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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 Martell (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 Martell. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Martell is located in Pierce 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 Pierce County: Dakota (MN), Goodhue (MN), Washington (MN), Dunn, Pepin & Saint Croix.

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

  • Pierce County     (The home county of Martell)
  • Buffalo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Martell, with the one closest to Martell listed first.
    • Savoy ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Savoy is located in Buffalo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy
    • Maxville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Dunn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Martell, with the one closest to Martell listed first.
    • Knapp
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Downing
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Eau Galle
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Menomonie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Boyceville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Dunnville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Wheeler
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Wheeler is located in Dunn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
    • Tainter Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Tainter Lake is located in Dunn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tainter Lake
    • Falls City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Falls City is located in Dunn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
    • Meridean
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Pepin County
  • Polk County
  • Saint Croix County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Martell, with the one closest to Martell listed first.
    • Baldwin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Hammond
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Woodville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hersey
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Wilson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Roberts
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Erin Corner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Burkhardt
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Glenwood City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Glenwood City is located in Saint Croix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
    • Hudson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Hudson is located in Saint Croix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,168 people
    • New Richmond
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • North Hudson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • North Hudson is located in Saint Croix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hudson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,833 people
    • Deer Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Dakota County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Martell, with the one closest to Martell listed first.
    • Hastings
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Nininger
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Miesville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Vermillion
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • New Trier
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Goodhue County (MN)
  • Ramsey County (MN)
  • Wabasha County (MN)
    • Lake City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Washington County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Martell, with the one closest to Martell listed first.
    • Lakeland Shores
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Afton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Lake Saint Croix Beach
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Lake Saint Croix Beach is located in Washington County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Saint Croix Beach
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,071 people
    • Saint Marys Point
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Saint Marys Point is located in Washington County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys Point
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
    • Lakeland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Bayport
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Bayport is located in Washington County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayport
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,789 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bayport <1>
    • Oak Park Heights
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Elmo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Stillwater
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Stillwater is located in Washington County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,694 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stillwater <1>
    • Cottage Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Woodbury
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Woodbury is located in Washington County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,255 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbury <1>
    • Duluth Junction
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Landfall
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Landfall is located in Washington County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landfall
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people

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

Cemeteries Near Martell ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Martell.

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

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

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

  • Martell Lutheran Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Martell Methodist Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Rush River Lutheran Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • South Rush River Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • St. Josephs Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Gilman Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Peace Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Beldenville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Thurston Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (207 more) ...
    • Zion Covenant Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Lost Creek Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)

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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Martell had a population of 72 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

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

Newspapers Published in Martell ...

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 185 newspapers that have been published in the area around Martell.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Martell, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Martell.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Martell:

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>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 Martell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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- Martell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.