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 Mondovi (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 Mondovi. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Mondovi is located in Buffalo 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 Buffalo County: Wabasha (MN), Winona (MN), Eau Claire, Pepin & Trempealeau.
Below are the counties that are near Mondovi. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mondovi:
- Buffalo County (The home county of Mondovi)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mondovi, with the one closest to Mondovi listed first.
- Springdale ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmanton
- Gilmanton is located in Buffalo County
- Lookout
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Lookout is located in Buffalo County
- Montana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Maxville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Maxville is located in Buffalo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
- Waumandee
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waumandee
- Waumandee is located in Buffalo County
- Nelson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Alma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Alma is located in Buffalo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
- Cochrane
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrane
- Cochrane is located in Buffalo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 409 people
- Buffalo City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City
- Buffalo City is located in Buffalo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people
- Buffalo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south) - Fountain City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain City
- Fountain City is located in Buffalo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
- Chippewa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mondovi, with the one closest to Mondovi listed first.
- Lake Hallie
(25 miles [40.2 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albertville
- Albertville is located in Chippewa County
- Irvine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast) - Chippewa Falls
(28 miles [45.1 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
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Dunn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mondovi, with the one closest to Mondovi listed first.
- Rock Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- 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
- Meridean
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridean
- Meridean is located in Dunn County
- Dunnville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnville
- Dunnville is located in Dunn County
- Falls City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- 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
- Eau Galle
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Galle
- Eau Galle is located in Dunn County
- Elk Mound
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north) - Menomonie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest) - Colfax
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north) - Tainter Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- 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 Claire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mondovi, with the one closest to Mondovi listed first.
- Lufkin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lufkin
- Lufkin is located in Eau Claire County
- Shawtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Allen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Allen is located in Eau Claire County
- Eau Claire
(18 miles [29 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Seymour
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast) - Fall Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east) - Hay Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Creek
- Hay Creek is located in Eau Claire County
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mondovi, with the one closest to Mondovi listed first.
- Requa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Requa
- Requa is located in Jackson County
- York
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pepin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mondovi, with the one closest to Mondovi listed first.
- Durand
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
- Durand is located in Pepin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
- Arkansaw
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansaw
- Arkansaw is located in Pepin County
- Ella
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
- Ella is located in Pepin County
- Barry Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry Corner
- Barry Corner is located in Pepin County
- Pepin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepin
- Pepin is located in Pepin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Lakeport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeport
- Lakeport is located in Pepin County
- Lund
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lund
- Lund is located in Pepin County
- Stockholm
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pierce County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mondovi, with the one closest to Mondovi listed first.
- Plum City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west) - Elmwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest) - Waverly
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Waverly is located in Pierce County
- Trempealeau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mondovi, with the one closest to Mondovi listed first.
- Eleva
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleva
- Eleva is located in Trempealeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
- Strum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strum
- Strum is located in Trempealeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,071 people
- Russell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Russell is located in Trempealeau County
- Independence
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Osseo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east) - Whitehall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast) - Arcadia
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Arcadia is located in Trempealeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,026 people
- Coral City
(23 miles [37 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
- Pigeon Falls
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Blair
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wabasha County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mondovi, with the one closest to Mondovi listed first.
- Wabasha
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wabasha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabasha
- Wabasha is located in Wabasha County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,467 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wabasha <3>
- Reads Landing
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reads Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reads Landing
- Reads Landing is located in Wabasha County (MN)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reads Landing <3>
- Kellogg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellogg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
- Kellogg is located in Wabasha County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 460 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kellogg <3>
- Minneiska
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneiska
- Minneiska is located in Wabasha County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minneiska <3>
- Weaver
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Weaver is located in Wabasha County (MN)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mondovi, see our County-by-County Page for Mondovi.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Mondovi ...
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 153 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mondovi.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Mondovi. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Mondovi and those printed in the larger area surrounding Mondovi.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Mondovi.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Mondovi:
- 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 Buffalo County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- 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
- Eau Claire 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
- Trempealeau County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Wabasha County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Chippewa County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Buffalo County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Buffalo County
Cemeteries Near Mondovi ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mondovi.
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 Mondovi covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mondovi, with the one closest to Mondovi listed first.
- Riverside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
- Naples Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Naples Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Naples Cemetery
- German Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the German Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Valley Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Severson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Severson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Severson Cemetery
- East Pepin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Pepin Cemetery
- St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Gilmanton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilmanton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilmanton Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
- Drammen Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- 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
- Julson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Julson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Julson Cemetery
- Modena Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Modena Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Modena Cemetery
- Continue List (156 more) ...
- Cooke Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooke Cemetery
- East Bennett Valley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Bennett Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Bennett Valley Cemetery
- Lincoln Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lincoln Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Cemetery
- Cooke 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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Mondovi had a population of 503 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Mondovi had a population of 2,562 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mondovi, with the one closest to Mondovi listed first.
- Lookout
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Lookout is located in Buffalo County
- Modena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Eleva
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleva
- Eleva is located in Trempealeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
- Rock Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- 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
- Urne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Caryville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Russell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Russell is located in Trempealeau County
- Strum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strum
- Strum is located in Trempealeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,071 people
- Meridean
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridean
- Meridean is located in Dunn County
- Montana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Dunnville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnville
- Dunnville is located in Dunn County
- Durand
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
- Durand is located in Pepin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Elk Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Nix Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- 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
- Shawtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Elk Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mondovi. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mondovi.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mondovi. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Buffalo County: www.buffalocounty.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> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Mondovi) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mondovi. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5689, Longitude: -91.6696 In this case, the coordinates for Mondovi have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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 Mondovi, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |