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 Range (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 Range. 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 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.
Range is located in Polk 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 Polk County: Chisago (MN), Washington (MN), Barron, Burnett, Dunn & Saint Croix.
Below are the counties that are near Range. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Range:
- Polk County (The home county of Range)
- The following are listed by their distance from Range, with the one closest to Range listed first.
- Volga ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Volga is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
- Bunyan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bunyan is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunyan
- Clayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clayton is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
- Amery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Amery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amery
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,799 people
- Balsam Lake
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Clear Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Clear Lake is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,099 people
- Deronda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Deronda is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deronda
- Milltown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Milltown is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 875 people
- Centuria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Centuria is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centuria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 905 people
- Luck
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Luck is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luck
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,051 people
- Horse Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Horse Creek is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
- Dresser
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dresser is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
- Saint Croix Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Saint Croix Falls is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Croix Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
- Barron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Range, with the one closest to Range listed first.
- Turtle Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Turtle Lake is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Almena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Almena is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Twin Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Twin Town is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Town
- Poskin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Poskin is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poskin
- Cumberland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,097 people
- Prairie Farm
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie Farm is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Farm
- Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
- Barron
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Barron is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 people
- Hillsdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hillsdale is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Dallas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Dallas is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Cameron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cameron is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,798 people
- Rice Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rice Lake is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,498 people
- Haugen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Haugen is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haugen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Burnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Range, with the one closest to Range listed first.
- Bashaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bashaw is located in Burnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashaw
- Siren
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Siren is located in Burnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Hertel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hertel is located in Burnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hertel
- Alpha
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alpha is located in Burnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Dunn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Range, with the one closest to Range listed first.
- Ridgeland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeland is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
- Downing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Downing is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Boyceville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Boyceville is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyceville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,124 people
- Wheeler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wheeler is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Saint Croix County
- The following are listed by their distance from Range, with the one closest to Range listed first.
- Deer Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Deer Park is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Star Prairie
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Star Prairie is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Prairie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- New Richmond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Richmond is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,730 people
- Erin Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Erin Corner is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Corner
- Glenwood City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Glenwood City is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
- Somerset
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Somerset is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,992 people
- Baldwin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Baldwin is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,078 people
- Hammond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hammond is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,890 people
- Hersey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hersey is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersey
- Wilson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wilson is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Woodville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Woodville is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
- Washburn County
- Shell Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shell Lake is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,318 people
- Chisago County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Range, with the one closest to Range listed first.
- Taylors Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Franconia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Franconia is located in Chisago County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franconia
- Shafer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Almelund
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Center City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lindstrom
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Chisago City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Washington County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Range, with the one closest to Range listed first.
- Otisville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Otisville is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisville
- Marine-on-Saint-Croix
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Scandia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Range, see our County-by-County Page for Range.
Cemeteries Near Range ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Range.
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 Range - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Range covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Range, with the one closest to Range listed first.
- Elim Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Volga Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Volga Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the north of Amery.
- The Volga Cemetery has also been known as:
- Traveler's Rest Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1361634 <3>
- West Clayton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Apple River Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Amery Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Ann Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clayton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (128 more) ...
- Lake View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Peace Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Johnstown Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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 Range in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Range.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Range, with the one closest to Range listed first.
- Joel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Joel is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joel
- Volga ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Volga is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
- Richardson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Richardson is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Turtle Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Turtle Lake is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Bunyan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bunyan is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunyan
- Amery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Amery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amery
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,799 people
- Clayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clayton is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
- Deronda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Deronda is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deronda
- Clear Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Clear Lake is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,099 people
- Balsam Lake
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Little Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Little Falls is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
- Comstock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Comstock is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Almena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Almena is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Nye
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Nye is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nye
- Deer Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Deer Park is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Range. See our List of 1890's Communities around Range.
Newspapers Published in Range ...
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 105 newspapers that have been published in the area around Range.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Range, 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 Range.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Range:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Polk County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barron County
- Burnett County
- Dunn County
- Saint Croix County
- Washburn County
- Chisago County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Range) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Range, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |