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 Crestview (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 Crestview. 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 and hospitals 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.
Crestview 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 Crestview. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Crestview:
- Racine County (The home county of Crestview)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crestview, with the one closest to Crestview listed first.
- North Bay
(3 miles [4.8 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
- Wind Point
(3 miles [4.8 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
- Caledonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Caledonia is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,235 people
- Racine
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Franksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Franksville is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franksville
- Elmwood Park
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Mount Pleasant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,048 people
- Sturtevant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sturtevant is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturtevant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,637 people
- Kneeland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kneeland is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kneeland
- Raymond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Raymond is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Yorkville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkville is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Union Grove
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Eagle Lake
(17 miles [27.4 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 Crestview, with the one closest to Crestview listed first.
- Somers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Somers is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers
- Kenosha
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Paris
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Paris is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Brighton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brighton is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Pleasant Prairie
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Woodworth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woodworth is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodworth
- Bristol
(21 miles [33.8 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
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Fossland
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fossland is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fossland
- Salem Lakes
(23 miles [37 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
- Benet Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Benet Lake is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benet Lake
- Camp Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Lake is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Lake
- Lake Shangrila
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Shangrila is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shangrila
- Milwaukee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crestview, with the one closest to Crestview listed first.
- Oak Creek
(5 miles [8 km] 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
(6 miles [9.7 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
(9 miles [14.5 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
(10 miles [16.1 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
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Greendale
(12 miles [19.3 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Martins is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martins
- Union Church
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Union Church is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Church
- Greenfield
(14 miles [22.5 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
(14 miles [22.5 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
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Milwaukee
(16 miles [25.7 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
- West Allis
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Ozaukee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crestview, with the one closest to Crestview listed first.
- Mequon
(29 miles [46.7 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
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Walworth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crestview, with the one closest to Crestview listed first.
- Lake Beulah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lake Beulah is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Beulah
- Potter Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Potter Lake is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Lake
- Voree ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Voree is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voree
- Lyons
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lyons is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- East Troy
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Waukesha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crestview, with the one closest to Crestview listed first.
- Durham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Durham is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Tess Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tess Corners is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tess Corners
- Muskego
(16 miles [25.7 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
(18 miles [29 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
- Prospect
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Prospect is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Calhoun
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Calhoun is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Elm Grove
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Big Bend
(20 miles [32.2 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
(23 miles [37 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
- Vernon
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Vernon is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Butler
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Waukesha
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Fussville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fussville is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fussville
- Lake County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crestview, with the one closest to Crestview listed first.
- Fossland
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fossland is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fossland
- Russell
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Russell is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Winthrop Harbor
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Zion
(25 miles [40.2 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>
- Beach Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wadsworth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Antioch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Millburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Millburn is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- Old Mill Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Channel Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Channel Lake is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Channel Lake
- Lake Catherine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Catherine is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Catherine
- Lindenhurst
(29 miles [46.7 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Grandwood Park is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandwood Park
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Crestview, see our County-by-County Page for Crestview.
Cemeteries Near Crestview ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Crestview.
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 Crestview - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Crestview covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Crestview, with the one closest to Crestview listed first.
- Holy Family Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- 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]<2> 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 <3>
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles 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]<2> to the north of Racine.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88174 <3>
- Country Haven Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bohemian National Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Caledonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jewish Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Graceland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Calvary Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Racine.
- The Calvary Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87662 <3>
- Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Racine.
- The Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Holy Cross Cemetery
- Kinzie Ave. Cemetery
- Old Holy Cross Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88173 <3>
- Mound Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Forest Hill Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (159 more) ...
- West Lawn Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Independent Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Holy Sepulcher Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<4>
While we didn't find Crestview in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Crestview.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Crestview, with the one closest to Crestview listed first.
- Tabor
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Tabor is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
- Husher
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Husher is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Husher
- Oak Creek
(5 miles [8 km] 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
- Caledonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Caledonia is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,235 people
- Franksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Franksville is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franksville
- Racine
(6 miles [9.7 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
- South Milwaukee
(6 miles [9.7 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Thompsonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Thompsonville is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Kilbournville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kilbournville is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbournville
- Ives Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ives Grove is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ives Grove
- Saint Francis
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Kneeland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kneeland is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kneeland
- Raymond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Raymond is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Sylvania
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sylvania is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Crestview. See our List of 1890's Communities around Crestview.
Newspapers Published in Crestview ...
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 323 newspapers that have been published in the area around Crestview.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Crestview, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Crestview.
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 helpful 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 Crestview:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Racine County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Kenosha County
- Milwaukee County
- Ozaukee County
- Walworth 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Crestview) 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 Crestview, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |