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 Kewaskum (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 Kewaskum. 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 doctors and 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.
Kewaskum is primarily located in Fond du Lac County. A portion of Kewaskum extends into Washington 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 Fond du Lac County: Calumet, Dodge, Green Lake, Sheboygan, Washington & Winnebago.
Below are the counties that are near Kewaskum. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kewaskum:
- Fond du Lac County (The home county of Kewaskum)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kewaskum, with the one closest to Kewaskum listed first.
- New Fane
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Fane is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fane
- Campbellsport
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Campbellsport is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,811 people
- Elmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Elmore is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
- Saint Kilian
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Kilian is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Kilian
- New Prospect
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Prospect is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Ashford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ashford is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Armstrong
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Armstrong is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Eden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eden is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 943 people
- Graham Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Graham Corners is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Corners
- Byron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Byron is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Marblehead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marblehead is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
- Dotyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dotyville is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotyville
- Calumet County
- New Holstein
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- New Holstein is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holstein
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,105 people
- Dodge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kewaskum, with the one closest to Kewaskum listed first.
- Lomira
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lomira is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,454 people
- Theresa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Theresa is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theresa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,199 people
- Brownsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsville is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Huilsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Huilsburg is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huilsburg
- Knowles
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Knowles is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles
- Neda
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Neda is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neda
- Rubicon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rubicon is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubicon
- Kekoskee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Kekoskee is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kekoskee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 891 people
- Mayville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mayville is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,829 people
- Iron Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Iron Ridge is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
- Woodland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Neosho
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Neosho is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosho
- Population from the 2020 Census: 543 people
- Jefferson County
- Lac La Belle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lac La Belle is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lac La Belle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
- Manitowoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kewaskum, with the one closest to Kewaskum listed first.
- Kiel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Kiel is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,799 people
- Rockville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rockville is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Millhome
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Millhome is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhome
- Milwaukee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kewaskum, with the one closest to Kewaskum listed first.
- West Granville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- West Granville is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Granville
- Brown Deer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brown Deer is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Deer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,191 people
- Bayside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bayside is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,326 people
- River Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- River Hills is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
- Fox Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fox Point is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,628 people
- Glendale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Glendale is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,775 people
- Ozaukee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kewaskum, with the one closest to Kewaskum listed first.
- Kohler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Kohler is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohler
- Waubeka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Waubeka is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waubeka
- Fredonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fredonia is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,251 people
- Holy Cross
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Holy Cross is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- Horns Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Horns Corners is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horns Corners
- Saukville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saukville is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saukville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,437 people
- Belgium
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Belgium is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,364 people
- Cedarburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarburg is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,783 people
- Grafton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Grafton is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,758 people
- Port Washington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Port Washington is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,066 people
- Lake Church
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lake Church is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Church
- Ulao
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ulao is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulao
- Sheboygan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kewaskum, with the one closest to Kewaskum listed first.
- Random Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Random Lake is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,567 people
- Cascade
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cascade is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Adell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Adell is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
- Waldo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Waldo is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Cedar Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people
- Plymouth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Plymouth is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,737 people
- Glenbeulah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Glenbeulah is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbeulah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
- Oostburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Oostburg is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oostburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,082 people
- Ourtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ourtown is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ourtown
- Elkhart Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Elkhart Lake is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhart Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Johnsonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Johnsonville is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Sheboygan Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sheboygan Falls is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheboygan Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,914 people
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kewaskum, with the one closest to Kewaskum listed first.
- Saint Michaels
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Saint Michaels is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Michaels
- Wayne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wayne is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
- Barton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Barton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Boltonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Boltonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boltonville
- West Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Bend is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,478 people
- Aurora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Aurora is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Fillmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fillmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Allenton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Allenton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Myra
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Myra is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Newburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Newburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
- Saint Lawrence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Lawrence is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lawrence
- Cedar Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cedar Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Waukesha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kewaskum, with the one closest to Kewaskum listed first.
- Menomonee Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Menomonee Falls is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonee Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,243 people
- Lannon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lannon is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,284 people
- Fussville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fussville is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fussville
- Merton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Merton is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,812 people
- Sussex
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sussex is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,086 people
- Stonebank
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Stonebank is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebank
- Monterey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Monterey is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Chenequa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Chenequa is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenequa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Butler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Butler is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,795 people
- Hartland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hartland is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,338 people
- Okauchee Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Okauchee Lake is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okauchee Lake
- Okauchee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Okauchee is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okauchee
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kewaskum, see our County-by-County Page for Kewaskum.
Cemeteries Near Kewaskum ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kewaskum.
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 Kewaskum - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kewaskum covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kewaskum, with the one closest to Kewaskum listed first.
- Lutheran Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lutheran Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located in Kewaskum.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2133756 <1>
- Buffalo - Trinity Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Peace Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Kewaskum Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gage Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Albright EUB Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Newark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Mathias Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rauch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (302 more) ...
- Old St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. John of God Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Elmore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find Kewaskum in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kewaskum.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kewaskum, with the one closest to Kewaskum listed first.
- Saint Michaels
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Saint Michaels is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Michaels
- New Fane
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Fane is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fane
- Kohlsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kohlsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohlsville
- Barton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Barton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Young America
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Young America is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young America
- Campbellsport
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Campbellsport is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,811 people
- Elmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Elmore is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
- Boltonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Boltonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boltonville
- Saint Kilian
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Kilian is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Kilian
- Aurora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Aurora is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- West Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Bend is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,478 people
- Beechwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beechwood is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- New Prospect
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Prospect is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Allenton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Allenton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Fillmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fillmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kewaskum. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kewaskum.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Kewaskum ...
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 Kewaskum.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Kewaskum. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Kewaskum and those printed in the larger area surrounding Kewaskum.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> of Kewaskum.
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 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 Kewaskum:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Fond du Lac County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calumet County
- Dodge County
- Jefferson County
- Manitowoc County
- Milwaukee County
- Ozaukee County
- Sheboygan County
- Washington County
- Waukesha County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Kewaskum, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kewaskum) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |