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 Plum City (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 Plum City. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Plum City is located in Pierce 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 Pierce County: Dakota (MN), Goodhue (MN), Washington (MN), Dunn, Pepin & Saint Croix.
Below are the counties that are near Plum City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Plum City:
- Pierce County (The home county of Plum City)
- The following are listed by their distance from Plum City, with the one closest to Plum City listed first.
- Waverly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Waverly is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Maiden Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maiden Rock is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiden Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Elmwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Elmwood is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 790 people
- Olivet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Olivet is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- El Paso
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- El Paso is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Paso
- Bay City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bay City is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Spring Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
- Ellsworth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ellsworth is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,272 people
- Martell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Martell is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martell
- Moeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Moeville is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moeville
- Morton Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Morton Corner is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Corner
- Hager City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hager City is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hager City
- Beldenville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Beldenville is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beldenville
- Buffalo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plum City, with the one closest to Plum City listed first.
- Savoy ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Savoy is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy
- Maxville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maxville is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
- Nelson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nelson is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Springdale ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Springdale is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Alma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alma is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
- Mondovi
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mondovi is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mondovi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,562 people
- Gilmanton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gilmanton is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmanton
- Dunn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plum City, with the one closest to Plum City listed first.
- Eau Galle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eau Galle is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Galle
- Dunnville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dunnville is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnville
- Meridean
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Meridean is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridean
- Menomonie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Menomonie is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,599 people
- Knapp
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Knapp is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Falls City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Falls City is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
- Rock Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rock Falls is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Falls
- Downing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Downing is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Boyceville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Boyceville is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyceville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,124 people
- Elk Mound
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elk Mound is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
- Tainter Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tainter Lake is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tainter Lake
- Eau Claire County
- Lufkin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lufkin is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lufkin
- Pepin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plum City, with the one closest to Plum City listed first.
- Lund
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lund is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lund
- Barry Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Barry Corner is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry Corner
- Arkansaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Arkansaw is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansaw
- Ella
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ella is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
- Stockholm
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Stockholm is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Durand
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Durand is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
- Lakeport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lakeport is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeport
- Pepin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pepin is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Saint Croix County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plum City, with the one closest to Plum City listed first.
- Hersey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hersey is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersey
- Wilson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Wilson is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Woodville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Woodville is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
- Baldwin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Baldwin is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,078 people
- Hammond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hammond is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,890 people
- Glenwood City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Glenwood City is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
- Roberts
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Roberts is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,018 people
- Dakota County (MN)
- Miesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Goodhue County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Plum City, with the one closest to Plum City listed first.
- Frontenac
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Red Wing
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bellechester
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bellechester is located in Goodhue County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellechester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Goodhue
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Welch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- White Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- White Rock is located in Goodhue County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Wabasha County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Plum City, with the one closest to Plum City listed first.
- Lake City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Reads Landing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wabasha
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kellogg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Zumbro Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Millville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jarrett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jarrett is located in Wabasha County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
- Hammond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hammond is located in Wabasha County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Mazeppa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Plum City, see our County-by-County Page for Plum City.
Cemeteries Near Plum City ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Plum City.
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 Plum City - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Plum City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Plum City, with the one closest to Plum City listed first.
- Plum City Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Free Home Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ono Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lund Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Porcupine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Rock Elm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mission Covenant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Maiden Rock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- French Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Farm Hill Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Poplar Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (198 more) ...
- Sabylund Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Salem Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Little Plum Lutheran Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Plum Lutheran Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Little Plum Lutheran Church Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the northeast of Pepin.
- The Little Plum Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Little Plum Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88351 <3>
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 Plum City had a population of 213 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Plum City had a population of 603 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Plum City, with the one closest to Plum City listed first.
- Ono
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ono is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ono
- Exile
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Exile is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exile
- Porcupine
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Porcupine is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porcupine
- Lund
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lund is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lund
- Maiden Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maiden Rock is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiden Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Waverly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Waverly is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Arkansaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Arkansaw is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansaw
- Ella
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ella is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
- Eau Galle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eau Galle is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Galle
- Savoy ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Savoy is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy
- Elmwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Elmwood is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 790 people
- Frontenac
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Olivet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Olivet is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Durand
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Durand is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
- Misha Mokwa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Misha Mokwa is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misha Mokwa
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Plum City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Plum City.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Plum City ...
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 Plum City.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Plum City. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Plum City and those printed in the larger area surrounding Plum City.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> of Plum City.
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 Plum City:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Pierce County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Buffalo County
- Dunn County
- Eau Claire County
- Pepin County
- Saint Croix County
- Dakota County
- Goodhue County
- Wabasha County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Plum City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Plum City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |