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 Whitefish Bay (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 Whitefish Bay. 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 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 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.
Whitefish Bay 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 Whitefish Bay. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Whitefish Bay:
- Milwaukee County (The home county of Whitefish Bay)
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitefish Bay, with the one closest to Whitefish Bay listed first.
- Glendale
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Shorewood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Fox Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Bayside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - River Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Hills
- River Hills is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
- Brown Deer
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brown Deer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Deer
- Brown Deer is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,191 people
- Milwaukee
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
- Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589,067 people
- Wauwatosa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - West Milwaukee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- 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
- West Granville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Granville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Granville
- West Granville is located in Milwaukee County
- West Allis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Allis
- West Allis is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,748 people
- Greenfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,183 people
- Ozaukee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitefish Bay, with the one closest to Whitefish Bay listed first.
- Mequon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Thiensville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thiensville
- Thiensville is located in Ozaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,116 people
- Freistadt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freistadt
- Freistadt is located in Ozaukee County
- Cedarburg
(13 miles [20.9 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
(14 miles [22.5 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Horns Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horns Corners
- Horns Corners is located in Ozaukee County
- Port Washington
(18 miles [29 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
- Saukville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - Fredonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north) - Waubeka
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waubeka
- Waubeka is located in Ozaukee County
- Belgium
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium
- Belgium is located in Ozaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,364 people
- Racine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitefish Bay, with the one closest to Whitefish Bay listed first.
- Kneeland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kneeland
- Kneeland is located in Racine County
- Caledonia
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Raymond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Raymond is located in Racine County
- Wind Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- 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
- Wind Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Lake
- Wind Lake is located in Racine County
- Franksville
(24 miles [38.6 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
- North Bay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south) - Yorkville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south) - Mount Pleasant
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Racine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
- Racine is located in Racine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76,237 people
- Caldwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
- Caldwell is located in Racine County
- Sturtevant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturtevant
- Sturtevant is located in Racine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,637 people
- Sheboygan County
- Random Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Lake
- Random Lake is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,567 people
- Random Lake
- Walworth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitefish Bay, with the one closest to Whitefish Bay listed first.
- Lake Beulah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Beulah
- Lake Beulah is located in Walworth County
- Potter Lake
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitefish Bay, with the one closest to Whitefish Bay listed first.
- Germantown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- 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
- Richfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Jackson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Jackson is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,256 people
- Lake Five
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Five
- Lake Five is located in Washington County
- Newburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Newburg is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
- Myra
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Myra is located in Washington County
- Slinger
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) - Cedar Lake
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Thompson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest) - West Bend
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
- West Bend is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,478 people
- Barton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Barton is located in Washington County
- Fillmore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Fillmore is located in Washington County
- Waukesha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitefish Bay, with the one closest to Whitefish Bay listed first.
- Butler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Elm Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
- Elm Grove is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,137 people
- Brookfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- 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
- Menomonee Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- 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
- Lannon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - New Berlin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
- New Berlin is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,812 people
- Sussex
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
- Sussex is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,086 people
- Pewaukee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Pewaukee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Waukesha
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukesha
- Waukesha is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72,376 people
- Durham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Durham is located in Waukesha County
- Muskego
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Whitefish Bay, see our County-by-County Page for Whitefish Bay.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Whitefish Bay ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Whitefish Bay.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Whitefish Bay. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Whitefish Bay and those printed in the larger area surrounding Whitefish Bay.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<2> of Whitefish Bay.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Whitefish Bay:
- 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
- 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
- Sheboygan 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
- Ozaukee 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 Whitefish Bay ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Whitefish Bay.
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 Whitefish Bay covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Whitefish Bay, with the one closest to Whitefish Bay listed first.
- Glen Oaks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Glen Oaks Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Milwaukee.
- The Glen Oaks Cemetery has also been known as:
- Evergreen Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glen Oaks Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87884 <3>
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Johannes Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1638206 <3>
- Green Tree Meadows Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Tree Meadows Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Tree Meadows Cemetery
- Graceland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graceland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graceland Cemetery
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michaels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88177 <3>
- Wanderers Rest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wanderers Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wanderers Rest Cemetery
- Lincoln Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- The Lincoln Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wander's Rest Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #213246 <3>
- St. Peters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- 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
- Wauwatosa Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wauwatosa Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87664 <3>
- Continue List (174 more) ...
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
- St. Catherine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Catherine Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2142330 <3>
- Valhalla Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- The Valhalla Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Valhalla Cemetery
- Valhalla Memorial Gardens
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valhalla Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89454 <3>
- Trinity Lutheran 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Whitefish Bay had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Whitefish Bay had a population of 13,770 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Whitefish Bay, with the one closest to Whitefish Bay listed first.
- Milwaukee
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
- Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589,067 people
- Brown Deer
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brown Deer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Deer
- Brown Deer is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,191 people
- West Granville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Granville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Granville
- West Granville is located in Milwaukee County
- Granville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Thiensville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thiensville
- Thiensville is located in Ozaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,116 people
- Mequon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Fussville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Elm Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
- Elm Grove is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,137 people
- Saint Francis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francis
- Saint Francis is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,725 people
- Brookfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- 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
- Freistadt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freistadt
- Freistadt is located in Ozaukee County
- Menomonee Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- 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
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Marcy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Calhoun
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Cedarburg
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Marcy
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Whitefish Bay. See our List of 1890's Communities around Whitefish Bay.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Whitefish Bay: www.village.whitefish-bay.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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Whitefish Bay) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Whitefish Bay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1132, Longitude: -87.9000 |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Whitefish Bay, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |