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 Harvest View Estates (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 Harvest View Estates. 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 Harvest View Estates ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Harvest View Estates: Harvest View Ests.
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 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.
Harvest View Estates 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 Harvest View Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Harvest View Estates:
- Racine County (The home county of Harvest View Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harvest View Estates, with the one closest to Harvest View Estates listed first.
- Union Grove
(2 miles [3.2 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
- Yorkville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Yorkville is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Mount Pleasant
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,048 people
- Sturtevant
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sturtevant is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturtevant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,637 people
- Franksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Franksville is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franksville
- Eagle Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Eagle Lake is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
- Raymond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Raymond is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Elmwood Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Elmwood Park is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Caledonia
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Kneeland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kneeland is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kneeland
- Racine
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Browns Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Browns Lake is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Lake
- Kenosha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harvest View Estates, with the one closest to Harvest View Estates listed first.
- Paris
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Paris is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Somers
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Somers is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers
- Brighton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brighton is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Woodworth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Woodworth is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodworth
- Bristol
(9 miles [14.5 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
(9 miles [14.5 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
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Kenosha
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kenosha is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenosha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99,570 people
- Pleasant Prairie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Prairie is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Prairie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,373 people
- Camp Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Lake is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Lake
- Benet Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Benet Lake is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benet Lake
- Fossland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fossland is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fossland
- Milwaukee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harvest View Estates, with the one closest to Harvest View Estates listed first.
- Union Church
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Union Church is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Church
- Franklin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Franklin is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,925 people
- Saint Martins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Saint Martins is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martins
- Oak Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milwaukee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,673 people
- Greendale
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Hales Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hales Corners is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Corners
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,553 people
- Cudahy
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Greenfield
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Saint Francis
(20 miles [32.2 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
- West Allis
(22 miles [35.4 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
- West Milwaukee
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Walworth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harvest View Estates, with the one closest to Harvest View Estates listed first.
- Voree ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Voree is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voree
- Lake Beulah
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Beulah is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Beulah
- Lyons
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lyons is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Potter Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Potter Lake is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Lake
- Pell Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pell Lake is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pell Lake
- Spring Prairie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Spring Prairie is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Prairie
- Genoa City
(21 miles [33.8 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
- East Troy
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Springfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Springfield is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Bowers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bowers is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Lake Geneva
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lake Geneva is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Geneva
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,096 people
- Como
(25 miles [40.2 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 Harvest View Estates, with the one closest to Harvest View Estates listed first.
- Durham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Durham is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Muskego
(15 miles [24.1 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Tess Corners is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tess Corners
- Big Bend
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Prospect
(19 miles [30.6 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
- New Berlin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- New Berlin is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,812 people
- Mukwonago
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Calhoun
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Calhoun is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Elm Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Elm Grove is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,137 people
- Eagleville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eagleville is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- 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
- Lake County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harvest View Estates, with the one closest to Harvest View Estates listed first.
- Fossland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fossland is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fossland
- Russell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Russell is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Antioch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lake Catherine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Catherine is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Catherine
- Winthrop Harbor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Channel Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Channel Lake is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Channel Lake
- Beach Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Old Mill Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lindenhurst
(18 miles [29 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>
- Millburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Millburn is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- Wadsworth
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Zion
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- McHenry County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harvest View Estates, with the one closest to Harvest View Estates listed first.
- Spring Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pistakee Highlands
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pistakee Highlands is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pistakee Highlands
- Solon Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyside
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyside is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Johnsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ringwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lakemoor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- McCullom Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- McCullom Lake is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullom Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
- Greenwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- McHenry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Harvest View Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Harvest View Estates.
Cemeteries Near Harvest View Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harvest View Estates.
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 Harvest View Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Harvest View Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Harvest View Estates, with the one closest to Harvest View Estates listed first.
- Union Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Paris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sylvania Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Paris Corners Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Lawn Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Francis Xavier Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- McPherson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bristol - Paris Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- North Bristol Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (228 more) ...
- Vale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Ridge Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- St. Casimirs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Harvest View Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Harvest View Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Harvest View Estates, with the one closest to Harvest View Estates listed first.
- Sylvania
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sylvania is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
- Union Grove
(2 miles [3.2 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
- Ives Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ives Grove is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ives Grove
- Paris
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Paris is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Yorkville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Yorkville is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Somers
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Somers is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers
- Kansasville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kansasville is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansasville
- Brighton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brighton is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Franksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Franksville is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franksville
- Thompsonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Thompsonville is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- North Cape
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Cape is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cape
- Raymond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Raymond is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Woodworth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Woodworth is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodworth
- Kilbournville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kilbournville is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbournville
- Bristol
(9 miles [14.5 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
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Harvest View Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harvest View Estates.
Newspapers Published in Harvest View Estates ...
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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harvest View Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harvest View Estates, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Harvest View Estates.
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 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 Harvest View Estates:
- 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> | 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 Harvest View Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Harvest View Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |