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 Seymour (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 Seymour. 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 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.
Seymour is located in Eau Claire 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 Eau Claire County: Buffalo, Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, Jackson, Pepin & Trempealeau.
Below are the counties that are near Seymour. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Seymour:
- Eau Claire County (The home county of Seymour)
- The following are listed by their distance from Seymour, with the one closest to Seymour listed first.
- Altoona
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Altoona is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,062 people
- Eau Claire
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Eau Claire is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Claire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,087 people
- Shawtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shawtown is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
- Fall Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fall Creek is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
- Lufkin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lufkin is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lufkin
- Allen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Allen is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Augusta
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Augusta is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,517 people
- Hay Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hay Creek is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Creek
- Fairchild
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fairchild is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairchild
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Buffalo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seymour, with the one closest to Seymour listed first.
- Mondovi
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mondovi is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mondovi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,562 people
- Lookout
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lookout is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Springdale ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Gilmanton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gilmanton is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmanton
- Chippewa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seymour, with the one closest to Seymour listed first.
- Lake Hallie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lake Hallie is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hallie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,779 people
- Irvine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Irvine is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine
- Chippewa Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chippewa Falls is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,407 people
- Lake Wissota
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Wissota is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wissota
- Albertville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Albertville is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albertville
- Eagleton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Eagleton is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton
- Cadott
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cadott is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,411 people
- Bloomer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bloomer is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,508 people
- Drywood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Drywood is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drywood
- Boyd
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Boyd is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Stanley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Stanley is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,705 people
- Cornell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cornell is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seymour, with the one closest to Seymour listed first.
- Eidsvold
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Eidsvold is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidsvold
- Eadsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eadsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eadsville
- Dunn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seymour, with the one closest to Seymour listed first.
- Elk Mound
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Elk Mound is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
- Rock Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Falls is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Falls
- Falls City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Falls City is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
- Colfax
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Colfax is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
- Meridean
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Meridean is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridean
- Tainter Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Tainter Lake is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tainter Lake
- Dunnville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dunnville is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnville
- Menomonie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Menomonie is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,599 people
- Wheeler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wheeler is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Eau Galle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Eau Galle is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Galle
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seymour, with the one closest to Seymour listed first.
- Requa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Requa is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Requa
- Levis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Levis is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levis
- York
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- York is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Pepin County
- Durand
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Durand is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
- Trempealeau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seymour, with the one closest to Seymour listed first.
- Eleva
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Eleva is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleva
- Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
- Strum
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Strum is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,071 people
- Osseo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Osseo is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osseo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,671 people
- Russell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Russell is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Pigeon Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pigeon Falls is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Seymour, see our County-by-County Page for Seymour.
Cemeteries Near Seymour ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Seymour.
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 Seymour - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Seymour covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Seymour, with the one closest to Seymour listed first.
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rest Haven Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rumery Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Prairie View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Bridgets Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Trinity Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Home Park Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (154 more) ...
- Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- McCombs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Brunswick Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Seymour in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Seymour.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Seymour, with the one closest to Seymour listed first.
- Altoona
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Altoona is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,062 people
- Eau Claire
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Eau Claire is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Claire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,087 people
- Shawtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shawtown is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
- Irvine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Irvine is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine
- Truax
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Truax is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truax
- Chippewa Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chippewa Falls is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,407 people
- Fall Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fall Creek is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
- Bateman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bateman is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bateman
- Caryville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Caryville is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caryville
- Nix Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Nix Corner is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix Corner
- Elk Mound
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Elk Mound is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
- Rock Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Falls is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Falls
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ludington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ludington is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
- Eagle Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Eagle Point is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
- Cadott
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cadott is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,411 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Seymour. See our List of 1890's Communities around Seymour.
Newspapers Published in Seymour ...
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 117 newspapers that have been published in the area around Seymour.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Seymour, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Seymour.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Seymour:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Eau Claire County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Buffalo County
- Chippewa County
- Clark County
- Dunn County
- Jackson County
- Pepin County
- Trempealeau County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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 Seymour, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Seymour) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |