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 Carrollville (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 Carrollville. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
Carrollville is located in Milwaukee 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 Milwaukee County: Ozaukee, Racine, Washington & Waukesha.
Below are the counties that are near Carrollville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Carrollville:
- Milwaukee County (The home county of Carrollville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carrollville, with the one closest to Carrollville listed first.
- Oak Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- 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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- South Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milwaukee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,673 people
- Cudahy
(4 miles [6.4 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Francis is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,725 people
- Franklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Franklin is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,925 people
- Greendale
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Greenfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Greenfield is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,183 people
- Hales Corners
(10 miles [16.1 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
- West Milwaukee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milwaukee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,090 people
- Saint Martins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Saint Martins is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martins
- Milwaukee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589,067 people
- Union Church
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Union Church is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Church
- West Allis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Allis is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Allis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,748 people
- Kenosha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carrollville, with the one closest to Carrollville listed first.
- Somers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Somers is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers
- Paris
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Paris is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Kenosha
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Kenosha is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenosha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99,570 people
- Brighton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brighton is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Woodworth
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Woodworth is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodworth
- Pleasant Prairie
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Bristol
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bristol is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,145 people
- Paddock Lake
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Salem Lakes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Lakes is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Lakes
- Former names for Salem Lakes:
- Salem
- Silver Lake
- Fossland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fossland is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fossland
- Camp Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Lake is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Lake
- Fox River
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fox River is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox River
- Benet Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Benet Lake is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benet Lake
- Ozaukee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carrollville, with the one closest to Carrollville listed first.
- Mequon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mequon is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mequon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,765 people
- Thiensville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Thiensville is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thiensville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,116 people
- Freistadt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Freistadt is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freistadt
- Cedarburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cedarburg is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,783 people
- Grafton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Grafton is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,758 people
- Ulao
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ulao is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulao
- Racine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carrollville, with the one closest to Carrollville listed first.
- Caledonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Caledonia is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,235 people
- Wind Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wind Point is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,685 people
- Franksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Franksville is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franksville
- North Bay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Bay is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Kneeland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kneeland is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kneeland
- Raymond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Raymond is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Mount Pleasant
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Racine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Racine is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76,237 people
- Sturtevant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sturtevant is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturtevant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,637 people
- Yorkville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkville is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Elmwood Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Elmwood Park is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Wind Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wind Lake is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Lake
- Union Grove
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Walworth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carrollville, with the one closest to Carrollville listed first.
- Lake Beulah
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lake Beulah is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Beulah
- Potter Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Potter Lake is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Lake
- Voree ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Voree is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voree
- East Troy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- East Troy is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,307 people
- Lyons
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lyons is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Spring Prairie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Prairie is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Prairie
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carrollville, with the one closest to Carrollville listed first.
- Germantown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Germantown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,057 people
- Rockfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rockfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Lake Five
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Five is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Five
- Richfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Richfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
- Estimated population in 2015: 11,530 people
- Waukesha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carrollville, with the one closest to Carrollville listed first.
- Durham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Durham is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Tess Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Tess Corners is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tess Corners
- Muskego
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Muskego is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskego
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,317 people
- New Berlin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Berlin is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,812 people
- Elm Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elm Grove is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,137 people
- Prospect
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Prospect is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Calhoun
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Calhoun is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Big Bend
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Brookfield
(18 miles [29 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
- Butler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Butler is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,795 people
- Vernon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Vernon is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Fussville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fussville is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fussville
- Waukesha
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Waukesha is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukesha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72,376 people
- Lake County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carrollville, with the one closest to Carrollville listed first.
- Fossland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fossland is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fossland
- Russell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Russell is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Winthrop Harbor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Zion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Zion is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,321 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zion <1>
- Antioch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Beach Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Carrollville, see our County-by-County Page for Carrollville.
Cemeteries Near Carrollville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Carrollville.
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 Carrollville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Carrollville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Carrollville, with the one closest to Carrollville listed first.
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Forest Hill Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Agudas Achim Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Holy Sepulcher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Milwaukee.
- The St. Joseph Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Josephs Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #273529 <2>
- Oak Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Independent Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Caledonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Country Haven Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bohemian National Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Holy Family Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Family Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Family Catholic Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northwest of Racine.
- The Holy Family Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Holy Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88181 <2>
- Continue List (170 more) ...
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Cross Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Racine.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88174 <2>
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 Carrollville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Carrollville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Carrollville, with the one closest to Carrollville listed first.
- Oak Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- 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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- South Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milwaukee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,673 people
- Oakwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Husher
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Husher is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Husher
- Tabor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tabor is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
- Caledonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Caledonia is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,235 people
- Saint Francis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Francis is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,725 people
- Kilbournville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kilbournville is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbournville
- Kneeland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kneeland is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kneeland
- Thompsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Thompsonville is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Franksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Franksville is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franksville
- Raymond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Raymond is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hales Corners
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Saint Martins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Saint Martins is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martins
- Union Church
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Union Church is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Church
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Carrollville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Carrollville.
Newspapers Published in Carrollville ...
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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Carrollville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Carrollville, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Carrollville.
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 Carrollville:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Milwaukee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Kenosha County
- Ozaukee County
- Racine County
- Walworth County
- Washington County
- Waukesha County
- Lake 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> | 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> | 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- Carrollville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Carrollville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |