Welcome to Kneeland ...

Kneeland is located in Racine County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kneeland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Kneeland is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Kneeland lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Kneeland is located in the (262) area code.

Communities Also Named Kneeland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Kneeland - they are located in California and Michigan (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Kneeland.

Communities near Kneeland ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Kneeland.

• Milwaukee
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
  • Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 589,067 people
• Kenosha
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenosha
  • Kenosha is located in Kenosha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 99,570 people
• Racine
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
  • Racine is located in Racine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 76,237 people
• Waukesha
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukesha
  • Waukesha is located in Waukesha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,376 people
• West Allis
  (13 miles [20.9 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
• Wauwatosa
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wauwatosa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauwatosa
  • Wauwatosa is located in Milwaukee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,084 people
• New Berlin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
  • New Berlin is located in Waukesha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,812 people
• Brookfield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
• Greenfield
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Greenfield is located in Milwaukee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,183 people
• Oak Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek
  • Oak Creek is located in Milwaukee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,469 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Kneeland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kneeland.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Kneeland. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kneeland.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Kneeland. See our Newspapers Page for Kneeland.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kneeland ...

Looking for more information about Kneeland? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Kneeland, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Kneeland.

Adding Kneeland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kneeland in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Kneeland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Kneeland post office opened in 1889.

We also found Kneeland in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kneeland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kneeland. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Racine County: www.racineco.com/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/