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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 Prescott (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 Prescott. 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 and hospitals 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.

Prescott is located in Pierce 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 Pierce County: Dakota (MN), Goodhue (MN), Washington (MN), Dunn, Pepin & Saint Croix.

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

  • Pierce County     (The home county of Prescott)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Prescott, with the one closest to Prescott listed first.
    • Trimbelle
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trimbelle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimbelle
      • Trimbelle is located in Pierce County
    • River Falls
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Falls
      • River Falls is located in Pierce County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,306 people
    • Moeville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moeville
      • Moeville is located in Pierce County
    • Ellsworth
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
      • Ellsworth is located in Pierce County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,272 people
    • Morton Corner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Corner
      • Morton Corner is located in Pierce County
    • Hager City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hager City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hager City
      • Hager City is located in Pierce County
    • Martell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martell
      • Martell is located in Pierce County
    • Bay City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
      • Bay City is located in Pierce County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
    • El Paso
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Paso
      • El Paso is located in Pierce County
    • Olivet
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olivet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
      • Olivet is located in Pierce County
    • Waverly
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
      • Waverly is located in Pierce County
    • Spring Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Maiden Rock
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiden Rock
      • Maiden Rock is located in Pierce County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
  • Saint Croix County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Prescott, with the one closest to Prescott listed first.
    • Hudson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
      • Hudson is located in Saint Croix County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,168 people
    • North Hudson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hudson
      • North Hudson is located in Saint Croix County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,833 people
    • Burkhardt
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burkhardt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkhardt
      • Burkhardt is located in Saint Croix County
    • Roberts
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
      • Roberts is located in Saint Croix County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,018 people
    • Hammond
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
      • Hammond is located in Saint Croix County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,890 people
    • Baldwin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
      • Baldwin is located in Saint Croix County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,078 people
    • Somerset
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somerset have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
      • Somerset is located in Saint Croix County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,992 people
    • Erin Corner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Corner
      • Erin Corner is located in Saint Croix County
    • New Richmond
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
      • New Richmond is located in Saint Croix County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,730 people
    • Woodville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
      • Woodville is located in Saint Croix County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
  • Anoka County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Prescott, with the one closest to Prescott listed first.
    • Columbia Heights
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hilltop
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilltop have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
      • Hilltop is located in Anoka County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
  • Dakota County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Prescott, with the one closest to Prescott listed first.
    • Hastings
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
      • Hastings is located in Dakota County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,889 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hastings <2>
    • Nininger
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nininger
      • Nininger is located in Dakota County (MN)
    • Vermillion
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vermillion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermillion
      • Vermillion is located in Dakota County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vermillion <2>
    • Miesville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miesville
      • Miesville is located in Dakota County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miesville <2>
    • Coates
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coates
      • Coates is located in Dakota County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
    • New Trier
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Trier have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Trier
      • New Trier is located in Dakota County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
    • Hampton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Inver Grove Heights
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inver Grove Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inver Grove Heights
      • Inver Grove Heights is located in Dakota County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,776 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inver Grove Heights <2>
    • Rosemount
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosemount have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemount
      • Rosemount is located in Dakota County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,798 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosemount <2>
    • South Saint Paul
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Sunfish Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunfish Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish Lake
      • Sunfish Lake is located in Dakota County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 551 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunfish Lake <2>
    • Farmington
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Randolph
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Randolph is located in Dakota County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
  • Goodhue County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Prescott, with the one closest to Prescott listed first.
    • Welch
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Cannon Falls
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannon Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Falls
      • Cannon Falls is located in Goodhue County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,022 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cannon Falls <2>
    • Red Wing
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Wing
      • Red Wing is located in Goodhue County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,416 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Wing <2>
    • Stanton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
      • Stanton is located in Goodhue County (MN)
    • Goodhue
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodhue have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodhue
      • Goodhue is located in Goodhue County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,164 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodhue <2>
    • Hader
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hader
      • Hader is located in Goodhue County (MN)
    • Dennison
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Frontenac
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frontenac have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontenac
      • Frontenac is located in Goodhue County (MN)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frontenac <2>
    • Bellechester
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellechester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellechester
      • Bellechester is located in Goodhue County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
    • Wanamingo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Hennepin County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Prescott, with the one closest to Prescott listed first.
    • Bloomington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Richfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
      • Richfield is located in Hennepin County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,237 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richfield <2>
    • Minneapolis
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Anthony
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Anthony have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anthony
      • Saint Anthony is located in Hennepin County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,909 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Anthony <2>
    • Edina
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edina
      • Edina is located in Hennepin County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52,477 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edina <2>
  • Ramsey County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Prescott, with the one closest to Prescott listed first.
    • Highwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood
      • Highwood is located in Ramsey County (MN)
    • North Saint Paul
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Saint Paul have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Saint Paul
      • North Saint Paul is located in Ramsey County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,416 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Saint Paul <2>
    • Saint Paul
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Maplewood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Little Canada
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Canada have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Canada
      • Little Canada is located in Ramsey County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,335 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Canada <2>
    • Falcon Heights
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falcon Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Heights
      • Falcon Heights is located in Ramsey County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,628 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falcon Heights <2>
    • Gem Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gem Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem Lake
      • Gem Lake is located in Ramsey County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 536 people
    • White Bear Beach
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Bear Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Bear Beach
      • White Bear Beach is located in Ramsey County (MN)
    • Cardigan Junction
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cardigan Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardigan Junction
      • Cardigan Junction is located in Ramsey County (MN)
    • Roseville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
      • Roseville is located in Ramsey County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,178 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseville <2>
    • Vadnais Heights
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vadnais Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vadnais Heights
      • Vadnais Heights is located in Ramsey County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,796 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vadnais Heights <2>
    • White Bear Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lauderdale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lauderdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauderdale
      • Lauderdale is located in Ramsey County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,484 people
  • Rice County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Prescott, with the one closest to Prescott listed first.
    • Northfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Dundas
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
      • Dundas is located in Rice County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,652 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundas <2>
  • Scott County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Prescott, with the one closest to Prescott listed first.
    • Savage
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Savage have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
      • Savage is located in Scott County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,858 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savage <2>
    • Elko New Market
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elko New Market have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko New Market
      • Elko New Market is located in Scott County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,733 people
    • Elko
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elko have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
      • Elko is located in Scott County (MN)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elko <2>
    • Credit River
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Credit River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Credit River
      • Credit River is located in Scott County (MN)
    • New Market
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Market have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
      • New Market is located in Scott County (MN)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Market <2>
  • Washington County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Prescott, with the one closest to Prescott listed first.
    • Cottage Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Afton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Afton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
      • Afton is located in Washington County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,036 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Afton <2>
    • Saint Marys Point
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Marys Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys Point
      • Saint Marys Point is located in Washington County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
    • Saint Paul Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Saint Croix Beach
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Saint Croix Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Saint Croix Beach
      • Lake Saint Croix Beach is located in Washington County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,071 people
    • Woodbury
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
      • Woodbury is located in Washington County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,255 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbury <2>
    • Lakeland Shores
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Shores
      • Lakeland Shores is located in Washington County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
    • Newport
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
      • Newport is located in Washington County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,138 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <2>
    • Lakeland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland
      • Lakeland is located in Washington County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeland <2>
    • Landfall
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Landfall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landfall
      • Landfall is located in Washington County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
    • Lake Elmo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Elmo
      • Lake Elmo is located in Washington County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,280 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Elmo <2>
    • Bayport
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayport
      • Bayport is located in Washington County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,789 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bayport <2>
    • Oakdale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
      • Oakdale is located in Washington County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,773 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakdale <2>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Prescott ...

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 369 newspapers that have been published in the area around Prescott.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Prescott. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Prescott and those printed in the larger area surrounding Prescott.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> of Prescott.

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 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 Prescott:

Cemeteries Near Prescott ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Prescott.

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

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

  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
  • Pine Glen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
  • Leavitt Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leavitt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leavitt Cemetery
  • Irish Catholic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Irish Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Irish Catholic Cemetery
  • St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Luke's Episcopal Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hasting State Asylum Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hamman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Veterans Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Veterans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Veterans Cemetery
  • Ravenna Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Ravenna Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Elliot's Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ravenna Cemetery
  • Continue List   (258 more) ...
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Oakwood Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Lyon Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lyon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lyon 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Prescott had a population of 911 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Prescott had a population of 4,279 people.

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

  • Point Douglas
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Douglas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Douglas
    • Point Douglas is located in Washington County (MN)
  • Hastings
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
    • Hastings is located in Dakota County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,889 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hastings <2>
  • Etter
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Etter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etter
    • Etter is located in Dakota County (MN)
  • Langdon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langdon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
    • Langdon is located in Washington County (MN)
  • Vermillion
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vermillion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermillion
    • Vermillion is located in Dakota County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vermillion <2>
  • Cottage Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Eggleston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eggleston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggleston
    • Eggleston is located in Goodhue County (MN)
  • Diamond Bluff
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Bluff
    • Diamond Bluff is located in Pierce County
  • Trimbelle
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trimbelle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimbelle
    • Trimbelle is located in Pierce County
  • Afton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Afton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
    • Afton is located in Washington County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,036 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Afton <2>
  • Saint Paul Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pine Bend
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bend
    • Pine Bend is located in Dakota County (MN)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • New Trier
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Trier have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Trier
      • New Trier is located in Dakota County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
    • Welch
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Glover
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
      • Glover is located in Saint Croix County

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

The official website for Prescott: www.prescottwi.org/

The official website for Pierce County: www.co.pierce.wi.us/

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Prescott) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Prescott. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7498, Longitude: -92.7949    
<4>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.
<5>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 Prescott, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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