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 Franksville (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 Franksville. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Franksville 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 Franksville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Franksville:
- Racine County (The home county of Franksville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Franksville, with the one closest to Franksville listed first.
- Caledonia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Caledonia is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,235 people
- Mount Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,048 people
- Sturtevant
(4 miles [6.4 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
- Raymond
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Raymond is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Yorkville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Yorkville is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- North Bay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Bay is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Racine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Racine is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76,237 people
- Kneeland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kneeland is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kneeland
- Elmwood Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elmwood Park is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Wind Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wind Point is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,685 people
- Union Grove
(8 miles [12.9 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Eagle Lake is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
- Wind Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wind Lake is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Lake
- Kenosha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Franksville, with the one closest to Franksville listed first.
- Somers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Somers is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers
- Paris
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Paris is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Kenosha
(12 miles [19.3 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brighton is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Woodworth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Woodworth is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodworth
- Bristol
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Pleasant Prairie
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Paddock Lake
(16 miles [25.7 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
(17 miles [27.4 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Fossland is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fossland
- Camp Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Lake is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Lake
- Fox River
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fox River is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox River
- Lake Shangrila
(19 miles [30.6 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 Franksville, with the one closest to Franksville listed first.
- Oak Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oak Creek is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,469 people
- Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Union Church is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Church
- South Milwaukee
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Greendale
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Saint Martins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Martins is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martins
- Cudahy
(13 miles [20.9 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
(14 miles [22.5 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
- 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
- Greenfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Greenfield is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,183 people
- West Milwaukee
(17 miles [27.4 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
- West Allis
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- West Allis is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Allis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,748 people
- Milwaukee
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Walworth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Franksville, with the one closest to Franksville listed first.
- Voree ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Voree is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voree
- Lake Beulah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lake Beulah is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Beulah
- Potter Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Potter Lake is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Lake
- Lyons
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lyons is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- East Troy
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Spring Prairie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Spring Prairie is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Prairie
- Pell Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pell Lake is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pell Lake
- Springfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Springfield is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Genoa City
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Bowers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bowers is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Lake Geneva
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Geneva is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Geneva
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,096 people
- Troy Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Troy Center is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Center
- Como
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Como is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
- Waukesha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Franksville, with the one closest to Franksville listed first.
- Durham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Durham is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Muskego
(13 miles [20.9 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tess Corners is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tess Corners
- Big Bend
(16 miles [25.7 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
(17 miles [27.4 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Prospect is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Vernon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Calhoun
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Calhoun is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Elm Grove
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Mukwonago
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mukwonago is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mukwonago
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,107 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
- Waukesha
(23 miles [37 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
- Butler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Butler is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,795 people
- Lake County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Franksville, with the one closest to Franksville listed first.
- Fossland
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Fossland is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fossland
- Russell
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Russell is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Winthrop Harbor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Antioch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Beach Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Old Mill Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Wadsworth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Zion
(22 miles [35.4 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>
- Channel Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Channel Lake is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Channel Lake
- Lake Catherine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Catherine is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Catherine
- Millburn
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Millburn is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- Lindenhurst
(24 miles [38.6 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Grandwood Park is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandwood Park
- McHenry County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Franksville, with the one closest to Franksville listed first.
- Spring Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pistakee Highlands
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pistakee Highlands is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pistakee Highlands
- Richmond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Solon Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyside is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Franksville, see our County-by-County Page for Franksville.
Cemeteries Near Franksville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Franksville.
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 Franksville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Franksville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Franksville, with the one closest to Franksville listed first.
- West Lawn Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Caledonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jewish Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Graceland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Family Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Bohemian National Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Country Haven Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sylvania Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mound Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- 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 <2>
- Calvary Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- 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 <2>
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Continue List (205 more) ...
- McPherson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Independent Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Franksville had a population of 126 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Franksville, with the one closest to Franksville listed first.
- Thompsonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Thompsonville is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Caledonia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Caledonia is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,235 people
- Ives Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ives Grove is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ives Grove
- Kilbournville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kilbournville is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbournville
- Husher
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Husher is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Husher
- Sylvania
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sylvania is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
- Yorkville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Yorkville is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Tabor
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tabor is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
- Raymond
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Raymond is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Racine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Racine is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76,237 people
- Kneeland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kneeland is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kneeland
- Oakwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oakwood is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Union Grove
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Somers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Somers is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers
- North Cape
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- North Cape is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cape
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Franksville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Franksville.
Newspapers Published in Franksville ...
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 301 newspapers that have been published in the area around Franksville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Franksville, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Franksville.
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 websites either 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 Franksville:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Racine County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Kenosha County
- Milwaukee County
- Walworth County
- Waukesha 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> | 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Franksville) 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 Franksville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |