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 Murat (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 Murat. 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.
Murat is located in Taylor 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 Taylor County: Chippewa, Clark, Lincoln, Marathon, Price & Rusk.
Below are the counties that are near Murat. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Murat:
- Taylor County (The home county of Murat)
- The following are listed by their distance from Murat, with the one closest to Murat listed first.
- Medford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Medford is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,267 people
- Perkinstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Perkinstown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinstown
- Chelsea
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chelsea is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Stetsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stetsonville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
- Westboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Westboro is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
- Hughey ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hughey is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Rib Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rib Lake is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 861 people
- Lublin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lublin is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
- Interwald
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Interwald is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interwald
- Gilman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Gilman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Polley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Polley is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polley
- Bellinger
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bellinger is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellinger
- Chippewa County
- Stanley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stanley is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,705 people
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murat, with the one closest to Murat listed first.
- Dorchester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dorchester is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
- Curtiss
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Curtiss is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtiss
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Abbotsford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Abbotsford is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbotsford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,225 people
- Owen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Owen is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
- Withee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Withee is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Colby
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Colby is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,941 people
- Atwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Atwood is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Eadsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Eadsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eadsville
- Thorp
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Thorp is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,604 people
- Reseburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Reseburg is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reseburg
- Riplinger
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Riplinger is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riplinger
- Eidsvold
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eidsvold is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidsvold
- Marathon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murat, with the one closest to Murat listed first.
- Corinth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Corinth is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Milan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Milan is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Athens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Athens is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,079 people
- Unity
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Unity is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Poniatowski
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Poniatowski is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poniatowski
- Hamburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hamburg is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Wien
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wien is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wien
- Edgar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edgar is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,434 people
- Emmerich
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Emmerich is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerich
- Spencer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Spencer is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,865 people
- Fenwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fenwood is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Rib Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rib Falls is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Falls
- Price County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murat, with the one closest to Murat listed first.
- Catawba
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Catawba is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Kennan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Kennan is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Prentice
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Prentice is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentice
- Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
- Worcester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Worcester is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worcester
- Rusk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murat, with the one closest to Murat listed first.
- Hawkins
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hawkins is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Sheldon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sheldon is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Ingram
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ingram is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Glen Flora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Flora is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Flora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Murat, see our County-by-County Page for Murat.
Cemeteries Near Murat ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Murat.
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 Murat - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Murat covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Murat, with the one closest to Murat listed first.
- Molitor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Our Saviours Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Amish Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Rosary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Holy Rosary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whittlesey Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Whittlesey Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Little Black Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Perkinstown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (90 more) ...
- Chelsea Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Stetsonville Public Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
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.<1>
While we didn't find Murat in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Murat.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Murat, with the one closest to Murat listed first.
- Medford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Medford is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,267 people
- Whittlesey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whittlesey is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittlesey
- Little Black
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Little Black is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Black
- Perkinstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Perkinstown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinstown
- Chelsea
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chelsea is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Stetsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stetsonville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
- Westboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Westboro is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
- Dorchester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dorchester is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
- Rib Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rib Lake is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 861 people
- Curtiss
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Curtiss is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtiss
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Interwald
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Interwald is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interwald
- Withee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Withee is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Abbotsford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Abbotsford is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbotsford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,225 people
- Milan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Milan is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Corinth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Corinth is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Murat. See our List of 1890's Communities around Murat.
Newspapers Published in Murat ...
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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Murat.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Murat, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Murat.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Murat:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Taylor County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chippewa County
- Clark County
- Marathon County
- Price County
- Rusk County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Murat, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Murat) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |