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 Greenfield (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 Greenfield. 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.
Greenfield is located in Milwaukee 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 Milwaukee County: Ozaukee, Racine, Washington & Waukesha.
Below are the counties that are near Greenfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Greenfield:
- Milwaukee County (The home county of Greenfield)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenfield, with the one closest to Greenfield listed first.
- Greendale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - West Allis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Allis
- West Allis is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,748 people
- West Milwaukee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Milwaukee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milwaukee
- West Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,090 people
- Hales Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hales Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Corners
- Hales Corners is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,553 people
- Milwaukee
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
- Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589,067 people
- Cudahy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Saint Francis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francis
- Saint Francis is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,725 people
- Wauwatosa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Franklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - South Milwaukee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milwaukee
- South Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,673 people
- Shorewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Oak Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek
- Oak Creek is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,469 people
- Dodge County
- Ashippun
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashippun
- Ashippun is located in Dodge County
- Ashippun
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenfield, with the one closest to Greenfield listed first.
- Lac La Belle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lac La Belle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lac La Belle
- Lac La Belle is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
- Lake Lac La Belle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Lac La Belle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lac La Belle
- Lake Lac La Belle is located in Jefferson County
- Sullivan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west) - Palmyra
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Kenosha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenfield, with the one closest to Greenfield listed first.
- Brighton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south) - Somers
(23 miles [37 km] to the south) - Bristol
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Bristol is located in Kenosha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,145 people
- Kenosha
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenosha
- Kenosha is located in Kenosha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99,570 people
- Paddock Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paddock Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock Lake
- Paddock Lake is located in Kenosha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,232 people
- Salem Lakes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Lakes
- Salem Lakes is located in Kenosha County
- Former names for Salem Lakes:
- Salem
- Silver Lake
- Fox River
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south) - Slades Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slades Corners
- Slades Corners is located in Kenosha County
- Ozaukee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenfield, with the one closest to Greenfield listed first.
- Freistadt
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freistadt
- Freistadt is located in Ozaukee County
- Mequon
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - Thiensville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thiensville
- Thiensville is located in Ozaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,116 people
- Cedarburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarburg
- Cedarburg is located in Ozaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,783 people
- Grafton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Grafton is located in Ozaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,758 people
- Ulao
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north) - Horns Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horns Corners
- Horns Corners is located in Ozaukee County
- Saukville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north) - Port Washington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Washington
- Port Washington is located in Ozaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,066 people
- Racine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenfield, with the one closest to Greenfield listed first.
- Kneeland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kneeland
- Kneeland is located in Racine County
- Raymond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Raymond is located in Racine County
- Caledonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Caledonia is located in Racine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,235 people
- Wind Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Lake
- Wind Lake is located in Racine County
- Franksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franksville
- Franksville is located in Racine County
- Yorkville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Wind Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wind Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Point
- Wind Point is located in Racine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,685 people
- Caldwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
- Caldwell is located in Racine County
- Mount Pleasant
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Racine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,048 people
- North Bay
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Waterford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Eagle Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
- Eagle Lake is located in Racine County
- Walworth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenfield, with the one closest to Greenfield listed first.
- Lake Beulah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Beulah
- Lake Beulah is located in Walworth County
- Potter Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potter Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Lake
- Potter Lake is located in Walworth County
- East Troy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Troy
- East Troy is located in Walworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,307 people
- Voree ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest) - Troy Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Center
- Troy Center is located in Walworth County
- Lyons
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Lyons is located in Walworth County
- Spring Prairie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Prairie
- Spring Prairie is located in Walworth County
- Little Prairie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Prairie
- Little Prairie is located in Walworth County
- Adams
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Adams is located in Walworth County
- Bowers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Bowers is located in Walworth County
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenfield, with the one closest to Greenfield listed first.
- Germantown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germantown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Germantown is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,057 people
- Lake Five
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Five
- Lake Five is located in Washington County
- Richfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest) - Jackson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Jackson is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,256 people
- Thompson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest) - Slinger
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest) - Cedar Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Cedar Lake is located in Washington County
- Myra
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Myra is located in Washington County
- Hartford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Hartford is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,675 people
- Waukesha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenfield, with the one closest to Greenfield listed first.
- New Berlin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
- New Berlin is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,812 people
- Elm Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
- Elm Grove is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,137 people
- Brookfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Brookfield is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,164 people
- Durham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Durham is located in Waukesha County
- Muskego
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Butler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Big Bend
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Waukesha
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukesha
- Waukesha is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72,376 people
- Menomonee Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menomonee Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonee Falls
- Menomonee Falls is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,243 people
- Pewaukee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Vernon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Lannon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Greenfield, see our County-by-County Page for Greenfield.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Greenfield ...
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 80 newspapers that have been published in the area around Greenfield.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Greenfield. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Greenfield and those printed in the larger area surrounding Greenfield.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> of Greenfield.
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 Greenfield:
- 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 Milwaukee County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dodge County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jefferson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Kenosha County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Ozaukee County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Racine County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Walworth County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Washington County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Waukesha County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Dodge County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Milwaukee County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Milwaukee County
Cemeteries Near Greenfield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Greenfield.
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 Greenfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Greenfield, with the one closest to Greenfield listed first.
- Lavise Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lavise Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lavise Cemetery
- Chapel Hill Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- The Chapel Hill Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Polish National Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapel Hill Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2134967 <4>
- Good Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Good Hope Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88024 <4>
- Second Home Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Second Home Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88492 <4>
- Ever - Rest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ever - Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ever - Rest Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2254240 <4>
- Honey Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Honey Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Honey Creek Cemetery
- Arlington Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- The Arlington Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Arlington Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arlington Park Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1962498 <4>
- Greenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
- Continue List (214 more) ...
- St. Paul Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
- St. Adalberts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Adalberts Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Milwaukee.
- The St. Adalberts Cemetery has also been known as:
- Polish Union Cemetery
- St. Adalbert Cemetery
- St. Adalbert Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Adalberts Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88884 <4>
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Trinity Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Milwaukee.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Trinity Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88198 <4>
- St. Paul 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 Greenfield in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Greenfield.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Greenfield, with the one closest to Greenfield listed first.
- Hales Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hales Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Corners
- Hales Corners is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,553 people
- Saint Martins
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Martins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martins
- Saint Martins is located in Milwaukee County
- Milwaukee
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
- Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589,067 people
- New Berlin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
- New Berlin is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,812 people
- Tess Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tess Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tess Corners
- Tess Corners is located in Waukesha County
- Saint Francis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francis
- Saint Francis is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,725 people
- Elm Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
- Elm Grove is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,137 people
- Calhoun
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Prospect
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Muskego
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Durham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Durham is located in Waukesha County
- Oakwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Continue List (16 more) ...
- South Milwaukee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milwaukee
- South Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,673 people
- Brookfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Brookfield is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,164 people
- Union Church
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Church have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Church
- Union Church is located in Milwaukee County
- South Milwaukee
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Greenfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Greenfield.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Greenfield: www.ci.greenfield.wi.us/
The official website for Milwaukee County: www.co.milwaukee.wi.us/
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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Greenfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Greenfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9737, Longitude: -87.9980 |
| <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 Greenfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |