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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 Lake Beulah (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 Lake Beulah. 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 Lake Beulah ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Lake Beulah: Lk. Beulah

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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.

Lake Beulah is located in 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 Walworth County: Boone (IL), McHenry (IL), Jefferson, Kenosha, Racine, Rock & Waukesha.

Below are the counties that are near Lake Beulah. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lake Beulah:

  • Walworth County     (The home county of Lake Beulah)
  • Dodge County
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Beulah, with the one closest to Lake Beulah listed first.
    • Palmyra
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Palmyra is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,746 people
    • Sullivan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Sullivan is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
    • Rome
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Rome is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
    • Hebron
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Hebron is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
    • Concord
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Concord is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Helenville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Cold Spring
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Farmington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Lac La Belle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Lac La Belle is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lac La Belle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
    • Lake Lac La Belle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Lake Lac La Belle is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lac La Belle
    • Ixonia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Ixonia is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ixonia
    • Fort Atkinson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Kenosha County
  • Milwaukee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Beulah, with the one closest to Lake Beulah listed first.
    • Union Church
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Saint Martins
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hales Corners
      (15 miles [24.1 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
    • Franklin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Franklin is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,925 people
    • Greendale
      (17 miles [27.4 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
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • West Allis
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Wauwatosa
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • West Milwaukee
      (22 miles [35.4 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
    • Oak Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Cudahy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Cudahy is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cudahy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,077 people
    • Milwaukee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Racine County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Beulah, with the one closest to Lake Beulah listed first.
    • Caldwell
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Honey Creek
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Waterford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Waterford is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,618 people
    • Rochester
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Wind Lake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Burlington
      (10 miles [16.1 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
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Browns Lake is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Lake
    • Eagle Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Eagle Lake is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
    • Bohners Lake
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Bohners Lake is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohners Lake
    • Kneeland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Raymond
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Yorkville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Yorkville is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
  • Rock County
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Beulah, with the one closest to Lake Beulah listed first.
    • Lake Five
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Germantown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Germantown is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,057 people
    • Richfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Thompson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Waukesha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Beulah, with the one closest to Lake Beulah listed first.
    • Mukwonago
      (3 miles [4.8 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
    • Vernon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Vernon is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
    • Eagleville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Big Bend
      (7 miles [11.3 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
    • Eagle
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • North Prairie
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • North Prairie is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,236 people
    • Genesee
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Genesee is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
    • Genesee Depot
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Muskego
      (11 miles [17.7 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
    • Prospect
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Durham
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Ottawa
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Beulah, with the one closest to Lake Beulah listed first.
    • Channel Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Channel Lake is located in Lake County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Channel Lake
    • Lake Catherine
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Lake Catherine is located in Lake County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Catherine
    • Antioch
      (27 miles [43.5 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
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Fossland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Fox Lake Hills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Fox Lake Hills is located in Lake County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake Hills
    • Lake Villa
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Russell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • McHenry County (IL)

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

Cemeteries Near Lake Beulah ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lake Beulah.

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 Lake Beulah - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lake Beulah, with the one closest to Lake Beulah 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>

While we didn't find Lake Beulah in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lake Beulah.

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

  • Caldwell
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Mukwonago
    (3 miles [4.8 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
  • Honey Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Waterford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Waterford is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,618 people
  • Vernon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Vernon is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
  • Rochester
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Big Bend
    (7 miles [11.3 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
  • Troy Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • North Prairie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • North Prairie is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,236 people
  • Eagle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Mayhews ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Mayhews is located in Walworth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhews
  • Genesee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Genesee is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Lake Beulah ...

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 127 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lake Beulah.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lake Beulah, 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 Lake Beulah.

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 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 Lake Beulah:

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 Lake Beulah, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lake Beulah) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.