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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 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 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.

Strum is located in Trempealeau 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 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)
      • 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
    • Whitehall
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
      • Whitehall is located in Trempealeau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,565 people
    • Coral City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coral City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral City
      • Coral City is located in Trempealeau County
    • New City ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
      • New City is located in Trempealeau County
    • Blair
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blair have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
      • Blair is located in Trempealeau County
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ettrick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ettrick
      • Ettrick is located in Trempealeau County
      • 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)
      • 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
    • Gilmanton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Springdale ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Montana
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Montana. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana
      • Montana is located in Buffalo County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Montana
      • From Strum to Montana
    • Waumandee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • 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)
      • 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
    • Chippewa Falls
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Irvine
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • 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 Strum to Irvine
    • Lake Wissota
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Albertville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Cadott
      (30 miles [48.3 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
  • 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)
      • 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 Strum to Rock Falls
    • Meridean
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Falls City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Elk Mound
      (26 miles [41.8 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
    • 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)
      • 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
    • Hay Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Augusta
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Altoona
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • 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
      (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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shawtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
      • Shawtown is located in Eau Claire County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Shawtown
      • From Strum to Shawtown
    • Seymour
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Fairchild
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairchild have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairchild
      • Fairchild is located in Eau Claire County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
  • 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)
      • 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 Strum to Levis
    • York
      (14 miles [22.5 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 Strum to York
    • Taylor
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
      • Taylor is located in Jackson County
      • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sechlerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sechlerville
      • Sechlerville is located in Jackson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sechlerville
      • From Strum to Sechlerville
    • Alma Center
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma Center
      • Alma Center is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 491 people
    • Merrillan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrillan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillan
      • Merrillan is located in Jackson County
      • 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.

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 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.

  • West Beef River Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Beef River Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Beef River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Prairie View Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • 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.
  • Hamlin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamlin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamlin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Eleva Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eleva Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eleva Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chimney Rock Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Union Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East Bennett Valley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Bennett Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Bennett Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wagner Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wagner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wagner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • South Valley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Luke Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Luke Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Luke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Valley Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (140 more) ...

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, 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)
    • 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
  • Elk Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
    • Elk Creek is located in Trempealeau County
  • Hale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
    • Hale is located in Trempealeau County
  • 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)
    • 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
  • Whitehall
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
    • Whitehall is located in Trempealeau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,565 people
  • Mondovi
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • 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
  • York
    (14 miles [22.5 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 Strum to York
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Levis
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • 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 Strum to Levis
    • Northfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
      • Northfield is located in Jackson County
    • Fall Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • 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

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]<5> 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:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Strum. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Trempealeau County: www.tremplocounty.com/

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 Strum, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Strum) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Strum. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5500, Longitude: -91.3926    









 

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