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 Putnam Heights (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 Putnam Heights. 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.
Name Variations for Putnam Heights ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Putnam Heights: Putnam Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 doctors 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.
Putnam Heights is located in Eau Claire 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 Eau Claire County: Buffalo, Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, Jackson, Pepin & Trempealeau.
Below are the counties that are near Putnam Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Putnam Heights:
- Eau Claire County (The home county of Putnam Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Putnam Heights, with the one closest to Putnam Heights listed first.
- Eau Claire
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Claire
- Eau Claire is located in Eau Claire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,087 people
- Altoona
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Shawtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Seymour
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Lufkin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lufkin
- Lufkin is located in Eau Claire County
- Allen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Allen is located in Eau Claire County
- Fall Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fall Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
- Fall Creek is located in Eau Claire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
- Augusta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Hay Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Creek
- Hay Creek is located in Eau Claire County
- Fairchild
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Putnam Heights, with the one closest to Putnam Heights listed first.
- Mondovi
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Springdale ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Springdale is located in Buffalo County
- Gilmanton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmanton
- Gilmanton is located in Buffalo County
- Lookout
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Lookout is located in Buffalo County
- Maxville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Maxville is located in Buffalo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
- Chippewa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Putnam Heights, with the one closest to Putnam Heights listed first.
- Lake Hallie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Hallie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hallie
- Lake Hallie is located in Chippewa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,779 people
- Irvine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Chippewa Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Falls
- Chippewa Falls is located in Chippewa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,407 people
- Albertville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albertville
- Albertville is located in Chippewa County
- Lake Wissota
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Wissota have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wissota
- Lake Wissota is located in Chippewa County
- Eagleton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton
- Eagleton is located in Chippewa County
- Cadott
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast) - Bloomer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Bloomer is located in Chippewa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,508 people
- Drywood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drywood
- Drywood is located in Chippewa County
- Boyd
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast) - New Auburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Auburn
- New Auburn is located in Chippewa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Stanley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast) - Cornell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dunn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Putnam Heights, with the one closest to Putnam Heights listed first.
- Rock Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Falls
- Rock Falls is located in Dunn County
- Elk Mound
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Falls City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
- Falls City is located in Dunn County
- Meridean
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridean
- Meridean is located in Dunn County
- Colfax
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Dunnville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnville
- Dunnville is located in Dunn County
- Menomonie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west) - Tainter Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tainter Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tainter Lake
- Tainter Lake is located in Dunn County
- Wheeler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest) - Eau Galle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Galle
- Eau Galle is located in Dunn County
- Knapp
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapp
- Knapp is located in Dunn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Putnam Heights, with the one closest to Putnam Heights listed first.
- Requa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Requa
- Requa is located in Jackson County
- York
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pepin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Putnam Heights, with the one closest to Putnam Heights listed first.
- Durand
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
- Durand is located in Pepin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
- Arkansaw
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansaw
- Arkansaw is located in Pepin County
- Trempealeau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Putnam Heights, with the one closest to Putnam Heights listed first.
- Eleva
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleva
- Eleva is located in Trempealeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
- Strum
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strum
- Strum is located in Trempealeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,071 people
- Osseo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Russell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Russell is located in Trempealeau County
- Pigeon Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Falls
- Pigeon Falls is located in Trempealeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Independence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Independence is located in Trempealeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
- Coral City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coral City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral City
- Coral City is located in Trempealeau County
- New City ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south) - Whitehall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Putnam Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Putnam Heights.
Newspapers Published in Putnam Heights ...
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 132 newspapers that have been published in the area around Putnam Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Putnam Heights, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Putnam Heights.
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 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 Putnam Heights:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.wisconsinhistory.org/
- Pages specific to Eau Claire County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Buffalo County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Chippewa County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Dunn County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jackson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Pepin County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Trempealeau County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Buffalo County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Eau Claire County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Eau Claire County
Cemeteries Near Putnam Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Putnam Heights.
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 Putnam Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Putnam Heights, with the one closest to Putnam Heights listed first.
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Eau Claire.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87946 <3>
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
- Lakeview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88303 <3>
- Rest Haven Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rest Haven Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rest Haven Gardens
- Brunswick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brunswick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brunswick Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
- Hadleyville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hadleyville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hadleyville Cemetery
- Rumery Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rumery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rumery Cemetery
- McCombs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCombs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCombs Cemetery
- Peterson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peterson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peterson Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
- Prairie View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie View Cemetery
- Continue List (158 more) ...
- Evergreen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- 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
- Spring Brook Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Brook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Brook Cemetery
- Drammen Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Drammen Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Drammen Lutheran Cemetery
- Evergreen 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.<4>
While we didn't find Putnam Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Putnam Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Putnam Heights, with the one closest to Putnam Heights listed first.
- Eau Claire
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Claire
- Eau Claire is located in Eau Claire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,087 people
- Altoona
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Shawtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Truax
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Caryville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Rock Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Falls
- Rock Falls is located in Dunn County
- Irvine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Fall Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fall Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
- Fall Creek is located in Eau Claire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
- Chippewa Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Falls
- Chippewa Falls is located in Chippewa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,407 people
- Elk Mound
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Nix Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nix Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix Corner
- Nix Corner is located in Eau Claire County
- Meridean
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridean
- Meridean is located in Dunn County
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Eleva
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleva
- Eleva is located in Trempealeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
- Bateman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Mondovi
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eleva
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Putnam Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Putnam Heights.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Putnam Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Eau Claire County: www.co.eau-claire.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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Putnam Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Putnam Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7894, Longitude: -91.4960 In this case, the coordinates for Putnam Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Putnam Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |