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 Praag (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 Praag. 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 doctors and 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.
Praag is located in Buffalo 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 Buffalo County: Wabasha (MN), Winona (MN), Eau Claire, Pepin & Trempealeau.
Below are the counties that are near Praag. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Praag:
- Buffalo County (The home county of Praag)
- The following are listed by their distance from Praag, with the one closest to Praag listed first.
- Montana
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Montana is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana
- Waumandee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Waumandee is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waumandee
- Gilmanton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gilmanton is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmanton
- Anchorage ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Anchorage is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
- Alma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alma is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
- Springdale ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Springdale is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Lookout
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lookout is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Cochrane
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cochrane is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 409 people
- Buffalo City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo City is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people
- Buffalo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Nelson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Nelson is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Mondovi
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mondovi is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mondovi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,562 people
- Maxville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maxville is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
- Dunn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Praag, with the one closest to Praag listed first.
- Rock Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rock Falls is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Falls
- Dunnville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Dunnville is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnville
- Meridean
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Meridean is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridean
- Eau Galle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eau Galle is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Galle
- Falls City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Falls City is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
- Eau Claire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Praag, with the one closest to Praag listed first.
- Lufkin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lufkin is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lufkin
- Allen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Allen is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Shawtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Shawtown is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
- Jackson County
- York
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- York is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Pepin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Praag, with the one closest to Praag listed first.
- Ella
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ella is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
- Durand
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Durand is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
- Pepin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pepin is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Lakeport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lakeport is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeport
- Arkansaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Arkansaw is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansaw
- Barry Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Barry Corner is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry Corner
- Lund
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lund is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lund
- Stockholm
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Stockholm is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Pierce County
- The following are listed by their distance from Praag, with the one closest to Praag listed first.
- Plum City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plum City is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Maiden Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Maiden Rock is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiden Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Trempealeau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Praag, with the one closest to Praag listed first.
- Russell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Russell is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- New City ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- New City is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
- Arcadia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arcadia is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,026 people
- Independence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Independence is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
- Eleva
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Eleva is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleva
- Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
- Whitehall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Whitehall is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,565 people
- Strum
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Strum is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,071 people
- Coral City
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Coral City is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral City
- Wrights Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wrights Corners is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corners
- Blair
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Blair is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,330 people
- Pigeon Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pigeon Falls is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Frenchville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Frenchville is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchville
- Ettrick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ettrick is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ettrick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Wabasha County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Praag, with the one closest to Praag listed first.
- Kellogg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Minneiska
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Weaver
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Weaver is located in Wabasha County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Wabasha
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Reads Landing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Plainview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lake City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Millville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Elgin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elgin is located in Wabasha County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <1>
- Jarrett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jarrett is located in Wabasha County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
- Winona County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Praag, with the one closest to Praag listed first.
- Minnesota City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rollingstone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Beaver ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver is located in Winona County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Goodview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Goodview is located in Winona County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,127 people
- Winona
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Altura
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Stockton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Stockton is located in Winona County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
- Elba
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Elba is located in Winona County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Homer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Homer is located in Winona County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Lewiston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Utica
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wilson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wilson is located in Winona County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Lamoille
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lamoille is located in Winona County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamoille
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Praag, see our County-by-County Page for Praag.
Cemeteries Near Praag ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Praag.
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 Praag - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Praag covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Praag, with the one closest to Praag listed first.
- Lincoln Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Boniface Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Waumandee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Modena Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gilmanton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Anchorage Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lower Montana Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Upper Montana Ridge Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cooke Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (157 more) ...
- Church Valley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo City Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Buffalo City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Buffalo City.
- The Buffalo City Cemetery has also been known as:
- City of Buffalo Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976241 <2>
- Julson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Praag in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Praag.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Praag, with the one closest to Praag listed first.
- Cream
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cream is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream
- Montana
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Montana is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana
- Waumandee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Waumandee is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waumandee
- Modena
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Modena is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modena
- Herold
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Herold is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herold
- Anchorage ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Anchorage is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
- Alma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alma is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
- Glencoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glencoe is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
- Lookout
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lookout is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Urne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Urne is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urne
- Cochrane
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cochrane is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 409 people
- Midland Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Midland Junction is located in Wabasha County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland Junction
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Buffalo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Nelson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Nelson is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Kellogg
(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 Praag. See our List of 1890's Communities around Praag.
Newspapers Published in Praag ...
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 100 newspapers that have been published in the area around Praag.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Praag, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Praag.
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 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 Praag:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Buffalo County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dunn County
- Eau Claire County
- Jackson County
- Pepin County
- Pierce County
- Trempealeau County
- Wabasha County
- Winona 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Praag, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Praag) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |