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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 Lufkin (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 Lufkin. 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 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.

Lufkin is located in Eau Claire 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 Eau Claire County: Buffalo, Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, Jackson, Pepin & Trempealeau.

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

  • Eau Claire County     (The home county of Lufkin)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lufkin, with the one closest to Lufkin listed first.
    • Shawtown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Eau Claire
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Altoona
      (9 miles [14.5 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
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Seymour is located in Eau Claire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
    • Allen
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Fall Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 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
    • Augusta
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Augusta is located in Eau Claire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,517 people
    • Hay Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Buffalo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lufkin, with the one closest to Lufkin listed first.
    • Mondovi
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Springdale ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Springdale is located in Buffalo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
    • Gilmanton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Lookout
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Maxville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Savoy ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Savoy is located in Buffalo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy
    • Montana
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Nelson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Nelson is located in Buffalo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
  • Chippewa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lufkin, with the one closest to Lufkin listed first.
    • Lake Hallie
      (13 miles [20.9 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
    • Albertville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Irvine
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Chippewa Falls
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Wissota
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Lake Wissota is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wissota
    • Eagleton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Bloomer
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Cadott
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Cadott is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadott
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,411 people
    • Drywood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Dunn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lufkin, with the one closest to Lufkin listed first.
    • Rock Falls
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Falls City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Falls City is located in Dunn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
    • Meridean
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Elk Mound
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Elk Mound is located in Dunn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mound
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
    • Dunnville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Colfax
      (17 miles [27.4 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
    • Menomonie
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Tainter Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Tainter Lake is located in Dunn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tainter Lake
    • Eau Galle
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Wheeler
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Wheeler is located in Dunn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
    • Knapp
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Boyceville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lufkin, with the one closest to Lufkin listed first.
    • Requa
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Levis
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • York
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pepin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lufkin, with the one closest to Lufkin listed first.
    • Durand
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Arkansaw
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Ella
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Pierce County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lufkin, with the one closest to Lufkin listed first.
    • Elmwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Plum City
      (29 miles [46.7 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
  • Saint Croix County
    • Wilson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Trempealeau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lufkin, with the one closest to Lufkin listed first.
    • Eleva
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Strum
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Osseo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Russell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Independence
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Independence is located in Trempealeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
    • New City ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • New City is located in Trempealeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
    • Pigeon Falls
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Coral City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Coral City is located in Trempealeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral City
    • Whitehall
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Whitehall is located in Trempealeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,565 people

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

Cemeteries Near Lufkin ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lufkin.

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 Lufkin - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lufkin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

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 Lufkin in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lufkin.

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

  • Caryville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Caryville is located in Dunn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caryville
  • Rock Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Shawtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Eau Claire
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Truax
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Truax is located in Eau Claire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truax
  • Meridean
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Elk Mound
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Elk Mound is located in Dunn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mound
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
  • Altoona
    (9 miles [14.5 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
  • Mondovi
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Eleva
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Nix Corner
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Nix Corner is located in Eau Claire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix Corner
  • Dunnville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Irvine
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Rusk
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Rusk is located in Dunn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
    • Downsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Downsville is located in Dunn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville

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

Newspapers Published in Lufkin ...

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 129 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lufkin.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lufkin, 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 Lufkin.

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 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 Lufkin:

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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lufkin) 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 Lufkin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.