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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 Honey Creek (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 Honey Creek. 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 Honey Creek ...

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 Honey Creek: Honey Crk. (or less commonly used: Honey Ck. or Honey Cr.)

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

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.

Honey Creek is primarily located in Racine County. A portion of Honey Creek extends into Walworth 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 Honey Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Honey Creek:

  • Racine County     (The home county of Honey Creek)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Honey Creek, with the one closest to Honey Creek listed first.
    • Rochester
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Waterford
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Waterford is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,618 people
    • Burlington
      (5 miles [8 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
    • Browns Lake
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Browns Lake is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Lake
    • Caldwell
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Bohners Lake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Bohners Lake is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohners Lake
    • Eagle Lake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Eagle Lake is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
    • Wind Lake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Union Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Union Grove is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,266 people
    • Yorkville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Yorkville is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
    • Raymond
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Kneeland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Honey Creek, with the one closest to Honey Creek listed first.
    • Palmyra
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Palmyra is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,746 people
    • Hebron
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Hebron is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
    • Rome
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Rome is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
    • Sullivan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Sullivan is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
    • Cold Spring
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Concord
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Concord is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Helenville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Lac La Belle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Lake Lac La Belle is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lac La Belle
    • Lac La Belle
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Lac La Belle is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lac La Belle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
    • Farmington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Fort Atkinson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ixonia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Ixonia is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ixonia
  • Kenosha County
  • Milwaukee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Honey Creek, with the one closest to Honey Creek listed first.
    • Union Church
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Martins
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Franklin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Franklin is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,925 people
    • Hales Corners
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Hales Corners is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Corners
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,553 people
    • Greendale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Greendale is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,127 people
    • Greenfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Oak Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • West Allis
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • South Milwaukee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Wauwatosa
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • West Milwaukee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • West Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milwaukee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,090 people
    • Cudahy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Cudahy is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cudahy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,077 people
  • Rock County
  • Walworth County
  • Washington County
  • Waukesha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Honey Creek, with the one closest to Honey Creek listed first.
    • Mukwonago
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Mukwonago is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mukwonago
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,107 people
    • Eagleville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Big Bend
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Big Bend is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,487 people
    • Vernon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Vernon is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
    • Eagle
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • North Prairie
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • North Prairie is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,236 people
    • Muskego
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Muskego is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskego
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,317 people
    • Genesee
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Genesee is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
    • Durham
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Genesee Depot
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Prospect
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Tess Corners
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Honey Creek, with the one closest to Honey Creek listed first.
    • Channel Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Channel Lake is located in Lake County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Channel Lake
    • Lake Catherine
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake Catherine is located in Lake County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Catherine
    • Antioch
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Fox Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Fox Lake Hills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Fox Lake Hills is located in Lake County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake Hills
    • Fossland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Villa
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Ingleside
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Lindenhurst
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Monaville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Russell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Long Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Long Lake is located in Lake County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
  • McHenry County (IL)

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

Cemeteries Near Honey Creek ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Honey Creek.

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 Honey Creek - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Honey Creek, with the one closest to Honey Creek 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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Honey Creek had a population of 147 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Rochester
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Waterford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Waterford is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,618 people
  • Burlington
    (5 miles [8 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
  • Spring Prairie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Caldwell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Lyons
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Troy Center
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Mukwonago
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Mukwonago is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mukwonago
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,107 people
  • Springfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Springfield is located in Walworth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Mayhews ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Mayhews is located in Walworth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhews
  • Big Bend
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Big Bend is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,487 people
  • Slades Corners
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Kansasville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Kansasville is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansasville
    • Vernon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Vernon is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
    • Adams
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Honey Creek ...

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 93 newspapers that have been published in the area around Honey Creek.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Honey Creek, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Honey Creek.

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 Honey Creek:

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 Honey Creek, 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- Honey Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.