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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 Genesee Depot (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 Genesee Depot. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.

Genesee Depot is located in Waukesha 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 Waukesha County: Dodge, Jefferson, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Walworth & Washington.

Below are the counties that are near Genesee Depot. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Genesee Depot:

  • Waukesha County     (The home county of Genesee Depot)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Genesee Depot, with the one closest to Genesee Depot listed first.
    • Genesee
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Genesee is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
    • Wales
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Wales is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,651 people
    • North Prairie
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • North Prairie is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,236 people
    • Ottawa
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Waterville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Dousman
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Dousman is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dousman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,317 people
    • Delafield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Delafield is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delafield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,559 people
    • Pewaukee West
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Summit
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Mukwonago
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Mukwonago is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mukwonago
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,107 people
    • Vernon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Vernon is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
    • Eagle
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Dodge County
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Genesee Depot, with the one closest to Genesee Depot listed first.
    • Sullivan
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Sullivan is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
    • Palmyra
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Palmyra is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,746 people
    • Concord
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Concord is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Rome
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Rome is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
    • Lac La Belle
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Lac La Belle is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lac La Belle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
    • Lake Lac La Belle
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Lake Lac La Belle is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lac La Belle
    • Farmington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ixonia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Ixonia is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ixonia
    • Hebron
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Hebron is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
    • Helenville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Cold Spring
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Johnson Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Kenosha County
  • Milwaukee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Genesee Depot, with the one closest to Genesee Depot listed first.
    • Hales Corners
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • 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
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Union Church
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Greendale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Greendale is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,127 people
    • Greenfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • West Allis
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Franklin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Franklin is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,925 people
    • Wauwatosa
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • West Milwaukee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • West Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milwaukee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,090 people
    • West Granville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Milwaukee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Brown Deer
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Brown Deer is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Deer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,191 people
  • Ozaukee County
  • Racine County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Genesee Depot, with the one closest to Genesee Depot listed first.
    • Caldwell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Wind Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Honey Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Waterford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Waterford is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,618 people
    • Rochester
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Browns Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Browns Lake is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Lake
    • Burlington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Burlington is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,898 people
    • Kneeland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Eagle Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Eagle Lake is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
    • Raymond
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Yorkville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Yorkville is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
    • Bohners Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Bohners Lake is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohners Lake
  • Rock County
  • Walworth County
  • Washington County

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

Cemeteries Near Genesee Depot ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Genesee Depot.

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 Genesee Depot - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Genesee Depot, with the one closest to Genesee Depot 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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Genesee Depot had a population of 226 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Genesee
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Genesee is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
  • North Prairie
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • North Prairie is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,236 people
  • Wales
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Wales is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,651 people
  • Ottawa
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Waterville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dousman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Dousman is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dousman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,317 people
  • Eagle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Mukwonago
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Mukwonago is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mukwonago
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,107 people
  • Vernon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Vernon is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
  • Waukesha
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pewaukee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Pewaukee is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pewaukee
  • Delafield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Delafield is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delafield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,559 people
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Genesee Depot ...

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 110 newspapers that have been published in the area around Genesee Depot.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Genesee Depot, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Genesee Depot.

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 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 Genesee Depot:

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 Genesee Depot, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Genesee Depot) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.