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 Waxdale (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 Waxdale. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Waxdale is located in Racine 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 Racine County: Kenosha, Walworth & Waukesha.
Below are the counties that are near Waxdale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Waxdale:
- Racine County (The home county of Waxdale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waxdale, with the one closest to Waxdale listed first.
- Sturtevant
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturtevant
- Sturtevant is located in Racine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,637 people
- Mount Pleasant
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- 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
- Elmwood Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmwood Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Park
- Elmwood Park is located in Racine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Racine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
- Racine is located in Racine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76,237 people
- Franksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- 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
- North Bay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Caledonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Caledonia is located in Racine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,235 people
- Wind Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- 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
- Union Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Union Grove is located in Racine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,266 people
- Yorkville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Raymond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Raymond is located in Racine County
- Kneeland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kneeland
- Kneeland is located in Racine County
- Eagle Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- 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
- Kenosha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waxdale, with the one closest to Waxdale listed first.
- Somers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Kenosha
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Pleasant Prairie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Prairie
- Pleasant Prairie is located in Kenosha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,373 people
- Brighton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Bristol
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Bristol is located in Kenosha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,145 people
- Fossland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fossland
- Fossland is located in Kenosha County
- Paddock Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Lakes
- Salem Lakes is located in Kenosha County
- Former names for Salem Lakes:
- Salem
- Silver Lake
- Lake Shangrila
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shangrila
- Lake Shangrila is located in Kenosha County
- Benet Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benet Lake
- Benet Lake is located in Kenosha County
- Camp Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Fox River
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Slades Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slades Corners
- Slades Corners is located in Kenosha County
- Milwaukee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waxdale, with the one closest to Waxdale listed first.
- Oak Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek
- Oak Creek is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,469 people
- Union Church
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milwaukee
- South Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,673 people
- Franklin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Cudahy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Greendale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Saint Francis
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francis
- Saint Francis is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,725 people
- Hales Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- 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
- Greenfield
(19 miles [30.6 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
- West Allis
(22 miles [35.4 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- 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
- Milwaukee
(23 miles [37 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
- Wauwatosa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Walworth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waxdale, with the one closest to Waxdale listed first.
- Voree ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west) - Lake Beulah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Beulah
- Lake Beulah is located in Walworth County
- Lyons
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Lyons is located in Walworth County
- Potter Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- 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
- Genoa City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genoa City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa City
- Genoa City is located in Walworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,981 people
- Pell Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest) - Spring Prairie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Prairie
- Spring Prairie is located in Walworth County
- East Troy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Troy
- East Troy is located in Walworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,307 people
- Springfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Springfield is located in Walworth County
- Bowers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Bowers is located in Walworth County
- Lake Geneva
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Geneva
- Lake Geneva is located in Walworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,096 people
- Troy Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- 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
- Waukesha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waxdale, with the one closest to Waxdale listed first.
- Durham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Durham is located in Waukesha County
- Muskego
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Big Bend
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest) - New Berlin
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Vernon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest) - Elm Grove
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Mukwonago
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest) - Brookfield
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Waukesha
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Butler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north) - Genesee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest) - North Prairie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
- North Prairie is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,236 people
- Eagleville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Eagleville is located in Waukesha County
- Lake County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waxdale, with the one closest to Waxdale listed first.
- Fossland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fossland
- Fossland is located in Lake County (IL)
- Russell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Russell is located in Lake County (IL)
- Winthrop Harbor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winthrop Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop Harbor
- Winthrop Harbor is located in Lake County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,568 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winthrop Harbor <3>
- Beach Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beach Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Park
- Beach Park is located in Lake County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,641 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beach Park <3>
- Zion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Zion is located in Lake County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,321 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zion <3>
- Wadsworth
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wadsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadsworth
- Wadsworth is located in Lake County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,631 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadsworth <3>
- Antioch
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antioch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Antioch is located in Lake County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,174 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antioch <3>
- Millburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Old Mill Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Mill Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mill Creek
- Old Mill Creek is located in Lake County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Mill Creek <3>
- Lake Catherine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Catherine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Catherine
- Lake Catherine is located in Lake County (IL)
- Lindenhurst
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lindenhurst have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindenhurst
- Lindenhurst is located in Lake County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,117 people
- Lindenhurst has also been known as:
- Lindenhurst village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindenhurst <3>
- Channel Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Channel Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Channel Lake
- Channel Lake is located in Lake County (IL)
- Grandwood Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandwood Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandwood Park
- Grandwood Park is located in Lake County (IL)
- McHenry County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waxdale, with the one closest to Waxdale listed first.
- Spring Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Spring Grove is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,679 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Grove <3>
- Pistakee Highlands
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pistakee Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pistakee Highlands
- Pistakee Highlands is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Solon Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solon Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon Mills
- Solon Mills is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solon Mills <3>
- Richmond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Richmond is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,896 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <3>
- Sunnyside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest) - Johnsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsburg
- Johnsburg is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,310 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnsburg <3>
- Lakemoor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakemoor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemoor
- Lakemoor is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,912 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakemoor <3>
- Ringwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ringwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringwood
- Ringwood is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ringwood <3>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Waxdale, see our County-by-County Page for Waxdale.
Newspapers Published in Waxdale ...
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 259 newspapers that have been published in the area around Waxdale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Waxdale, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Waxdale.
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 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 Waxdale:
- 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 Racine County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Kenosha County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Milwaukee 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
- Waukesha County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lake County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- McHenry County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Kenosha County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Racine County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Racine County
Cemeteries Near Waxdale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Waxdale.
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 Waxdale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Waxdale, with the one closest to Waxdale listed first.
- West Lawn Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Lawn Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Lawn Memorial Cemetery
- Sylvania Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sylvania Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sylvania Cemetery
- Mound Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mound Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88473 <5>
- Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Racine.
- The Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Holy Cross Cemetery
- Kinzie Ave. Cemetery
- Old Holy Cross Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88173 <5>
- Calvary Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Racine.
- The Calvary Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87662 <5>
- Jewish Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- The Jewish Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Racine Jewish Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jewish Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1997253 <5>
- Graceland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graceland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88028 <5>
- Oakwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
- B'nai Zek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the B'nai Zek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the B'nai Zek Cemetery
- Paris Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paris Cemetery
- Sunset Ridge Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Ridge Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Ridge Memorial Park
- St. Casimirs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Casimirs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Casimirs Cemetery
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- St. George Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. George Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. George Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Cross Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<4> to the south of Racine.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88174 <5>
- Holy Family Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Family Catholic Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<4> to the southeast of Racine.
- The Holy Family Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Holy Family Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Family Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88181 <5>
- St. George 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.<6>
While we didn't find Waxdale in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Waxdale.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Waxdale, with the one closest to Waxdale listed first.
- Somers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Franksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- 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
- Racine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
- Racine is located in Racine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76,237 people
- Ives Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ives Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ives Grove
- Ives Grove is located in Racine County
- Sylvania
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Thompsonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Thompsonville is located in Racine County
- Caledonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Caledonia is located in Racine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,235 people
- Kenosha
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Kilbournville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kilbournville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbournville
- Kilbournville is located in Racine County
- Tabor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Yorkville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Husher
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Continue List (14 more) ...
- Union Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Union Grove is located in Racine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,266 people
- Paris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Truesdell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Union Grove
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Waxdale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Waxdale.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for Racine County: www.racineco.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> | 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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- Waxdale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Waxdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6981, Longitude: -87.8779 In this case, the coordinates for Waxdale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Waxdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |