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 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.
- Eau Galle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Galle
- Eau Galle is located in Dunn County
- Knapp
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapp
- Knapp is located in Dunn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Menomonie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Dunnville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnville
- Dunnville is located in Dunn County
- Falls City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
- Falls City is located in Dunn County
- Meridean
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridean
- Meridean is located in Dunn County
- Boyceville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyceville
- Boyceville is located in Dunn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,124 people
- Downing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
- Downing is located in Dunn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Tainter Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tainter Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tainter Lake
- Tainter Lake is located in Dunn County
- Wheeler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Elk Mound
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Rock Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Falls
- Rock Falls is located in Dunn County
- Colfax
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Barron County
- Prairie Farm
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Farm have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Farm
- Prairie Farm is located in Barron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
- Prairie Farm
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Maxville is located in Buffalo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
- Springdale ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Springdale is located in Buffalo County
- Mondovi
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast) - Nelson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south) - Gilmanton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmanton
- Gilmanton is located in Buffalo County
- Chippewa County
- Albertville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albertville
- Albertville is located in Chippewa County
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lufkin
- Lufkin is located in Eau Claire County
- Shawtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east) - Eau Claire
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Claire
- Eau Claire is located in Eau Claire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,087 people
- Altoona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansaw
- Arkansaw is located in Pepin County
- Durand
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
- Durand is located in Pepin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
- Ella
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
- Ella is located in Pepin County
- Lund
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lund
- Lund is located in Pepin County
- Barry Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry Corner
- Barry Corner is located in Pepin County
- Stockholm
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south) - Lakeport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeport
- Lakeport is located in Pepin County
- Pepin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepin
- Pepin is located in Pepin County
- 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) - Spring Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Pierce County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
- Olivet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Waverly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Waverly is located in Pierce County
- Plum City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - El Paso
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Paso
- El Paso is located in Pierce County
- Martell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martell
- Martell is located in Pierce County
- Morton Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Corner
- Morton Corner is located in Pierce County
- Maiden Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiden Rock
- Maiden Rock is located in Pierce County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Ellsworth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west) - Moeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moeville
- Moeville is located in Pierce County
- Bay City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Bay City is located in Pierce County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Trimbelle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Wilson is located in Saint Croix County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Hersey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersey
- Hersey is located in Saint Croix County
- Woodville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Woodville is located in Saint Croix County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
- Glenwood City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenwood City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood City
- Glenwood City is located in Saint Croix County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
- Baldwin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Baldwin is located in Saint Croix County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,078 people
- Hammond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Hammond is located in Saint Croix County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,890 people
- Erin Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Corner
- Erin Corner is located in Saint Croix County
- Roberts
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Roberts is located in Saint Croix County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,018 people
- Deer Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Deer Park is located in Saint Croix County
- 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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frontenac have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontenac
- Frontenac is located in Goodhue County (MN)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frontenac <2>
- Red Wing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Wing
- Red Wing is located in Goodhue County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,416 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Wing <2>
- 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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Lake City is located in Wabasha County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,114 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <2>
- Reads Landing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reads Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reads Landing
- Reads Landing is located in Wabasha County (MN)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reads Landing <2>
- Wabasha
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wabasha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabasha
- Wabasha is located in Wabasha County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,467 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wabasha <2>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Weston, see our County-by-County Page for 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]<3>. 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 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 Weston:
- 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 Dunn County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barron County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Buffalo County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- 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
- Pepin County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Pierce County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Saint Croix County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Goodhue County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Wabasha County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Barron County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Dunn County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Dunn County
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.
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 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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lower Weston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lower Weston Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
- Irving Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Irving Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Irving Creek Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Lucas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lucas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lucas Cemetery
- Weber Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weber Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weber Valley Cemetery
- Grandview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grandview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grandview Cemetery
- Ridge Road Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ridge Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ridge Road Cemetery
- Mamre Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mamre Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mamre Cemetery
- Spring Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- The Spring Lake Cemetery has also been known as:
- Spring Lake English Cemetery
- Spring Lake Public Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Lake Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2366389 <4>
- Farm Hill Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farm Hill Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farm Hill Catholic Cemetery
- Pownell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pownell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pownell Cemetery
- Continue List (167 more) ...
- Ford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ford Cemetery
- Rosehill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosehill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosehill Cemetery
- Riverview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Cemetery
- Ford 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.<5>
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) - Hatchville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatchville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchville
- Hatchville is located in Dunn County
- Downsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Downsville is located in Dunn County
- Eau Galle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Galle
- Eau Galle is located in Dunn County
- Spring Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Pierce County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
- Olivet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Exile
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Knapp
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapp
- Knapp is located in Dunn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Menomonie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - North Menomonie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Menomonie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Menomonie
- North Menomonie is located in Dunn County
- Waverly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Waverly is located in Pierce County
- Dunnville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnville
- Dunnville is located in Dunn County
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wilson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Wilson is located in Saint Croix County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Menomonie Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menomonie Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonie Junction
- Menomonie Junction is located in Dunn County
- Arkansaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansaw
- Arkansaw is located in Pepin County
- Wilson
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.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Weston. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Dunn County: www.dunncountywi.govoffice2.com/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Weston) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Weston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8125, Longitude: -92.0716 In this case, the coordinates for Weston have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |