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 Kenosha (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 Kenosha. 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 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.
Kenosha is located in Kenosha County and is the County Seat.
To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Kenosha County: Lake (IL), McHenry (IL), Racine & Walworth.
Below are the counties that are near Kenosha. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kenosha:
- Kenosha County (The home county of Kenosha)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kenosha, with the one closest to Kenosha listed first.
- Somers
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Pleasant Prairie
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Prairie
- Pleasant Prairie is located in Kenosha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,373 people
- Fossland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fossland
- Fossland is located in Kenosha County
- Bristol
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Bristol is located in Kenosha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,145 people
- Benet Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benet Lake
- Benet Lake is located in Kenosha County
- Lake Shangrila
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shangrila
- Lake Shangrila is located in Kenosha County
- Paddock Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paddock Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock Lake
- Paddock Lake is located in Kenosha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,232 people
- Salem Lakes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Lakes
- Salem Lakes is located in Kenosha County
- Former names for Salem Lakes:
- Salem
- Silver Lake
- Brighton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Camp Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - Fox River
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Twin Lakes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Twin Lakes is located in Kenosha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,234 people
- Slades Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slades Corners
- Slades Corners is located in Kenosha County
- Milwaukee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kenosha, with the one closest to Kenosha listed first.
- Oak Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek
- Oak Creek is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,469 people
- Union Church
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Church have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Church
- Union Church is located in Milwaukee County
- South Milwaukee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milwaukee
- South Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,673 people
- Franklin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest) - Cudahy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north) - Greendale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north) - Saint Francis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francis
- Saint Francis is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,725 people
- Hales Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hales Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Corners
- Hales Corners is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,553 people
- Greenfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,183 people
- West Milwaukee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Milwaukee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milwaukee
- West Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,090 people
- Racine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kenosha, with the one closest to Kenosha listed first.
- Elmwood Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmwood Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Park
- Elmwood Park is located in Racine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Sturtevant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturtevant
- Sturtevant is located in Racine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,637 people
- Mount Pleasant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Racine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,048 people
- Racine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
- Racine is located in Racine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76,237 people
- Franksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franksville
- Franksville is located in Racine County
- North Bay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Wind Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wind Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Point
- Wind Point is located in Racine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,685 people
- Union Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Union Grove is located in Racine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,266 people
- Yorkville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Caledonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Caledonia is located in Racine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,235 people
- Eagle Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
- Eagle Lake is located in Racine County
- Raymond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Raymond is located in Racine County
- Kneeland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kneeland
- Kneeland is located in Racine County
- Walworth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kenosha, with the one closest to Kenosha listed first.
- Voree ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west) - Genoa City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genoa City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa City
- Genoa City is located in Walworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,981 people
- Lyons
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Lyons is located in Walworth County
- Pell Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west) - Lake Beulah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Beulah
- Lake Beulah is located in Walworth County
- Lake Geneva
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Geneva
- Lake Geneva is located in Walworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,096 people
- Spring Prairie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Prairie
- Spring Prairie is located in Walworth County
- Springfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Springfield is located in Walworth County
- Waukesha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kenosha, with the one closest to Kenosha listed first.
- Durham
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Durham is located in Waukesha County
- Muskego
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest) - Big Bend
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest) - New Berlin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
- New Berlin is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,812 people
- Vernon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lake County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kenosha, with the one closest to Kenosha listed first.
- Winthrop Harbor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winthrop Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop Harbor
- Winthrop Harbor is located in Lake County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,568 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winthrop Harbor <3>
- Russell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Russell is located in Lake County (IL)
- Zion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Zion is located in Lake County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,321 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zion <3>
- Fossland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fossland
- Fossland is located in Lake County (IL)
- Beach Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beach Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Park
- Beach Park is located in Lake County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,641 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beach Park <3>
- Wadsworth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wadsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadsworth
- Wadsworth is located in Lake County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,631 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadsworth <3>
- Old Mill Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Mill Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mill Creek
- Old Mill Creek is located in Lake County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Mill Creek <3>
- Antioch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antioch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Antioch is located in Lake County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,174 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antioch <3>
- Millburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Gurnee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurnee
- Gurnee is located in Lake County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,168 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gurnee <3>
- Spaulding Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spaulding Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding Corners
- Spaulding Corners is located in Lake County (IL)
- Grandwood Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandwood Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandwood Park
- Grandwood Park is located in Lake County (IL)
- Lindenhurst
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lindenhurst have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindenhurst
- Lindenhurst is located in Lake County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,117 people
- Lindenhurst has also been known as:
- Lindenhurst village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindenhurst <3>
- McHenry County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kenosha, with the one closest to Kenosha listed first.
- Pistakee Highlands
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pistakee Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pistakee Highlands
- Pistakee Highlands is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Spring Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Spring Grove is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,679 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Grove <3>
- Sunnyside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest) - Johnsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsburg
- Johnsburg is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,310 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnsburg <3>
- Lakemoor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakemoor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemoor
- Lakemoor is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,912 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakemoor <3>
- Solon Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solon Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon Mills
- Solon Mills is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solon Mills <3>
- Richmond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Richmond is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,896 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <3>
- Ringwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ringwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringwood
- Ringwood is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ringwood <3>
- Holiday Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Holiday Hills is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
- Island Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Lake
- Island Lake is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,951 people
- McCullom Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCullom Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullom Lake
- McCullom Lake is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
- McHenry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McHenry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- McHenry is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,100 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McHenry <3>
- Wonder Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wonder Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonder Lake
- Wonder Lake is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,837 people
- Wonder Lake has also been known as:
- Wonder Lake village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wonder Lake <3>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kenosha, see our County-by-County Page for Kenosha.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Kenosha ...
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 135 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kenosha.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Kenosha. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Kenosha and those printed in the larger area surrounding Kenosha.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4> of Kenosha.
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 helpful 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 Kenosha:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.wisconsinhistory.org/
- Pages specific to Kenosha County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Milwaukee County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Racine County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Walworth County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Waukesha County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lake County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- McHenry County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Milwaukee County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Kenosha County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Kenosha County
Cemeteries Near Kenosha ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kenosha.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kenosha covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kenosha, with the one closest to Kenosha listed first.
- St. James Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
- Greenridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenridge Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
- St. George Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. George Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. George Cemetery
- B'nai Zek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the B'nai Zek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the B'nai Zek Cemetery
- St. Casimirs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Casimirs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Casimirs Cemetery
- Sunset Ridge Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Ridge Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Ridge Memorial Park
- Oakwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
- Vale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vale Cemetery
- Kenosha County Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kenosha County Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kenosha County Cemetery
- Spring Brook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Brook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Brook Cemetery
- South Bristol Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Bristol Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Bristol Cemetery
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- Oakdale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakdale Cemetery
- Mt. Oliver Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Oliver Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Oliver Memorial Park
- North Bristol Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Bristol Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Bristol Cemetery
- Oakdale Cemetery
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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Kenosha had a population of 6,532 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Kenosha had a population of 99,570 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kenosha, with the one closest to Kenosha listed first.
- Truesdell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Pleasant Prairie
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Prairie
- Pleasant Prairie is located in Kenosha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,373 people
- Somers
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Russell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Russell is located in Lake County (IL)
- Woodworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Racine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
- Racine is located in Racine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76,237 people
- Rosecrans
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Sylvania
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Bristol
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Bristol is located in Kenosha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,145 people
- Wadsworth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wadsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadsworth
- Wadsworth is located in Lake County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,631 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadsworth <3>
- Franksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franksville
- Franksville is located in Racine County
- Ives Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ives Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ives Grove
- Ives Grove is located in Racine County
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- Paris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Union Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Union Grove is located in Racine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,266 people
- Antioch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antioch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Antioch is located in Lake County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,174 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antioch <3>
- Paris
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kenosha. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kenosha.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Kenosha: www.kenosha.org/
The official website for Kenosha County: www.co.kenosha.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kenosha) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kenosha. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5880, Longitude: -87.8229 |
| <5> | 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 Kenosha, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |