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 Tioga (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 Tioga. 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.
Tioga 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 Tioga. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tioga:
- Clark County (The home county of Tioga)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tioga, with the one closest to Tioga listed first.
- Willard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Willard is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Globe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Globe is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Greenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 995 people
- Humbird
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Humbird is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humbird
- Neillsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Neillsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neillsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,375 people
- Loyal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Loyal is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
- Reseburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Reseburg is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reseburg
- Granton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Granton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Spokeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Spokeville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spokeville
- Eidsvold
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Eidsvold is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidsvold
- Thorp
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Thorp is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,604 people
- Atwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Atwood is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Chippewa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tioga, with the one closest to Tioga listed first.
- Stanley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Stanley is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,705 people
- Boyd
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Boyd is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Cadott
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cadott is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,411 people
- Lake Wissota
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Wissota is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wissota
- Eau Claire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tioga, with the one closest to Tioga listed first.
- Fairchild
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairchild is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairchild
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Hay Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hay Creek is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Creek
- Augusta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Augusta is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,517 people
- Fall Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fall Creek is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
- Allen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Allen is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tioga, with the one closest to Tioga listed first.
- Merrillan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Merrillan is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Alma Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Alma Center is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 491 people
- Hatfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hatfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Levis
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Levis is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levis
- Requa
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Requa is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Requa
- Hixton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hixton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- York
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- York is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Sechlerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sechlerville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sechlerville
- Pray
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pray
- Black River Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- 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
- Taylor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Taylor is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Lapham Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lapham Junction is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapham Junction
- Marathon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tioga, with the one closest to Tioga listed first.
- Spencer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Spencer is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,865 people
- Unity
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Unity is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tioga, with the one closest to Tioga listed first.
- Bellinger
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bellinger is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellinger
- Lublin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lublin is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
- Trempealeau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tioga, with the one closest to Tioga listed first.
- Osseo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Osseo is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osseo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,671 people
- Pigeon Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pigeon Falls is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Strum
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Strum is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,071 people
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tioga, with the one closest to Tioga listed first.
- Lindsey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lindsey is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey
- Bakerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bakerville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
- Marshfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Marshfield is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,414 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tioga, see our County-by-County Page for Tioga.
Cemeteries Near Tioga ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tioga.
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 Tioga - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tioga covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tioga, with the one closest to Tioga listed first.
- Seif Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Holy Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Willard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Weston Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Butler Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- East Side Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- North Pine Valley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cleveland Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mentor Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Columbia Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (125 more) ...
- St. Marys Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Neillsville City Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
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 Tioga in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tioga.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tioga, with the one closest to Tioga listed first.
- Globe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Globe is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Christie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Christie is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
- Fairchild
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairchild is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairchild
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Humbird
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Humbird is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humbird
- Greenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 995 people
- Neillsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Neillsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neillsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,375 people
- Price
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Price is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Loyal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Loyal is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
- Merrillan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Merrillan is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Longwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Longwood is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Augusta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Augusta is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,517 people
- Granton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Granton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Spokeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Spokeville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spokeville
- Levis
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Levis is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levis
- Alma Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Alma Center is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 491 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tioga. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tioga.
Newspapers Published in Tioga ...
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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tioga.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tioga, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tioga.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Tioga:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Clark County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chippewa County
- Eau Claire County
- Jackson County
- Marathon County
- Taylor County
- Trempealeau County
- Wood 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 Tioga, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tioga) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |