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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 Tell (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 Tell. 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 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.

Tell is located in Buffalo 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 Buffalo County: Wabasha (MN), Winona (MN), Eau Claire, Pepin & Trempealeau.

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

  • Buffalo County     (The home county of Tell)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tell, with the one closest to Tell listed first.
    • Alma
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
      • Alma is located in Buffalo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
    • Nelson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
      • Nelson is located in Buffalo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
    • Waumandee
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waumandee
      • Waumandee is located in Buffalo County
    • Montana
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Buffalo City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City
      • Buffalo City is located in Buffalo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people
    • Buffalo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
      • Buffalo is located in Buffalo County
    • Cochrane
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrane
      • Cochrane is located in Buffalo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 409 people
    • Gilmanton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmanton
      • Gilmanton is located in Buffalo County
    • Springdale ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Maxville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
      • Maxville is located in Buffalo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
    • Lookout
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
      • Lookout is located in Buffalo County
    • Mondovi
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Fountain City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain City
      • Fountain City is located in Buffalo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
  • Dunn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tell, with the one closest to Tell listed first.
    • Eau Galle
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Galle
      • Eau Galle is located in Dunn County
    • Dunnville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnville
      • Dunnville is located in Dunn County
    • Meridean
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridean
      • Meridean is located in Dunn County
    • Rock Falls
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Falls City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • 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
  • Eau Claire County
    • Lufkin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lufkin
      • Lufkin is located in Eau Claire County
  • Pepin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tell, with the one closest to Tell listed first.
    • Ella
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
      • Ella is located in Pepin County
    • Pepin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepin
      • Pepin is located in Pepin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
    • Lakeport
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeport
      • Lakeport is located in Pepin County
    • Durand
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
      • Durand is located in Pepin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
    • Barry Corner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry Corner
      • Barry Corner is located in Pepin County
    • Arkansaw
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansaw
      • Arkansaw is located in Pepin County
    • Lund
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lund
      • Lund is located in Pepin County
    • Stockholm
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockholm have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
      • Stockholm is located in Pepin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
  • Pierce County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tell, with the one closest to Tell listed first.
    • Plum City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum City
      • Plum City is located in Pierce County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
    • Maiden Rock
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiden Rock
      • Maiden Rock is located in Pierce County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
    • Elmwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
      • Elmwood is located in Pierce County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 790 people
    • Waverly
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
      • Waverly is located in Pierce County
  • Trempealeau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tell, with the one closest to Tell listed first.
    • Russell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
      • Russell is located in Trempealeau County
    • Arcadia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
      • Arcadia is located in Trempealeau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,026 people
    • New City ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Independence
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Eleva
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleva
      • Eleva is located in Trempealeau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
    • Strum
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strum
      • Strum is located in Trempealeau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,071 people
    • Whitehall
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • 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
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Wrights Corners
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corners
      • Wrights Corners is located in Trempealeau County
  • Goodhue County (MN)
    • Frontenac
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frontenac have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontenac
      • Frontenac is located in Goodhue County (MN)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frontenac <4>
  • Olmsted County (MN)
    • Viola
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
      • Viola is located in Olmsted County (MN)
  • Wabasha County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tell, with the one closest to Tell listed first.
    • Kellogg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellogg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
      • Kellogg is located in Wabasha County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 460 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kellogg <4>
    • Wabasha
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wabasha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabasha
      • Wabasha is located in Wabasha County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,467 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wabasha <4>
    • Reads Landing
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reads Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reads Landing
      • Reads Landing is located in Wabasha County (MN)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reads Landing <4>
    • Weaver
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
      • Weaver is located in Wabasha County (MN)
    • Minneiska
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Lake City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
      • Lake City is located in Wabasha County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,114 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <4>
    • Plainview
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Plainview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
      • Plainview is located in Wabasha County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,292 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainview <4>
    • Millville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Elgin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elgin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
      • Elgin is located in Wabasha County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <4>
    • Jarrett
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jarrett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
      • Jarrett is located in Wabasha County (MN)
    • Hammond
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
      • Hammond is located in Wabasha County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
    • Zumbro Falls
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Winona County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tell, with the one closest to Tell listed first.
    • Beaver ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
      • Beaver is located in Winona County (MN)
    • Rollingstone
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Minnesota City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnesota City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota City
      • Minnesota City is located in Winona County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 186 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minnesota City <4>
    • Elba
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elba have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
      • Elba is located in Winona County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Altura
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altura have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altura
      • Altura is located in Winona County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altura <4>
    • Goodview
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodview
      • Goodview is located in Winona County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,127 people
    • Stockton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
      • Stockton is located in Winona County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
    • Winona
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
      • Winona is located in Winona County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,545 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winona <4>
    • Lewiston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewiston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
      • Lewiston is located in Winona County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,543 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <4>
    • Utica
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Utica have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
      • Utica is located in Winona County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <4>
    • Saint Charles
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Homer
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
      • Homer is located in Winona County (MN)
    • Wilson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
      • Wilson is located in Winona County (MN)

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

Cemeteries Near Tell ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tell.

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 Tell covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Mill Creek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mill Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mill Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lincoln Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lincoln Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Zion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Modena Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Modena Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Modena Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Nelson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nelson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nelson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Church Valley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Church Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Church Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Felix Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • St. Agnes Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Agnes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Agnes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenfield Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Buffalo City Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buffalo City Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Buffalo City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Buffalo City.
    • The Buffalo City Cemetery has also been known as:
    • City of Buffalo Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976241 <5>
  • Anchorage Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anchorage Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anchorage Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Waumandee Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waumandee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waumandee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (174 more) ...
    • St. Boniface Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Boniface Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Boniface Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Lincoln Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lincoln Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • North Branch Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Branch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

While we didn't find Tell in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tell.

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

  • Alma
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
    • Alma is located in Buffalo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
  • Herold
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herold have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herold
    • Herold is located in Buffalo County
  • Cream
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cream have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream
    • Cream is located in Buffalo County
  • Modena
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Modena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modena
    • Modena is located in Buffalo County
  • Midland Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midland Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland Junction
    • Midland Junction is located in Wabasha County (MN)
  • Nelson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
    • Nelson is located in Buffalo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
  • Kellogg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellogg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
    • Kellogg is located in Wabasha County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 460 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kellogg <4>
  • Urne
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urne
    • Urne is located in Buffalo County
  • Wabasha
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wabasha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabasha
    • Wabasha is located in Wabasha County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,467 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wabasha <4>
  • Anchorage ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anchorage have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
    • Anchorage is located in Buffalo County
  • Waumandee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waumandee
    • Waumandee is located in Buffalo County
  • Buffalo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
    • Buffalo is located in Buffalo County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Cochrane
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrane
      • Cochrane is located in Buffalo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 409 people
    • Montana
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Misha Mokwa
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Misha Mokwa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misha Mokwa
      • Misha Mokwa is located in Buffalo County

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

Newspapers Published in Tell ...

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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tell.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tell, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tell.

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 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 Tell:

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

The official website for Buffalo County: www.buffalocounty.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>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Tell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Tell) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3805, Longitude: -91.8663       In this case, the coordinates for Tell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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