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 Lima (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 Lima. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Lima is located in Pepin 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 Pepin County: Goodhue (MN), Wabasha (MN), Buffalo, Dunn, Eau Claire & Pierce.
Below are the counties that are near Lima. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lima:
- Pepin County (The home county of Lima)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lima, with the one closest to Lima listed first.
- Durand
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Durand is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
- Arkansaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Arkansaw is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansaw
- Ella
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ella is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
- Barry Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Barry Corner is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry Corner
- Lund
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lund is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lund
- Pepin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pepin is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Lakeport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeport is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeport
- Stockholm
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stockholm is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Buffalo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lima, with the one closest to Lima listed first.
- Springdale ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Springdale is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Maxville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Maxville is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
- Mondovi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mondovi is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mondovi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,562 people
- Savoy ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Savoy is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy
- Gilmanton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gilmanton is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmanton
- Nelson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nelson is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Lookout
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lookout is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Alma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Alma is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
- Montana
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Montana is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana
- Waumandee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Waumandee is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waumandee
- Anchorage ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Anchorage is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
- Buffalo City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Buffalo City is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people
- Buffalo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Buffalo is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Chippewa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lima, with the one closest to Lima listed first.
- Albertville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Albertville is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albertville
- Lake Hallie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Hallie is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hallie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,779 people
- Irvine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Irvine is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine
- Dunn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lima, with the one closest to Lima listed first.
- Dunnville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dunnville is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnville
- Meridean
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Meridean is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridean
- Eau Galle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eau Galle is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Galle
- Rock Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Falls is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Falls
- Falls City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Falls City is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
- Menomonie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Menomonie is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,599 people
- Elk Mound
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Elk Mound is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
- Tainter Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Tainter Lake is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tainter Lake
- Knapp
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Knapp is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Colfax
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Colfax is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
- Wheeler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wheeler is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Boyceville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Boyceville is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyceville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,124 people
- Eau Claire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lima, with the one closest to Lima listed first.
- Lufkin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lufkin is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lufkin
- Shawtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Shawtown is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
- Eau Claire
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eau Claire is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Claire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,087 people
- Allen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Allen is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Altoona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Altoona is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,062 people
- Seymour
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Seymour is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Fall Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fall Creek is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
- Pierce County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lima, with the one closest to Lima listed first.
- Plum City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Plum City is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Elmwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elmwood is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 790 people
- Waverly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Waverly is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Olivet
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Olivet is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Maiden Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Maiden Rock is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiden Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Spring Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
- El Paso
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- El Paso is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Paso
- Bay City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bay City is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Martell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Martell is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martell
- Ellsworth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ellsworth is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,272 people
- Saint Croix County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lima, with the one closest to Lima listed first.
- Wilson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Hersey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hersey is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersey
- Woodville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodville is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
- Trempealeau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lima, with the one closest to Lima listed first.
- Eleva
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Eleva is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleva
- Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
- Strum
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Strum is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,071 people
- Russell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Russell is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- New City ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- New City is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
- Independence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Independence is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
- Goodhue County (MN)
- Frontenac
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wabasha County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lima, with the one closest to Lima listed first.
- Reads Landing
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Wabasha
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kellogg
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lake City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Weaver
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Weaver is located in Wabasha County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Minneiska
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lima, see our County-by-County Page for Lima.
Cemeteries Near Lima ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lima.
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 Lima - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lima covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lima, with the one closest to Lima listed first.
- Holy Rosary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Mary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Waubeek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- German Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Peru Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Round Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Clearview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- North Branch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (177 more) ...
- St. Henrys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Henrys Cemetery
- The St. Henrys Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Henrys Catholic Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88942 <2>
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- French Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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 Lima in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lima.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lima, with the one closest to Lima listed first.
- Durand
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Durand is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
- Dunnville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dunnville is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnville
- Arkansaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Arkansaw is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansaw
- Meridean
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Meridean is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridean
- Eau Galle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eau Galle is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Galle
- Urne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Urne is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urne
- Ella
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ella is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
- Downsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Downsville is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Mondovi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mondovi is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mondovi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,562 people
- Rock Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Falls is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Falls
- Porcupine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Porcupine is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porcupine
- Savoy ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Savoy is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Misha Mokwa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Misha Mokwa is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misha Mokwa
- Modena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Modena is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modena
- Caryville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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 Lima. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lima.
Newspapers Published in Lima ...
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 91 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lima.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lima, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lima.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Lima:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Pepin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Buffalo County
- Chippewa County
- Dunn County
- Eau Claire County
- Pierce County
- Saint Croix County
- Trempealeau County
- Goodhue County
- Wabasha 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> | 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 Lima, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Lima) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |