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 Carefree Estates (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 Carefree Estates. 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 Carefree Estates ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Care Free Estates.
- A typical abbreviation for Carefree Estates: Carefree Ests.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Carefree Estates. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Carefree Estates.
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 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.
Carefree Estates 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 Carefree Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Carefree Estates:
- Kenosha County (The home county of Carefree Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carefree Estates, with the one closest to Carefree Estates listed first.
- Camp Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Camp Lake is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Lake
- Salem Lakes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Salem Lakes is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Lakes
- Benet Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Benet Lake is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benet Lake
- Lake Shangrila
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Shangrila is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shangrila
- Paddock Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Paddock Lake is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,232 people
- Bristol
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bristol is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,145 people
- Fox River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fox River is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox River
- Woodworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodworth is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodworth
- Twin Lakes
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Fossland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fossland is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fossland
- Brighton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brighton is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Paris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Paris is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Milwaukee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carefree Estates, with the one closest to Carefree Estates listed first.
- Union Church
(22 miles [35.4 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Saint Martins is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martins
- 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
- Greendale
(29 miles [46.7 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
(29 miles [46.7 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
- 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 Carefree Estates, with the one closest to Carefree Estates listed first.
- Union Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Union Grove is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,266 people
- Bohners Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bohners Lake is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohners Lake
- Eagle Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Eagle Lake is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
- Browns Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Browns Lake is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Lake
- Burlington
(13 miles [20.9 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
(16 miles [25.7 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Yorkville is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- 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
- Waterford
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Mount Pleasant
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Honey Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Honey Creek is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- 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
- Walworth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carefree Estates, with the one closest to Carefree Estates listed first.
- Genoa City
(10 miles [16.1 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pell Lake is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pell Lake
- Voree ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Voree is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voree
- Lyons
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lyons is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Lake Geneva
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Springfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Spring Prairie
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Prairie is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Prairie
- Zenda
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Zenda is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenda
- Como
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Como is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
- Lake Como Beach ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lake Como Beach is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como Beach
- Bowers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bowers is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Lake Como
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lake Como is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como
- Waukesha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carefree Estates, with the one closest to Carefree Estates listed first.
- Durham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Durham is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Big Bend
(25 miles [40.2 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
(25 miles [40.2 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
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Tess Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Tess Corners is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tess Corners
- Vernon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Vernon is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Eagleville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eagleville is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Prospect
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Prospect is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Eagle
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Cook County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carefree Estates, with the one closest to Carefree Estates listed first.
- Barrington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Barrington Hills
(26 miles [41.8 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Capri Village is located in Cook County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capri Village
- Inverness
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Palatine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wheeling
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- South Barrington
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Arlington Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fairfax Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fairfax Village is located in Cook County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax Village
- Plum Grove Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Plum Grove Village is located in Cook County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove Village
- Prospect Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Northbrook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kane County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carefree Estates, with the one closest to Carefree Estates listed first.
- Carpentersville
(28 miles [45.1 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 Carefree Estates, with the one closest to Carefree Estates listed first.
- Lake Catherine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lake Catherine is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Catherine
- 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
- Antioch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fox Lake Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fox Lake Hills is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake Hills
- Lake Villa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lake Villa is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Villa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,525 people
- Fox Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fossland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fossland is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fossland
- Monaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Monaville is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaville
- Venetian Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Venetian Village is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venetian Village
- Lindenhurst
(8 miles [12.9 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>
- Millburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Millburn is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- Ingleside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- McHenry County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carefree Estates, with the one closest to Carefree Estates listed first.
- Pistakee Highlands
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pistakee Highlands is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pistakee Highlands
- Spring Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Solon Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyside is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Richmond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- 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
- 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>
- Greenwood
(16 miles [25.7 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Carefree Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Carefree Estates.
Cemeteries Near Carefree Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Carefree Estates.
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 Carefree Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Carefree Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Carefree Estates, with the one closest to Carefree Estates listed first.
- Liberty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Holy Name of Jesus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hillside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Salem Mound Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmot Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hosmer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- English Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Grass Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Home Oaks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wray - Imeson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (255 more) ...
- Orvis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Washington Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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>
While we didn't find Carefree Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Carefree Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Carefree Estates, with the one closest to Carefree Estates listed first.
- Camp Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Camp Lake is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Lake
- Salem Lakes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Salem Lakes is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Lakes
- Antioch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bristol
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bristol is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,145 people
- Fox River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fox River is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox River
- Grass Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Grass Lake is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Lake
- Loon Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Loon Lake is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loon Lake
- Bassett
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bassett is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
- Woodworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodworth is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodworth
- Twin Lakes
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Fox Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Villa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lake Villa is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Villa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,525 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- New Munster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Munster is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Munster
- Spring Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Millburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Millburn is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Carefree Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Carefree Estates.
Newspapers Published in Carefree Estates ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Carefree Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Carefree Estates, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Carefree Estates.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Carefree Estates:
- 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> | 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- Carefree Estates) 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 Carefree Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |