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 Camp Lake (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 Camp Lake. 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.
Name Variations for Camp Lake ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Camp Lake: Cp. Lake
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Camp Lake. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Camp Lake.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northwest 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 north.
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 north 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.
Camp Lake is located in Kenosha 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 Kenosha County: Lake (IL), McHenry (IL), Racine & Walworth.
Below are the counties that are near Camp Lake. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Camp Lake:
- Kenosha County (The home county of Camp Lake)
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Lake, with the one closest to Camp Lake listed first.
- Salem Lakes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Salem Lakes is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Lakes
- Former names for Salem Lakes:
- Salem
- Silver Lake
- Fox River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fox River is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox River
- Paddock Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Paddock Lake is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,232 people
- Benet Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Benet Lake is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benet Lake
- Lake Shangrila
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Shangrila is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shangrila
- Bristol
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bristol is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,145 people
- Twin Lakes
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Twin Lakes is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,234 people
- Woodworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Woodworth is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodworth
- Brighton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brighton is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Powers Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Powers Lake is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Lake
- Paris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Paris is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Slades Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Slades Corners is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slades Corners
- Fossland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fossland is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fossland
- Milwaukee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Lake, with the one closest to Camp Lake listed first.
- Union Church
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Union Church is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Church
- Franklin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Franklin is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,925 people
- Saint Martins
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Saint Martins is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martins
- Greendale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Greendale is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,127 people
- Hales Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hales Corners is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Corners
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,553 people
- Oak Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Creek is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,469 people
- South Milwaukee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milwaukee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,673 people
- Racine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Lake, with the one closest to Camp Lake listed first.
- Bohners Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bohners Lake is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohners Lake
- Eagle Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Eagle Lake is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
- Union Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Union Grove is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,266 people
- Browns Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Browns Lake is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Lake
- Burlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burlington is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,898 people
- Rochester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rochester is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,880 people
- Yorkville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Yorkville is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Waterford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Waterford is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,618 people
- Sturtevant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sturtevant is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturtevant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,637 people
- Honey Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Honey Creek is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Mount Pleasant
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,048 people
- Elmwood Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Elmwood Park is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Franksville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Franksville is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franksville
- Walworth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Lake, with the one closest to Camp Lake listed first.
- Genoa City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Genoa City is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,981 people
- Pell Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pell Lake is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pell Lake
- Voree ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Voree is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voree
- Lyons
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lyons is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Springfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Lake Geneva
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lake Geneva is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Geneva
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,096 people
- Spring Prairie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Prairie is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Prairie
- Zenda
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Zenda is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenda
- Bowers
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bowers is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Como
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Como is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
- Lake Como Beach ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lake Como Beach is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como Beach
- Lake Como
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lake Como is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como
- Williams Bay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Williams Bay is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,657 people
- Waukesha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Lake, with the one closest to Camp Lake listed first.
- Durham
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Durham is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Big Bend
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Big Bend is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,487 people
- Muskego
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Muskego is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskego
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,317 people
- Mukwonago
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Tess Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Tess Corners is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tess Corners
- Vernon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Vernon is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Eagleville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eagleville is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Prospect
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Prospect is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Eagle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,193 people
- Genesee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Genesee is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
- New Berlin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- New Berlin is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,812 people
- North Prairie
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Cook County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Lake, with the one closest to Camp Lake listed first.
- Barrington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Barrington Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Barrington Hills is located in Cook County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,152 people
- Capri Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Capri Village is located in Cook County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capri Village
- Inverness
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Palatine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- South Barrington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- South Barrington is located in Cook County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,976 people
- Wheeling
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kane County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Lake, with the one closest to Camp Lake listed first.
- Carpentersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- East Dundee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- West Dundee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Freeman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Freeman is located in Kane County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Lake County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Lake, with the one closest to Camp Lake listed first.
- Channel Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Channel Lake is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Channel Lake
- Lake Catherine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lake Catherine is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Catherine
- Antioch
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fox Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fox Lake Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fox Lake Hills is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake Hills
- Lake Villa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Villa is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Villa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,525 people
- Monaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Monaville is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaville
- Lindenhurst
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Fossland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fossland is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fossland
- Ingleside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Round Lake Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Millburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Millburn is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- Venetian Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Venetian Village is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venetian Village
- McHenry County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Lake, with the one closest to Camp Lake listed first.
- Spring Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pistakee Highlands
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pistakee Highlands is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pistakee Highlands
- Richmond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Solon Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sunnyside is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Johnsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ringwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lakemoor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- McCullom Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- McCullom Lake is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullom Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
- Greenwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- McHenry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wonder Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wonder Lake is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonder Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,837 people
- Wonder Lake has also been known as:
- Wonder Lake village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wonder Lake <1>
- Hebron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Camp Lake, see our County-by-County Page for Camp Lake.
Cemeteries Near Camp Lake ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Camp Lake.
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 Camp Lake - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Camp Lake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Camp Lake, with the one closest to Camp Lake listed first.
- Wilmot Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Name of Jesus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Mound Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- English Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Orvis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Alphonsus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- First German Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wray - Imeson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (266 more) ...
- Grass Lake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hosmer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Francis Xavier Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Camp Lake had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Camp Lake, with the one closest to Camp Lake listed first.
- Salem Lakes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Salem Lakes is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Lakes
- Former names for Salem Lakes:
- Salem
- Silver Lake
- Fox River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fox River is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox River
- Bassett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bassett is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
- Antioch
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bristol
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bristol is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,145 people
- New Munster
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New Munster is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Munster
- Twin Lakes
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Twin Lakes is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,234 people
- Grass Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Grass Lake is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Lake
- Loon Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Loon Lake is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loon Lake
- Spring Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fox Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Woodworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Woodworth is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodworth
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Brighton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brighton is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Lake Villa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Villa is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Villa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,525 people
- Paris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Paris is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Camp Lake. See our List of 1890's Communities around Camp Lake.
Newspapers Published in Camp Lake ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Camp Lake.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Camp Lake, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Camp Lake.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Camp Lake:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Kenosha County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Milwaukee County
- Racine County
- Walworth County
- Waukesha County
- Cook County
- Kane County
- Lake County
- McHenry County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
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> | 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 Camp Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Camp Lake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |