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 Indian Creek (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 Indian Creek. 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.
Name Variations for Indian Creek ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Indian Creek: Indian Crk. (or less commonly used: Indian Ck. or Indian Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Indian Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Indian Creek.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Indian Creek is located in Polk 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 Polk County: Chisago (MN), Washington (MN), Barron, Burnett, Dunn & Saint Croix.
Below are the counties that are near Indian Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Indian Creek:
- Polk County (The home county of Indian Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Creek, with the one closest to Indian Creek listed first.
- Clam Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Clam Falls is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clam Falls
- Frederic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Frederic is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people
- Luck
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Luck is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luck
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,051 people
- Bunyan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bunyan is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunyan
- Milltown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Milltown is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 875 people
- Atlas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Atlas is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Balsam Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Balsam Lake is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 978 people
- Centuria
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Centuria is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centuria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 905 people
- Volga ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Volga is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
- Clayton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Clayton is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
- Amery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Amery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amery
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,799 people
- Deronda
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Deronda is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deronda
- Saint Croix Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Croix Falls is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Croix Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
- Barron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Creek, with the one closest to Indian Creek listed first.
- Cumberland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,097 people
- Haugen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Haugen is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haugen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Turtle Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Turtle Lake is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Almena
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Almena is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Poskin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Poskin is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poskin
- Twin Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Twin Town is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Town
- Rice Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rice Lake is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,498 people
- Barron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Barron is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 people
- Cameron
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cameron is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,798 people
- Burnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Creek, with the one closest to Indian Creek listed first.
- Hertel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hertel is located in Burnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hertel
- Bashaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bashaw is located in Burnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashaw
- Siren
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Siren is located in Burnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Webster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Webster is located in Burnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 620 people
- Alpha
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Alpha is located in Burnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Webb Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Webb Lake is located in Burnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Lake
- Grantsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Grantsburg is located in Burnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
- Randall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Randall is located in Burnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Washburn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Creek, with the one closest to Indian Creek listed first.
- Shell Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Shell Lake is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,318 people
- Spooner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Spooner is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spooner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,553 people
- Madge
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Madge is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madge
- Nobleton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Nobleton is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobleton
- Earl
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Earl is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Chisago County (MN)
- Taylors Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Indian Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Indian Creek.
Cemeteries Near Indian Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Indian Creek.
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 Indian Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Indian Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Indian Creek, with the one closest to Indian Creek listed first.
- Lorain Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Big Sand Lake Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lewis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Clam River Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Viola Lake Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Barronett Lakeside Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Greendale Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clam Lake Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Johnstown Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lakeview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Siren.
- The Lakeview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mud Hen Lake Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88516 <2>
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Shell Lake Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Lake Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shell Lake Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Shell Lake.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89263 <2>
- Continue List (100 more) ...
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chelmo Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
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 Indian Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Indian Creek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Indian Creek, with the one closest to Indian Creek listed first.
- Clam Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Clam Falls is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clam Falls
- Bashaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bashaw is located in Burnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashaw
- Barronett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barronett is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barronett
- Shell Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Shell Lake is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,318 people
- Cumberland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,097 people
- Comstock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Comstock is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
- West Denmark
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Denmark is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Denmark
- Bunyan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bunyan is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunyan
- Spooner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Spooner is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spooner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,553 people
- Trade Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Trade Lake is located in Burnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trade Lake
- Balsam Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Balsam Lake is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 978 people
- Turtle Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Turtle Lake is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Almena
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Almena is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Haugen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Haugen is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haugen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Cushing
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cushing is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Indian Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Indian Creek.
Newspapers Published in Indian Creek ...
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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Indian Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Indian Creek, 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 Indian Creek.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Indian Creek:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Polk County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barron County
- Burnett County
- Washburn County
- Chisago County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Indian Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Indian Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |