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 Holcombe (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 Holcombe. 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 doctors and 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.
Holcombe is located in Chippewa County.
To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties 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 Holcombe. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Holcombe:
- Chippewa County (The home county of Holcombe)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holcombe, with the one closest to Holcombe listed first.
- Cornell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Drywood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drywood
- Drywood is located in Chippewa County
- Eagleton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton
- Eagleton is located in Chippewa County
- Cadott
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Boyd
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Stanley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Bloomer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Bloomer is located in Chippewa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,508 people
- New Auburn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Auburn
- New Auburn is located in Chippewa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Lake Wissota
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Wissota have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wissota
- Lake Wissota is located in Chippewa County
- Chippewa Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Falls
- Chippewa Falls is located in Chippewa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,407 people
- Irvine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest) - Lake Hallie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Hallie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hallie
- Lake Hallie is located in Chippewa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,779 people
- Barron County
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holcombe, with the one closest to Holcombe listed first.
- Eadsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eadsville
- Eadsville is located in Clark County
- Eidsvold
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidsvold
- Eidsvold is located in Clark County
- Thorp
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast) - Reseburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reseburg
- Reseburg is located in Clark County
- Rusk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holcombe, with the one closest to Holcombe listed first.
- Sheldon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Conrath
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Port Arthur
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Arthur
- Port Arthur is located in Rusk County
- Ladysmith
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Apollonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apollonia
- Apollonia is located in Rusk County
- Bruce
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Tony
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - Weyerhaeuser
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weyerhaeuser have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyerhaeuser
- Weyerhaeuser is located in Rusk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Glen Flora
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Flora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Flora
- Glen Flora is located in Rusk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Ingram
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast) - Strickland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickland
- Strickland is located in Rusk County
- Hawkins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holcombe, with the one closest to Holcombe listed first.
- Gilman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Gilman is located in Taylor County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Polley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polley
- Polley is located in Taylor County
- Jump River
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jump River
- Jump River is located in Taylor County
- Hughey ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east) - Lublin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Holcombe, see our County-by-County Page for Holcombe.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Holcombe ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Holcombe.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Holcombe. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Holcombe and those printed in the larger area surrounding Holcombe.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<2> of Holcombe.
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 websites either 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 Holcombe:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.wisconsinhistory.org/
- Pages specific to Chippewa County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barron County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Clark County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Rusk County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Taylor County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Barron County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Chippewa County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
Cemeteries Near Holcombe ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Holcombe.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Holcombe covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Holcombe, with the one closest to Holcombe listed first.
- Holcombe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holcombe Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88167 <3>
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
- Martin Mission Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Mission Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1975996 <3>
- Estella Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Estella Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Estella Cemetery
- St. Francis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Francis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis Cemetery
- Cleveland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cleveland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cleveland Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
- Yellow River Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yellow River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yellow River Cemetery
- Donald Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Donald Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Donald Cemetery
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Trinity Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
- Bohemian Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bohemian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bohemian Cemetery
- Continue List (95 more) ...
- Mud Lake Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mud Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mud Lake Cemetery
- Island Lake Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Island Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Island Lake Cemetery
- Rufledt Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rufledt Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88867 <3>
- Mud Lake Cemetery
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 Holcombe in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Holcombe.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Holcombe, with the one closest to Holcombe listed first.
- Huron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Drywood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drywood
- Drywood is located in Chippewa County
- Eagleton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton
- Eagleton is located in Chippewa County
- Cadott
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Eagle Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
- Eagle Point is located in Chippewa County
- Boyd
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Stanley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Edson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south) - Bateman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south) - Eidsvold
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidsvold
- Eidsvold is located in Clark County
- Chippewa Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Falls
- Chippewa Falls is located in Chippewa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,407 people
- Thorp
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast) - Continue List (8 more) ...
- Perkinstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perkinstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinstown
- Perkinstown is located in Taylor County
- Irvine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest) - Lombard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Perkinstown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Holcombe. See our List of 1890's Communities around Holcombe.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Holcombe. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Chippewa County: www.co.chippewa.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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- Holcombe) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Holcombe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.2244, Longitude: -91.1174 In this case, the coordinates for Holcombe have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Holcombe, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |