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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 Elmwood Park (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 Elmwood Park. 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 Elmwood Park ...

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: Elm Wood Park.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Elmwood Park. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Elmwood Park.

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 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.

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

  • Racine County     (The home county of Elmwood Park)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elmwood Park, with the one closest to Elmwood Park listed first.
    • Racine
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Pleasant
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,048 people
    • Sturtevant
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • North Bay
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • North Bay is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bay
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
    • Wind Point
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Wind Point is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Point
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,685 people
    • Franksville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Franksville is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franksville
    • Caledonia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Yorkville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Yorkville is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
    • Union Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Union Grove is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,266 people
    • Raymond
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Kneeland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Eagle Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Eagle Lake is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
    • Wind Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Kenosha County
  • Milwaukee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elmwood Park, with the one closest to Elmwood Park listed first.
    • Oak Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • South Milwaukee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Franklin
      (16 miles [25.7 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
    • Union Church
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cudahy
      (17 miles [27.4 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 Martins
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Francis
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Greendale
      (19 miles [30.6 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
    • Hales Corners
      (20 miles [32.2 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
    • Greenfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • West Milwaukee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • West Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milwaukee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,090 people
    • Milwaukee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • West Allis
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Walworth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elmwood Park, with the one closest to Elmwood Park listed first.
    • Voree ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Lake Beulah
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Lyons
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Genoa City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Pell Lake is located in Walworth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pell Lake
    • Potter Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Potter Lake is located in Walworth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Lake
    • Spring Prairie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • East Troy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Springfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Springfield is located in Walworth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Waukesha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elmwood Park, with the one closest to Elmwood Park listed first.
    • Durham
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Muskego
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Muskego is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskego
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,317 people
    • Tess Corners
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Big Bend
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Big Bend is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,487 people
    • New Berlin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Prospect
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Vernon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Vernon is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
    • Calhoun
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Calhoun is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
    • Elm Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Mukwonago
      (28 miles [45.1 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
    • Brookfield
      (29 miles [46.7 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
    • Waukesha
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elmwood Park, with the one closest to Elmwood Park listed first.
    • Russell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Winthrop Harbor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Fossland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Zion
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Beach Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Wadsworth
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Antioch
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Antioch is located in Lake County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,174 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antioch <1>
    • Old Mill Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Millburn
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Channel Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Channel Lake is located in Lake County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Channel Lake
    • Lake Catherine
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake Catherine is located in Lake County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Catherine
    • Lindenhurst
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Grandwood Park is located in Lake County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandwood Park
  • McHenry County (IL)

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

Cemeteries Near Elmwood Park ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elmwood Park.

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 Elmwood Park - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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 Elmwood Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Elmwood Park.

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

  • Racine
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Somers
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Somers is located in Kenosha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers
  • Franksville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Franksville is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franksville
  • Sylvania
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Sylvania is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
  • Kenosha
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Ives Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Ives Grove is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ives Grove
  • Thompsonville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Thompsonville is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
  • Tabor
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Tabor is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
  • Truesdell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Truesdell is located in Kenosha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truesdell
  • Husher
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Husher is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Husher
  • Caledonia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Kilbournville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Kilbournville is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbournville
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Yorkville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Yorkville is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
    • Pleasant Prairie
      (11 miles [17.7 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
    • Union Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Union Grove is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,266 people

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

Newspapers Published in Elmwood Park ...

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 271 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elmwood Park.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elmwood Park, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Elmwood Park.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Elmwood Park:

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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Elmwood Park) 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 Elmwood Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.