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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 New Auburn (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 New Auburn. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

New Auburn is primarily located in Chippewa County. A portion of New Auburn extends into Barron 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 Chippewa County: Barron, Clark, Dunn, Eau Claire, Rusk & Taylor.

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

  • Chippewa County     (The home county of New Auburn)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Auburn, with the one closest to New Auburn listed first.
    • Bloomer
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Eagleton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Albertville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Cornell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Cornell is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
    • Irvine
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Chippewa Falls
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Estella
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Lake Hallie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Lake Hallie is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hallie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,779 people
    • Drywood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Wissota
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake Wissota is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wissota
    • Cadott
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Cadott is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadott
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,411 people
    • Boyd
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Boyd is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
  • Barron County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Auburn, with the one closest to New Auburn listed first.
    • Chetek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Chetek is located in Barron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chetek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,094 people
    • Dallas
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Cameron
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Cameron is located in Barron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,798 people
    • Hillsdale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Barron
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Prairie Farm
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Prairie Farm is located in Barron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Farm
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
    • Rice Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Rice Lake is located in Barron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,498 people
    • Poskin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Twin Town
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Twin Town is located in Barron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Town
    • Almena
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Almena is located in Barron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almena
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
    • Haugen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Haugen is located in Barron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haugen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
  • Dunn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Auburn, with the one closest to New Auburn listed first.
    • Colfax
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Colfax is located in Dunn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
    • Ridgeland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Ridgeland is located in Dunn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
    • Tainter Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Tainter Lake is located in Dunn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tainter Lake
    • Wheeler
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Wheeler is located in Dunn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
    • Elk Mound
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Elk Mound is located in Dunn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mound
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
    • Boyceville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Menomonie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Falls City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Falls City is located in Dunn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
    • Downing
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Knapp
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Eau Claire County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Auburn, with the one closest to New Auburn listed first.
    • Seymour
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Seymour is located in Eau Claire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
    • Eau Claire
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Altoona
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Altoona is located in Eau Claire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,062 people
    • Shawtown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Polk County
    • Clayton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Clayton is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
  • Rusk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Auburn, with the one closest to New Auburn listed first.
    • Strickland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Weyerhaeuser
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Weyerhaeuser is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyerhaeuser
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
    • Apollonia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bruce
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Bruce is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
    • Port Arthur
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Conrath
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Conrath is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conrath
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
    • Ladysmith
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sheldon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Sheldon is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people

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

Cemeteries Near New Auburn ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Auburn.

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 New Auburn - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Auburn, with the one closest to New Auburn 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.<2>

While we didn't find New Auburn in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of New Auburn.

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

  • Sand Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sand Creek is located in Dunn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek
  • Chetek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Chetek is located in Barron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chetek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,094 people
  • Dallas
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Eagleton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Eagle Point
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Eagle Point is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
  • Colfax
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Colfax is located in Dunn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
  • Canton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Canton is located in Barron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Cameron
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cameron is located in Barron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,798 people
  • Lehigh
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Lehigh is located in Barron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh
  • Hillsdale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Barron
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Wheeler
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Wheeler is located in Dunn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of New Auburn ...

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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Auburn.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of New Auburn. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of New Auburn and those printed in the larger area surrounding New Auburn.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of New Auburn.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 New Auburn:

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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 New Auburn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New Auburn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.