RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Wisconsin >> Chippewa County >> Irvine >> Genealogy HelperIndex...

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 Irvine (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 Irvine. 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 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.

Irvine 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 Irvine. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Irvine:

  • Chippewa County     (The home county of Irvine)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Irvine, with the one closest to Irvine listed first.
    • Chippewa Falls
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Lake Hallie
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Lake Hallie is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hallie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,779 people
    • Lake Wissota
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Lake Wissota is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wissota
    • Eagleton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Albertville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Bloomer
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Cadott
      (13 miles [20.9 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
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Boyd
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Boyd is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
    • New Auburn
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Cornell
      (20 miles [32.2 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
    • Estella
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Barron County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Irvine, with the one closest to Irvine listed first.
    • Chetek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Chetek is located in Barron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chetek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,094 people
    • Dallas
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Buffalo County
    • Mondovi
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Clark County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Irvine, with the one closest to Irvine listed first.
    • Eadsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Eidsvold
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Thorp
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Thorp is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorp
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,604 people
  • Dunn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Irvine, with the one closest to Irvine listed first.
    • Elk Mound
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Elk Mound is located in Dunn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mound
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
    • Colfax
      (15 miles [24.1 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
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Falls City is located in Dunn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
    • Rock Falls
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Tainter Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Tainter Lake is located in Dunn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tainter Lake
    • Meridean
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Menomonie
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Wheeler
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Wheeler is located in Dunn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
    • Dunnville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Ridgeland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Ridgeland is located in Dunn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
  • Eau Claire County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Irvine, with the one closest to Irvine listed first.
    • Seymour
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Seymour is located in Eau Claire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
    • Altoona
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Altoona is located in Eau Claire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,062 people
    • Eau Claire
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Shawtown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Fall Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 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
    • Lufkin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Allen
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Augusta
      (22 miles [35.4 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
    • Hay Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Irvine, with the one closest to Irvine listed first.
    • Requa
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Levis
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Trempealeau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Irvine, with the one closest to Irvine listed first.
    • Eleva
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Osseo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Strum
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Irvine ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Irvine.

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

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

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

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Irvine had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Chippewa Falls
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Bateman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Bateman is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bateman
  • Eagle Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Eagle Point is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
  • Eau Claire
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Altoona
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Altoona is located in Eau Claire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,062 people
  • Truax
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Truax is located in Eau Claire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truax
  • Eagleton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Shawtown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Elk Mound
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Elk Mound is located in Dunn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mound
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
  • Fall Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 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
  • Cadott
    (13 miles [20.9 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
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Ludington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Ludington is located in Eau Claire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
    • Colfax
      (15 miles [24.1 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
    • Caryville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Caryville is located in Dunn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caryville

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

Newspapers Published in Irvine ...

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 88 newspapers that have been published in the area around Irvine.

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

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 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 Irvine:

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 Irvine, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 from Point A (ie- Irvine) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.