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 Star Prairie (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 Star Prairie. 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 Star Prairie ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Star Prairie: Star Pr.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
Star Prairie is located in Saint Croix 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 Saint Croix County: Washington (MN), Barron, Dunn, Pierce & Polk.
Below are the counties that are near Star Prairie. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Star Prairie:
- Saint Croix County (The home county of Star Prairie)
- The following are listed by their distance from Star Prairie, with the one closest to Star Prairie listed first.
- New Richmond
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Richmond is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,730 people
- Deer Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Deer Park is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Somerset
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Somerset is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,992 people
- Erin Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Erin Corner is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Corner
- Burkhardt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Burkhardt is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkhardt
- Roberts
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Roberts is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,018 people
- Hammond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hammond is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,890 people
- Baldwin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwin is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,078 people
- North Hudson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Hudson is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,833 people
- Hudson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hudson is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,168 people
- Glenwood City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Glenwood City is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
- Woodville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
- Barron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Star Prairie, with the one closest to Star Prairie listed first.
- Turtle Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Turtle Lake is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Prairie Farm
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Prairie Farm is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Farm
- Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
- Twin Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Town is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Town
- Almena
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Almena is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Dunn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Star Prairie, with the one closest to Star Prairie listed first.
- Downing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Downing is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Boyceville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Boyceville is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyceville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,124 people
- Knapp
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Knapp is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Ridgeland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ridgeland is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
- Pierce County
- The following are listed by their distance from Star Prairie, with the one closest to Star Prairie listed first.
- River Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- River Falls is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,306 people
- Martell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Martell is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martell
- Morton Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Morton Corner is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Corner
- Spring Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
- Beldenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Beldenville is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beldenville
- El Paso
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- El Paso is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Paso
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Star Prairie, with the one closest to Star Prairie listed first.
- Horse Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Horse Creek is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
- Deronda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Deronda is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deronda
- Amery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Amery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amery
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,799 people
- Osceola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Osceola is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
- Volga ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Volga is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
- Dresser
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dresser is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
- Clear Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Clear Lake is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,099 people
- Saint Croix Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Saint Croix Falls is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Croix Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
- Centuria
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Centuria is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centuria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 905 people
- Balsam Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Balsam Lake is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 978 people
- Clayton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Clayton is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
- Bunyan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bunyan is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunyan
- Anoka County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Star Prairie, with the one closest to Star Prairie listed first.
- Centerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lino Lakes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- City of Columbus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- City of Columbus is located in Anoka County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City of Columbus
- Estimated population in 2015: 4,007 people
- Circle Pines
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Linwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Linwood is located in Anoka County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Chisago County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Star Prairie, with the one closest to Star Prairie listed first.
- Franconia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Franconia is located in Chisago County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franconia
- Shafer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Taylors Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Center City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lindstrom
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chisago City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Almelund
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Wyoming
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Stacy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stacy is located in Chisago County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,525 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stacy <1>
- Branch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Branch is located in Chisago County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
- North Branch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ramsey County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Star Prairie, with the one closest to Star Prairie listed first.
- White Bear Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- White Bear Beach is located in Ramsey County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Bear Beach
- White Bear Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Maplewood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Saint Paul
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gem Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Gem Lake is located in Ramsey County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 536 people
- North Oaks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Vadnais Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Little Canada
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cardigan Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cardigan Junction is located in Ramsey County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardigan Junction
- Highwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Highwood is located in Ramsey County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood
- Shoreview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Washington County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Star Prairie, with the one closest to Star Prairie listed first.
- Marine-on-Saint-Croix
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Otisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Otisville is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisville
- Scandia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bayport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Park Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stillwater
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Withrow
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Withrow is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withrow
- Duluth Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Duluth Junction is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth Junction
- Grant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grant is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,107 people
- Lakeland Shores
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeland Shores is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Lakeland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Star Prairie, see our County-by-County Page for Star Prairie.
Cemeteries Near Star Prairie ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Star Prairie.
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 Star Prairie - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Star Prairie covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Star Prairie, with the one closest to Star Prairie listed first.
- Oakland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wagon Landing Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Immaculate Conception Catholic Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Boardman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- El Salem Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Prairie Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ramsey Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Holy Rosary Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Amery Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Lake Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (171 more) ...
- Lincoln Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Star Prairie had a population of 269 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Star Prairie had a population of 549 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Star Prairie, with the one closest to Star Prairie listed first.
- Stanton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stanton is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- New Richmond
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Richmond is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,730 people
- Deer Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Deer Park is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Little Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Little Falls is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
- Somerset
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Somerset is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,992 people
- Nye
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Nye is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nye
- Deronda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Deronda is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deronda
- East Farmington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- East Farmington is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Farmington
- Boardman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Boardman is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
- Cylon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cylon is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cylon
- Amery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Amery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amery
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,799 people
- Otisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Otisville is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Arcola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arcola is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Volga ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Volga is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
- Burkhardt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Burkhardt is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkhardt
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Star Prairie. See our List of 1890's Communities around Star Prairie.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Star Prairie ...
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 150 newspapers that have been published in the area around Star Prairie.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Star Prairie. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Star Prairie and those printed in the larger area surrounding Star Prairie.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4> of Star Prairie.
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 Star Prairie:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Saint Croix County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barron County
- Dunn County
- Pierce County
- Polk County
- Anoka County
- Chisago County
- Ramsey County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Star Prairie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Star Prairie) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |