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 Loyal (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 Loyal. 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 doctors and 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.
Loyal 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 Loyal. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Loyal:
- Clark County (The home county of Loyal)
- The following are listed by their distance from Loyal, with the one closest to Loyal listed first.
- Spokeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Spokeville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spokeville
- Greenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 995 people
- Veefkind
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Veefkind is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veefkind
- Riplinger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Riplinger is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riplinger
- Globe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Globe is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Atwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Atwood is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Granton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Granton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Chili
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chili is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
- Willard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Willard is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Neillsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Neillsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neillsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,375 people
- Colby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Colby is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,941 people
- Curtiss
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Curtiss is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtiss
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Chippewa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loyal, with the one closest to Loyal listed first.
- Stanley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stanley is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,705 people
- Boyd
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Boyd is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Eau Claire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loyal, with the one closest to Loyal listed first.
- Fairchild
(24 miles [38.6 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hay Creek is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Creek
- Augusta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Augusta is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,517 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loyal, with the one closest to Loyal listed first.
- Pray
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pray
- Hatfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hatfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Merrillan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Merrillan is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- City Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- City Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Point
- Alma Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alma Center is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 491 people
- Lapham Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lapham Junction is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapham Junction
- Marathon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loyal, with the one closest to Loyal listed first.
- Spencer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Spencer is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,865 people
- Unity
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Unity is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- McMillan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- McMillan is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan
- Stratford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Stratford is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
- Milan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Milan is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Rozellville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rozellville is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozellville
- Fenwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fenwood is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Corinth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Corinth is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Wien
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wien is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wien
- Rangeline
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rangeline is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rangeline
- Athens
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Athens is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,079 people
- Edgar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Edgar is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,434 people
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loyal, with the one closest to Loyal listed first.
- Stetsonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Stetsonville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
- Lublin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lublin is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
- Bellinger
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bellinger is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellinger
- Medford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Medford is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,267 people
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loyal, with the one closest to Loyal listed first.
- Bakerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bakerville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
- Lindsey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lindsey is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey
- Marshfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Marshfield is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,414 people
- Hewitt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hewitt is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
- Auburndale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Auburndale is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 658 people
- Arpin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Arpin is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arpin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Pittsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
- Blenker
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Blenker is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blenker
- Sherry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sherry is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Loyal, see our County-by-County Page for Loyal.
Cemeteries Near Loyal ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Loyal.
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 Loyal - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Loyal covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Loyal, with the one closest to Loyal listed first.
- St. Anthony Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Loyal City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Trinity Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Veefkind Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Coles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Beaver Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- York Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- East Side Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (118 more) ...
- West Spencer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- St. Lukes Lutheran 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Loyal had a population of 168 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Loyal had a population of 1,229 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Loyal, with the one closest to Loyal listed first.
- Spokeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Spokeville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spokeville
- Greenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 995 people
- Veefkind
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Veefkind is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veefkind
- Christie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Christie is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
- Globe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Globe is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Spencer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Spencer is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,865 people
- Granton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Granton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Lynn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lynn is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Longwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Longwood is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Unity
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Unity is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Neillsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Neillsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neillsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,375 people
- Colby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Colby is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,941 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lindsey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lindsey is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey
- Bakerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bakerville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
- Curtiss
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Curtiss is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtiss
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Loyal. See our List of 1890's Communities around Loyal.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Loyal ...
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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Loyal.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Loyal. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Loyal and those printed in the larger area surrounding Loyal.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> of Loyal.
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 Loyal:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Clark County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chippewa County
- Eau Claire County
- Jackson County
- Marathon County
- Taylor County
- Wood County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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- Loyal) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Loyal, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |