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 Idlewood Beach (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 Idlewood Beach. 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 Idlewood Beach ...
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 Idlewood Beach: Idlewood Bch.
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.
Idlewood Beach is located in Sheboygan 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 Sheboygan County: Calumet, Fond du Lac, Manitowoc, Ozaukee & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Idlewood Beach. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Idlewood Beach:
- Sheboygan County (The home county of Idlewood Beach)
- The following are listed by their distance from Idlewood Beach, with the one closest to Idlewood Beach listed first.
- Oostburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oostburg is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oostburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,082 people
- Cedar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people
- Ourtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ourtown is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ourtown
- Kohler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kohler is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- Sheboygan Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sheboygan Falls is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheboygan Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,914 people
- Adell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Adell is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
- Sheboygan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sheboygan is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheboygan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47,819 people
- Waldo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Waldo is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Random Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Random Lake is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,567 people
- Cascade
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cascade is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Plymouth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plymouth is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,737 people
- Johnsonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Johnsonville is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Calumet County
- New Holstein
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Holstein is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holstein
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,105 people
- Fond du Lac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Idlewood Beach, with the one closest to Idlewood Beach listed first.
- New Prospect
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- New Prospect is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- New Fane
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- New Fane is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fane
- Graham Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Graham Corners is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Corners
- Armstrong
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Armstrong is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Kewaskum
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Kewaskum is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewaskum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,296 people
- Banner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Banner is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Saint Cloud
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Cloud is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Campbellsport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Campbellsport is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,811 people
- Dotyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dotyville is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotyville
- Elmore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Elmore is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
- Mount Calvary
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Calvary is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Calvary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Calvary
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Calvary is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Manitowoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Idlewood Beach, with the one closest to Idlewood Beach listed first.
- Cleveland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cleveland is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
- Millhome
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Millhome is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhome
- Spring Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Louis Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Louis Corners is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis Corners
- Rockville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rockville is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Osman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Osman is located in Manitowoc County
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- School Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- School Hill is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for School Hill
- Kiel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kiel is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,799 people
- Newton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Newton is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Northeim
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Northeim is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northeim
- Steinthal
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Steinthal is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinthal
- Saint Nazianz
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Nazianz is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nazianz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
- Milwaukee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Idlewood Beach, with the one closest to Idlewood Beach listed first.
- Bayside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bayside is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,326 people
- River Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- River Hills is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
- Ozaukee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Idlewood Beach, with the one closest to Idlewood Beach listed first.
- Sauk Trail Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sauk Trail Beach is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauk Trail Beach
- Lake Church
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lake Church is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Church
- Belgium
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Belgium is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,364 people
- Holy Cross
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Cross is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- Fredonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fredonia is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,251 people
- Kohler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kohler is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohler
- Waubeka
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Waubeka is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waubeka
- Port Washington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Port Washington is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,066 people
- Saukville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saukville is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saukville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,437 people
- Ulao
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ulao is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulao
- Grafton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grafton is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,758 people
- Horns Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Horns Corners is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horns Corners
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Idlewood Beach, with the one closest to Idlewood Beach listed first.
- Fillmore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fillmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Boltonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Boltonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boltonville
- Newburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Newburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
- Myra
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Myra is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Saint Michaels
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Saint Michaels is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Michaels
- Barton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Barton is located in Washington County
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- West Bend
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Bend is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,478 people
- Jackson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,256 people
- Wayne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wayne is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
- Aurora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Aurora is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Cedar Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Rockfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rockfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Idlewood Beach, see our County-by-County Page for Idlewood Beach.
Cemeteries Near Idlewood Beach ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Idlewood Beach.
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 Idlewood Beach - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Idlewood Beach covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Idlewood Beach, with the one closest to Idlewood Beach listed first.
- Oostburg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Moenning Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Flader Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sunrise Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gibbsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. George Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jansen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. Rose Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hingham Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (163 more) ...
- St. Paul Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Southside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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 Idlewood Beach in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Idlewood Beach.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Idlewood Beach, with the one closest to Idlewood Beach listed first.
- Oostburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oostburg is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oostburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,082 people
- Cedar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people
- Gibbsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gibbsville is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbsville
- Weedens
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Weedens is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedens
- Hingham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hingham is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hingham
- Dacada
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dacada is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacada
- Belgium
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Belgium is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,364 people
- Sheboygan Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sheboygan Falls is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheboygan Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,914 people
- Adell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Adell is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
- Random Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Random Lake is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,567 people
- Decker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Decker is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
- Sheboygan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sheboygan is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheboygan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47,819 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Waldo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Waldo is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Holy Cross
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Cross is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- Fredonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fredonia is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,251 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Idlewood Beach. See our List of 1890's Communities around Idlewood Beach.
Newspapers Published in Idlewood Beach ...
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 112 newspapers that have been published in the area around Idlewood Beach.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Idlewood Beach, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<1>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Idlewood Beach.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Idlewood Beach:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Sheboygan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calumet County
- Fond du Lac County
- Manitowoc County
- Milwaukee County
- Ozaukee County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Idlewood Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Idlewood Beach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |