Rest Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Sechlerville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Pole Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Curran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Stanford Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Curran Coulee Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Sherwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • West Garden Valley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • East Lawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Mary Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (120 more) ...
    • Smallpox Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Pigeon Creek Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Big Slough Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Hixton had a population of 138 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Hixton had a population of 417 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Hixton, with the one closest to Hixton listed first.

  • Sechlerville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • North Branch
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • North Branch is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branch
  • Alma Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Alma Center is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma Center
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 491 people
  • Northfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Northfield is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
  • York
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Merrillan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Merrillan is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
  • Black River Falls
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Pigeon Falls
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Levis
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Humbird
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Blair
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Blair is located in Trempealeau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,330 people
  • Hale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Hale is located in Trempealeau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Price
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Price is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
    • Irving
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Irving is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
    • Sheppard
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Sheppard is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppard

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hixton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hixton.

Newspapers Published in Hixton ...

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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hixton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hixton, 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 Hixton.

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 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 Hixton:

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 Hixton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hixton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.