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 Upper French Creek (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 Upper French Creek. 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.
Name Variations for Upper French Creek ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Upper Frenchcreek.
- A typical abbreviation for Upper French Creek: Upper French Crk. (or less commonly used: Upper French Ck. or Upper French Cr.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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 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.
Upper French Creek is located in Trempealeau 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 Trempealeau County: Winona (MN), Buffalo, Eau Claire, Jackson & La Crosse.
Below are the counties that are near Upper French Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Upper French Creek:
- Trempealeau County (The home county of Upper French Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper French Creek, with the one closest to Upper French Creek listed first.
- Frenchville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Frenchville is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchville
- Ettrick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ettrick is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ettrick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Blair
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blair is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,330 people
- Galesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Galesville is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
- Arcadia
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Whitehall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Whitehall is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,565 people
- New City ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- New City is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
- Coral City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Coral City is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral City
- Independence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Independence is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
- Wrights Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wrights Corners is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corners
- Pigeon Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pigeon Falls is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Trempealeau
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Trempealeau is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trempealeau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,663 people
- Buffalo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper French Creek, with the one closest to Upper French Creek listed first.
- Marshland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marshland is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshland
- Bluff Siding
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff Siding is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Siding
- Montana
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Montana is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana
- Waumandee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Waumandee is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waumandee
- Lookout
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lookout is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Fountain City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fountain City is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
- Anchorage ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Anchorage is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
- Gilmanton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gilmanton is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmanton
- Cochrane
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cochrane is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 409 people
- Buffalo City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Buffalo City is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people
- Buffalo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Buffalo is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Mondovi
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mondovi is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mondovi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,562 people
- Clark County
- Humbird
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Humbird is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humbird
- Eau Claire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper French Creek, with the one closest to Upper French Creek listed first.
- Allen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Allen is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Hay Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hay Creek is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Creek
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper French Creek, with the one closest to Upper French Creek listed first.
- Taylor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Taylor is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- North Bend
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Bend is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend
- Melrose
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Melrose is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
- Sechlerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sechlerville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sechlerville
- York
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- York is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Hixton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hixton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- Black River Falls
(24 miles [38.6 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Levis is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levis
- Alma Center
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Requa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Requa is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Requa
- Merrillan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Merrillan is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- La Crosse County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper French Creek, with the one closest to Upper French Creek listed first.
- Mindoro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mindoro is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindoro
- Holmen
(18 miles [29 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Brice Prairie is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice Prairie
- Midway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Onalaska
(23 miles [37 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
- French Island
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- French Island is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Island
- North La Crosse
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- North La Crosse is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North La Crosse
- West Salem
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Salem is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,013 people
- Grand Crossing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Grand Crossing is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Crossing
- La Crosse
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- La Crosse is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51,163 people
- Bangor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bangor is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,442 people
- Barre Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Barre Mills is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre Mills
- Houston County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper French Creek, with the one closest to Upper French Creek listed first.
- La Crescent
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Money Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Money Creek is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money Creek
- Wabasha County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper French Creek, with the one closest to Upper French Creek listed first.
- Minneiska
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Weaver
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Weaver is located in Wabasha County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Winona County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper French Creek, with the one closest to Upper French Creek listed first.
- Lamoille
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lamoille is located in Winona County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamoille
- Homer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Homer is located in Winona County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Winona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dakota
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Goodview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Goodview is located in Winona County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,127 people
- Nodine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Nodine is located in Winona County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodine
- Minnesota City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stockton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stockton is located in Winona County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
- Wilson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson is located in Winona County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Rollingstone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wyattville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wyattville is located in Winona County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyattville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Upper French Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Upper French Creek.
Cemeteries Near Upper French Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Upper French Creek.
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 Upper French Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Upper French Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Upper French Creek, with the one closest to Upper French Creek listed first.
- Vor Frelsers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ettrick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Bridget Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tinnes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Corness Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tamarack Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Faith Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rest Haven Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carpenter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. Stanislaus Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Arcadia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (166 more) ...
- Pioneer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pine Cliff Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Upper French Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Upper French Creek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Upper French Creek, with the one closest to Upper French Creek listed first.
- Frenchville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Frenchville is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchville
- Ettrick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ettrick is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ettrick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Hegg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hegg is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hegg
- Blair
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blair is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,330 people
- Galesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Galesville is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
- Arcadia
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Whitehall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Whitehall is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,565 people
- Centerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Independence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Independence is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
- Dodge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dodge is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
- Cortland ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cortland is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
- North Bend
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Bend is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Bohri ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bohri is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohri
- Pine Creek ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Creek is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
- Elk Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Elk Creek is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Upper French Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Upper French Creek.
Newspapers Published in Upper French Creek ...
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 98 newspapers that have been published in the area around Upper French Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Upper French Creek, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Upper French Creek.
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 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 Upper French Creek:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Trempealeau County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Buffalo County
- Clark County
- Eau Claire County
- Jackson County
- La Crosse County
- Houston County
- Wabasha County
- Winona County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Upper French Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Upper French Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |