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 Lakefield (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 Lakefield. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Lakefield is located in Ozaukee County.
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 Ozaukee County: Milwaukee, Sheboygan, Washington & Waukesha.
Below are the counties that are near Lakefield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lakefield:
- Ozaukee County (The home county of Lakefield)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakefield, with the one closest to Lakefield listed first.
- Ulao
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Grafton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Grafton is located in Ozaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,758 people
- Cedarburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarburg
- Cedarburg is located in Ozaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,783 people
- Thiensville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thiensville
- Thiensville is located in Ozaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,116 people
- Horns Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horns Corners
- Horns Corners is located in Ozaukee County
- Mequon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Port Washington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Washington
- Port Washington is located in Ozaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,066 people
- Saukville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Freistadt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freistadt
- Freistadt is located in Ozaukee County
- Fredonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Waubeka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waubeka
- Waubeka is located in Ozaukee County
- Belgium
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium
- Belgium is located in Ozaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,364 people
- Dodge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakefield, with the one closest to Lakefield listed first.
- Huilsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huilsburg
- Huilsburg is located in Dodge County
- Neosho
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosho
- Neosho is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 543 people
- Theresa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theresa
- Theresa is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,199 people
- Ashippun
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashippun
- Ashippun is located in Dodge County
- Woodland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Woodland is located in Dodge County
- Fond du Lac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakefield, with the one closest to Lakefield listed first.
- Kewaskum
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest) - New Fane
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fane
- New Fane is located in Fond du Lac County
- New Prospect
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Prospect have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- New Prospect is located in Fond du Lac County
- Campbellsport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Campbellsport is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,811 people
- Saint Kilian
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Kilian
- Saint Kilian is located in Fond du Lac County
- Ashford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Ashford is located in Fond du Lac County
- Milwaukee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakefield, with the one closest to Lakefield listed first.
- Bayside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Brown Deer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brown Deer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Deer
- Brown Deer is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,191 people
- River Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Hills
- River Hills is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
- Fox Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Glendale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Whitefish Bay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitefish Bay
- Whitefish Bay is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,770 people
- West Granville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Granville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Granville
- West Granville is located in Milwaukee County
- Shorewood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Wauwatosa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Milwaukee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
- Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589,067 people
- West Allis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Allis
- West Allis is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,748 people
- West Milwaukee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- 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
- Sheboygan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakefield, with the one closest to Lakefield listed first.
- Random Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Lake
- Random Lake is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,567 people
- Cedar Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people
- Adell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north) - Oostburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oostburg
- Oostburg is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,082 people
- Cascade
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north) - Waldo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Waldo is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Ourtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ourtown
- Ourtown is located in Sheboygan County
- Sheboygan Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheboygan Falls
- Sheboygan Falls is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,914 people
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakefield, with the one closest to Lakefield listed first.
- Germantown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germantown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Germantown is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,057 people
- Myra
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Myra is located in Washington County
- Newburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Newburg is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
- Jackson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Jackson is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,256 people
- Richfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Fillmore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Fillmore is located in Washington County
- West Bend
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
- West Bend is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,478 people
- Barton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Barton is located in Washington County
- Boltonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boltonville
- Boltonville is located in Washington County
- Lake Five
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Five
- Lake Five is located in Washington County
- Cedar Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Cedar Lake is located in Washington County
- Slinger
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Waukesha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakefield, with the one closest to Lakefield listed first.
- Butler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Menomonee Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menomonee Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonee Falls
- Menomonee Falls is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,243 people
- Lannon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Brookfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Brookfield is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,164 people
- Sussex
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
- Sussex is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,086 people
- Elm Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
- Elm Grove is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,137 people
- Pewaukee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest) - Merton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest) - Pewaukee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest) - New Berlin
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
- New Berlin is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,812 people
- Waukesha
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukesha
- Waukesha is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72,376 people
- Chenequa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lakefield, see our County-by-County Page for Lakefield.
Newspapers Published in Lakefield ...
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 340 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lakefield.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lakefield, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lakefield.
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 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 Lakefield:
- 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 Ozaukee County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dodge County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Fond du Lac County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Milwaukee County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Sheboygan County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Washington 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
- Dodge County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Ozaukee County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Ozaukee County
Cemeteries Near Lakefield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lakefield.
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 Lakefield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lakefield, with the one closest to Lakefield listed first.
- Old Settlers Rest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Settlers Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Settlers Rest Cemetery
- Immanuel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #411797 <3>
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
- Zur Ruhe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zur Ruhe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zur Ruhe Cemetery
- St. Francis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Francis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis Cemetery
- Mequon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mequon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mequon Cemetery
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
- Norwegian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norwegian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norwegian Cemetery
- St. Augustine Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Augustine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Augustine Cemetery
- Continue List (211 more) ...
- Holden Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holden Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Catherine Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Catherine Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2142330 <3>
- Holden 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.<4>
While we didn't find Lakefield in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lakefield.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lakefield, with the one closest to Lakefield listed first.
- Ulao
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Grafton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Grafton is located in Ozaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,758 people
- Cedarburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarburg
- Cedarburg is located in Ozaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,783 people
- Thiensville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thiensville
- Thiensville is located in Ozaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,116 people
- Mequon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Horns Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horns Corners
- Horns Corners is located in Ozaukee County
- Port Washington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Washington
- Port Washington is located in Ozaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,066 people
- Saukville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Freistadt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freistadt
- Freistadt is located in Ozaukee County
- Brown Deer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brown Deer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Deer
- Brown Deer is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,191 people
- Kirchhayn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Rockfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Continue List (14 more) ...
- Granville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Druecker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Newburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Newburg is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
- Granville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lakefield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lakefield.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lakefield. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Ozaukee County: www.co.ozaukee.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> | 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- Lakefield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lakefield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2950, Longitude: -87.9256 In this case, the coordinates for Lakefield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Lakefield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |