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 Speck Oaks (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 Speck Oaks. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Speck Oaks is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: Clark, Eau Claire, Juneau, La Crosse, Monroe, Trempealeau & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near Speck Oaks. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Speck Oaks:
- Jackson County (The home county of Speck Oaks)
- The following are listed by their distance from Speck Oaks, with the one closest to Speck Oaks listed first.
- Lapham Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lapham Junction is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapham Junction
- Pray
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pray
- Millston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Millston is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Hatfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hatfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- City Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- City Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Point
- Black River Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Black River Falls is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black River Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,454 people
- Merrillan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Merrillan is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Alma Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Alma Center is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 491 people
- Hixton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hixton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- Sechlerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sechlerville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sechlerville
- Melrose
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Melrose is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
- Taylor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Taylor is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- North Bend
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Bend is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Speck Oaks, with the one closest to Speck Oaks listed first.
- Neillsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Neillsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neillsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,375 people
- Granton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Granton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Humbird
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Humbird is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humbird
- Globe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Globe is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Chili
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chili is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
- Veefkind
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Veefkind is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veefkind
- Spokeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Spokeville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spokeville
- Loyal
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Loyal is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
- Willard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Willard is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Crawford County
- Lynxville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lynxville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
- Eau Claire County
- Fairchild
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fairchild is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairchild
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Juneau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Speck Oaks, with the one closest to Speck Oaks listed first.
- Mather
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mather is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mather
- Sprague
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sprague is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
- New Miner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- New Miner is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Miner
- Camp Douglas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Douglas is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Douglas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 625 people
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Speck Oaks, with the one closest to Speck Oaks listed first.
- Warrens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Warrens is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Valley Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Junction is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Tunnel City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Tunnel City is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel City
- Wyeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wyeville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Tomah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Tomah is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,363 people
- Shennington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shennington is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennington
- Angelo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Angelo is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelo
- Oakdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oakdale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 290 people
- Sparta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sparta is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,800 people
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Speck Oaks, with the one closest to Speck Oaks listed first.
- Lindsey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lindsey is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey
- Pittsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pittsville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
- Bakerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bakerville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Speck Oaks, see our County-by-County Page for Speck Oaks.
Cemeteries Near Speck Oaks ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Speck Oaks.
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 Speck Oaks - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Speck Oaks covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Speck Oaks, with the one closest to Speck Oaks listed first.
- Knapp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Komensky Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brookside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Decorah Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Indian Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Martyrs Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hatfield Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Warren Mills Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dells Dam Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- City Point Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Levis Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Riverside Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (113 more) ...
- Olson Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dannavang Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
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 Speck Oaks in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Speck Oaks.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Speck Oaks, with the one closest to Speck Oaks listed first.
- Lynxville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lynxville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
- Lapham Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lapham Junction is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapham Junction
- Waterbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Waterbury is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterbury
- Pray
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pray
- Millston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Millston is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Spaulding
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Spaulding is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
- Sheppard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sheppard is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppard
- Hatfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hatfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Warrens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Warrens is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- City Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- City Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Point
- Shortville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Shortville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortville
- Black River Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Black River Falls is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black River Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,454 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Shamrock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shamrock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
- Kirby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Kirby is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Mather
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mather is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mather
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Speck Oaks. See our List of 1890's Communities around Speck Oaks.
Newspapers Published in Speck Oaks ...
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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Speck Oaks.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Speck Oaks, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Speck Oaks.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Speck Oaks:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Crawford County
- Eau Claire County
- Juneau County
- Monroe County
- Wood 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 Speck Oaks, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Speck Oaks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |