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 Lombard (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 Lombard. 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.
Lombard 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 Lombard. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lombard:
- Clark County (The home county of Lombard)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lombard, with the one closest to Lombard listed first.
- Reseburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Reseburg is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reseburg
- Thorp
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Thorp is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,604 people
- Withee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Withee is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Eadsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eadsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eadsville
- Eidsvold
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Eidsvold is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidsvold
- Owen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Owen is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
- Atwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Atwood is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Curtiss
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Curtiss is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtiss
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Greenwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 995 people
- Willard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Willard is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Riplinger
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Riplinger is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riplinger
- Loyal
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Abbotsford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Abbotsford is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbotsford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,225 people
- Chippewa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lombard, with the one closest to Lombard listed first.
- Stanley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Stanley is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,705 people
- Boyd
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Boyd is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Cadott
(20 miles [32.2 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Drywood is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drywood
- Estella
(23 miles [37 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
(24 miles [38.6 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lake Wissota is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wissota
- Eau Claire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lombard, with the one closest to Lombard listed first.
- Augusta
(26 miles [41.8 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- 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 southwest)
- Hay Creek is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Creek
- Fall Creek
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Marathon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lombard, with the one closest to Lombard listed first.
- Unity
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Unity is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Spencer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Spencer is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,865 people
- Milan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Milan is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Corinth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Corinth is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Rusk County
- Sheldon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sheldon is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lombard, with the one closest to Lombard listed first.
- Bellinger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bellinger is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellinger
- Lublin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lublin is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
- Polley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Polley is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polley
- Gilman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gilman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Perkinstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Perkinstown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinstown
- Hughey ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hughey is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Stetsonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Stetsonville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
- Medford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Medford is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,267 people
- Jump River
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Jump River is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jump River
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lombard, see our County-by-County Page for Lombard.
Cemeteries Near Lombard ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lombard.
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 Lombard - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lombard covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lombard, with the one closest to Lombard listed first.
- St. Hedwig Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- East Thorp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Bernard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Hedwig Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Germanian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Norwegian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Longwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Nazareth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Eidsvold Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Maplehurst Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (107 more) ...
- Worden Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Assumption Orthodox Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Lombard had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lombard, with the one closest to Lombard listed first.
- Thorp
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Thorp is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,604 people
- Withee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Withee is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Eidsvold
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Eidsvold is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidsvold
- Longwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Longwood is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Stanley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Stanley is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,705 people
- Greenwood
(14 miles [22.5 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Curtiss is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtiss
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Boyd
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Boyd is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Edson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Edson is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edson
- Huron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Huron is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Perkinstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Perkinstown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinstown
- Loyal
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ludington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ludington is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
- Colby
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Colby is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,941 people
- Abbotsford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Abbotsford is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbotsford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,225 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lombard. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lombard.
Newspapers Published in Lombard ...
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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lombard.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lombard, 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 Lombard.
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 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 Lombard:
- 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 Lombard, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lombard) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |