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 Jim Falls (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 Jim Falls. 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 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.
Jim Falls 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 Jim Falls. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jim Falls:
- Chippewa County (The home county of Jim Falls)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jim Falls, with the one closest to Jim Falls listed first.
- Drywood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drywood
- Drywood is located in Chippewa County
- Eagleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton
- Eagleton is located in Chippewa County
- Lake Wissota
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- 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
- Cadott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Chippewa Falls
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Cornell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Irvine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Bloomer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Bloomer is located in Chippewa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,508 people
- Boyd
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Lake Hallie
(12 miles [19.3 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
- New Auburn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Auburn
- New Auburn is located in Chippewa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Albertville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albertville
- Albertville is located in Chippewa County
- Barron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jim Falls, with the one closest to Jim Falls listed first.
- Chetek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest) - Dallas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jim Falls, with the one closest to Jim Falls listed first.
- Eadsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eadsville
- Eadsville is located in Clark County
- Eidsvold
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidsvold
- Eidsvold is located in Clark County
- Thorp
(23 miles [37 km] to the east) - Reseburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reseburg
- Reseburg is located in Clark County
- Dunn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jim Falls, with the one closest to Jim Falls listed first.
- Colfax
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west) - Elk Mound
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest) - Tainter Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tainter Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tainter Lake
- Tainter Lake is located in Dunn County
- Falls City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
- Falls City is located in Dunn County
- Rock Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Falls
- Rock Falls is located in Dunn County
- Wheeler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Eau Claire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jim Falls, with the one closest to Jim Falls listed first.
- Seymour
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Altoona
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Fall Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fall Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
- Fall Creek is located in Eau Claire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
- Eau Claire
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Claire
- Eau Claire is located in Eau Claire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,087 people
- Shawtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest) - Augusta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south) - Lufkin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lufkin
- Lufkin is located in Eau Claire County
- Allen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Allen is located in Eau Claire County
- Hay Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Creek
- Hay Creek is located in Eau Claire County
- Rusk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jim Falls, with the one closest to Jim Falls listed first.
- Sheldon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast) - Weyerhaeuser
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- 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
- Conrath
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast) - Apollonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apollonia
- Apollonia is located in Rusk County
- Port Arthur
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Arthur
- Port Arthur is located in Rusk County
- Bruce
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north) - Strickland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickland
- Strickland is located in Rusk County
- Ladysmith
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jim Falls, with the one closest to Jim Falls listed first.
- Polley
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polley
- Polley is located in Taylor County
- Gilman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Gilman is located in Taylor County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Lublin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jim Falls, see our County-by-County Page for Jim Falls.
Newspapers Published in Jim Falls ...
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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jim Falls.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jim Falls, 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 Jim Falls.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Jim Falls:
- 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
- Dunn County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Eau Claire 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 Jim Falls ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jim Falls.
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 Jim Falls covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jim Falls, with the one closest to Jim Falls listed first.
- Copp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Copp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Copp Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- 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
- Eagleton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eagleton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eagleton Cemetery
- Cleveland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- 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
- O'Neil Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the O'Neil Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the O'Neil Creek Cemetery
- Goetz Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goetz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goetz Cemetery
- Bohemian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- 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
- St. Rose Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Rose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Rose Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
- Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hope Cemetery
- Home Park Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Home Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Home Park Cemetery
- Continue List (123 more) ...
- Bateman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bateman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bateman Cemetery
- Brooklawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brooklawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brooklawn Cemetery
- St. Catherine Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Catherine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Catherine Cemetery
- Bateman 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.<3>
While we didn't find Jim Falls in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jim Falls.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jim Falls, with the one closest to Jim Falls listed first.
- Drywood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drywood
- Drywood is located in Chippewa County
- Eagleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton
- Eagleton is located in Chippewa County
- Eagle Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- 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
- Bateman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Cadott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Chippewa Falls
(9 miles [14.5 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Boyd
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Edson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Huron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Ludington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Stanley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - Continue List (13 more) ...
- Altoona
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Truax
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Eau Claire
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Claire
- Eau Claire is located in Eau Claire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,087 people
- Altoona
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jim Falls. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jim Falls.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jim Falls. 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Jim Falls) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jim Falls. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0452, Longitude: -91.2729 In this case, the coordinates for Jim Falls have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Jim Falls, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |