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 Tainter Lake (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 Tainter Lake. 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 Tainter Lake ...
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 have occurred.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Tainter Lake: Tainter Lk.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Tainter Lake is located in Dunn 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 Dunn County: Barron, Chippewa, Eau Claire, Pepin, Pierce, Polk & Saint Croix.
Below are the counties that are near Tainter Lake. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tainter Lake:
- Dunn County (The home county of Tainter Lake)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tainter Lake, with the one closest to Tainter Lake listed first.
- Wheeler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Colfax
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Menomonie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Boyceville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyceville
- Boyceville is located in Dunn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,124 people
- Elk Mound
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Knapp
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapp
- Knapp is located in Dunn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Falls City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- 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
- Ridgeland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Downing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
- Downing is located in Dunn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Meridean
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridean
- Meridean is located in Dunn County
- Dunnville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnville
- Dunnville is located in Dunn County
- Rock Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Falls
- Rock Falls is located in Dunn County
- Eau Galle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Galle
- Eau Galle is located in Dunn County
- Barron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tainter Lake, with the one closest to Tainter Lake listed first.
- Dallas
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - Prairie Farm
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Farm have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Farm
- Prairie Farm is located in Barron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
- Chetek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north) - Twin Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north) - Barron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron
- Barron is located in Barron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 people
- Cameron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north) - Poskin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poskin
- Poskin is located in Barron County
- Almena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Buffalo County
- Chippewa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tainter Lake, with the one closest to Tainter Lake listed first.
- Albertville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albertville
- Albertville is located in Chippewa County
- Bloomer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Bloomer is located in Chippewa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,508 people
- New Auburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Auburn
- New Auburn is located in Chippewa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Irvine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east) - Lake Hallie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Falls
- Chippewa Falls is located in Chippewa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,407 people
- Eagleton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton
- Eagleton is located in Chippewa County
- Lake Wissota
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- 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
- Eau Claire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tainter Lake, with the one closest to Tainter Lake listed first.
- Eau Claire
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Claire
- Eau Claire is located in Eau Claire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,087 people
- Lufkin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lufkin
- Lufkin is located in Eau Claire County
- Shawtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast) - Altoona
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast) - Seymour
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pepin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tainter Lake, with the one closest to Tainter Lake listed first.
- Arkansaw
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansaw
- Arkansaw is located in Pepin County
- Durand
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
- Durand is located in Pepin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
- Pierce County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tainter Lake, with the one closest to Tainter Lake listed first.
- Elmwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest) - Spring Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Pierce County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
- Olivet
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest) - Waverly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Waverly is located in Pierce County
- El Paso
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Paso
- El Paso is located in Pierce County
- Martell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martell
- Martell is located in Pierce County
- Plum City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tainter Lake, with the one closest to Tainter Lake listed first.
- Clayton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest) - Clear Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Clear Lake is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,099 people
- Saint Croix County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tainter Lake, with the one closest to Tainter Lake listed first.
- Glenwood City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenwood City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood City
- Glenwood City is located in Saint Croix County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
- Wilson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Wilson is located in Saint Croix County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Hersey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersey
- Hersey is located in Saint Croix County
- Woodville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Woodville is located in Saint Croix County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
- Baldwin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Baldwin is located in Saint Croix County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,078 people
- Hammond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Hammond is located in Saint Croix County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,890 people
- Deer Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Deer Park is located in Saint Croix County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Erin Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Corner
- Erin Corner is located in Saint Croix County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tainter Lake, see our County-by-County Page for Tainter Lake.
Newspapers Published in Tainter Lake ...
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 104 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tainter Lake.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tainter Lake, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tainter Lake.
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 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 Tainter Lake:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.wisconsinhistory.org/
- Pages specific to Dunn County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barron County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Buffalo County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Chippewa County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Eau Claire County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Pepin County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Pierce County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Polk County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Saint Croix County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Barron County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Dunn County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Dunn County
Cemeteries Near Tainter Lake ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tainter Lake.
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 Tainter Lake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tainter Lake, with the one closest to Tainter Lake listed first.
- Norton Lutheran Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norton Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Otter Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Otter Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Otter Creek Cemetery
- Cedar Falls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Falls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Falls Cemetery
- Hill Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Grove Cemetery
- Sherman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sherman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sherman Cemetery
- Our Saviors Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Our Saviors Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Our Saviors Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
- Halverson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Halverson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Halverson Cemetery
- Potters Field Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Potters Field Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Potters Field Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89044 <3>
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
- Continue List (163 more) ...
- Hay River Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- The Hay River Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hay River Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hay River Twp. Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2352805 <3>
- Tramway Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tramway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tramway Cemetery
- Lower Running Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lower Running Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lower Running Valley Cemetery
- Hay River Twp. Cemetery
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>
While we didn't find Tainter Lake in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tainter Lake.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tainter Lake, with the one closest to Tainter Lake listed first.
- Cedar Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Falls
- Cedar Falls is located in Dunn County
- Wheeler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Rusk
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Colfax
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Menomonie Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menomonie Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonie Junction
- Menomonie Junction is located in Dunn County
- North Menomonie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Menomonie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Menomonie
- North Menomonie is located in Dunn County
- Menomonie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Boyceville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyceville
- Boyceville is located in Dunn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,124 people
- Knapp
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapp
- Knapp is located in Dunn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Elk Mound
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Sand Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek
- Sand Creek is located in Dunn County
- Downing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
- Downing is located in Dunn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Downsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Downsville is located in Dunn County
- Hatchville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatchville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchville
- Hatchville is located in Dunn County
- Truax
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Downsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tainter Lake. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tainter Lake.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tainter Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Dunn County: www.dunncountywi.govoffice2.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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Tainter Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tainter Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.9891, Longitude: -91.8477 In this case, the coordinates for Tainter Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Tainter Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |