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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 Caledonia (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 Caledonia. 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 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.

Caledonia 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 Caledonia. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Caledonia:

  • Racine County     (The home county of Caledonia)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Caledonia, with the one closest to Caledonia listed first.
    • Franksville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Franksville is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franksville
    • Kneeland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Raymond
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Mount Pleasant
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,048 people
    • Yorkville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Yorkville is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
    • North Bay
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • North Bay is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bay
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
    • Wind Point
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Wind Point is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Point
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,685 people
    • Sturtevant
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Racine
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Elmwood Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Union Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Union Grove is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,266 people
    • Wind Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Eagle Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Eagle Lake is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
  • Kenosha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Caledonia, with the one closest to Caledonia listed first.
    • Somers
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Somers is located in Kenosha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers
    • Paris
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Brighton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Kenosha
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Woodworth
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Bristol
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Paddock Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Paddock Lake is located in Kenosha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,232 people
    • Pleasant Prairie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Pleasant Prairie is located in Kenosha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Prairie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,373 people
    • Salem Lakes
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Fossland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Camp Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Camp Lake is located in Kenosha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Lake
    • Fox River
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Benet Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Milwaukee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Caledonia, with the one closest to Caledonia listed first.
    • Oak Creek
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Franklin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Franklin is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,925 people
    • South Milwaukee
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Union Church
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Greendale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Greendale is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,127 people
    • Saint Martins
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Cudahy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Cudahy is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cudahy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,077 people
    • Saint Francis
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Hales Corners
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Hales Corners is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Corners
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,553 people
    • Greenfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • West Milwaukee
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • West Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milwaukee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,090 people
    • Milwaukee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • West Allis
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Ozaukee County
  • Walworth County
  • Waukesha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Caledonia, with the one closest to Caledonia listed first.
    • Durham
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Muskego
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Muskego is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskego
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,317 people
    • Tess Corners
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • New Berlin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Prospect
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Big Bend
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Big Bend is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,487 people
    • Calhoun
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Calhoun is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
    • Vernon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Vernon is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
    • Elm Grove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Brookfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Brookfield is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,164 people
    • Waukesha
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Mukwonago
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Mukwonago is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mukwonago
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,107 people
    • Butler
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Butler is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,795 people
  • Lake County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Caledonia, with the one closest to Caledonia listed first.
    • Fossland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Russell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Winthrop Harbor
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Antioch
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Beach Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Zion
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Channel Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 southwest)
      • Lake Catherine is located in Lake County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Catherine
    • Millburn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Old Mill Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Wadsworth
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Lindenhurst
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Lindenhurst is located in Lake County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindenhurst
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,117 people
      • Lindenhurst has also been known as:
      • Lindenhurst village
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindenhurst <1>
    • Grandwood Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Grandwood Park is located in Lake County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandwood Park
  • McHenry County (IL)

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

Cemeteries Near Caledonia ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Caledonia.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Caledonia, with the one closest to Caledonia 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Caledonia had a population of 68 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Caledonia had a population of 25,235 people.

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

  • Husher
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Husher is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Husher
  • Kilbournville
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Kilbournville is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbournville
  • Thompsonville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Thompsonville is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
  • Franksville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Franksville is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franksville
  • Oakwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Oakwood is located in Milwaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
  • Tabor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Tabor is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
  • Kneeland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Raymond
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Ives Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Ives Grove is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ives Grove
  • Yorkville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Yorkville is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
  • Oak Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • North Cape
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • North Cape is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cape
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Caledonia ...

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 86 newspapers that have been published in the area around Caledonia.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Caledonia, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Caledonia.

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 Caledonia:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Caledonia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Caledonia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.