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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 Caldwell (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 Caldwell. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.

Caldwell is located in Racine 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 Racine County: Kenosha, Walworth & Waukesha.

Below are the counties that are near Caldwell. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Caldwell:

  • Racine County     (The home county of Caldwell)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Caldwell, with the one closest to Caldwell listed first.
    • Wind Lake
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Waterford
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Waterford is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,618 people
    • Honey Creek
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Rochester
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Browns Lake
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Browns Lake is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Lake
    • Burlington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Burlington is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,898 people
    • Eagle Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Eagle Lake is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
    • Kneeland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Raymond
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Bohners Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Bohners Lake is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohners Lake
    • Yorkville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Yorkville is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
    • Union Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Union Grove is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,266 people
  • Dodge County
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Caldwell, with the one closest to Caldwell listed first.
    • Palmyra
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Palmyra is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,746 people
    • Sullivan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Sullivan is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
    • Rome
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Rome is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
    • Hebron
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Hebron is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
    • Concord
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Concord is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Helenville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Lac La Belle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Lac La Belle is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lac La Belle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
    • Lake Lac La Belle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Lake Lac La Belle is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lac La Belle
    • Farmington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Cold Spring
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Ixonia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Ixonia is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ixonia
    • Fort Atkinson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Kenosha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Caldwell, with the one closest to Caldwell listed first.
    • Brighton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Slades Corners
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Paris
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Fox River
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Powers Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Powers Lake is located in Kenosha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Lake
    • Twin Lakes
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Paddock Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Paddock Lake is located in Kenosha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,232 people
    • Camp Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Camp Lake is located in Kenosha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Lake
    • Salem Lakes
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bristol
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Somers
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Somers is located in Kenosha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers
    • Woodworth
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Milwaukee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Caldwell, with the one closest to Caldwell listed first.
    • Union Church
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Saint Martins
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Franklin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Franklin is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,925 people
    • Hales Corners
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Hales Corners is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Corners
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,553 people
    • Greendale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Greendale is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,127 people
    • Greenfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • West Allis
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • West Milwaukee
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • West Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milwaukee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,090 people
    • Wauwatosa
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Oak Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • South Milwaukee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Cudahy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Cudahy is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cudahy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,077 people
  • Ozaukee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Caldwell, with the one closest to Caldwell listed first.
    • Freistadt
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Mequon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Rock County
  • Walworth County
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Caldwell, with the one closest to Caldwell listed first.
    • Lake Five
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Germantown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Germantown is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,057 people
    • Richfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Thompson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Rockfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Waukesha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Caldwell, with the one closest to Caldwell listed first.
    • Mukwonago
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Mukwonago is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mukwonago
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,107 people
    • Vernon
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Vernon is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
    • Big Bend
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Big Bend is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,487 people
    • Eagleville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Muskego
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Muskego is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskego
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,317 people
    • Prospect
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Genesee
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Genesee is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
    • North Prairie
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • North Prairie is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,236 people
    • Durham
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Genesee Depot
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Eagle
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Tess Corners
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Caldwell, with the one closest to Caldwell listed first.
    • Channel Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Channel Lake is located in Lake County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Channel Lake
    • Lake Catherine
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Lake Catherine is located in Lake County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Catherine
    • Antioch
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Antioch is located in Lake County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,174 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antioch <1>
    • Fox Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Fossland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Fox Lake Hills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Fox Lake Hills is located in Lake County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake Hills
    • Lake Villa
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Russell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • McHenry County (IL)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Caldwell, see our County-by-County Page for Caldwell.

Cemeteries Near Caldwell ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Caldwell.

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 Caldwell - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Caldwell covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Caldwell, with the one closest to Caldwell listed first.

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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Caldwell had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Caldwell, with the one closest to Caldwell listed first.

  • Mukwonago
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mukwonago is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mukwonago
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,107 people
  • Big Bend
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Big Bend is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,487 people
  • Vernon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Vernon is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
  • Waterford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Waterford is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,618 people
  • Honey Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Rochester
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Muskego
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Muskego is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskego
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,317 people
  • Troy Center
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Genesee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Genesee is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
  • Prospect
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • North Prairie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • North Prairie is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,236 people
  • Burlington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Burlington is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,898 people
  • Continue List   (21 more) ...

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Caldwell. See our List of 1890's Communities around Caldwell.

Newspapers Published in Caldwell ...

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 116 newspapers that have been published in the area around Caldwell.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Caldwell, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Caldwell.

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 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 Caldwell:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>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 Caldwell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Caldwell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.