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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 La Crosse (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 La Crosse. 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 La Crosse ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

Another variation: LaCrosse.

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 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.

La Crosse is located in La Crosse County and is the County Seat.

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 La Crosse County: Houston (MN), Winona (MN), Jackson, Monroe, Trempealeau & Vernon.

Below are the counties that are near La Crosse. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to La Crosse:

  • La Crosse County     (The home county of La Crosse)
    • The following are listed by their distance from La Crosse, with the one closest to La Crosse listed first.
    • French Island
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • North La Crosse
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North La Crosse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North La Crosse
      • North La Crosse is located in La Crosse County
    • Grand Crossing
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Onalaska
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onalaska have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onalaska
      • Onalaska is located in La Crosse County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,108 people
    • Shelby
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
      • Shelby is located in La Crosse County
    • Barre Mills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Midway
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Brice Prairie
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brice Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice Prairie
      • Brice Prairie is located in La Crosse County
    • Holmen
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holmen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmen
      • Holmen is located in La Crosse County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,368 people
    • Saint Joseph
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • West Salem
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bangor
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bangor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
      • Bangor is located in La Crosse County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,442 people
    • Middle Ridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Buffalo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from La Crosse, with the one closest to La Crosse listed first.
    • Marshland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshland
      • Marshland is located in Buffalo County
    • Bluff Siding
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Crawford County
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from La Crosse, with the one closest to La Crosse listed first.
    • North Bend
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Bend. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend
      • North Bend is located in Jackson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to North Bend
      • From La Crosse to North Bend
    • Melrose
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from La Crosse, with the one closest to La Crosse listed first.
    • Cashton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cashton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashton
      • Cashton is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,111 people
    • Melvina
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Sparta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Angelo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Trempealeau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from La Crosse, with the one closest to La Crosse listed first.
    • Trempealeau
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trempealeau have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trempealeau
      • Trempealeau is located in Trempealeau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,663 people
    • Galesville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Wrights Corners
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Frenchville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Ettrick
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ettrick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ettrick
      • Ettrick is located in Trempealeau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
  • Vernon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from La Crosse, with the one closest to La Crosse listed first.
    • Stoddard
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Chaseburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Coon Valley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Genoa
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Newton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
      • Newton is located in Vernon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Newton
      • From La Crosse to Newton
    • Newry
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Westby
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Purdy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Purdy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
      • Purdy is located in Vernon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Purdy
      • From La Crosse to Purdy
    • Viroqua
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viroqua have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viroqua
      • Viroqua is located in Vernon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,394 people
    • Retreat
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Fargo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fargo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
      • Fargo is located in Vernon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fargo
      • From La Crosse to Fargo
    • Liberty Pole
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Allamakee County (IA)
  • Fillmore County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from La Crosse, with the one closest to La Crosse listed first.
    • Rushford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushford
      • Rushford is located in Fillmore County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,695 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rushford <3>
    • South Rushford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Bratsberg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Rushford Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushford Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushford Village
      • Rushford Village is located in Fillmore County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
    • Peterson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peterson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
      • Peterson is located in Fillmore County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peterson <3>
  • Houston County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from La Crosse, with the one closest to La Crosse listed first.
    • La Crescent
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Hokah
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hokah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokah
      • Hokah is located in Houston County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hokah <3>
    • Brownsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Reno
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Houston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Caledonia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Money Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Eitzen
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Willington Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Wilmington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilmington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
      • Wilmington is located in Houston County (MN)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wilmington
      • From La Crosse to Wilmington
    • Yucatan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Yucatan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan
      • Yucatan is located in Houston County (MN)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Yucatan
      • From La Crosse to Yucatan
    • Spring Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
      • Spring Grove is located in Houston County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Grove <3>
    • Bee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
      • Bee is located in Houston County (MN)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bee
      • From La Crosse to Bee
  • Winona County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from La Crosse, with the one closest to La Crosse listed first.
    • Dakota
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dakota have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dakota
      • Dakota is located in Winona County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
    • Nodine
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lamoille
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Homer
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
      • Homer is located in Winona County (MN)
    • Wilson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
      • Wilson is located in Winona County (MN)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wilson
      • From La Crosse to Wilson
    • Winona
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Goodview
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodview
      • Goodview is located in Winona County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,127 people
    • Wyattville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wyattville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyattville
      • Wyattville is located in Winona County (MN)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wyattville
      • From La Crosse to Wyattville
    • Stockton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
      • Stockton is located in Winona County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people

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

Cemeteries Near La Crosse ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of La Crosse.

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 La Crosse covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Campbell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campbell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campbell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Prospect Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prospect Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prospect Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Crucifixion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Convent Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Convent Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Convent Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hoffman Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoffman Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hoffman Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gate of Heaven Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gate of Heaven Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gate of Heaven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Onalaska City Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Forest Green Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Green Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Christoph Hammer Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christoph Hammer Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christoph Hammer Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Frederick Hammer Family Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frederick Hammer Family Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frederick Hammer Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Gable Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gable Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gable Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Oehler Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oehler Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oehler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that La Crosse had a population of 25,090 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, La Crosse had a population of 51,163 people.

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

  • Grand Crossing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • North La Crosse
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North La Crosse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North La Crosse
    • North La Crosse is located in La Crosse County
  • La Crescent
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Medary
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medary have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medary
    • Medary is located in La Crosse County
  • River Junction
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
    • River Junction is located in Houston County (MN)
  • Calvert
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calvert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert
    • Calvert is located in La Crosse County
  • Onalaska
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onalaska have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onalaska
    • Onalaska is located in La Crosse County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,108 people
  • Hokah
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hokah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokah
    • Hokah is located in Houston County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hokah <3>
  • Barre Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Midway
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Dresbach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dresbach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresbach
    • Dresbach is located in Winona County (MN)
  • Brownsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Dakota
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dakota have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dakota
      • Dakota is located in Winona County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
    • Holmen
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holmen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmen
      • Holmen is located in La Crosse County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,368 people
    • Stoddard
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of La Crosse ...

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 163 newspapers that have been published in the area around La Crosse.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of La Crosse. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of La Crosse and those printed in the larger area surrounding La Crosse.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<6> of La Crosse.

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 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 La Crosse:

The official website for La Crosse: www.cityoflacrosse.org/

The official website for La Crosse County: www.co.la-crosse.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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 La Crosse, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 drawn from Point A (ie- La Crosse) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in La Crosse. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8173, Longitude: -91.2490    









 

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