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 Wilson (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 Wilson. 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 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.
Wilson is located in Eau Claire 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 Eau Claire County: Buffalo, Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, Jackson, Pepin & Trempealeau.
Below are the counties that are near Wilson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wilson:
- Eau Claire County (The home county of Wilson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilson, with the one closest to Wilson listed first.
- Augusta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Augusta is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,517 people
- Fall Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fall Creek is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
- Hay Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hay Creek is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Creek
- Fairchild
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fairchild is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairchild
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Allen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Allen is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Altoona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Altoona is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,062 people
- Seymour
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Seymour is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Eau Claire
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Eau Claire is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Claire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,087 people
- Shawtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Shawtown is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
- Lufkin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lufkin is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lufkin
- Chippewa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilson, with the one closest to Wilson listed first.
- Boyd
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Boyd is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Stanley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Stanley is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,705 people
- Cadott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cadott is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,411 people
- Lake Wissota
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Wissota is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wissota
- Drywood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Drywood is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drywood
- Chippewa Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Chippewa Falls is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,407 people
- Lake Hallie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lake Hallie is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hallie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,779 people
- Irvine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Irvine is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine
- Cornell
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cornell is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
- Estella
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Estella is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estella
- Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
- Eagleton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Eagleton is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton
- Bloomer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomer is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,508 people
- Albertville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Albertville is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albertville
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilson, with the one closest to Wilson listed first.
- Eidsvold
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eidsvold is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidsvold
- Eadsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eadsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eadsville
- Reseburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Reseburg is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reseburg
- Thorp
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Thorp is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,604 people
- Willard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Willard is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Greenwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Greenwood is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 995 people
- Humbird
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Humbird is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humbird
- Globe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Globe is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Withee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Withee is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Owen
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Owen is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
- Atwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Atwood is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Loyal
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Loyal is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
- Neillsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Neillsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neillsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,375 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilson, with the one closest to Wilson listed first.
- Requa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Requa is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Requa
- Levis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Levis is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levis
- York
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- York is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Alma Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Alma Center is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 491 people
- Merrillan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Merrillan is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Hixton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hixton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilson, with the one closest to Wilson listed first.
- Bellinger
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bellinger is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellinger
- Lublin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lublin is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
- Polley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Polley is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polley
- Gilman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gilman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Trempealeau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilson, with the one closest to Wilson listed first.
- Osseo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Osseo is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osseo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,671 people
- Strum
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Strum is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,071 people
- Eleva
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eleva is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleva
- Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
- Pigeon Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pigeon Falls is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wilson, see our County-by-County Page for Wilson.
Cemeteries Near Wilson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wilson.
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 Wilson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wilson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wilson, with the one closest to Wilson listed first.
- St. Peter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ludington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Worden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- St. Peter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ludington Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Butler Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Norwegian Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Side Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (125 more) ...
- Oakland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brooklawn Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln 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.<2>
While we didn't find Wilson in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wilson.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wilson, with the one closest to Wilson listed first.
- Ludington
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ludington is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
- Edson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Edson is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edson
- Boyd
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Boyd is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Stanley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Stanley is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,705 people
- Cadott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cadott is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,411 people
- Augusta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Augusta is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,517 people
- Eidsvold
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eidsvold is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidsvold
- Fall Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fall Creek is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
- Bateman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bateman is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bateman
- Thorp
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Thorp is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,604 people
- Fairchild
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fairchild is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairchild
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Drywood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Drywood is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drywood
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lombard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lombard is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombard
- Price
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Price is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Osseo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Osseo is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osseo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,671 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wilson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wilson.
Newspapers Published in Wilson ...
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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wilson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wilson, 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 Wilson.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Wilson:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Eau Claire County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chippewa County
- Clark County
- Jackson County
- Taylor County
- Trempealeau County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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 Wilson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wilson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |