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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 Pigeon Falls (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 Pigeon Falls. 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.

Pigeon Falls is located in Trempealeau 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 Trempealeau County: Winona (MN), Buffalo, Eau Claire, Jackson & La Crosse.

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

  • Trempealeau County     (The home county of Pigeon Falls)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pigeon Falls, with the one closest to Pigeon Falls listed first.
    • Coral City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Whitehall
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
      • Whitehall is located in Trempealeau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,565 people
    • Blair
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blair have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
      • Blair is located in Trempealeau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,330 people
    • Osseo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Independence
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Strum
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • New City ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
      • New City is located in Trempealeau County
    • Russell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Eleva
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ettrick
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ettrick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ettrick
      • Ettrick is located in Trempealeau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
    • Arcadia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Frenchville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Galesville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Buffalo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pigeon Falls, with the one closest to Pigeon Falls listed first.
    • Lookout
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Gilmanton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Montana
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Montana. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana
      • Montana is located in Buffalo County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Montana
      • From Pigeon Falls to Montana
    • Mondovi
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mondovi have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mondovi
      • Mondovi is located in Buffalo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,562 people
    • Waumandee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Springdale ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 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
    • Marshland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshland
      • Marshland is located in Buffalo County
  • Clark County
  • Eau Claire County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pigeon Falls, with the one closest to Pigeon Falls listed first.
    • Hay Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Augusta
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Fairchild
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Allen
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Fall Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • 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
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altoona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
      • Altoona is located in Eau Claire County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,062 people
    • Seymour
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seymour have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
      • Seymour is located in Eau Claire County
    • Lufkin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Eau Claire
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Shawtown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shawtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
      • Shawtown is located in Eau Claire County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Shawtown
      • From Pigeon Falls to Shawtown
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pigeon Falls, with the one closest to Pigeon Falls listed first.
    • York
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for York. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
      • York is located in Jackson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to York
      • From Pigeon Falls to York
    • Taylor
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Sechlerville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Levis
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Levis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levis
      • Levis is located in Jackson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Levis
      • From Pigeon Falls to Levis
    • Hixton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Requa
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Alma Center
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Merrillan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Black River Falls
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Melrose
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hatfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • North Bend
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • La Crosse County

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

Cemeteries Near Pigeon Falls ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pigeon Falls.

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

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

  • Evangelical Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Hale Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Big Slough Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Slough Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Slough Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pigeon Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pigeon Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pigeon Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Old Whitehall Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Whitehall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Whitehall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Curran Coulee Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Curran Coulee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Curran Coulee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lincoln Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lincoln Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • South Valley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wagner Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wagner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wagner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Carpenter Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carpenter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carpenter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (136 more) ...
    • Curran Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Curran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Curran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Zion Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • 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.
    • Corness Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corness Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corness Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Pigeon Falls had a population of 63 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Pigeon Falls had a population of 399 people.

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

  • York
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for York. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • York is located in Jackson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to York
    • From Pigeon Falls to York
  • Hale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
    • Hale is located in Trempealeau County
  • Northfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
    • Northfield is located in Jackson County
  • Whitehall
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
    • Whitehall is located in Trempealeau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,565 people
  • Blair
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blair have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
    • Blair is located in Trempealeau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,330 people
  • Sechlerville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Levis
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Levis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levis
    • Levis is located in Jackson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Levis
    • From Pigeon Falls to Levis
  • Elk Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
    • Elk Creek is located in Trempealeau County
  • Osseo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Hixton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • North Branch
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branch
    • North Branch is located in Jackson County
  • Independence
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Strum
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Price
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Price have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
      • Price is located in Jackson County
    • Russell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Pigeon Falls ...

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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pigeon Falls.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pigeon Falls, 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 Pigeon Falls.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Pigeon Falls:

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

The official website for Trempealeau County: www.tremplocounty.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>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 Pigeon Falls, 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- Pigeon Falls) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pigeon Falls. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4260, Longitude: -91.2109    









 

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