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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Sunset Point. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Sunset Point to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sunset Point, please Contact Us.
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 Sunset Point (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 Sunset Point. 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 Sunset Point ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Sunset Point: Sunset Pt.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Sunset Point. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sunset Point.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Sunset Point is historic, it would have been located within present day La Crosse 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 La Crosse County: Houston (MN), Winona (MN), Jackson, Monroe, Trempealeau & Vernon.
Below are the counties that are near Sunset Point. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sunset Point:
- La Crosse County (The home county of Sunset Point)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Point, with the one closest to Sunset Point listed first.
- Brice Prairie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brice Prairie is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice Prairie
- Onalaska
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Onalaska is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onalaska
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,108 people
- Midway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- French Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- French Island is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Island
- Holmen
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Holmen is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,368 people
- Grand Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Crossing is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Crossing
- North La Crosse
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- North La Crosse is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North La Crosse
- La Crosse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- La Crosse is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51,163 people
- Barre Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Barre Mills is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre Mills
- Shelby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shelby is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- West Salem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- West Salem is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,013 people
- Mindoro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mindoro is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindoro
- Buffalo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Point, with the one closest to Sunset Point listed first.
- Marshland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marshland is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshland
- Bluff Siding
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff Siding is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Siding
- Fountain City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fountain City is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Point, with the one closest to Sunset Point listed first.
- North Bend
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Bend is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend
- Melrose
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Melrose is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Point, with the one closest to Sunset Point listed first.
- Sparta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sparta is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,800 people
- Angelo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Angelo is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelo
- Melvina
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Melvina is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Cashton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cashton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,111 people
- Trempealeau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Point, with the one closest to Sunset Point listed first.
- Trempealeau
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Trempealeau is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trempealeau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,663 people
- Galesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Galesville is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
- Wrights Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wrights Corners is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corners
- Frenchville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Frenchville is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchville
- Ettrick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ettrick is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ettrick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Arcadia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Arcadia is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,026 people
- Blair
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Blair is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,330 people
- Vernon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Point, with the one closest to Sunset Point listed first.
- Stoddard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Stoddard is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
- Chaseburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chaseburg is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Coon Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coon Valley is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Genoa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Genoa is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Newton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Newton is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Newry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Newry is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newry
- Westby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Westby is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,254 people
- Purdy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Purdy is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Allamakee County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Point, with the one closest to Sunset Point listed first.
- New Albin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dorchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fillmore County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Point, with the one closest to Sunset Point listed first.
- Rushford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- South Rushford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- South Rushford is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rushford
- Bratsberg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bratsberg is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bratsberg
- Rushford Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rushford Village is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushford Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
- Peterson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Houston County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Point, with the one closest to Sunset Point listed first.
- La Crescent
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hokah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Brownsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Brownsville is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
- Houston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Money Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Money Creek is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money Creek
- Caledonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Reno
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Reno is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Yucatan
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Yucatan is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan
- Willington Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Willington Grove is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington Grove
- Wilmington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmington is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Eitzen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Eitzen is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eitzen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Spring Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Winona County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Point, with the one closest to Sunset Point listed first.
- Dakota
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dakota is located in Winona County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dakota
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Nodine
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Nodine is located in Winona County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodine
- Lamoille
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lamoille is located in Winona County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamoille
- Homer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Homer is located in Winona County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Wilson
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Wilson is located in Winona County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Winona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Goodview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Goodview is located in Winona County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,127 people
- Stockton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Stockton is located in Winona County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
- Wyattville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wyattville is located in Winona County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyattville
- Minnesota City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lewiston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rollingstone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sunset Point, see our County-by-County Page for Sunset Point.
Cemeteries Near Sunset Point ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sunset Point.
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 Sunset Point - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sunset Point covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sunset Point, with the one closest to Sunset Point listed first.
- Dresbach Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Brice Prairie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Toledo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Creek Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Crucifixion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Campbell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Onalaska City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hiler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sheldon Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (203 more) ...
- Tabor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Immanuel German Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Long Coulee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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.
While we didn't find Sunset Point in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sunset Point.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sunset Point, with the one closest to Sunset Point listed first.
- Dresbach
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dresbach is located in Winona County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresbach
- Dakota
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dakota is located in Winona County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dakota
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- River Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- River Junction is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
- La Crescent
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Onalaska
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Onalaska is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onalaska
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,108 people
- Midway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- North La Crosse
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- North La Crosse is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North La Crosse
- Grand Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Crossing is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Crossing
- Holmen
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Holmen is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,368 people
- La Crosse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- La Crosse is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51,163 people
- Medary
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Medary is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medary
- New Amsterdam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Amsterdam is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Amsterdam
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- New Hartford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Hartford is located in Winona County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hartford
- Hokah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Trempealeau
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Trempealeau is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trempealeau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,663 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sunset Point. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sunset Point.
Newspapers Published in Sunset Point ...
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 98 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sunset Point.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sunset Point, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sunset Point.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Sunset Point:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to La Crosse County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Buffalo County
- Jackson County
- Monroe County
- Trempealeau County
- Vernon County
- Allamakee County
- Fillmore County
- Houston County
- Winona County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Sunset Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sunset Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |