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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 Howard (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 Howard. 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 doctors 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.
Howard 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 Howard. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Howard:
- Chippewa County (The home county of Howard)
- The following are listed by their distance from Howard, with the one closest to Howard listed first.
- Albertville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Albertville is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albertville
- Irvine
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Irvine is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine
- Chippewa Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Chippewa Falls is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,407 people
- Lake Hallie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Hallie is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hallie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,779 people
- Bloomer
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Eagleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eagleton is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton
- Lake Wissota
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lake Wissota is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wissota
- New Auburn
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Cadott
(18 miles [29 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
- Drywood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Drywood is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drywood
- 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
- Boyd
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Boyd is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Estella
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Estella is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estella
- Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
- Barron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howard, with the one closest to Howard listed first.
- Chetek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Chetek is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chetek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,094 people
- Dallas
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dallas is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Hillsdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsdale is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Prairie Farm
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie Farm is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Farm
- Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
- Buffalo County
- Mondovi
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mondovi is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mondovi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,562 people
- Dunn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howard, with the one closest to Howard listed first.
- Elk Mound
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Mound is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
- Colfax
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Colfax is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
- Falls City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Falls City is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
- Tainter Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Tainter Lake is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tainter Lake
- 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
- Meridean
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Meridean is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridean
- Menomonie
(19 miles [30.6 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wheeler is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Ridgeland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeland is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
- Dunnville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dunnville is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnville
- Boyceville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Boyceville is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyceville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,124 people
- Knapp
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Knapp is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Downing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Downing is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Eau Claire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howard, with the one closest to Howard listed first.
- Eau Claire
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Shawtown is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
- Seymour
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Seymour is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Altoona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Altoona is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,062 people
- Lufkin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lufkin is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lufkin
- Fall Creek
(18 miles [29 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
- Allen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Allen is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Augusta
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Pepin County
- Durand
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Durand is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
- Trempealeau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howard, with the one closest to Howard listed first.
- Eleva
(26 miles [41.8 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
(28 miles [45.1 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
(30 miles [48.3 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 Howard, see our County-by-County Page for Howard.
Cemeteries Near Howard ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Howard.
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 Howard - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Howard covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Howard, with the one closest to Howard listed first.
- McCombs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rumery Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tilden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Evangelical Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cooks Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lower Running Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Home Park Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- O'Neil Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (156 more) ...
- Evergreen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<2>
While we didn't find Howard in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Howard.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Howard, with the one closest to Howard listed first.
- Irvine
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Irvine is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine
- Truax
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Truax is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truax
- Chippewa Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Chippewa Falls is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,407 people
- Eagle Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Point is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
- Elk Mound
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Mound is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
- Eau Claire
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Eau Claire is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Claire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,087 people
- Colfax
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Colfax is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
- Shawtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Shawtown is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
- Eagleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eagleton is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton
- Altoona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Altoona is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,062 people
- Bateman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bateman is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bateman
- Rusk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rusk is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Caryville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Caryville is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caryville
- Sand Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Creek is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek
- Cedar Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cedar Falls is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Falls
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Howard. See our List of 1890's Communities around Howard.
Newspapers Published in Howard ...
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 100 newspapers that have been published in the area around Howard.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Howard, 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 Howard.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Howard:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Chippewa County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barron County
- Buffalo County
- Dunn County
- Eau Claire County
- Pepin 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 Howard, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Howard) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |