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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 Mindoro (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 Mindoro. 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.

Mindoro is located in La Crosse 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 La Crosse County: Houston (MN), Winona (MN), Jackson, Monroe, Trempealeau & Vernon.

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

  • La Crosse County     (The home county of Mindoro)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mindoro, with the one closest to Mindoro listed first.
    • West Salem
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Holmen
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Holmen is located in La Crosse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,368 people
    • Bangor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Bangor is located in La Crosse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,442 people
    • Midway
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Brice Prairie
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Brice Prairie is located in La Crosse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice Prairie
    • Onalaska
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Barre Mills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Rockland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • French Island
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Grand Crossing
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • North La Crosse
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • North La Crosse is located in La Crosse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North La Crosse
    • La Crosse
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Joseph
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Buffalo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mindoro, with the one closest to Mindoro listed first.
    • Marshland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Marshland is located in Buffalo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshland
    • Bluff Siding
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Crawford County
    • Lynxville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Lynxville is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynxville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mindoro, with the one closest to Mindoro listed first.
    • North Bend
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Melrose
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Taylor
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Taylor is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
    • Black River Falls
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Sechlerville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Hixton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Millston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • York
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Alma Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Alma Center is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma Center
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 491 people
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mindoro, with the one closest to Mindoro listed first.
    • Sparta
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Angelo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Melvina
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cashton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Cashton is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,111 people
    • Tunnel City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Tunnel City is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel City
    • Norwalk
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Tomah
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Tomah is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomah
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,363 people
    • Warrens
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Warrens is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrens
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
  • Trempealeau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mindoro, with the one closest to Mindoro listed first.
    • Ettrick
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Ettrick is located in Trempealeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ettrick
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
    • Galesville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Frenchville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Trempealeau
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Trempealeau is located in Trempealeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trempealeau
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,663 people
    • Wrights Corners
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Blair
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Blair is located in Trempealeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,330 people
    • Arcadia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Coral City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Coral City is located in Trempealeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral City
    • Whitehall
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Whitehall is located in Trempealeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,565 people
    • Pigeon Falls
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Independence
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Independence is located in Trempealeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
    • New City ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • New City is located in Trempealeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
  • Vernon County
  • Houston County (MN)
  • Winona County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mindoro, with the one closest to Mindoro listed first.
    • Dakota
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Dakota is located in Winona County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dakota
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
    • Nodine
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Lamoille
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Homer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Homer is located in Winona County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
    • Winona
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Wilson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Goodview
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Goodview is located in Winona County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,127 people

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

Cemeteries Near Mindoro ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mindoro.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mindoro, with the one closest to Mindoro 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Mindoro had a population of 136 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Burr Oak
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Burr Oak is located in La Crosse County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak
  • Stevenstown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Stevenstown is located in La Crosse County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenstown
  • North Bend
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Holmen
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Holmen is located in La Crosse County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,368 people
  • West Salem
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Burns
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Burns is located in La Crosse County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
  • Melrose
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • New Amsterdam
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • New Amsterdam is located in La Crosse County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Amsterdam
  • Midway
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Onalaska
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Medary
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Medary is located in La Crosse County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medary
  • Barre Mills
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Mindoro ...

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 83 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mindoro.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mindoro, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mindoro.

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 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 Mindoro:

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>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.
<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 Mindoro, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Mindoro) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.