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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 Neillsville (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 Neillsville. 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 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 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.

Neillsville is located in Clark 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 Clark County: Chippewa, Eau Claire, Jackson, Marathon, Taylor & Wood.

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

  • Clark County     (The home county of Neillsville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Neillsville, with the one closest to Neillsville listed first.
    • Granton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granton
      • Granton is located in Clark County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
    • Globe
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Globe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
      • Globe is located in Clark County
    • Chili
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
      • Chili is located in Clark County
    • Loyal
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loyal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyal
      • Loyal is located in Clark County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
    • Spokeville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spokeville
      • Spokeville is located in Clark County
    • Willard
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
      • Willard is located in Clark County
    • Greenwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
      • Greenwood is located in Clark County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 995 people
    • Humbird
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humbird
      • Humbird is located in Clark County
    • Riplinger
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riplinger
      • Riplinger is located in Clark County
    • Atwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
      • Atwood is located in Clark County
    • Reseburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reseburg
      • Reseburg is located in Clark County
    • Owen
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen
      • Owen is located in Clark County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
    • Colby
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
      • Colby is located in Clark County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,941 people
  • Crawford County
    • Lynxville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynxville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynxville
      • Lynxville is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
  • Eau Claire County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Neillsville, with the one closest to Neillsville listed first.
    • Fairchild
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairchild have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairchild
      • Fairchild is located in Eau Claire County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
    • Hay Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Creek
      • Hay Creek is located in Eau Claire County
    • Augusta
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Augusta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
      • Augusta is located in Eau Claire County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,517 people
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Neillsville, with the one closest to Neillsville listed first.
    • Hatfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
      • Hatfield is located in Jackson County
    • Pray
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pray
      • Pray is located in Jackson County
    • Merrillan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrillan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillan
      • Merrillan is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
    • Alma Center
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma Center
      • Alma Center is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 491 people
    • Black River Falls
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black River Falls
      • Black River Falls is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,454 people
    • Hixton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixton
      • Hixton is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
    • Millston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millston
      • Millston is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
    • Sechlerville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sechlerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sechlerville
      • Sechlerville is located in Jackson County
    • Requa
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Requa
      • Requa is located in Jackson County
    • York
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for York have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
      • York is located in Jackson County
    • Taylor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
      • Taylor is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
  • Marathon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Neillsville, with the one closest to Neillsville listed first.
    • Spencer
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
      • Spencer is located in Marathon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,865 people
    • McMillan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McMillan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan
      • McMillan is located in Marathon County
    • Unity
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unity have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
      • Unity is located in Marathon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
    • Rozellville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozellville
      • Rozellville is located in Marathon County
    • Stratford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stratford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
      • Stratford is located in Marathon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
  • Monroe County
    • Warrens
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrens
      • Warrens is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
  • Trempealeau County
    • Osseo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osseo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osseo
      • Osseo is located in Trempealeau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,671 people
  • Wood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Neillsville, with the one closest to Neillsville listed first.
    • Lindsey
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey
      • Lindsey is located in Wood County
    • Bakerville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
      • Bakerville is located in Wood County
    • Marshfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
      • Marshfield is located in Wood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,414 people
    • Hewitt
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
      • Hewitt is located in Wood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
    • Pittsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
      • Pittsville is located in Wood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
    • Arpin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arpin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arpin
      • Arpin is located in Wood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
    • Auburndale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburndale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
      • Auburndale is located in Wood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 658 people

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Neillsville ...

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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Neillsville.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Neillsville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Neillsville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Neillsville.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> of Neillsville.

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 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 Neillsville:

Cemeteries Near Neillsville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Neillsville.

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 Neillsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Neillsville, with the one closest to Neillsville listed first.

  • Neillsville City Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
  • North Pine Valley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Pine Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Pine Valley Cemetery
  • Levis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Levis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Levis Cemetery
  • Columbia Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Columbia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Columbia Cemetery
  • East Side Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Side Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Side Cemetery
  • Dells Dam Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dells Dam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dells Dam Cemetery
  • Zion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
  • Windfall Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • York Center Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Weston Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weston Cemetery
  • Indian Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Cemetery
  • Continue List   (115 more) ...
    • Lynn Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lynn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the west of Granton.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lynn Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88382 <3>
    • Seif Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seif Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seif Cemetery
    • Pine Circle Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Circle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Circle 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 Neillsville had a population of 1,936 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Neillsville had a population of 2,375 people.

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

  • Shortville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shortville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortville
    • Shortville is located in Clark County
  • Christie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
    • Christie is located in Clark County
  • Granton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granton
    • Granton is located in Clark County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
  • Globe
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Globe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
    • Globe is located in Clark County
  • Lynn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
    • Lynn is located in Clark County
  • Nevins
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nevins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevins
    • Nevins is located in Clark County
  • Hatfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
    • Hatfield is located in Jackson County
  • Waterbury
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterbury
    • Waterbury is located in Jackson County
  • Spokeville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spokeville
    • Spokeville is located in Clark County
  • Loyal
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loyal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyal
    • Loyal is located in Clark County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
  • Pray
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pray
    • Pray is located in Jackson County
  • Merrillan
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrillan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillan
    • Merrillan is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Greenwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
      • Greenwood is located in Clark County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 995 people
    • Lindsey
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey
      • Lindsey is located in Wood County
    • Veefkind
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Veefkind have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veefkind
      • Veefkind is located in Clark County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Neillsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Clark County: www.co.clark.wi.us/

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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Neillsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Neillsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5605, Longitude: -90.5910       In this case, the coordinates for Neillsville 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 Neillsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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