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 Sand Creek (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 Sand Creek. 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 Sand Creek ...
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.
Another variation: Sandcreek.
- A typical abbreviation for Sand Creek: Sand Crk. (or less commonly used: Sand Ck. or Sand Cr.)
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Sand Creek is located in Dunn 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 Dunn County: Barron, Chippewa, Eau Claire, Pepin, Pierce, Polk & Saint Croix.
Below are the counties that are near Sand Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sand Creek:
- Dunn County (The home county of Sand Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Creek, with the one closest to Sand Creek listed first.
- Ridgeland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Colfax
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Wheeler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Tainter Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- 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
- Boyceville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyceville
- Boyceville is located in Dunn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,124 people
- Elk Mound
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south) - Menomonie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest) - Downing
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
- Downing is located in Dunn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Knapp
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapp
- Knapp is located in Dunn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Falls City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridean
- Meridean is located in Dunn County
- Rock Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- 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
- Barron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Creek, with the one closest to Sand Creek listed first.
- Dallas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Chetek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Prairie Farm
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Farm have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Farm
- Prairie Farm is located in Barron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
- Cameron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Barron
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron
- Barron is located in Barron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 people
- Poskin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poskin
- Poskin is located in Barron County
- Twin Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest) - Rice Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north) - Almena
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) - Turtle Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Lake
- Turtle Lake is located in Barron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Haugen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north) - Cumberland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Cumberland is located in Barron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,097 people
- Chippewa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Creek, with the one closest to Sand Creek listed first.
- New Auburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Auburn
- New Auburn is located in Chippewa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Bloomer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Bloomer is located in Chippewa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,508 people
- Albertville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albertville
- Albertville is located in Chippewa County
- Eagleton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton
- Eagleton is located in Chippewa County
- Chippewa Falls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Falls
- Chippewa Falls is located in Chippewa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,407 people
- Irvine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast) - Lake Hallie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- 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
- Cornell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east) - Lake Wissota
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- 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
- Drywood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drywood
- Drywood is located in Chippewa County
- Cadott
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eau Claire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Creek, with the one closest to Sand Creek listed first.
- Eau Claire
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Claire
- Eau Claire is located in Eau Claire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,087 people
- Shawtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south) - Seymour
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast) - Altoona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast) - Lufkin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lufkin
- Lufkin is located in Eau Claire County
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Creek, with the one closest to Sand Creek listed first.
- Clayton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest) - Clear Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Clear Lake is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,099 people
- Rusk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Creek, with the one closest to Sand Creek listed first.
- Strickland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickland
- Strickland is located in Rusk County
- Weyerhaeuser
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weyerhaeuser have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyerhaeuser
- Weyerhaeuser is located in Rusk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Apollonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apollonia
- Apollonia is located in Rusk County
- Bruce
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Croix County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Creek, with the one closest to Sand Creek listed first.
- Glenwood City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenwood City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood City
- Glenwood City is located in Saint Croix County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
- Wilson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Wilson is located in Saint Croix County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Hersey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersey
- Hersey is located in Saint Croix County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sand Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Sand Creek.
Newspapers Published in Sand Creek ...
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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sand Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sand Creek, 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 Sand Creek.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Sand Creek:
- 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 Dunn County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barron 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
- Eau Claire County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Polk County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Rusk County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Saint Croix County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Barron County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Dunn County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Dunn County
Cemeteries Near Sand Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sand Creek.
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 Sand Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sand Creek, with the one closest to Sand Creek listed first.
- Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- 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
- Myron Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Myron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Myron Cemetery
- Our Saviors Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Our Saviors Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Our Saviors Cemetery
- Springbrook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springbrook Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89308 <3>
- Popple Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Popple Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Popple Creek Cemetery
- Dovre Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dovre Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dovre Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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
- Upper Popple Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Upper Popple Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Upper Popple Creek Cemetery
- Auburn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Auburn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Auburn Cemetery
- New Auburn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Auburn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of New Auburn.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Auburn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88532 <3>
- New Auburn Seventh Day Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Auburn Seventh Day Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2494995 <3>
- Sioux Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sioux Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sioux Creek Cemetery
- Continue List (163 more) ...
- Marquardt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marquardt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marquardt Cemetery
- Tollebu Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tollebu Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tollebu Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
- Marquardt 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Sand Creek had a population of 121 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sand Creek, with the one closest to Sand Creek listed first.
- Dallas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Chetek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Colfax
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Wheeler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Hillsdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Prairie Farm
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Farm have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Farm
- Prairie Farm is located in Barron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
- Eagle Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
- Eagle Point is located in Chippewa County
- Eagleton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton
- Eagleton is located in Chippewa County
- Cameron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Cedar Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Falls
- Cedar Falls is located in Dunn County
- Barron
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron
- Barron is located in Barron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 people
- Canton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - Continue List (15 more) ...
- Boyceville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyceville
- Boyceville is located in Dunn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,124 people
- Rusk
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Menomonie Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menomonie Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonie Junction
- Menomonie Junction is located in Dunn County
- Boyceville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sand Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sand Creek.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sand Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Dunn County: www.dunncountywi.govoffice2.com/
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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sand Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sand Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.1669, Longitude: -91.6863 In this case, the coordinates for Sand Creek 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 Sand Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |