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 Nix Corner (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 Nix Corner. 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.
Name Variations for Nix Corner ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Nix Corner: Nix Cor. (or less commonly used: Nix Crn.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Nix Corner is located in Eau Claire 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 Eau Claire County: Buffalo, Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, Jackson, Pepin & Trempealeau.
Below are the counties that are near Nix Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Nix Corner:
- Eau Claire County (The home county of Nix Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nix Corner, with the one closest to Nix Corner listed first.
- Allen
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Allen is located in Eau Claire County
- Fall Creek
(8 miles [12.9 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Altoona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Hay Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Creek
- Hay Creek is located in Eau Claire County
- Seymour
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Eau Claire
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Claire
- Eau Claire is located in Eau Claire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,087 people
- Shawtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Lufkin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lufkin
- Lufkin is located in Eau Claire County
- Fairchild
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Buffalo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nix Corner, with the one closest to Nix Corner listed first.
- Mondovi
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - Lookout
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Lookout is located in Buffalo County
- Gilmanton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmanton
- Gilmanton is located in Buffalo County
- Springdale ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- 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
- Montana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest) - Waumandee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waumandee
- Waumandee is located in Buffalo County
- Chippewa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nix Corner, with the one closest to Nix Corner listed first.
- Lake Hallie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- 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
- Irvine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Lake Wissota
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- 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
- Chippewa Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Falls
- Chippewa Falls is located in Chippewa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,407 people
- Cadott
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast) - Albertville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albertville
- Albertville is located in Chippewa County
- Boyd
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast) - Eagleton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton
- Eagleton is located in Chippewa County
- Drywood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drywood
- Drywood is located in Chippewa County
- Stanley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clark County
- Humbird
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humbird
- Humbird is located in Clark County
- Humbird
- Dunn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nix Corner, with the one closest to Nix Corner listed first.
- Rock Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rock Falls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Falls
- Rock Falls is located in Dunn County
- Elk Mound
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest) - Meridean
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridean
- Meridean is located in Dunn County
- Falls City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- 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
- Dunnville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnville
- Dunnville is located in Dunn County
- Colfax
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nix Corner, with the one closest to Nix Corner listed first.
- Requa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Requa
- Requa is located in Jackson County
- Levis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - York
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Hixton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixton
- Hixton is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- Sechlerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sechlerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sechlerville
- Sechlerville is located in Jackson County
- Alma Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- 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
- Taylor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast) - Merrillan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pepin County
- Durand
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Durand
- Trempealeau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nix Corner, with the one closest to Nix Corner listed first.
- Strum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strum
- Strum is located in Trempealeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,071 people
- Osseo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osseo
- Osseo is located in Trempealeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,671 people
- Eleva
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleva
- Eleva is located in Trempealeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
- Pigeon Falls
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Russell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Russell is located in Trempealeau County
- Coral City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- 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
- Independence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- 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
- Whitehall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - New City ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south) - Blair
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south) - Arcadia
(28 miles [45.1 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Nix Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Nix Corner.
Cemeteries Near Nix Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nix Corner.
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 Nix Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Nix Corner, with the one closest to Nix Corner listed first.
- St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Luke Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Luke Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Luke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Holy Guardian Angels Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Guardian Angels Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Guardian Angels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Scott's Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott's Valley Cemetery
- The Scott's Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hales Corner Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2183433 <3>
- St. Paul Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
- 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.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Eleva Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eleva Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eleva Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hamlin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamlin Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamlin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- West Beef River Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Beef River Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Beef River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Prairie View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie View Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (148 more) ...
- St. Peter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hadleyville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hadleyville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hadleyville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Rest Haven Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rest Haven Gardens
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rest Haven Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Peter 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 in 1895, Nix Corner had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Nix Corner, with the one closest to Nix Corner listed first.
- Eleva
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleva
- Eleva is located in Trempealeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
- Strum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strum
- Strum is located in Trempealeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,071 people
- Osseo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osseo
- Osseo is located in Trempealeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,671 people
- Fall Creek
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Altoona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Augusta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Hale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Eau Claire
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Claire
- Eau Claire is located in Eau Claire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,087 people
- Shawtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Levis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Elk Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Price
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Continue List (15 more) ...
- Mondovi
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - Russell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Russell is located in Trempealeau County
- Pigeon Falls
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Mondovi
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Nix Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Nix Corner.
Newspapers Published in Nix Corner ...
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 113 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nix Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nix Corner, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nix Corner.
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 Nix Corner:
- 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 Eau Claire County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Buffalo County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Chippewa County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Clark 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
- 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
- Trempealeau County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Buffalo County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Eau Claire County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Eau Claire County
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Nix Corner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Eau Claire County: www.co.eau-claire.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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 Nix Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Nix Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Nix Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6466, Longitude: -91.3471 In this case, the coordinates for Nix Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |