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 Thorp (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 Thorp. 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 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.
Thorp is located in Clark 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 Clark County: Chippewa, Eau Claire, Jackson, Marathon, Taylor & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near Thorp. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Thorp:
- Clark County (The home county of Thorp)
- The following are listed by their distance from Thorp, with the one closest to Thorp listed first.
- Reseburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Reseburg is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reseburg
- Eidsvold
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Eidsvold is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidsvold
- Eadsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eadsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eadsville
- Withee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Withee is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Owen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Owen is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
- Atwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Atwood is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Willard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Willard is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Greenwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 995 people
- Curtiss
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Curtiss is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtiss
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Loyal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Loyal is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
- Riplinger
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Riplinger is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riplinger
- Globe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Globe is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Chippewa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thorp, with the one closest to Thorp listed first.
- Stanley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stanley is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,705 people
- Boyd
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Boyd is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Cadott
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cadott is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,411 people
- Drywood
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Drywood is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drywood
- Estella
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Estella is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estella
- Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
- Cornell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cornell is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
- Lake Wissota
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lake Wissota is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wissota
- Chippewa Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Chippewa Falls is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,407 people
- Eagleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Eagleton is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton
- Irvine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Irvine is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine
- Lake Hallie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lake Hallie is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hallie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,779 people
- Eau Claire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thorp, with the one closest to Thorp listed first.
- Augusta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Augusta is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,517 people
- Fairchild
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fairchild is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairchild
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Fall Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fall Creek is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
- Hay Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hay Creek is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Creek
- Jackson County
- Requa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Requa is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Requa
- Marathon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thorp, with the one closest to Thorp listed first.
- Unity
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Unity is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Spencer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Spencer is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,865 people
- Milan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Milan is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Rusk County
- Sheldon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sheldon is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thorp, with the one closest to Thorp listed first.
- Bellinger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bellinger is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellinger
- Lublin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lublin is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
- Polley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Polley is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polley
- Gilman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gilman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Perkinstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Perkinstown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinstown
- Hughey ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hughey is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Stetsonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Stetsonville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
- Medford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Medford is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,267 people
- Jump River
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Jump River is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jump River
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Thorp, see our County-by-County Page for Thorp.
Cemeteries Near Thorp ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Thorp.
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 Thorp - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Thorp covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Thorp, with the one closest to Thorp listed first.
- St. Hedwig Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- East Thorp Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Bernard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Hedwig Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Germanian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eidsvold Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Norwegian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East Side Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Worden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oakland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (112 more) ...
- Riverside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- St. Stanislaus Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Thorp had a population of 723 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Thorp had a population of 1,604 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Thorp, with the one closest to Thorp listed first.
- Lombard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lombard is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombard
- Eidsvold
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Eidsvold is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidsvold
- Stanley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stanley is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,705 people
- Withee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Withee is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Edson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Edson is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edson
- Longwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Longwood is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Boyd
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Boyd is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Huron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Huron is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Greenwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 995 people
- Curtiss
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Curtiss is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtiss
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Cadott
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cadott is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,411 people
- Ludington
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ludington is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Drywood
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Drywood is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drywood
- Perkinstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Perkinstown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinstown
- Estella
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Estella is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estella
- Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Thorp. See our List of 1890's Communities around Thorp.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Thorp ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 95 newspapers that have been published in the area around Thorp.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Thorp. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Thorp and those printed in the larger area surrounding Thorp.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> of Thorp.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Thorp:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Clark County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chippewa County
- Eau Claire County
- Jackson County
- Marathon County
- Rusk County
- Taylor 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 Thorp, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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- Thorp) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |