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 Prairie Farm (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 Prairie Farm. 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 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.
Prairie Farm is located in Barron 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 Barron County: Burnett, Chippewa, Dunn, Polk, Rusk, Saint Croix, Sawyer & Washburn.
Below are the counties that are near Prairie Farm. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Prairie Farm:
- Barron County (The home county of Prairie Farm)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairie Farm, with the one closest to Prairie Farm listed first.
- Hillsdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsdale is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Dallas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dallas is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Twin Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Twin Town is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Town
- Poskin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Poskin is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poskin
- Almena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Almena is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Barron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Barron is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 people
- Turtle Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Turtle Lake is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Chetek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Chetek is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chetek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,094 people
- Cameron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cameron is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,798 people
- Cumberland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cumberland is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,097 people
- Rice Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rice Lake is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,498 people
- Haugen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Haugen is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haugen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Chippewa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairie Farm, with the one closest to Prairie Farm listed first.
- New Auburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- New Auburn is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Bloomer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bloomer is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,508 people
- Albertville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Albertville is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albertville
- Dunn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairie Farm, with the one closest to Prairie Farm listed first.
- Ridgeland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeland is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
- Boyceville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Boyceville is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyceville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,124 people
- Wheeler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wheeler is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Downing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Downing is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Tainter Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Tainter Lake is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tainter Lake
- Knapp
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Knapp is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Colfax
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Colfax is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
- Menomonie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Menomonie is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,599 people
- Elk Mound
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elk Mound is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
- Pierce County
- Spring Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairie Farm, with the one closest to Prairie Farm listed first.
- Clayton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clayton is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
- Clear Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Clear Lake is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,099 people
- Amery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Amery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amery
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,799 people
- Volga ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Volga is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
- Deronda
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Deronda is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deronda
- Bunyan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bunyan is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunyan
- Balsam Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Balsam Lake is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 978 people
- Horse Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Horse Creek is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
- Rusk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairie Farm, with the one closest to Prairie Farm listed first.
- Strickland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Strickland is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickland
- Weyerhaeuser
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Weyerhaeuser is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyerhaeuser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Saint Croix County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairie Farm, with the one closest to Prairie Farm listed first.
- Glenwood City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glenwood City is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
- Deer Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Deer Park is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Hersey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hersey is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersey
- Wilson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Erin Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Erin Corner is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Corner
- Woodville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
- Baldwin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Baldwin is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,078 people
- Star Prairie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Star Prairie is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Prairie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Hammond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hammond is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,890 people
- New Richmond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- New Richmond is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,730 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Prairie Farm, see our County-by-County Page for Prairie Farm.
Cemeteries Near Prairie Farm ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Prairie Farm.
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 Prairie Farm - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Prairie Farm covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Prairie Farm, with the one closest to Prairie Farm listed first.
- Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Solum Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sunset Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Akers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Vanceburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Independent Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (144 more) ...
- Reeve Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Haven Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Old Hillsdale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Prairie Farm had a population of 108 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Prairie Farm had a population of 434 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Prairie Farm, with the one closest to Prairie Farm listed first.
- Hillsdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsdale is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Dallas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dallas is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Clayton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clayton is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
- Almena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Almena is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Barron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Barron is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 people
- Richardson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Richardson is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Boyceville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Boyceville is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyceville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,124 people
- Wheeler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wheeler is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Turtle Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Turtle Lake is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Joel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Joel is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joel
- Clear Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Clear Lake is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,099 people
- Downing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Downing is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Sand Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sand Creek is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek
- Chetek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Chetek is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chetek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,094 people
- Cameron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cameron is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,798 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Prairie Farm. See our List of 1890's Communities around Prairie Farm.
Newspapers Published in Prairie Farm ...
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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Prairie Farm.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Prairie Farm, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Prairie Farm.
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 websites either 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 Prairie Farm:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Barron County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chippewa County
- Dunn County
- Pierce County
- Polk County
- Rusk County
- Saint Croix County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Prairie Farm, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Prairie Farm) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |