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 Menomonie (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 Menomonie. 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 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.
Menomonie is located in Dunn County and is the County Seat.
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 Dunn County: Barron, Chippewa, Eau Claire, Pepin, Pierce, Polk & Saint Croix.
Below are the counties that are near Menomonie. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Menomonie:
- Dunn County (The home county of Menomonie)
- The following are listed by their distance from Menomonie, with the one closest to Menomonie listed first.
- Tainter Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- 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
- Knapp
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapp
- Knapp is located in Dunn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Falls City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- 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
- Wheeler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Elk Mound
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Colfax
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Dunnville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnville
- Dunnville is located in Dunn County
- Meridean
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridean
- Meridean is located in Dunn County
- Boyceville
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Eau Galle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Galle
- Eau Galle is located in Dunn County
- Downing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
- Downing is located in Dunn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Rock Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- 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
- Barron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Menomonie, with the one closest to Menomonie listed first.
- Prairie Farm
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Farm have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Farm
- Prairie Farm is located in Barron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
- Dallas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Buffalo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Menomonie, with the one closest to Menomonie listed first.
- Maxville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Maxville is located in Buffalo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
- Springdale ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- 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
- Mondovi
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chippewa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Menomonie, with the one closest to Menomonie listed first.
- Albertville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albertville
- Albertville is located in Chippewa County
- Irvine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east) - Lake Hallie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- 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
- Chippewa Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Falls
- Chippewa Falls is located in Chippewa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,407 people
- Bloomer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Bloomer is located in Chippewa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,508 people
- New Auburn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Auburn
- New Auburn is located in Chippewa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Eagleton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton
- Eagleton is located in Chippewa County
- Lake Wissota
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- 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
- Eau Claire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Menomonie, with the one closest to Menomonie listed first.
- Lufkin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lufkin
- Lufkin is located in Eau Claire County
- Shawtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Eau Claire
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the east) - Seymour
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pepin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Menomonie, with the one closest to Menomonie listed first.
- Arkansaw
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansaw
- Arkansaw is located in Pepin County
- Durand
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
- Durand is located in Pepin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
- Ella
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
- Ella is located in Pepin County
- Lund
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lund
- Lund is located in Pepin County
- Barry Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry Corner
- Barry Corner is located in Pepin County
- Pierce County
- The following are listed by their distance from Menomonie, with the one closest to Menomonie listed first.
- Elmwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Spring Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Pierce County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
- Olivet
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Waverly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Waverly is located in Pierce County
- Plum City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest) - El Paso
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Paso
- El Paso is located in Pierce County
- Martell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martell
- Martell is located in Pierce County
- Morton Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Corner
- Morton Corner is located in Pierce County
- Maiden Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiden Rock
- Maiden Rock is located in Pierce County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Ellsworth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Polk County
- Clear Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Clear Lake is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,099 people
- Clear Lake
- Saint Croix County
- The following are listed by their distance from Menomonie, with the one closest to Menomonie listed first.
- Wilson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Wilson is located in Saint Croix County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Hersey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersey
- Hersey is located in Saint Croix County
- Glenwood City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenwood City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood City
- Glenwood City is located in Saint Croix County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
- Woodville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Woodville is located in Saint Croix County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
- Baldwin
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Baldwin is located in Saint Croix County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,078 people
- Hammond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Hammond is located in Saint Croix County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,890 people
- Erin Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Corner
- Erin Corner is located in Saint Croix County
- Trempealeau County
- Eleva
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleva
- Eleva is located in Trempealeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
- Eleva
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Menomonie, see our County-by-County Page for Menomonie.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Menomonie ...
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 104 newspapers that have been published in the area around Menomonie.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Menomonie. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Menomonie and those printed in the larger area surrounding Menomonie.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> of Menomonie.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Menomonie:
- 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 Dunn County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barron County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- 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
- Eau Claire 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
- Polk 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
- Barron County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Dunn County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Dunn County
Cemeteries Near Menomonie ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Menomonie.
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 Menomonie covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Menomonie, with the one closest to Menomonie listed first.
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89044 <3>
- Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- 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
- Halverson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Halverson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Halverson Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
- Peace Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peace Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
- Potters Field Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Potters Field Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Potters Field Cemetery
- Ford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ford Cemetery
- Ridge Road Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ridge Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ridge Road Cemetery
- Cedar Falls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Falls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Falls Cemetery
- Froens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Froens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Froens Cemetery
- Mamre Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mamre Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mamre Cemetery
- Continue List (165 more) ...
- Irving Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Irving Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Irving Creek Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
- Little Elk Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Elk Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Elk Creek Cemetery
- Irving Creek 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Menomonie had a population of 5,491 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Menomonie had a population of 16,599 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Menomonie, with the one closest to Menomonie listed first.
- Menomonie Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menomonie Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonie Junction
- Menomonie Junction is located in Dunn County
- North Menomonie
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Menomonie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Menomonie
- North Menomonie is located in Dunn County
- Cedar Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Falls
- Cedar Falls is located in Dunn County
- Rusk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Downsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- 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
- Knapp
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapp
- Knapp is located in Dunn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Wheeler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Hatchville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatchville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchville
- Hatchville is located in Dunn County
- Dunnville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnville
- Dunnville is located in Dunn County
- Meridean
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridean
- Meridean is located in Dunn County
- Elk Mound
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Colfax
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Continue List (17 more) ...
- Boyceville
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Elmwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Wilson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Wilson is located in Saint Croix County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Boyceville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Menomonie. See our List of 1890's Communities around Menomonie.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Menomonie: www.menomonie.com/
The official website for Dunn County: www.dunncountywi.govoffice2.com/
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 '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- Menomonie) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Menomonie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8877, Longitude: -91.9141 In this case, the coordinates for Menomonie have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Menomonie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |