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 Taylor (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 Taylor. 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 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.
Taylor is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: Clark, Eau Claire, Juneau, La Crosse, Monroe, Trempealeau & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near Taylor. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Taylor:
- Jackson County (The home county of Taylor)
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylor, with the one closest to Taylor listed first.
- Sechlerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sechlerville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sechlerville
- Hixton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hixton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- York
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- York is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Alma Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alma Center is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 491 people
- Black River Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Black River Falls is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black River Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,454 people
- Levis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Levis is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levis
- Melrose
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Melrose is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
- North Bend
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- North Bend is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend
- Merrillan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Merrillan is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Requa
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Requa is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Requa
- Hatfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hatfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Millston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Millston is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Buffalo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylor, with the one closest to Taylor listed first.
- Lookout
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lookout is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Montana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Montana is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana
- Marshland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marshland is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshland
- Waumandee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Waumandee is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waumandee
- Bluff Siding
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff Siding is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Siding
- Gilmanton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Gilmanton is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmanton
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylor, with the one closest to Taylor listed first.
- Humbird
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Humbird is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humbird
- Neillsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Neillsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neillsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,375 people
- Crawford County
- Lynxville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lynxville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
- Eau Claire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylor, with the one closest to Taylor listed first.
- Fairchild
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fairchild is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairchild
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Hay Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hay Creek is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Creek
- Augusta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Augusta is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,517 people
- Allen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Allen is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- La Crosse County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylor, with the one closest to Taylor listed first.
- Mindoro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Mindoro is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindoro
- Holmen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Holmen is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,368 people
- Brice Prairie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Brice Prairie is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice Prairie
- Midway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- West Salem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- West Salem is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,013 people
- Bangor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bangor is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,442 people
- Onalaska
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Onalaska is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onalaska
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,108 people
- Rockland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rockland is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylor, with the one closest to Taylor listed first.
- Angelo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Angelo is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelo
- Sparta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sparta is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,800 people
- Trempealeau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylor, with the one closest to Taylor listed first.
- Blair
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Blair is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,330 people
- Coral City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Coral City is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral City
- Pigeon Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pigeon Falls is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Whitehall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Whitehall is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,565 people
- Ettrick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ettrick is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ettrick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Independence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Independence is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
- Frenchville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Frenchville is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchville
- New City ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- New City is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
- Osseo
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Osseo is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osseo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,671 people
- Arcadia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Arcadia is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,026 people
- Russell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Russell is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Strum
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Strum is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,071 people
- Galesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Galesville is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
- Winona County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylor, with the one closest to Taylor listed first.
- Lamoille
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lamoille is located in Winona County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamoille
- Homer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Homer is located in Winona County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Dakota
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Dakota is located in Winona County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dakota
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Taylor, see our County-by-County Page for Taylor.
Cemeteries Near Taylor ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Taylor.
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 Taylor - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Taylor covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Taylor, with the one closest to Taylor listed first.
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sherwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Curran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Curran Coulee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Trump Coulee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rest Haven Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Corness Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Big Slough Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Colwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- French Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sechlerville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (131 more) ...
- Morken Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Trinity Rest 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.<2>
While we didn't find Taylor in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Taylor.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Taylor, with the one closest to Taylor listed first.
- Blair
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Blair is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,330 people
- Sechlerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sechlerville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sechlerville
- Hixton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hixton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- Hegg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hegg is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hegg
- Pigeon Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pigeon Falls is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- York
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- York is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Northfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Northfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Whitehall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Whitehall is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,565 people
- North Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Branch is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branch
- Ettrick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ettrick is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ettrick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Alma Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alma Center is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 491 people
- Hale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hale is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Black River Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Black River Falls is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black River Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,454 people
- Melrose
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Melrose is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
- Irving
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Irving is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Taylor. See our List of 1890's Communities around Taylor.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Taylor ...
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 93 newspapers that have been published in the area around Taylor.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Taylor. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Taylor and those printed in the larger area surrounding Taylor.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Taylor.
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 either 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 Taylor:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Buffalo County
- Clark County
- Crawford County
- Eau Claire County
- La Crosse County
- Monroe County
- Trempealeau County
- Winona County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
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 Taylor, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Taylor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |