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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 Strum (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 Strum. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

Strum is located in Trempealeau 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 Trempealeau County: Winona (MN), Buffalo, Eau Claire, Jackson & La Crosse.

Below are the counties that are near Strum. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Strum:

  • Trempealeau County     (The home county of Strum)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Strum, with the one closest to Strum listed first.
    • Eleva
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Osseo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Russell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Pigeon Falls
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Independence
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Independence is located in Trempealeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
    • Whitehall
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Whitehall is located in Trempealeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,565 people
    • Coral City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Coral City is located in Trempealeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral City
    • New City ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • New City is located in Trempealeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
    • Blair
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Blair is located in Trempealeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,330 people
    • Arcadia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Ettrick
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Ettrick is located in Trempealeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ettrick
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
    • Frenchville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Buffalo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Strum, with the one closest to Strum listed first.
    • Lookout
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mondovi
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Gilmanton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Springdale ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Springdale is located in Buffalo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
    • Montana
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Waumandee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Anchorage ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Anchorage is located in Buffalo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
    • Alma
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Maxville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Chippewa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Strum, with the one closest to Strum listed first.
    • Lake Hallie
      (23 miles [37 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
    • Chippewa Falls
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Irvine
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Lake Wissota
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Lake Wissota is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wissota
    • Albertville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Cadott
      (30 miles [48.3 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
  • Clark County
  • Dunn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Strum, with the one closest to Strum listed first.
    • Rock Falls
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Meridean
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Falls City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Falls City is located in Dunn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
    • Elk Mound
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Elk Mound is located in Dunn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mound
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
    • Dunnville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Eau Claire County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Strum, with the one closest to Strum listed first.
    • Allen
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Fall Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Fall Creek is located in Eau Claire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
    • Hay Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Augusta
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Augusta is located in Eau Claire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,517 people
    • Altoona
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Altoona is located in Eau Claire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,062 people
    • Lufkin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Eau Claire
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Shawtown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Seymour
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Seymour is located in Eau Claire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
    • Fairchild
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Strum, with the one closest to Strum listed first.
    • Requa
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Levis
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • York
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Taylor
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Taylor is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
    • Hixton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sechlerville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Alma Center
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Alma Center is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma Center
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 491 people
    • Merrillan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Merrillan is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
  • Pepin County
    • Durand
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Strum ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Strum.

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 Strum - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Strum covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Strum had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Strum had a population of 1,071 people.

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

  • Eleva
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Nix Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Nix Corner is located in Eau Claire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix Corner
  • Elk Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Elk Creek is located in Trempealeau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
  • Hale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Hale is located in Trempealeau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
  • Osseo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Russell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Lookout
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pigeon Falls
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Independence
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Independence is located in Trempealeau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
  • Whitehall
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Whitehall is located in Trempealeau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,565 people
  • Mondovi
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • York
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Levis
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Northfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Northfield is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
    • Fall Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Fall Creek is located in Eau Claire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Strum ...

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 95 newspapers that have been published in the area around Strum.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Strum. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Strum and those printed in the larger area surrounding Strum.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Strum.

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 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 Strum:

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 Strum, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Strum) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.