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 Weston (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 Weston. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Weston is located in Dunn 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 Dunn County: Barron, Chippewa, Eau Claire, Pepin, Pierce, Polk & Saint Croix.
Below are the counties that are near Weston. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Weston:
- Dunn County (The home county of Weston)
- The following are listed by their distance from Weston, with the one closest to Weston listed first.
- Menomonie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Menomonie is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,599 people
- Eau Galle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Eau Galle is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Galle
- Knapp
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Knapp is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Dunnville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dunnville is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnville
- Falls City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Falls City is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
- Meridean
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Meridean is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridean
- Boyceville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Boyceville is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyceville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,124 people
- Downing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Downing is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Tainter Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tainter Lake is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tainter Lake
- Wheeler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wheeler is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Elk Mound
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Elk Mound is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
- Rock Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rock Falls is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Falls
- Barron County
- Prairie Farm
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Prairie Farm is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Farm
- Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
- Buffalo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weston, with the one closest to Weston listed first.
- Maxville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Maxville is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
- Savoy ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Savoy is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy
- Springdale ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Springdale is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Mondovi
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mondovi is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mondovi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,562 people
- Nelson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Nelson is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Gilmanton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gilmanton is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmanton
- Chippewa County
- Albertville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Albertville is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albertville
- Eau Claire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weston, with the one closest to Weston listed first.
- Lufkin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lufkin is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lufkin
- Shawtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Shawtown is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
- Eau Claire
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- 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 east)
- 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 Weston, with the one closest to Weston listed first.
- Arkansaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Arkansaw is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansaw
- Durand
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Durand is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
- Ella
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ella is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
- Lund
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lund is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lund
- Barry Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Barry Corner is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry Corner
- Stockholm
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Stockholm is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Lakeport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lakeport is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeport
- Pepin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pepin is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Pierce County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weston, with the one closest to Weston listed first.
- Elmwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elmwood is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 790 people
- Spring Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Spring Valley is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
- Olivet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Olivet is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Waverly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Plum City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Plum City is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- El Paso
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- El Paso is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Paso
- Martell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Martell is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martell
- Morton Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Morton Corner is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Corner
- Maiden Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Maiden Rock is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiden Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Ellsworth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ellsworth is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,272 people
- Beldenville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Beldenville is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beldenville
- Moeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Moeville is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moeville
- Saint Croix County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weston, with the one closest to Weston listed first.
- Wilson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Hersey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hersey is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersey
- Woodville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woodville is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
- Glenwood City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Glenwood City is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
- Baldwin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Baldwin is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,078 people
- Hammond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hammond is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,890 people
- Erin Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Erin Corner is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Corner
- Roberts
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Roberts is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,018 people
- Deer Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Park is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Goodhue County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Weston, with the one closest to Weston listed first.
- Frontenac
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Red Wing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wabasha County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Weston, with the one closest to Weston listed first.
- Lake City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Reads Landing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wabasha
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Weston, see our County-by-County Page for Weston.
Cemeteries Near Weston ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Weston.
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 Weston - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Weston covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Weston, with the one closest to Weston listed first.
- Lower Weston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Irving Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lucas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Weber Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Grandview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ridge Road Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mamre Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake Cemetery
- The Spring Lake Cemetery has also been known as:
- Spring Lake English Cemetery
- Spring Lake Public Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2366389 <2>
- Farm Hill Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pownell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (169 more) ...
- Ford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rosehill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Riverview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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 Weston in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Weston.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Weston, with the one closest to Weston listed first.
- Elmwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elmwood is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 790 people
- Hatchville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hatchville is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchville
- Downsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Downsville is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Eau Galle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Eau Galle is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Galle
- Menomonie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Menomonie is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,599 people
- Spring Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Spring Valley is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
- Olivet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Olivet is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Exile
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Exile is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exile
- Knapp
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Knapp is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- North Menomonie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Menomonie is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Menomonie
- Waverly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Dunnville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dunnville is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wilson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Menomonie Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Menomonie Junction is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonie Junction
- Arkansaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Arkansaw is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansaw
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Weston. See our List of 1890's Communities around Weston.
Newspapers Published in Weston ...
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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Weston.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Weston, 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 Weston.
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 Weston:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Dunn County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barron County
- Buffalo County
- Chippewa County
- Eau Claire County
- Pepin County
- Pierce County
- Saint Croix County
- Goodhue County
- Wabasha 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 Weston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Weston) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |