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 Junction (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 Junction. 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 hospitals and 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.
Junction is located in Clark 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 Clark County: Chippewa, Eau Claire, Jackson, Marathon, Taylor & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Junction:
- Clark County (The home county of Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from Junction, with the one closest to Junction listed first.
- Eadsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Eadsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eadsville
- Eidsvold
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eidsvold is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidsvold
- Thorp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thorp is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,604 people
- Reseburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Reseburg is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reseburg
- Withee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Withee is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Owen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Owen is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
- Willard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Willard is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Atwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Atwood is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Greenwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 995 people
- Curtiss
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Curtiss is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtiss
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Dorchester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dorchester is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
- Globe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Globe is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Loyal
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Loyal is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
- Chippewa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Junction, with the one closest to Junction listed first.
- Stanley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stanley is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,705 people
- Boyd
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boyd is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Cadott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cadott is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,411 people
- Drywood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Drywood is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drywood
- Estella
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Estella is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estella
- Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
- Cornell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cornell is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
- Lake Wissota
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lake Wissota is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wissota
- Chippewa Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Chippewa Falls is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,407 people
- Eagleton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Eagleton is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton
- Irvine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Irvine is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine
- Lake Hallie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lake Hallie is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hallie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,779 people
- Bloomer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bloomer is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,508 people
- Eau Claire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Junction, with the one closest to Junction listed first.
- Fall Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fall Creek is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
- Augusta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Augusta is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,517 people
- Fairchild
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fairchild is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairchild
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Hay Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hay Creek is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Creek
- Seymour
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Seymour is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Altoona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Altoona is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,062 people
- Marathon County
- Unity
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Unity is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Rusk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Junction, with the one closest to Junction listed first.
- Sheldon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sheldon is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Conrath
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Conrath is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conrath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Junction, with the one closest to Junction listed first.
- Bellinger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bellinger is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellinger
- Lublin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lublin is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
- Polley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Polley is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polley
- Gilman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gilman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Hughey ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hughey is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Perkinstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Perkinstown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinstown
- Jump River
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Jump River is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jump River
- Medford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Medford is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,267 people
- Stetsonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Stetsonville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Junction.
Cemeteries Near Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Junction.
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 Junction - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Junction, with the one closest to Junction listed first.
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oakland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- East Side Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Eidsvold Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Germanian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Hedwig Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Thorp Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Bernard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Hedwig Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Walker - Jackson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (109 more) ...
- Worden Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Norwegian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<1>
While we didn't find Junction in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Junction.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Junction, with the one closest to Junction listed first.
- Stanley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stanley is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,705 people
- Eidsvold
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eidsvold is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidsvold
- Thorp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thorp is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,604 people
- Boyd
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boyd is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Edson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Edson is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edson
- Lombard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lombard is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombard
- Huron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Huron is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Cadott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cadott is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,411 people
- Drywood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Drywood is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drywood
- Estella
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Estella is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estella
- Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
- Withee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Withee is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Ludington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ludington is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Longwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Longwood is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Bateman
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bateman is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bateman
- Perkinstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Perkinstown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinstown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Junction.
Newspapers Published in Junction ...
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 83 newspapers that have been published in the area around Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Junction, 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 Junction.
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 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 Junction:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Clark County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chippewa County
- Eau Claire County
- Marathon County
- Rusk County
- Taylor County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |