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 northeast 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 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.
Tioga is located in Clark 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 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Willard is located in Clark County
- Globe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Greenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Greenwood is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 995 people
- Humbird
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humbird
- Humbird is located in Clark County
- Neillsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neillsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neillsville
- Neillsville is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,375 people
- Loyal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Reseburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reseburg
- Reseburg is located in Clark County
- Granton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granton
- Granton is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Spokeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spokeville
- Spokeville is located in Clark County
- Eidsvold
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidsvold
- Eidsvold is located in Clark County
- Thorp
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Atwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Atwood is located in Clark County
- 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) - Boyd
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest) - Cadott
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest) - Lake Wissota
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Wissota have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 Tioga, with the one closest to Tioga listed first.
- Fairchild
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Hay Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Creek
- Hay Creek is located in Eau Claire County
- Augusta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - Fall Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fall Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
- Fall Creek is located in Eau Claire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
- Allen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Allen is located in Eau Claire County
- 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) - Alma Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma Center
- Alma Center is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 491 people
- Hatfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Hatfield is located in Jackson County
- Levis
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Requa
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Requa
- Requa is located in Jackson County
- Hixton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixton
- Hixton is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- York
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest) - Sechlerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sechlerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sechlerville
- Sechlerville is located in Jackson County
- Pray
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pray
- Pray is located in Jackson County
- Black River Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black River Falls
- Black River Falls is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,454 people
- Taylor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest) - Lapham Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lapham Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapham Junction
- Lapham Junction is located in Jackson County
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Spencer is located in Marathon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,865 people
- Unity
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Taylor County
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osseo
- Osseo is located in Trempealeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,671 people
- Pigeon Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Falls
- Pigeon Falls is located in Trempealeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Strum
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strum
- Strum is located in Trempealeau County
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey
- Lindsey is located in Wood County
- Bakerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
- Bakerville is located in Wood County
- Marshfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
- Marshfield is located in Wood County
- 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.
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 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seif Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seif Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Holy Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Family Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Willard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willard Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89532 <3>
- Weston Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weston Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Butler Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butler Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- East Side Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Side Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Side Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- North Pine Valley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Pine Valley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Pine Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Greenwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
- The Greenwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greenwood City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2173853 <3>
- Cleveland Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cleveland Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cleveland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mentor Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mentor Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mentor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Columbia Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Columbia Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Columbia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (125 more) ...
- St. Marys Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Neillsville City Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Neillsville City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #166077 <3>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Marys 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 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) - Fairchild
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Christie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Humbird
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humbird
- Humbird is located in Clark County
- Greenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Greenwood is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 995 people
- Neillsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neillsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neillsville
- Neillsville is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,375 people
- Price
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Loyal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Merrillan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Longwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Augusta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - Granton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granton
- Granton is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Spokeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spokeville
- Spokeville is located in Clark County
- Levis
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Alma Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma Center
- Alma Center is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 491 people
- Spokeville
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]<5>. 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 turn to 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 Tioga:
- 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 Clark County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- 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
- Jackson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Marathon County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Taylor County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Trempealeau County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Wood County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Chippewa County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Clark County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Clark County
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tioga. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Clark County: www.co.clark.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Tioga, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tioga) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tioga. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6841, Longitude: -90.7932 In this case, the coordinates for Tioga have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |