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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 Snows Corner (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 Snows Corner. 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 Snows Corner ...
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 occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Snows Corner: Snows Cor. (or less commonly used: Snows Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Snows Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Snows Corner may originally have been Snow's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Snows Corner might be written as Snow Corner.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Snows Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Snows Corner.
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 and hospitals 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.
Snows Corner is located in Pierce 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 Pierce County: Dakota (MN), Goodhue (MN), Washington (MN), Dunn, Pepin & Saint Croix.
Below are the counties that are near Snows Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Snows Corner:
- Pierce County (The home county of Snows Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Snows Corner, with the one closest to Snows Corner listed first.
- Moeville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Moeville is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moeville
- Ellsworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ellsworth is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,272 people
- Trimbelle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Trimbelle is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimbelle
- Hager City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hager City is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hager City
- Beldenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Beldenville is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beldenville
- Bay City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bay City is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Morton Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Morton Corner is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Corner
- El Paso
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- El Paso is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Paso
- Martell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Martell is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martell
- Waverly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Waverly is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Maiden Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maiden Rock is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiden Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Olivet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Olivet is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- River Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- River Falls is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,306 people
- Buffalo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snows Corner, with the one closest to Snows Corner listed first.
- Savoy ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Savoy is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy
- Maxville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Maxville is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
- Nelson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nelson is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Dunn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snows Corner, with the one closest to Snows Corner listed first.
- Eau Galle
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Eau Galle is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Galle
- Knapp
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Knapp is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Dunnville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dunnville is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnville
- Pepin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snows Corner, with the one closest to Snows Corner listed first.
- Lund
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lund is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lund
- Stockholm
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stockholm is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Barry Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Barry Corner is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry Corner
- Lakeport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeport is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeport
- Arkansaw
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Arkansaw is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansaw
- Ella
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ella is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
- Pepin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pepin is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Durand
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Durand is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
- Saint Croix County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snows Corner, with the one closest to Snows Corner listed first.
- Baldwin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Baldwin is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,078 people
- Hammond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hammond is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,890 people
- Roberts
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Roberts is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,018 people
- Woodville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodville is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
- Hudson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hudson is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,168 people
- Hersey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hersey is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersey
- Wilson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Burkhardt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Burkhardt is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkhardt
- North Hudson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Hudson is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,833 people
- Erin Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Erin Corner is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Corner
- Glenwood City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glenwood City is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
- Dakota County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Snows Corner, with the one closest to Snows Corner listed first.
- Miesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hastings
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Nininger
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Nininger is located in Dakota County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nininger
- New Trier
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- New Trier is located in Dakota County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Trier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Vermillion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hampton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Coates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Coates is located in Dakota County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
- Randolph
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Randolph is located in Dakota County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
- Rosemount
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- South Saint Paul
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Inver Grove Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Goodhue County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Snows Corner, with the one closest to Snows Corner listed first.
- Red Wing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Frontenac
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Welch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Goodhue
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bellechester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bellechester is located in Goodhue County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellechester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- White Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- White Rock is located in Goodhue County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Belle Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Creek is located in Goodhue County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Creek
- Cannon Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hader
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hader is located in Goodhue County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hader
- Zumbrota
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Stanton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stanton is located in Goodhue County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Wanamingo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wangs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wangs is located in Goodhue County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wangs
- Ramsey County (MN)
- Highwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Highwood is located in Ramsey County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood
- Wabasha County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Snows Corner, with the one closest to Snows Corner listed first.
- Lake City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mazeppa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Zumbro Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Reads Landing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wabasha
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Washington County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Snows Corner, with the one closest to Snows Corner listed first.
- Afton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Afton is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,036 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Afton <2>
- Lake Saint Croix Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Saint Croix Beach is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Saint Croix Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,071 people
- Saint Marys Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Marys Point is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
- Lakeland Shores
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeland Shores is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Lakeland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cottage Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Paul Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bayport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Newport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Elmo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Park Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Landfall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Landfall is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landfall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Snows Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Snows Corner.
Cemeteries Near Snows Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Snows Corner.
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 Snows Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Snows Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Snows Corner, with the one closest to Snows Corner listed first.
- Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Svea Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bethel Mission Covenant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Esdaile Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clayfield Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Old Clayfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Zion Covenant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Diamond Bluff Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Beldenville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Trenton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (239 more) ...
- Bay City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Trimbelle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Thurston Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 Snows Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Snows Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Snows Corner, with the one closest to Snows Corner listed first.
- Moeville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Moeville is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moeville
- Esdaile
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Esdaile is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esdaile
- Ellsworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ellsworth is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,272 people
- Hager City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hager City is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hager City
- Trimbelle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Trimbelle is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimbelle
- Diamond Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Diamond Bluff is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Bluff
- Bay City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bay City is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Beldenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Beldenville is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beldenville
- Red Wing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Eggleston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eggleston is located in Goodhue County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggleston
- Wacouta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wacouta is located in Goodhue County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wacouta
- El Paso
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- El Paso is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Paso
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ono
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ono is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ono
- Martell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Martell is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martell
- Hay Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hay Creek is located in Goodhue County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Snows Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Snows Corner.
Newspapers Published in Snows Corner ...
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 226 newspapers that have been published in the area around Snows Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Snows Corner, 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 Snows Corner.
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 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 Snows Corner:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Pierce County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Buffalo County
- Dunn County
- Pepin County
- Saint Croix County
- Dakota County
- Goodhue County
- Ramsey County
- Wabasha County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Snows Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Snows Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |