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 Urne (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 Urne. 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 doctors 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.
Urne is located in Buffalo 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 Buffalo County: Wabasha (MN), Winona (MN), Eau Claire, Pepin & Trempealeau.
Below are the counties that are near Urne. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Urne:
- Buffalo County (The home county of Urne)
- The following are listed by their distance from Urne, with the one closest to Urne listed first.
- Springdale ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Springdale is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Maxville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Maxville is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
- Nelson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nelson is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Savoy ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Savoy is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy
- Gilmanton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gilmanton is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmanton
- Mondovi
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mondovi is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mondovi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,562 people
- Alma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Alma is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
- Lookout
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lookout is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Montana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Montana is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana
- Waumandee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waumandee is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waumandee
- Anchorage ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Anchorage is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
- Buffalo City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Buffalo City is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people
- Cochrane
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cochrane is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 409 people
- Dunn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Urne, with the one closest to Urne listed first.
- Eau Galle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eau Galle is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Galle
- Dunnville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dunnville is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnville
- Meridean
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Meridean is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridean
- Rock Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Falls is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Falls
- Falls City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Falls City is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
- Menomonie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Menomonie is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,599 people
- Elk Mound
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Elk Mound is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
- Eau Claire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Urne, with the one closest to Urne listed first.
- Lufkin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lufkin is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lufkin
- Shawtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shawtown is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
- Allen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Allen is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Eau Claire
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eau Claire is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Claire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,087 people
- Altoona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Altoona is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,062 people
- Pepin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Urne, with the one closest to Urne listed first.
- Ella
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ella is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
- Durand
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Durand is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
- Arkansaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arkansaw is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansaw
- Pepin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pepin is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Barry Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Barry Corner is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry Corner
- Lakeport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lakeport is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeport
- Lund
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lund is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lund
- Stockholm
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Stockholm is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Pierce County
- The following are listed by their distance from Urne, with the one closest to Urne listed first.
- Plum City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Plum City is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Maiden Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Maiden Rock is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiden Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Elmwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Elmwood is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 790 people
- Waverly
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Waverly is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Olivet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Olivet is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Bay City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bay City is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- El Paso
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- El Paso is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Paso
- Spring Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
- Trempealeau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Urne, with the one closest to Urne listed first.
- Russell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Russell is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Eleva
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Eleva is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleva
- Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
- Strum
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Strum is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,071 people
- New City ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- New City is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
- Independence
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Independence is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
- Arcadia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Arcadia is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,026 people
- Whitehall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Whitehall is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,565 people
- Goodhue County (MN)
- Frontenac
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Wabasha County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Urne, with the one closest to Urne listed first.
- Reads Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wabasha
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kellogg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Weaver
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Weaver is located in Wabasha County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Lake City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Minneiska
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Millville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Plainview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jarrett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jarrett is located in Wabasha County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
- Hammond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hammond is located in Wabasha County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Zumbro Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Winona County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Urne, with the one closest to Urne listed first.
- Beaver ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Beaver is located in Winona County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Rollingstone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Minnesota City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Elba
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Elba is located in Winona County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Altura
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Goodview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Goodview is located in Winona County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,127 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Urne, see our County-by-County Page for Urne.
Cemeteries Near Urne ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Urne.
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 Urne - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Urne covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Urne, with the one closest to Urne listed first.
- North Branch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Church Valley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Modena Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Maxville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nelson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- St. Mary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Holy Rosary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Round Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Little Plum Lutheran Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Plum Lutheran Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Little Plum Lutheran Church Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the northeast of Pepin.
- The Little Plum Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Little Plum Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88351 <3>
- St. Felix Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (178 more) ...
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gilmanton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- German Valley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Urne had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Urne, with the one closest to Urne listed first.
- Modena
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Modena is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modena
- Misha Mokwa
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Misha Mokwa is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misha Mokwa
- Nelson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nelson is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Savoy ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Savoy is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy
- Ella
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ella is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
- Trevino
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Trevino is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevino
- Durand
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Durand is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
- Wabasha
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mondovi
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mondovi is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mondovi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,562 people
- Arkansaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arkansaw is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansaw
- Porcupine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Porcupine is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porcupine
- Alma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Alma is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Pepin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pepin is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Midland Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Midland Junction is located in Wabasha County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland Junction
- Herold
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Herold is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herold
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Urne. See our List of 1890's Communities around Urne.
Newspapers Published in Urne ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Urne.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Urne, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Urne.
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 Urne:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Buffalo County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dunn County
- Eau Claire County
- Pepin County
- Pierce County
- Trempealeau County
- Goodhue 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Urne) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Urne, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |