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 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 hospitals and 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 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Claire
- Eau Claire is located in Eau Claire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,087 people
- Altoona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Seymour
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Allen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Allen is located in Eau Claire County
- Fall Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fall Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
- Fall Creek is located in Eau Claire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
- Augusta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east) - Hay Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Creek
- Hay Creek is located in Eau Claire County
- 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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Springdale is located in Buffalo County
- Gilmanton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmanton
- Gilmanton is located in Buffalo County
- Lookout
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Lookout is located in Buffalo County
- Maxville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Maxville is located in Buffalo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
- Montana
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south) - Nelson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Hallie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hallie
- Lake Hallie is located in Chippewa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,779 people
- Albertville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albertville
- Albertville is located in Chippewa County
- Irvine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Chippewa Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Falls
- Chippewa Falls is located in Chippewa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,407 people
- Lake Wissota
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Wissota have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wissota
- Lake Wissota is located in Chippewa County
- Eagleton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton
- Eagleton is located in Chippewa County
- Bloomer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Bloomer is located in Chippewa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,508 people
- Cadott
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast) - Drywood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drywood
- Drywood is located in Chippewa County
- 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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Falls
- Rock Falls is located in Dunn County
- Falls City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
- Falls City is located in Dunn County
- Meridean
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridean
- Meridean is located in Dunn County
- Elk Mound
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Dunnville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnville
- Dunnville is located in Dunn County
- Colfax
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Menomonie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Tainter Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tainter Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tainter Lake
- Tainter Lake is located in Dunn County
- Eau Galle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Galle
- Eau Galle is located in Dunn County
- Wheeler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) - Knapp
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapp
- Knapp is located in Dunn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Boyceville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyceville
- Boyceville is located in Dunn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,124 people
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Requa
- Requa is located in Jackson County
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
- Durand is located in Pepin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
- Arkansaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansaw
- Arkansaw is located in Pepin County
- Ella
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
- Ella is located in Pepin County
- 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)
- Saint Croix County
- Wilson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Wilson is located in Saint Croix County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Wilson
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleva
- Eleva is located in Trempealeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
- Strum
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strum
- Strum is located in Trempealeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,071 people
- Osseo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast) - Russell
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Russell is located in Trempealeau County
- Independence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Independence is located in Trempealeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
- New City ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south) - Pigeon Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Falls
- Pigeon Falls is located in Trempealeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Coral City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coral City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral City
- Coral City is located in Trempealeau County
- Whitehall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lufkin, see our County-by-County Page for 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 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 Lufkin:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.wisconsinhistory.org/
- Pages specific to Eau Claire County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Buffalo County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Chippewa County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Dunn County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jackson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Pepin County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Pierce County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Saint Croix County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Trempealeau County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Buffalo County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Eau Claire County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Eau Claire County
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.
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 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.
- Brunswick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brunswick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brunswick Cemetery
- Peterson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peterson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peterson Cemetery
- Rock Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Creek Cemetery
- Spring Brook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Brook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Brook Cemetery
- Lakeview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88303 <3>
- East Pepin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Pepin Cemetery
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sand Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Hill Cemetery
- Drammen Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Drammen Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Drammen Lutheran Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
- Hadleyville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hadleyville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hadleyville Cemetery
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Eau Claire.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87946 <3>
- Falls City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Falls City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Falls City Cemetery
- Continue List (160 more) ...
- Fossum Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fossum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fossum Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
- Fossum Cemetery
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.<4>
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) - Rock Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Falls
- Rock Falls is located in Dunn County
- Shawtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Eau Claire
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Claire
- Eau Claire is located in Eau Claire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,087 people
- Truax
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Meridean
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridean
- Meridean is located in Dunn County
- Elk Mound
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Altoona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Mondovi
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Eleva
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleva
- Eleva is located in Trempealeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
- Nix Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nix Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix Corner
- Nix Corner is located in Eau Claire County
- Dunnville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnville
- Dunnville is located in Dunn County
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Irvine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Rusk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Downsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Downsville is located in Dunn County
- Irvine
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.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lufkin. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Eau Claire County: www.co.eau-claire.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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lufkin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lufkin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7511, Longitude: -91.6106 |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |