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 Old Meridean Ferry (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 Old Meridean Ferry. 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 doctors 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.
Old Meridean Ferry is located in Dunn 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 Dunn County: Barron, Chippewa, Eau Claire, Pepin, Pierce, Polk & Saint Croix.
Below are the counties that are near Old Meridean Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Old Meridean Ferry:
- Dunn County (The home county of Old Meridean Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Meridean Ferry, with the one closest to Old Meridean Ferry listed first.
- Falls City
(2 miles [3.2 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
- Meridean
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridean
- Meridean is located in Dunn County
- Rock Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Falls
- Rock Falls is located in Dunn County
- Elk Mound
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Dunnville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnville
- Dunnville is located in Dunn County
- Menomonie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Eau Galle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Galle
- Eau Galle is located in Dunn County
- Colfax
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Tainter Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tainter Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tainter Lake
- Tainter Lake is located in Dunn County
- Knapp
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapp
- Knapp is located in Dunn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Wheeler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest) - Boyceville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyceville
- Boyceville is located in Dunn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,124 people
- Downing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
- Downing is located in Dunn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Buffalo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Meridean Ferry, with the one closest to Old Meridean Ferry listed first.
- Mondovi
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Springdale ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- 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
- Gilmanton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmanton
- Gilmanton is located in Buffalo County
- Maxville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Maxville is located in Buffalo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
- Lookout
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Lookout is located in Buffalo County
- Nelson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest) - Montana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Chippewa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Meridean Ferry, with the one closest to Old Meridean Ferry listed first.
- Albertville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albertville
- Albertville is located in Chippewa County
- Lake Hallie
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- 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 northeast) - Chippewa Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Falls
- Chippewa Falls is located in Chippewa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,407 people
- Lake Wissota
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- 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
- Bloomer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Bloomer is located in Chippewa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,508 people
- Eagleton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton
- Eagleton is located in Chippewa County
- Eau Claire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Meridean Ferry, with the one closest to Old Meridean Ferry listed first.
- Lufkin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lufkin
- Lufkin is located in Eau Claire County
- Shawtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Eau Claire
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Claire
- Eau Claire is located in Eau Claire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,087 people
- Altoona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Seymour
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Allen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Allen is located in Eau Claire County
- Fall Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- 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
- Pepin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Meridean Ferry, with the one closest to Old Meridean Ferry listed first.
- Durand
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
- Durand is located in Pepin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
- Arkansaw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansaw
- Arkansaw is located in Pepin County
- Ella
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
- Ella is located in Pepin County
- Barry Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry Corner
- Barry Corner is located in Pepin County
- Lund
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lund
- Lund is located in Pepin County
- Pepin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepin
- Pepin is located in Pepin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Lakeport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeport
- Lakeport is located in Pepin County
- Pierce County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Meridean Ferry, with the one closest to Old Meridean Ferry listed first.
- Elmwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - Plum City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest) - Spring Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Pierce County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
- Olivet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west) - Waverly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Waverly is located in Pierce County
- El Paso
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Paso
- El Paso is located in Pierce County
- Saint Croix County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Meridean Ferry, with the one closest to Old Meridean Ferry listed first.
- Wilson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Wilson is located in Saint Croix County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Hersey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersey
- Hersey is located in Saint Croix County
- Glenwood City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenwood City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood City
- Glenwood City is located in Saint Croix County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
- Woodville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Woodville is located in Saint Croix County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
- Trempealeau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Meridean Ferry, with the one closest to Old Meridean Ferry listed first.
- Eleva
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleva
- Eleva is located in Trempealeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
- Strum
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strum
- Strum is located in Trempealeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,071 people
- Russell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Russell is located in Trempealeau County
- Osseo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wabasha County (MN)
- Reads Landing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reads Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reads Landing
- Reads Landing is located in Wabasha County (MN)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reads Landing <2>
- Reads Landing
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Old Meridean Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Old Meridean Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Old Meridean Ferry ...
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 118 newspapers that have been published in the area around Old Meridean Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Old Meridean Ferry, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Old Meridean Ferry.
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 Old Meridean Ferry:
- 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 Dunn 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
- Eau Claire 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
- Pierce County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Saint Croix 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
- Wabasha 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 Dunn County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Dunn County
Cemeteries Near Old Meridean Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Old Meridean Ferry.
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 Old Meridean Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Old Meridean Ferry, with the one closest to Old Meridean Ferry listed first.
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sand Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Hill Cemetery
- Falls City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Falls City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Falls City Cemetery
- Fossum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fossum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fossum Cemetery
- Spring Brook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Brook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Brook Cemetery
- Forest Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Center Cemetery
- Rock Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Creek Cemetery
- Peterson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peterson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peterson Cemetery
- Peru Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peru Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peru Cemetery
- Waneka Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waneka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waneka Cemetery
- Iron Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Iron Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Iron Creek Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
- Continue List (160 more) ...
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
- East Pepin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Pepin Cemetery
- Brunswick Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brunswick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brunswick Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley 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>
While we didn't find Old Meridean Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Old Meridean Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Old Meridean Ferry, with the one closest to Old Meridean Ferry listed first.
- Meridean
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridean
- Meridean is located in Dunn County
- Caryville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Rock Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Falls
- Rock Falls is located in Dunn County
- Elk Mound
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Dunnville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnville
- Dunnville is located in Dunn County
- Downsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Downsville is located in Dunn County
- Rusk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Shawtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Truax
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Menomonie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Eau Claire
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Claire
- Eau Claire is located in Eau Claire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,087 people
- North Menomonie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Menomonie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Menomonie
- North Menomonie is located in Dunn County
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Cedar Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Falls
- Cedar Falls is located in Dunn County
- Menomonie Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menomonie Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonie Junction
- Menomonie Junction is located in Dunn County
- Eau Galle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Galle
- Eau Galle is located in Dunn County
- Cedar Falls
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Old Meridean Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Old Meridean Ferry.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Old Meridean Ferry. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Dunn County: www.dunncountywi.govoffice2.com/
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Old Meridean Ferry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Old Meridean Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7666, Longitude: -91.7441 In this case, the coordinates for Old Meridean Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Old Meridean Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |