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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 southeast 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 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 east 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 may 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)
      • Springdale is located in Buffalo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
    • Gilmanton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Lookout
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Montana
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Maxville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Waumandee
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Savoy ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Savoy is located in Buffalo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy
    • Nelson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Nelson is located in Buffalo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
    • Alma
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Anchorage ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Anchorage is located in Buffalo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
    • Cochrane
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Buffalo City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Buffalo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Buffalo is located in Buffalo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • 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)
      • Lake Hallie is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hallie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,779 people
    • Albertville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Irvine
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Chippewa Falls
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Wissota
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Lake Wissota is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wissota
  • 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)
    • Meridean
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Dunnville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Falls City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Falls City is located in Dunn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
    • Eau Galle
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Elk Mound
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Elk Mound is located in Dunn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mound
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
    • Menomonie
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Colfax
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Colfax is located in Dunn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
    • Tainter Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Tainter Lake is located in Dunn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tainter Lake
  • 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)
    • Shawtown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Allen
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Eau Claire
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Altoona
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Altoona is located in Eau Claire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,062 people
    • Seymour
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Seymour is located in Eau Claire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
    • Fall Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Fall Creek is located in Eau Claire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
    • Augusta
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Augusta is located in Eau Claire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,517 people
    • Hay Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • 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)
    • Levis
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • York
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Pepin County
  • 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)
      • Plum City is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
    • Elmwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Waverly
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • 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)
    • Strum
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Russell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Independence
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Independence is located in Trempealeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
    • New City ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • New City is located in Trempealeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
    • Osseo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Whitehall
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Whitehall is located in Trempealeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,565 people
    • Arcadia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Coral City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Coral City is located in Trempealeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral City
    • Pigeon Falls
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Blair
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Blair is located in Trempealeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,330 people
  • 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)
      • Wabasha is located in Wabasha County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabasha
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,467 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wabasha <1>
    • Reads Landing
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Kellogg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Kellogg is located in Wabasha County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 460 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kellogg <1>
    • Minneiska
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Weaver
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)

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

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.

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

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.

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 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)
  • Modena
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Modena is located in Buffalo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modena
  • Eleva
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Rock Falls
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Urne
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Urne is located in Buffalo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urne
  • Caryville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Caryville is located in Dunn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caryville
  • Russell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Strum
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Meridean
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Durand
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Montana
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Dunnville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Elk Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Elk Creek is located in Trempealeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
    • Nix Corner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Nix Corner is located in Eau Claire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix Corner
    • Shawtown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)

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.

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]<2> of Mondovi.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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:

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