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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 Waumandee (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 Waumandee. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Waumandee 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 Waumandee. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Waumandee:

  • Buffalo County     (The home county of Waumandee)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waumandee, with the one closest to Waumandee listed first.
    • Montana
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Anchorage ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Anchorage is located in Buffalo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
    • Cochrane
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Buffalo City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Buffalo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Buffalo is located in Buffalo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
    • Alma
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Gilmanton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Fountain City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Lookout
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Springdale ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Springdale is located in Buffalo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
    • Nelson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Nelson is located in Buffalo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
    • Bluff Siding
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Dunn County
  • Eau Claire County
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waumandee, with the one closest to Waumandee listed first.
    • Taylor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Taylor is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
    • York
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Pepin County
  • Trempealeau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waumandee, with the one closest to Waumandee listed first.
    • Arcadia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • New City ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • New City is located in Trempealeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
    • Independence
      (14 miles [22.5 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
    • Russell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Whitehall
      (19 miles [30.6 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
    • Wrights Corners
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Coral City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Coral City is located in Trempealeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral City
    • Frenchville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Eleva
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Strum
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Blair
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Blair is located in Trempealeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,330 people
    • Ettrick
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Ettrick is located in Trempealeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ettrick
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
  • Wabasha County (MN)
  • Winona County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waumandee, with the one closest to Waumandee listed first.
    • Minnesota City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Rollingstone
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Goodview
      (16 miles [25.7 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
    • Winona
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Beaver ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Stockton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Stockton is located in Winona County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
    • Homer
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Homer is located in Winona County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
    • Altura
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Altura is located in Winona County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altura
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altura <1>
    • Elba
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Elba is located in Winona County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Lewiston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Wilson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Lamoille
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Waumandee, see our County-by-County Page for Waumandee.

Cemeteries Near Waumandee ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Waumandee.

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 Waumandee - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Waumandee covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Waumandee, with the one closest to Waumandee listed first.

  • St. Boniface Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Waumandee Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Anchorage Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lincoln Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Zion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Eagle Valley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Lincoln Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Buffalo City Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Glencoe Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lower Montana Ridge Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Cortland Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (155 more) ...
    • Upper Montana Ridge Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Mill Creek Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Waumandee had a population of 110 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Waumandee, with the one closest to Waumandee listed first.

  • Anchorage ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Anchorage is located in Buffalo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
  • Montana
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cream
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Cream is located in Buffalo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream
  • Glencoe
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Glencoe is located in Buffalo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
  • Herold
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Herold is located in Buffalo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herold
  • Cochrane
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Buffalo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Buffalo is located in Buffalo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Cortland ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cortland is located in Trempealeau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
  • Arcadia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Alma
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Minneiska
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Whitman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Whitman is located in Winona County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Waumandee. See our List of 1890's Communities around Waumandee.

Newspapers Published in Waumandee ...

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 133 newspapers that have been published in the area around Waumandee.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Waumandee, 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 Waumandee.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Waumandee:

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 Waumandee, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Waumandee) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.