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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Cudahy (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 Cudahy. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

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

  • Milwaukee County     (The home county of Cudahy)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cudahy, with the one closest to Cudahy listed first.
    • Saint Francis
      (Less than 2 miles 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
    • South Milwaukee
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • South Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milwaukee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,673 people
    • Oak Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Oak Creek is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,469 people
    • Milwaukee
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 589,067 people
    • Greendale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Greendale is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,127 people
    • Greenfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Greenfield is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,183 people
    • West Milwaukee
      (7 miles [11.3 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
    • West Allis
      (8 miles [12.9 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
    • Franklin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Franklin is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,925 people
    • Hales Corners
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Hales Corners is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Corners
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,553 people
    • Shorewood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Shorewood is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorewood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,117 people
    • Wauwatosa
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Wauwatosa is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauwatosa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,084 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
  • Kenosha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cudahy, with the one closest to Cudahy listed first.
    • Somers
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Somers is located in Kenosha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers
    • Paris
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Paris is located in Kenosha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Kenosha
      (24 miles [38.6 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
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Brighton is located in Kenosha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
    • Woodworth
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Woodworth is located in Kenosha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodworth
    • Bristol
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Bristol is located in Kenosha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,145 people
    • Paddock Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Paddock Lake is located in Kenosha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,232 people
    • Pleasant Prairie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Pleasant Prairie is located in Kenosha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Prairie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,373 people
    • Salem Lakes
      (29 miles [46.7 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
  • Ozaukee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cudahy, with the one closest to Cudahy listed first.
    • Mequon
      (20 miles [32.2 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
      (20 miles [32.2 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
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Freistadt is located in Ozaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freistadt
    • Cedarburg
      (24 miles [38.6 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
    • Ulao
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Ulao is located in Ozaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulao
    • Grafton
      (26 miles [41.8 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
    • Horns Corners
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Horns Corners is located in Ozaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horns Corners
    • Port Washington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Port Washington is located in Ozaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Washington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,066 people
    • Saukville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Saukville is located in Ozaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saukville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,437 people
  • Racine County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cudahy, with the one closest to Cudahy listed first.
    • Caledonia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Caledonia is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,235 people
    • Kneeland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Kneeland is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kneeland
    • Wind Point
      (12 miles [19.3 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
    • Raymond
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Raymond is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
    • Franksville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Franksville is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franksville
    • North Bay
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • North Bay is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bay
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
    • Racine
      (15 miles [24.1 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
    • Mount Pleasant
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,048 people
    • Yorkville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Yorkville is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
    • Elmwood Park
      (17 miles [27.4 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
    • Sturtevant
      (17 miles [27.4 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
    • Wind Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Wind Lake is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Lake
    • Union Grove
      (20 miles [32.2 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 Cudahy, with the one closest to Cudahy listed first.
    • Lake Beulah
      (24 miles [38.6 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
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Voree is located in Walworth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voree
    • East Troy
      (29 miles [46.7 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
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cudahy, with the one closest to Cudahy listed first.
    • Germantown
      (23 miles [37 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
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Rockfield is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
    • Lake Five
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Lake Five is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Five
    • Richfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Richfield is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
      • Estimated population in 2015: 11,530 people
    • Rugby Junction
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Rugby Junction is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby Junction
    • Jackson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jackson is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,256 people
  • Waukesha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cudahy, with the one closest to Cudahy listed first.
    • Durham
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Durham is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
    • Tess Corners
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Tess Corners is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tess Corners
    • Elm Grove
      (12 miles [19.3 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
    • New Berlin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • New Berlin is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,812 people
    • 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
    • Calhoun
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Calhoun is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
    • Prospect
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Prospect is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
    • Brookfield
      (15 miles [24.1 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
      (15 miles [24.1 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
    • Fussville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Fussville is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fussville
    • 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
    • Vernon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Vernon is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
    • Waukesha
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Waukesha is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukesha
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,376 people

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

Cemeteries Near Cudahy ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cudahy.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cudahy, with the one closest to Cudahy listed first.

  • Agudas Achim Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Holy Sepulcher Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • St. Stephens Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 <1>
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Forest Hill Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • St. Adalberts Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Adalberts Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Adalberts Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Milwaukee.
    • The St. Adalberts Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Polish Union Cemetery
    • St. Adalbert Cemetery
    • St. Adalbert Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88884 <1>
  • Holy Trinity Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • St. James Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Matthews Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (166 more) ...

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>

While we didn't find Cudahy in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cudahy.

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

  • Saint Francis
    (Less than 2 miles 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
  • South Milwaukee
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • South Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milwaukee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,673 people
  • Oak Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Oak Creek is located in Milwaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,469 people
  • Oakwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Oakwood is located in Milwaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
  • Milwaukee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 589,067 people
  • Husher
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Husher is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Husher
  • Tabor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Tabor is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
  • Hales Corners
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • 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
  • Kilbournville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Kilbournville is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbournville
  • Caledonia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Caledonia is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,235 people
  • Durham
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Durham is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Kneeland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Kneeland is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kneeland
    • Whitefish Bay
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Whitefish Bay is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitefish Bay
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,770 people
    • Tess Corners
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Tess Corners is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tess Corners

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Cudahy ...

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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cudahy.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Cudahy. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Cudahy and those printed in the larger area surrounding Cudahy.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> of Cudahy.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Cudahy:

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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 Cudahy, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cudahy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.