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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 Lorimar Estates (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 Lorimar Estates. 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 Lorimar Estates ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Lorimar Estates: Lorimar Ests.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Lorimar Estates is located in Racine 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 Racine County: Kenosha, Walworth & Waukesha.
Below are the counties that are near Lorimar Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lorimar Estates:
- Racine County (The home county of Lorimar Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lorimar Estates, with the one closest to Lorimar Estates listed first.
- Eagle Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Eagle Lake is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
- Union Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Union Grove is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,266 people
- Yorkville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Yorkville is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Waterford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Waterford is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,618 people
- Browns Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Browns Lake is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Lake
- Rochester
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rochester is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,880 people
- Burlington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Burlington is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,898 people
- Wind Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wind Lake is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Lake
- Raymond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Raymond is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Kneeland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kneeland is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kneeland
- Bohners Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bohners Lake is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohners Lake
- Honey Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Honey Creek is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Jefferson County
- Palmyra
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Palmyra is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,746 people
- Kenosha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lorimar Estates, with the one closest to Lorimar Estates listed first.
- Brighton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brighton is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Paris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Paris is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Paddock Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Paddock Lake is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,232 people
- Salem Lakes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Salem Lakes is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Lakes
- Former names for Salem Lakes:
- Salem
- Silver Lake
- Bristol
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bristol is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,145 people
- Fox River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fox River is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox River
- Camp Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Camp Lake is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Lake
- Somers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Somers is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers
- Woodworth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Woodworth is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodworth
- Slades Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Slades Corners is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slades Corners
- Powers Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Powers Lake is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Lake
- Twin Lakes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Lakes is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,234 people
- Milwaukee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lorimar Estates, with the one closest to Lorimar Estates listed first.
- Union Church
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Union Church is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Church
- Saint Martins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Saint Martins is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martins
- Franklin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,925 people
- Greendale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Greendale is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,127 people
- Hales Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hales Corners is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Corners
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,553 people
- Oak Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Creek is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,469 people
- Greenfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Greenfield is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,183 people
- South Milwaukee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- South Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milwaukee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,673 people
- Cudahy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cudahy is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cudahy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,077 people
- West Allis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- West Allis is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Allis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,748 people
- West Milwaukee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- West Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milwaukee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,090 people
- Saint Francis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Francis is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,725 people
- Walworth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lorimar Estates, with the one closest to Lorimar Estates listed first.
- Voree ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Voree is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voree
- Lake Beulah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Beulah is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Beulah
- Lyons
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lyons is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Potter Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Potter Lake is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Lake
- Spring Prairie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Spring Prairie is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Prairie
- East Troy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- East Troy is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,307 people
- Springfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Springfield is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Pell Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pell Lake is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pell Lake
- Bowers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bowers is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Genoa City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Genoa City is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,981 people
- Lake Geneva
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Geneva is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Geneva
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,096 people
- Troy Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Troy Center is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Center
- Waukesha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lorimar Estates, with the one closest to Lorimar Estates listed first.
- Durham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Durham is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Big Bend
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Big Bend is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,487 people
- Muskego
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Muskego is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskego
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,317 people
- Tess Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Tess Corners is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tess Corners
- Mukwonago
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mukwonago is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mukwonago
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,107 people
- Vernon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Prospect
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Prospect is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- New Berlin
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- New Berlin is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,812 people
- Eagleville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Eagleville is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Calhoun
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Calhoun is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Genesee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Genesee is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
- North Prairie
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Lake County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lorimar Estates, with the one closest to Lorimar Estates listed first.
- Antioch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Channel Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Channel Lake is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Channel Lake
- Lake Catherine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lake Catherine is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Catherine
- Fossland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fossland is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fossland
- Russell
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Russell is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Fox Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fox Lake Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fox Lake Hills is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake Hills
- Lake Villa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lake Villa is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Villa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,525 people
- Lindenhurst
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lindenhurst is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindenhurst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,117 people
- Lindenhurst has also been known as:
- Lindenhurst village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindenhurst <1>
- Millburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Millburn is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- Old Mill Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Monaville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Monaville is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaville
- McHenry County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lorimar Estates, with the one closest to Lorimar Estates listed first.
- Richmond
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Solon Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pistakee Highlands
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pistakee Highlands is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pistakee Highlands
- Sunnyside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sunnyside is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Hebron
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Johnsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ringwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lakemoor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- McCullom Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- McCullom Lake is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullom Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
- Greenwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Wonder Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wonder Lake is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonder Lake
- 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 <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lorimar Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Lorimar Estates.
Cemeteries Near Lorimar Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lorimar Estates.
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 Lorimar Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lorimar Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lorimar Estates, with the one closest to Lorimar Estates listed first.
- St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Francis Xavier Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Burlington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Paris Corners Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rochester Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- McPherson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- God's Acre Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- St. Mary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (265 more) ...
- Paris Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rooker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- St. Charles Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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 Lorimar Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lorimar Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lorimar Estates, with the one closest to Lorimar Estates listed first.
- Kansasville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kansasville is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansasville
- Union Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Union Grove is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,266 people
- Brighton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brighton is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Yorkville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Yorkville is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- North Cape
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- North Cape is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cape
- Waterford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Waterford is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,618 people
- Rochester
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rochester is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,880 people
- Paris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Paris is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Burlington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Burlington is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,898 people
- Sylvania
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sylvania is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
- Ives Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ives Grove is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ives Grove
- Raymond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Raymond is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Thompsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Thompsonville is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Kneeland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kneeland is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kneeland
- Union Church
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Union Church is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Church
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lorimar Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lorimar Estates.
Newspapers Published in Lorimar Estates ...
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 Lorimar Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lorimar Estates, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lorimar Estates.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Lorimar Estates:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Racine County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Jefferson County
- Kenosha County
- Milwaukee County
- Walworth County
- Waukesha County
- Lake County
- McHenry County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
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 Lorimar Estates, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lorimar Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |