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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 Shawtown (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 Shawtown. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.

Shawtown 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 Shawtown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shawtown:

  • Eau Claire County     (The home county of Shawtown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shawtown, with the one closest to Shawtown listed first.
    • Eau Claire
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Altoona
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altoona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
      • Altoona is located in Eau Claire County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,062 people
    • Lufkin
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Seymour
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seymour have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
      • Seymour is located in Eau Claire County
    • Allen
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Fall Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 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
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Augusta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
      • Augusta is located in Eau Claire County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,517 people
    • Hay Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Buffalo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shawtown, with the one closest to Shawtown listed first.
    • Mondovi
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mondovi have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mondovi
      • Mondovi is located in Buffalo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,562 people
    • Springdale ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 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)
    • Lookout
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Maxville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Chippewa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shawtown, with the one closest to Shawtown 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 northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Irvine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine
      • Irvine is located in Chippewa County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Irvine
      • From Shawtown to Irvine
    • Albertville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Chippewa Falls
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Wissota
      (14 miles [22.5 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)
    • Bloomer
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Cadott
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cadott have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadott
      • Cadott is located in Chippewa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,411 people
    • Drywood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Boyd
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyd have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
      • Boyd is located in Chippewa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
    • New Auburn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Dunn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shawtown, with the one closest to Shawtown listed first.
    • Elk Mound
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mound
      • Elk Mound is located in Dunn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
    • Rock Falls
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rock Falls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Falls
      • Rock Falls is located in Dunn County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rock Falls
      • From Shawtown to Rock Falls
    • Falls City
      (11 miles [17.7 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
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Colfax
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colfax have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
      • Colfax is located in Dunn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
    • Dunnville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Menomonie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menomonie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonie
      • Menomonie is located in Dunn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,599 people
    • Tainter Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 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
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheeler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
      • Wheeler is located in Dunn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
    • Eau Galle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Knapp
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Boyceville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shawtown, with the one closest to Shawtown listed first.
    • Requa
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Levis
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Levis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levis
      • Levis is located in Jackson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Levis
      • From Shawtown to Levis
    • York
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for York. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
      • York is located in Jackson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to York
      • From Shawtown to York
  • Pepin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shawtown, with the one closest to Shawtown listed first.
    • Durand
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Arkansaw
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ella
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pierce County
    • Elmwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
      • Elmwood is located in Pierce County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 790 people
  • Trempealeau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shawtown, with the one closest to Shawtown listed first.
    • Eleva
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Strum
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Osseo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Russell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Independence
      (30 miles [48.3 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
    • Pigeon Falls
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Shawtown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shawtown.

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

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

  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Brunswick Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brunswick Cemetery
    • 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.
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • 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.
  • McCombs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCombs Cemetery
    • 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.
  • Rest Haven Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rest Haven Gardens
    • 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.
  • Spring Brook Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Brook Cemetery
    • 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.
  • Peterson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peterson Cemetery
    • 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.
  • Rumery Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rumery Cemetery
    • 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.
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • 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.
  • Hadleyville Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hadleyville Cemetery
    • 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.
  • Zion Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
    • 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.
  • Continue List   (152 more) ...
    • Rock Creek Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Prairie View Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie View Cemetery
      • 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.
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 in 1895, Shawtown had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Eau Claire
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Truax
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Truax have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truax
    • Truax is located in Eau Claire County
  • Altoona
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altoona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
    • Altoona is located in Eau Claire County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,062 people
  • Caryville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caryville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caryville
    • Caryville is located in Dunn County
  • Rock Falls
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rock Falls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Falls
    • Rock Falls is located in Dunn County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Rock Falls
    • From Shawtown to Rock Falls
  • Elk Mound
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mound
    • Elk Mound is located in Dunn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
  • Irvine
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Irvine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine
    • Irvine is located in Chippewa County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Irvine
    • From Shawtown to Irvine
  • Chippewa Falls
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Meridean
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Nix Corner
    (13 miles [20.9 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
  • Fall Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 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
  • Eleva
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Mondovi
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mondovi have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mondovi
      • Mondovi is located in Buffalo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,562 people
    • Bateman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bateman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bateman
      • Bateman is located in Chippewa County
    • Colfax
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colfax have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
      • Colfax is located in Dunn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people

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

Newspapers Published in Shawtown ...

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 123 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shawtown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shawtown, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shawtown.

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 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 Shawtown:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shawtown. 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Shawtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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 from Point A (ie- Shawtown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shawtown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7948, Longitude: -91.5372       In this case, the coordinates for Shawtown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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